by Lewis Schiff | Aug 14, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
It was during a team-building exercise many years ago that I first discovered a talent that I had no idea I possessed. The exercise itself was pretty run-of-the-mill – name one special skill or talent for each person in the room. I certainly wasn’t expecting to hear...
by Lewis Schiff | Jul 31, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
The popular myth is that Bill Gates is a visionary. He foresaw his MS-DOS operating system as a goldmine, and he tricked IBM, the biggest computer company on earth, into letting him retain the copyright. Microsoft software still dominates the desktop more than 30...
by Lewis Schiff | Jul 24, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Podcast
Learn the success secrets of NYC’s newest laundry and dry cleaning king. I recently had the chance to sit down with Rick Rome, owner of Wash Club, the dynamic laundry services company in New York City that uses apps, geolocation, and sophisticated technology to...
by Lewis Schiff | Jul 17, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Negotiating
Let’s say that you have a great idea that you want to present to your partners, your business network, or the company that you work for. You’ve really put a lot of thought into it, you’ve considered all of the angles, and you’re certain that it’s going to be a great...
by Lewis Schiff | Jul 10, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
I read a report from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that explores whether or not entrepreneurship would increase if more people had contact with more entrepreneurs. It strikes me that would be the case, based on what I discovered about social contagion while...
by Lewis Schiff | Jun 19, 2016 | Entrepreneurship
It’s hard to believe that so many personal investors swear by Warren Buffett’s stock-picking methods. Why? Because when you look back at Buffett’s early career, none of his best and biggest moves required placing stock market bets with his own money....
