George Bernard Shaw’s quote, “He who can does; he who cannot, teaches,” has always stung a little bit for me. I consider myself a teacher, and it puts a kernel of self-doubt in my work that I can’t really do. But then …
I was taught (at least) two truths about entrepreneurship when I was an MBA student at Babson: A successful business is always growing; and Start-up entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who are scaling up their business require different skills. As I’ve coached …
How many times do you ask yourself that question? It’s difficult to diagnose problems and answer that question, if you don’t have hard data (that is, good bookkeeping records). As someone who’s mentored hundreds of farmers and food entrepreneurs, I …