Business & Startups

How To Get A Book Cover That Is Guaranteed To Sell

Catching Eyes [WARNING: This type of post has been controversial in the past. Many designers don’t like it because we use methods to hack the design process and get more quality work than you should ever be able to get for the money. My goal here is to give entrepreneurs […]

The Harsh Truth: Why Your Side-Business Is Failing

You’ve heard of all the success stories… Tons of people have created businesses on the side that eventually enabled them to leave their day jobs and live their dreams. So why not you? You’ve listened to what everybody has to say, and took action to launch your own side-business. It […]

Myspace – The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Maybe Myspace? We all remember the days when snapping narcissistic photos in a mirror was the “cool” thing to do. Shockingly, many years have passed since Myspace mania petered out and we bid our adieus to our first friend, Tom. Since then, popular platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have […]

The Ultimate Writing Guide for Entrepreneurs

…when you have to write your ideas out in complete sentences and complete paragraphs, it forces a deeper clarity of thinking. – Jeff Bezos (This post is a celebration of completing our first full book, SelfMadeU! You can get it at Amazon.) I was working with Mark Medoff, an Oscar-nominated, […]

The Definitive Non-Networking Guide: How To Make Friends

a couple actors shaking hands (played by paid actors – ZING! hahahoho!) I hate networking. When writing the networking section for our upcoming book I redefined networking as “authentically making friends within areas you want to be in“. It hurts to say “networking” because it bring up images of over- […]

How To Get the Perfect Logo Designed

The StartupBros logo is dead, and I killed it… While our old logo wasn’t in dire need of replacement, we weren’t in love with it, so we decided to change it up. I’ve had a lot of logos designed, so I’ve developed a pretty good method to finding the one […]

Forcing Action by Killing Information Addictions

A few of the inputs I’ve been inputting This is a challenge to take back your productivity. (The initial challenge is over but a ton of people are starting again this week – DO IT!) Hi. My name is Kyle and I have a problem: I’m addicted to information.  The […]

5 Crucial Ingredients of the Perfect Business Idea

You are an entrepreneur with a burning passion to change the world. You know that you have the mindset and the tools necessary to be successful… You can “feel it”. Just one problem – you need a business idea. And it needs to be a good one. A couple days […]

Should Entrepreneurs Go To College?

Is it still helpful for entrepreneurs to go to college? I don’t think so… But my father, a self-made entrepreneur who attained 3 Master’s and 2 Bachelor’s degrees before the age of 23, felt A LOT differently. As I progressed through the school system I felt I was outpacing it, […]