10 members of Young Entrepreneur Council were interviewed about their biggest mistakes as an entrepreneur, and how they can be avoided. These were the top 10: 1. Not Asking For Help Build a a team you can trust and mentors to guide you. Ask for help. 2. Overusing Personal Capital Limit the amount of personal capital you’re willing to invest. 3. Lacking Focus Keep tabs on the multiple action items you might be dealing with as a CEO or team member. 4. Treating Your Business As

Mary Juetten, CEO of Traklight and former CEO of Evolve Law, has penned a terrific post that draws on her 30 years of experience as a startup entrepreneur. She writes, "Part of living and working in the startup world is learning from mistakes, both your own and others’. You have the chance to see what differentiates the companies that ended up having success from those that ultimately fell flat, and with any luck, you can spot those lessons before making the same blunder

This post first appeared in 2016 and was recently updated by the folks at Teamwork.com who recently shared some of the most important lessons that helped get them where they are today. “Every startup founder knows from the outset that there are going to be obstacles. But sometimes, they can still surprise you — whether that’s because you just didn’t anticipate them, you’re unsure of the best way to respond, or you don’t yet have the resources you need to address them properly

We’ve made it really easy for startup entrepreneurs to access expert and affordable experience and mentoring... how you want it, and when you need it. Startups function daily in a world of uncertainty. Entrepreneurs need to be able to multi-task and have the ability to solve any problem. Martin Suter, head of China Digital Commerce at Anheuser-Busch, writes in XZ Ventures Blog, "Usually, a startup won’t have the funding or ability to hire specialists for every task in the e