Posts Tagged ‘business failures’
What should a modern startup business look like?
Neil Lewis on Friday, April 19th, 2013
Extended interview with Neil Lewis on key business questions such as dealing with business failure, hiring staff, how to startup in the recession, business cycles etc…
‘Breaking it’ innovation – requires character
Neil Lewis on Friday, November 30th, 2012
Why do I believe that leadership is the be all and end all? That it is the difference maker?
Simply because developing our leadership ability is the akin to developing our character. And we need both if we are to succeed at failing…

How JK Rowling used failure as her bedrock for future success
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, talks about how failure in career, marriage and financially, led her to focus on the one area in which she was truly equipped to succeed.
She says that had she not experienced the failure, she might never have gone on to write one the worlds’s most popular series of books.

3 Digital Start-up Business Mistakes to Avoid
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Digital business (previously called internet businesses) are still all the rage and therefore the majority of new start-up business plans are digital businesses.
But we keep seeing the same mistakes. So here are 3 errors that we keep seeing – and you should avoid…

Dear Successful Entreprenuers – A warning…
Neil Lewis on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Dear successful entrepreneurs,
Here is my warning…
Just remember if you do employ traditionally (and ignore the freelance model), here is what you will be paying for sooner or later…
85% of Businesses are Rubbish – Alan Sugar
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Alan Sugar, a UK entrepreneur with more than his fair share of grey hair, stoked controversy by stating that 85% of UK businesses that failed to receive bank finance had nothing to complain about. Amid the controversy of whether he actually said this or not, we can still ask ourselves whether he has a point. Essentially, [...]

