By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker “How does somebody that's sleeping 12 and 14 hours a day compete with someone that's sleeping three or four?” asked Donald Trump in The New York Daily News. He can say this because he sleeps only four hours a night, is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization, [...]

Previously Published on LinkedIn By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Is profit evil? We raise this question to frame the debate: What is the reward for taking the risk to start and build a business? As I see it, if you develop a value-added idea and start a business by putting capital, reputation, and sweat [...]

By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker If you’ve been wondering if you should work for a startup or launch your own, we’ve assembled some arguments on both sides: 15 reasons to work for a startup and 15 reasons to launch your own. What’s your opinion?   15 Reasons to Work for a Startup Reasons 1 [...]

              By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Do you want to launch your own business, but just don’t know where to start? You are not alone. I had made a written promise to myself that I would start a business, but I couldn’t settle on the idea. I kept [...]

By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Investors often claim that they invest in people – not ideas. They bet on the jockey, not the horse. But what makes a funder choose the jockey he or she wants to fund? Investors can look at track records, character, and/or credentials. When an entrepreneur can demonstrate a proven [...]

By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Coworking space – the antithesis of working alone in your garage or basement home office – has redefined the workplace for startups. This new kind of work structure, the 2005 brainchild of Brad Neuberg, has changed the way entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, and employees in established businesses go to work. [...]

By Frances McLaughlin Although it seems that the world is constantly filled with dissension, I think there are two things on which we all can agree: 1. The world has problems. 2. The world is changing. Who do you think is the best candidate for taking on the crucial responsibility of facing and solving these [...]

By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker News from a recent 2015 Kauffman Report suggests that the best time for you to start your own business – at any age – could be right now. The report said we showed the greatest surge in U.S. entrepreneurial activity that we’ve had in the last 20 years. In [...]