I recently added a couple of podcasts from the iTunes U wondering what kind of information I can expect from educational podcasts. One of them is from the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (Feed Link) and as the name of the Institute may indicate it is about entrepreneurship. I startet listening to the first few episodes which are mostly live recordings from speeches of successful entrepreneurs  at the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute. I didn’t expect too much of it so I was really surprised how interesting and fascinating these speeches were. (more…)

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One thing I have been struggling with for the last months is to choose the right name for my startup and future business. Given that I will probably be using the same name for my company for a long time and build a whole brand based on that name I consider this quite an important decision. As this is probably an important topic for anyone looking to start their own business I will try to explain a few techniques I have used, some thoughts that came up during this process and the key criteria I have found to be important when choosing a name for a business.

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Category: Creativity by Stefan | 4 Comments »

I always find it interesting to here other people’s stories about how they started their own business and how they not only succeeded but also failed way more often than many would think. One of the most inspiring and motivating stories I have heard recently on this topic is the one by Steve Jobs held in 2005 during Stanford University’s 114th Commencement. It is hard to summarize this speech in just a few words but I guess “don’t give up and live the life YOU want to live” or as Steve puts it “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish” describe it quite well. Watch the video below and take a couple of minutes to digest his messages! They might be quite useful for those looking to start their own business. (more…)

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I got some feedback on my blog and my current project dalister – the productivity driven startpage! Yeah! It’s great to see that even though the number of visitors is still very low it is increasing and people seem to be interested in what I’m doing and writing about. Benny from www.vanderbeurse.de (a blog about financial topics) commented on my previous post regarding dalister and mentioned remember the milk as a potential alternative to dalister. I have used remember the milk in the past but still find it too cumbersome to actually use it as the nice, handy and easy to use tool I have in mind. (more…)

Category: Business Ideas by Stefan | 6 Comments »