What’s it take to build a tiny 4 person upstart and grow it to a community of 8 interconnected businesses with 600+ employees doing over $45 million? Perhaps some business savvy, quality execution and marketing skills…but the real ‘secret’ is something else altogether… According to Ari Weinzweig, CEO and co-founding partner of the Zingerman’s Community30
The other day, Maverick1000 members were asking about book recommendations on our private forum. I typically read 1-2 books per week (minimum) so this forced me to sort out some top recommendations by category. I’ve always believed your life is changed by the books you read, experiences you create and the people you meet. Think30
Think about how you can apply these in YOUR business. I’m betting you could implement some of these right away to dramatically increase your business. …Especially if you think about creating experiences with your sites, products and services. In fact, you’d probably have people begging you to hold live events just to get more of30
As entrepreneurs, we have the opportunity to transform the world. Individually we drive growth, value-creation and innovation. And collectively one Maverick community of 21st century entrepreneurs can change the way business is played and the rules we use to measure success. The guiding North Star for our group of Maverick companies is “To Change the30
Ok I admit I was wrong… I used to say “Give Back” was one of the key concepts of the Maverick Entrepreneurs philosophy. (Hell, it says so right here on the cover of my best-selling 34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs book. “Make More Money, Have More Fun and Give More Back”). I’ve now realized this30
Special interview with licensing experts Stephen Key and Andrew Krauss… “…He’s the Yoda of ‘renting’ ideas for serious passive income” -Tim Ferriss, 4-Hour Workweek I think just about everyone has a ‘million dollar idea’ bouncing around in their head. And if you listen to the replay below, you’ll find out how to take one simple30
Kiva.org is the world’s first peer-to-peer online micro-lending website. Kiva.org allows individuals to lend as little as $25 to entrepreneurs in the developing world, providing affordable capital to start or expand a small business. In just a little more than 4 years Kiva has helped loan out over $100M and connected thousands of people across30
