EPNW: Zen and the art of making money play >
EPNW: Zen and the art of making money
11/7/2010 | Download File (8.68 MB) - right click to download
After 30 years of being an entrepreneur in the banking business (starting no less than 3 banks) Jesse Tam shares the principals he has learned about making money. Jesse explains that getting to know one’s own values, and motivations, is the first step on the path to wealth. Understanding the true “value” of money is [...]
SUBJECT: EPNW: Zen and the art of making money play >
SUBJECT: EPNW: Zen and the art of making money
11/7/2010 | Download File (8.68 MB) - right click to download
After 30 years of being an entrepreneur in the banking business (starting no less than 3 banks) Jesse Tam shares the principals he has learned about making money. Jesse explains that getting to know one’s own values, and motivations, is the first step on the path to wealth. Understanding the true “value” of money is [...]
EPNW: Smelling the roses - how to succeed in sales by slowing down play >
EPNW: Smelling the roses - how to succeed in sales by slowing down
10/29/2010 | Download File (5.64 MB) - right click to download
Travis Brandt explains how sales is a process that can’t be short-circuited. As stressed as entrepreneurs might be about getting that next paying customer, shortcuts to sales will only lead to disappointment. Small businesses don’t have to resort to Glengarry Glen Ross type sales strategies to be successful, but tenacity and a methodical approach will [...]
EPNW: Look ma, it’s TV on the internet! play >
EPNW: Look ma, it’s TV on the internet!
9/2/2010 | Download File (4.37 MB) - right click to download
Tradtional media firms may be moving at a glacial pace, timidly trying to find their way in the Internet age, but not www.revision3.com. Jim Louderback explains how his startup is already profitably offering internet TV, producing it’s own content and developing sponsors from companies big and small. Better still, Revision3 is able to offer sponsors actual [...]
EPNW: Invest in yourself- go solo play >
EPNW: Invest in yourself- go solo
4/27/2010 | Download File (0.00 MB) - right click to download
Lenora Edwards shares the wisdom she’s gleaned from 20 years of working with entrepreneurs to explain how success requires a willingness to invest in yourself. A burning passion, confidence, and family support are important, but entrepreneurs also have to see themselves as worthy of serious investment. After all, what better stock is there to put [...]
EPNW: The silver bullet to internet marketing just doesn’t exist play >
EPNW: The silver bullet to internet marketing just doesn’t exist
3/29/2010 | Download File (1.44 MB) - right click to download
In this episode of Entrepreneurs Northwest Ian Lurie says that businesses have to do their homework before hiring an internet marketing professional. There are no silver bullets for internet marketing, and every business needs a customized strategy. You can check out Ian’s marketing ideas at http://www.portentinteractive.com/. NOTE: Check out the complete podcast directory of discussions with entrepreneurs. If [...]
EPNW: The REAL pro-sports action in Seattle is soccer play >
EPNW: The REAL pro-sports action in Seattle is soccer
3/29/2010 | Download File (0.59 MB) - right click to download
In this episode Joe Gradilla, a member of the Linked:Seattle sports group, talks about his passion for the Seattle Sounders Football Club. The games are cheap, exciting, and family friendly. Colorful touches like Drew Carey and marching bands give the Sounders games a vibrancy lacking elsewhere. NOTE: Check out the complete podcast directory of discussions with entrepreneurs. [...]
EPNW: Be patient: Seattle’s real-estate market won’t hit bottom for some time play >
EPNW: Be patient: Seattle’s real-estate market won’t hit bottom for some time
3/19/2010 | Download File (3.02 MB) - right click to download
In this episode the manager of the Linked:Seattle Real Estate group, Jillayne Schlicke, explains why she thinks the Seattle area real-estate market still hasn’t hit bottom. As an educator of real-estate professionals Jillayne gets an inside view of what is happening across the industry, and shares her insights about how the Seattle real-estate market has changed, and what [...]
EPNW: Michael tells all- redesigning surkan.com was tough, but worth it play >
EPNW: Michael tells all- redesigning surkan.com was tough, but worth it
3/12/2010 | Download File (2.67 MB) - right click to download
In this episode Bryan Cox sits in as the guest host of “Entrepreneurs Northwest” and interviews Michael Surkan about all the entrepreneurial activities he has been up to, and the new redesign to www.surkan.com, to better help readers find the content they want. Michael shares his ideas about social networking, and the power of podcasting, as [...]
EPNW: The entrepreneur’s guide to program management play >
EPNW: The entrepreneur’s guide to program management
2/10/2010 | Download File (4.14 MB) - right click to download
In this episode of “Entrepreneurs Northwest” Donna Reed talks about how entrepreneurs often ignore the skills of program management at their peril. A good PM does much more than just handle scheduling, but works to understand the entire business and product, and helps prioritize work, marketing, and other activities. Even if a new startup can’t [...]
