SHORTCUT YOUR STARTUP
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
For years, we’ve been hearing from the business media about scaling fast, burn rates, and failing fast. Everything is fast, fast, fast! But the Department of Commerce puts the failure rate of new ventures at 90% within the first 5 years! Now, that is failing fast!... E-Z MONEY WITH THE 3 “E’s”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
In interviews and podcasts, we are often asked to boil down the Barefoot Spirit to three words that would capture the essence of our business philosophy – three words that thread across everything we advocate, everything we write, and everything we speak about.... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Nobody likes complainers, right? They can’t be satisfied. They want something for nothing. They called just to annoy someone, and that was you. But many who call are sincere and should be treated like gold, because this is a golden opportunity. Most unhappy customers... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/12/2017 From your creditors to your employees, good business relationships are built on trust. Can the people who depend on you, confidently rely on you to treat them fairly? Once you have proven your dependability, they will... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Today, the business tabloids will tell you how glorious it is to disrupt your industry. Every week there’s a new story about another successful entrepreneur who has disrupted their industry and made a billion. But that’s not even half the story. The tabloids are quick...