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Top 10 reasons why start-ups fail?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Failure may be an important milestone on the road to success, but it’s advisable to work towards avoiding it. Here’s a thought-provoking list of the top 10 reasons why start-ups fail (the list has been put together by a former … Continue reading →

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Success and failure: two sides of the same coin?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Success and failure are closer to each other than you may think. It’s smart to learn from failure and you see it most clearly in professional sport; good batsmen learn quickly that it doesn’t pay to fish outside the off … Continue reading →

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Success and passion: is there a correlation?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Successful people tend to be passionate about they do. But what if you start pursuing your passion, will you be successful? If you are thinking of diving into your passion, careful. For starters, do read up this article from the … Continue reading →

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Are first-born children more driven to succeed?

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

“First born kids are more motivated and work harder, they are natural leaders, so I prefer to hire them,” explained my CEO friend, who heads a mid-sized company. Of the 10 managers who report to him 8 are first-born. What about … Continue reading →

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Swimming to the North Pole

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Global warming notwithstanding, it can’t be easy swimming in the Arctic and to the North Pole. Lewis Pugh did it to highlight the impact of global warming on the Polar ice caps. In this TED talk he talks about his … Continue reading →

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