The Pros and Cons of an Exceptional Entrepreneur Father
With Father’s Day just around the corner, I thought it might be worthwhile to take a look at the pros and cons of having an exceptional entrepreneur father. And there is no one better equipped to write about this subject than me! No, there is nothing to brag about as I did nothing to deserve this accolade. I…
The SCARF Model could be your Ultimate Entrepreneur Growth Hack
As entrepreneurs, our ability to interconnect with people is the number one growth hack that determines our success or failure with the SCARF Model as our instruction manual. We often hear that life did not come with an instruction manual and that mistakes are bound to happen. As entrepreneurs, our ability to interconnect with people…
10 Steps to a Pothole-Free Brand Roadmap
The stronger your brand, the stronger the emotional connection that people will have with you, and the less likely they are to jump ship at the first sign of competition. This is the stuff that business dreams are made of and the reason why you should not just follow your gut, but a well-thought-out brand…
The Focusing Entrepreneur
Is this an extinct specie or are there hope for our entrepreneurs? When I told my team I am going to write an article on entrepreneur focus, it was met with amusement. Let’s face it, I often feel that the only time I feel in control of my schedule is way before the sun rises…
Entrepreneur Myth #1 Busted: Work-Life Balance.
“Entrepreneurs who believe in work-life balance are most certainly not successful or they should have a corporate job.” This is the opinion of my highly successful entrepreneur’s friend and I seem to agree with him. In fact, I do believe work-life balance is a myth and no serious results can be achieved without entrepreneurial sacrifice….
Book Review: It Takes a Tsunami by Rael Levitt
The Highs & Lows of Our Entrepreneurs At addVENTURES and specifically ExpeditionBusiness we are all about sharing the stories of our homegrown entrepreneurs. Their highs and lows and how they managed to get through all the storms that they have to face. A story that I want to share with you is that of Rael…
Entrepreneur Depression: Sob story, real-life threat, or a good joke-source
The Rob Lowe Netflix Comedy Unstable paints a picture of a person with typical entrepreneur depression after his wife has passed away and how he became ‘unstable’. Unfortunately, not every story of entrepreneur depression is laughable. Quite the opposite. A University of Berkeley study found that 72 percent of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected…
When is an entrepreneur an entrepreneur?
And what separates successful entrepreneurs from failed entrepreneurs? Have you ever laid awake at night thinking ‘how the hell did I get here’ and what on earth I am doing wrong that I cannot be as successful as my friend, my brother, or father? Why do I have to struggle so much when everyone else…
Strive to Bounce Back of Note
He was on the brink of bankruptcy, fighting the government of Zimbabwe for years to give him the opportunity to battle the state telecom monopoly. A man who had a few years earlier founded his own engineering firm, not backed by venture capitalists, but rather by saving $75 monthly from his salary. And even after winning…
Byt vas Boet! Things could be much worse.
So, the news is out and Stage 8 load-shedding seems to be a thing now, even though the authorities call it Stage 6? Being bombarded with this information on a Monday morning after a much-needed news-detox, a normal blue Monday has now become even more grim. Walking down my street and seeing solar on most…
