Eat the World with Proprietary Software Previously published in smallbizdaily By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Five years ago (August 2011), Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen-Horowitz, famously said, “Software is eating the world.” His point was that most of the fastest growing companies were [...]
By Ed McLaughlin Previously Published in FORTUNE Questions every entrepreneur should ask when thinking about sales, pricing and production. The following is an excerpt from Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker’s new book The Purpose Is Profit (Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2016), which recounts how, after quitting his [...]
Registration Closes Tuesday, September 27th at 3pm Join Entrepreneurs Like You at this Meetup Includes Hor d'oeuvres, Beer & Wine, and a Jar of Sweet Carol Ann's "Fudge it!" You Will also Receive a Signed Copy of The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth about Starting and Building Your Own [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Every entrepreneur needs some sort of funding for his or her business. While I continue to believe that bootstrapping is best, it is not always an option for businesses with a long ramp-up to profitability or for a capital-intensive business. After reading [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Authors of The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth about Starting and Building Your Own Business A startup typically goes through several rounds of funding from different investment sources as it expands. One of those sources is the “friends and family” round – one [...]
Thank you reddit participants for joining me during my "Ask Me Anything" session about Startups, Funding, and Entrepreneurship. For those of you who could not join us live, I have compiled the questions and answers here so that you and others have access to the information we shared. To your business success! [...]
Wyn Lydecker Radio podcast features Wyn Lydecker with host Daniel Davis on "Beyond 50 Radio Show." Listen to Daniel Davis question Wyn on: * Why you should be an entrepreneur * Why passion is not enough when starting out * The advantages of having distinctive competence * Pricing * Why bootstrapping is [...]
By Ed "Skip" McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Celebrate your independence. Get the funding you need to start up now! If you can provide solid answers to eight of the following ten questions, you are virtually assured of getting the funding you need to build your business. Ed "Skip" McLaughlin is the author of the [...]
By Ed McLaughlin Every entrepreneur puts their time, money, and reputation on the line. Most entrepreneurs cannot afford to lose those things and need a solid return for their efforts. In a recent interview on The Small Business Advocate Show, I talk with radio host Jim Blasingame on the fundamental importance of distinctive competence. [...]
By Ed McLaughlin (Video length: 1:22) Sometimes I meet with aspiring entrepreneurs frustrated by trying to discover the next big idea that will change the world. This is an almost impossible challenge and not the way most world-changing ideas have evolved. Most successful entrepreneurs identify a need in a niche market. Then they [...]
