Posts by Carol Ross
Part 2: A New Roadmap to Building Something Big and Lasting
The startup phase is tricky, because we can fool ourselves that we are making progress, when we are not. This is one of the many lessons I'm taking away from the book, The Lean Startup. This is the second part in a two-part posting about concepts in the book that are making a difference for…
Read MoreA Time to Bloom
Spring is my favorite season. It's a time of re-birth in nature. Every year in late February, I smile when I see the dull green of daffodil shoots poking up above the mulch. By March the yellow bouquets are gracing my front yard, followed by bright red tulips, that are wider than they are tall,…
Read MorePart 1: A New Roadmap for Building Something Big and Lasting
The sign of a good book for me is one that I wish I had read years ago. So it was for Pam Slim's book, Escape from Cubicle Nation and more recently, with Jonathan Fields' book, Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance. Those books covered familiar territory and their insights resonated deeply,…
Read More3 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read
Entrepreneurs by definition are attempting something no one else has done before. (I'm not counting franchisees in this category.) And under those circumstances, you will: Have some fear (maybe LOTS) Need to communicate to others what you are trying to do and enroll them in your efforts Lose your way, more than once No wonder…
Read MoreStaying Sane in an Insane World
It has been over six months since I largely checked out of the working world to recharge and "fill up the well". I'm back in the saddle, but there's no guarantee that I won't go down the same path of burn out again, given my previous M.O. Photo by tj scenes My friend, Richard, who…
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