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Career Failure Talk

Being Unreasonably Honest About an Unreasonable Talk

In the spirit of vulnerability and authenticity, I want to call attention to something I often struggle with as an entrepreneur. I have a tendency to get so excited about things I’m working on that I am guilty of hyperbole and sometimes stretching the truth. I’m hoping that in 2014 I can turn this bad habit around and I thought to myself what better place to start than with this post.

Daniel EpsteinJanuary 14, 2014

Communication Full Interview Interview Investment Relationships

Interviewing Seth Levine (Venture Capitalist)

Have you ever wanted to know how to make a great impression in front of investors? How do you run a board meeting? Should you put your investors on your team mailing lists? How much transparency it too much when it comes to investors?

Unreasonable MediaJanuary 10, 2014

Health Poverty Water

Clean Water for India-An Update from Paul Polak

Our marketing strategy can now increase sales to 1000 liters of water a day within two months of opening — a level at which the company begins to turn a profit. In this post, we share the most successful tactics with you.

Paul PolakJanuary 9, 2014

Career Productivity Team

A 30-Second Story to Remember When You Feel Inadequate

As I wrestle with a job I am constantly unqualified for and pursue “addressing the world’s greatest challenges,” I often feel like I am not up to the task. This story helps me remember how to use my greatest strengths.

Teju RavilochanDecember 30, 2013

Communication Creativity Full Interview Interview Marketing

Interviewing the Executive Producer of ER and Law & Order on The Art of Storytelling

Watch this interview to learn the secrets of the trade from one of the greatest story tellers and directors of our time. His secrets are acutely relevant to entrepreneurs and those attempting to shift paradigms.

Unreasonable MediaDecember 20, 2013

Balance Career Investment Wellness

How To Startup Without Getting Overwhelmed

The web is overflowing with free startup advice. It can be overwhelming for any entrepreneur. Our Unreasonable Mentor and Scribe, Chris Yeh, has some extremely simple yet powerfully effective wisdom for you.

Chris YehDecember 18, 2013

Balance Productivity

The Power of Language: Where Are Your Priorities?

Language and your use of it is one of the most powerful instruments you have to create specific outcomes. For instance, you have a certain amount of time each day, where you choose to spend it demonstrates your true priorities.

Pascal FinetteNovember 7, 2013

Stop Trying To Be So Clever – The Biggest Mistake We Make When Pitching

All too often our messages are not heard because we're trying to be too clever. Your message is too important to not being heard. Read this post to avoid one of the most common mistakes you are likely to make.

Pascal FinetteOctober 28, 2013

Career Development Mobile Poverty Scaling Technology

Why This Founder is Tired of All the Debate

Has everything we could have said, been said? What has really changed? Aren't we still looking at the same handful of challenges? How much progress has actually been made? It's time to stop debating.

Ken BanksOctober 24, 2013

Career Productivity Team Wellness

HELP is Not a Four Letter Word

Many entrepreneurs believe that asking for guidance is synonymous with weakness. Wrong. Wrong. And wrong again.

Jane MillerOctober 10, 2013

Balance Career Mentorship Networking Relationships

4 Steps to Staying in Touch (Without Being Annoying)

Entrepreneurs are always instructed to network. But what do you do after you meet someone? If you’re raising money, and you meet a potential investor, the steps are clear. But what about fellow entrepreneurs? Or anyone else?

Chris YehSeptember 18, 2013

Branding Career Leadership Relationships Team

Transparency: The Need to Go Beyond Slogans and PR

“Transparency is a disinfectant for business – it’s going to clean things up but it’s going to hurt a lot.”

Wendy LeaSeptember 5, 2013

Branding Scaling

Don’t Waste Money On Experts When Building A Brand—Listen To Your Gut

If as a startup, you hire professionals to help create your brand, not only have you wasted valuable money, but you have settled, ipso facto, on creating a mediocre brand.

Daniel EpsteinAugust 29, 2013

Career Communication Leadership Networking Pitching Technology

5 Key Steps To Mobilizing Thousands Around Your Cause, Movement, or Startup

Creating any kind of change requires rallying people to your cause. This post is about how to make that happen.

Teju RavilochanAugust 12, 2013

Communication Investment Pitching

6 Principles for Making Your Pitch Unforgettable

There's nothing more critical than being able to communicate your idea in a way that people will never forget. In this blog post, learn how.

Teju RavilochanJuly 31, 2013

Career Mentorship Networking Relationships

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There—A Mentor Will

If you’re reading this article it’s likely you’re someone who took the road less traveled. If you’ve pioneered a new idea or product, it’s also likely along the way you were encouraged to keep going despite your unorthodox idea...

Wendy LeaJuly 29, 2013

Development Emerging Markets Policy Poverty Scaling

Practical Steps For Crossing The Last 500 Feet

There is an opportunity for social entrepreneurs to fix the riddle of getting the product to the end consumer in underdeveloped countries. Read why many ideas have failed and why some approaches might just eradicate the problem.

Paul PolakJune 13, 2013

Communication Creativity Debunking

Learning from the Profession We Love to Hate

It’s easy to hate advertising—most of it deserves the disdain it induces—but is based on some essential principles that can be incorporated in design for social innovation.

Cheryl HellerMarch 20, 2013

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