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Intention: The Secret Behind Tools of Titans

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Elliott Killian
A arrow that is going up with success

Tools of Titans written by Tim Ferriss is a compilation of habits, tactics, and techniques of over 200 world class performers. In the book, Ferriss find three things that the majority of these super successful people do. What are they… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship, Random Thoughts Bus, entrepreneur, Startup, Tim Ferriss

Should Business Focus on Needs or Value?

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Elliott Killian
Elliott Killian, Maslows Hierarchy of needs, Value

For a while, I thought that looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was a good way to come up with business models. The problem was that solving needs didn’t seem to match very well with profitable industries. Farms and restaurants… Continue Reading →

Economics, Entrepreneurship Business, Making Money, Money Value, Needs, Startup, Value

The Problem of 30 Apps on your Phone

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Elliott Killian
A Smartphone app that shows a castle coming out of it.

The other day when I was listening to Marketplace on American Public Radio I heard a story about apps. Nielsen, the marketing company measured the number of apps people use. On average we use 26.8 apps regularly in a month and no… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, entrepreneur, Mobile Apps, Startups

Why Elon Musk wants SolarCity: Tesla will replace the Grid

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Elliott Killian
A house with solar panels on it. The article is about SolarCity and Tesla. The future of the grid will probably be solar panels using batteries and electric vehicles.

My mom works for a hotel and conference center. Sometimes she would show me some interesting conferences that would be in town. In high school, I would sneak into some of these conferences. One of these conferences was about the… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, Elon Musk, SolarCity, Tesla

Always Seek Mentors – How to find a Mentor

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Elliott Killian
A chalkboard with the word mentor written on it in chalk. The article is about how to get a mentor.

Why are mentors good? Why would you want them? How should you contact them? What should you expect? How would you find them? They’re good because they help you avoid making mistakes that they made. You would want them to… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Career, Mentorship, Professional Advice

How to Avoid Other’s Mistakes (Foundation Series)

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Elliott Killian

Kevin Rose (co-founder of Digg and Milk) he has been creating a video series called foundation, where he interviews successful entrepreneurs (mostly in tech). In the interview, he asks them what advice they would give to entrepreneurs just starting out.… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Advice, Business, Foundation Series, Startup, Startups

How to Validate an Idea with Email and Mailchimp

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Elliott Killian
Photo from the film Inception. About how contagious and Idea is. That we can be created or destroyed by the seed of an idea.

 Validate your Idea I’ll show you how to get e-mails for your idea with or without a website. The most valuable lesson I learned taking graduate classes was to check your assumptions and then recheck them. When we have to check our business… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, Ideas, MailChimp, Startup, Startups, Tools, Validation

The $0 Startup: Business Validation

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Elliott Killian
Two cartoon people pushing a ball of euros. In the background is a computer with spreadsheets and charts of money. Maybe information about money form blogging and youtube videos. Startup

My first website I spend over $1,000 before I had a single customer. Not a successful startup. And if you don’t count Google ads, then I never had customers. Why? Why did I spend all this money on a project that didn’t… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, Business Validation, Startups, Validate an Idea

How to Name a Company or Website

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Elliott Killian

How do you name a company or website? Follow these steps: Make it understandable: Being early understandable is essential. Start by making a list of word that describes your business and industry. Make a list: Come up with possible name. Make it… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, entrepreneur, Startup, Startups, Tools

Food has no Value. How to make money with food.

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Elliott Killian
Wallet on a dinner table. Money is showing from the wallet. What is the value of food?

Looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Food, Water, Shelter are the very first needs. You would think that food would have value and be the most valuable commodity. Farmers and water treatment workers would be the richest people in the world.… Continue Reading →

Entrepreneurship Business, Emotion, Food, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Money, Time, Value, Warren Buffett

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