All human beings are entrepreneurs. When we were in the caves, we were all self-employed… finding our food, feeding ourselves. That’s where human history began. As civilization came, we suppressed it. We became “labor” because they stamped us, “You are labor.” We forgot that we are entrepreneurs. That’s the quote from Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad…
A billboard that sat along the 101 Highway in the Bay Area in 2009 put it bluntly: “1,000,000 people overseas can do your job. What makes you so special? For anything desirable, there’s competition. Good entrepreneurs build and brand products that are differentiated from the competition. They are able to answer the question, “Our customers…
Matt Cohler isn’t necessarily a name many would recognize as someone at the forefront of social networking, but Cohler, who is now a partner at Benchmark Capital, carved out a specific professional niche by making choices that differentiated him from the smart people around him. From Chapter 3: Plan to Adapt: Cohler spent six years…