Henry DePhillips, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Teladoc Physician - Entrepreneur/Executive – Maverick “Listen closely to maverick entrepreneurs…and you quickly realize that they don’t sound like traditional executives.” – William C. Taylor and Polly G. Labarr, Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win (2006) By Mary Jo Krump, Social Media Director [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Shark Tank has become ABC’s wonder child, drawing record ratings in February and positioning the Friday night prime time show in the top spot for seven weeks and running. Why has a show about people who are willing to face a group of tough celebrity investors in front [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker You can’t wait to start your own business. Yet, fear of failure continues to hold you back from venturing out on your own. You are frustrated, and you wonder, “When will I have the courage to start up?” I had these same startup goals, and I experienced these same [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker As a startup founder or investor, it’s easy to muster passion for success. You have a business vision and goals, a significant investment of time and/or money, and expectations for a return on your investment. But how can your employees who receive the same paycheck every week or month [...]
My love, she speaks softly. She knows there’s no success like failure, and that failure’s no success at all. - Bob Dylan, “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog As Dylan tells it, the title for “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” came before the lyrics. The phrase [...]
Open up your funky mind and you can fly. - George Clinton/ Funkadelic By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog Imagine what the world would look like today if everyone who lost their job amid the turmoil of the “Great Recession” had thought of themselves as “self-employed” rather than “unemployed”? [...]
Part Two of the blog: “How Business Founders Can Start with Style” By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker How do you know if you have the firm footing to support a venture of your own? Your time to start up is not only a consideration of the market and your product [...]
Our Grandfather, Henry A. DePhillips, Inventor and Entrepreneur, circa 1940 By Ed McLaughlin and Mary Jo Krump Fortunes come and go, but a legacy of exceptional character endures. Innovation can create overnight success, but even the latest and greatest change-the-world products and services can be replaced or be rendered obsolete by the next brainchild [...]
Founders Yaneev Benami and Brandon Bowers By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Long before your business idea unfolds, and long before you set aside savings to bootstrap your business or make other funding arrangements, you can start nourishing your dream to start your own business. This is a two-part blog about two entrepreneurs who [...]
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." -Lao Tsu By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker There comes a point in everyone’s life when you have to assess the journey ahead and choose your next step. If you are feeling the pull to become an entrepreneur, will you follow through this year or [...]