by Lewis Schiff | Oct 23, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
How entrepreneurs should get by with (and profit from) a little help from their friends. Let’s let go of the idea of the solitary genius, once and for all. We have this idea of the entrepreneur as a solo figure – an ambitious, solitary adventurer willing to stand...
by Lewis Schiff | Oct 16, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Sometimes failure is your best teaching tool – if you fail right. You are going to fail. It’s inevitable – we all fail at things all of the time. Ask any entrepreneur, and they will tell you: it doesn’t necessarily get easier. Some failures are massive, life-altering...
by Lewis Schiff | Oct 2, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
Tariq Farid started out as a 17-year-old florist helping out with the family business. Now, he is one of America’s outstanding examples of entrepreneurship and excellence in franchising. As the founder and CEO of Edible Arrangements, Tariq pioneered a fresh new...
by Lewis Schiff | Sep 25, 2016 | Company Culture, Entrepreneurship
What to do when tribal thinking conflicts with innovation. I’ve been reading a lot of Sebastian Junger lately, author of the best-selling book The Perfect Storm. I recently I picked up his book, Tribe, which he wrote over a number of years while embedded with US Army...
by Lewis Schiff | Sep 4, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Mentoring
I really enjoy sharing the conversations and advice I gain from my mentor and BEN co-Founder, Norm Brodsky. In fact, sometimes we’re able to share with you when we’re in the car: Business Brilliant VLOG-Driving with Norm Brodsky Posted by Lewis Schiff on...
