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Why Your Career Path Should Look Like a Jungle Gym (Not a Ladder)

December 11, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

Workplace culture has changed dramatically over the last several generations. Employers are offering more work-from-home opportunities; office buildings are becoming open and collaborative spaces with trendy furniture, coffee bars, and gyms; but, employees aren’t staying at one or even two companies for the duration of their careers. [Read more…] about Why Your Career Path Should Look Like a Jungle Gym (Not a Ladder)

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship Tagged With: career, career path, jungle gym, ladder

How to Overcome the Naysayers

December 7, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

You want to quit your stable job because you have an idea and a dream. You want to turn that into a reality and sustain it. But friends, family, or peers think you are crazy and are questioning your decisions.

As every entrepreneur knows, you don’t know if your idea will be successful until you try. So how do you get past the questions, fears, and unknowns when you feel lead to start a business? [Read more…] about How to Overcome the Naysayers

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Launching Ideas Tagged With: boundaries, doubters, launching, naysayers

Why StartUps Fail in Isolation

December 4, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

We’ve all heard about billion dollar corporations that got started in a garage: Two Stanford graduates rented a garage as they developed a little internet search engine known as Google; Walt Disney’s first film was born in his uncle’s garage; Amazon was developed as an online bookstore right in the creator’s garage in Washington.

Although these stories are inspiring and encouraging, they are often the exception and only part of the story. The exception because most startups fail when built in isolation, and part of the story because the connections made after the ideation phase aren’t glamorous details in the story. [Read more…] about Why StartUps Fail in Isolation

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Launching Ideas Tagged With: entrepreneur, isolation, launch, launcher, lonely, startup

The 5 Surprising Things Holding Back Your Business

November 30, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

Every entrepreneur hits the point. The point where growth is slowing, there’s discord or miscommunication amongst the team, and you can’t seem to get a win.

The good news is you’re not alone. This happens to every business owner eventually. The bad news is not every entrepreneur is able to turn their business around when they get there. [Read more…] about The 5 Surprising Things Holding Back Your Business

Filed Under: Being a Leader Tagged With: business roadblocks, hiring, holding back business, profit, purple cow, slow growth, slow profit, stalled business

The Importance of the Bold Ask

November 27, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

If you want to accomplish big things, you have to first do big things. Sometimes those big things take us outside of our comfort zones. And sometimes those uncomfortable, big things are seemingly simple. [Read more…] about The Importance of the Bold Ask

Filed Under: Launching Ideas Tagged With: asking tough questions, bold ask, favors

Why You Should Rethink Finding a Mentor

November 23, 2018 by Launch Youniversity Leave a Comment

The word “mentor” can stir up a lot of emotions for the career-driven launcher. If you have a mentor, the word probably makes you happy. If you don’t have one, the word probably makes you feel uncomfortable, pressured and lacking.

Our most-asked question on The Launch Youniversity Podcast is: How do I find a mentor? (That very question, in fact, is what gave the Launch You team the idea to start a podcast.) [Read more…] about Why You Should Rethink Finding a Mentor

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship Tagged With: leadership, mentor, relationships

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