Most of us, at least those who have been raised by western schools of thought, have not been taught how to handle failure. Since we were very small kids, we were taught that failure is not normal and is something we have to avoid at any cost. But at the …
Read More »Mistakes we sometimes make as bosses (mistaken ways to correct)
As a consultant in Internet and technology strategies, with my partner, we have come to the conclusion that although for companies the technical part is very important, the worst mistakes they make while implementing a strategy on these subjects are in human themes such as the way they structure processes, …
Read More »Who can I turn to in moments of crisis?
Every one of us, at least those of us who have lived some years on this world, have gone through crisis. When we are at one of those moments of crisis, it’s usual to see only the negative and dark aspects and are impaired to see that things will eventually …
Read More »Help your website with usability
Before I start with this post I want to explain something. I am neither a designer nor a programmer, or in other words I have never designed a website or programmed it, but I always advise my clients so they can have the best results on the web. You might …
Read More »What to do when people say that my business idea will not work?
I begin this article by going to the past, maybe some 13 o 14 years ago, when I was a student at my university. Back then I had an innovative business idea that I wanted to pursue and make a reality. I had gathered several of my classmates to be …
Read More »Use Big Data to make your company more competitive
Internet and technology have brought the possibility to generate a big amount of data, store it and analyze it. IBM has calculated that daily a quintillion of bytes are generated, and this number tend to grow. As I mentioned it, if the generated data is analyzed companies can use it …
Read More »Advantages and Disadvantages of being the first to enter a Market
One of the biggest dilemmas both entrepreneurs and innovators face, is to be the first ones to enter a new market. In fact, it’s quite common to see entrepreneurs guard their business idea as the best-kept secret in the world as they fear someone will copy their idea and make …
Read More »Importance of risk management in companies
Today with the different options we have with technology the subject of security has become more important for companies. Technology opens many doors but also opens windows where internal and external intruders can enter and perform wrongful acts that can be costly and harmful. This is the reason why we …
Read More »Reinventing Corporate Internet Presence as Key to Success
About 18 years ago I had my first contact with Internet and it was one of those life-changing moments. This was at my high school and I was maybe 15 or 16 years old back then. The experience was simple, because the connection was quite slow (it was through a …
Read More »Internet for every Business
One of the subjects I have been writing about in this blog of An Entrepreneur –actually it is one of our categories-, is Strategic Internet. With Strategic Internet we mean that our Internet presence must not exist randomly but it must be part of a strategy that will seek some …
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