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Take off the Cape, Super Yes Man!

February 12, 2010 by Alora Chistiakoff
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<!--break--> As I've written before, I firmly believe that entrepreneurship requires a basic level of optimism, simply to get up every day, much less to actually be successful. In addition to being optimistic, successful entrepreneurs also need to have a keen ear for the sound of opportunity knocking -- and then rush to answer the... [read more]

Shopping for a Mentor

January 27, 2010 by Alora Chistiakoff
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<!--break--> Mentorship is a favorite subject of mine: I am a strong advocate that, with proper mentorship, even the most meager of talents can take root and flourish. I am also just as convinced that, without any mentorship, even the most gifted people in the world are slated for an on-going cycle of ill-informed decisions. Will... [read more]

Learning to Self-Direct Your Work

January 20, 2010 by Alora Chistiakoff
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<!--break--> There is sometimes really great value in certain kinds of peer pressure. For some of us, one of the greatest motivators to getting something done is the knowledge that someone else is counting on us. This is often one of the most motivating factors about conventional work environments, where you show up with the goal of... [read more]

The Brutal Reality of Collaboration: Communication is Everything

January 15, 2010 by Alora Chistiakoff
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<!--break--> Over the past year, the Enterprise 2.0 space has started seeing some momentum that its evangelists have been waiting years to experience. And it's for one basic, underlying reason: Enterprise 2.0 is about collaboration, and collaboration is a profoundly difficult and expensive business problem, particularly in a down... [read more]

A Business for Your Life

December 20, 2009 by Alora Chistiakoff
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<!--break--> One of the most compelling reasons for an entrepreneur to strike out on his or her own is lifestyle. For some people it might be health reasons or inability to tolerate a long commute anymore; for some of us it may be a craving to be location independent or it could be the birth of a child. Whatever the reason, lifestyle... [read more]