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Thirteen Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #13 — The Dumbest Mistake

By Ralph Patterson, on May 24th, 2011%

I’ve never met a stupid entrepreneur.

But being smart does not make an entrepreneur foolproof. And I’m talking foolish mistakes here — not the disasters I describe in earlier posts in this series of 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make, (Click on the Mistakes tab at the top of this page, then click on the 13 Mistakes . . . → Read More: Thirteen Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #13 — The Dumbest Mistake

13 Mistakes Entreprenures Make: #12 — Blowing A Billion

By Ralph Patterson, on March 25th, 2011%

A CEO blew the chance for a Billion Dollar company by irrationality and sloppy business practices . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entreprenures Make: #12 — Blowing A Billion

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: # 11 — Top-Down Numbers

By Ralph Patterson, on September 30th, 2010%

Top-Down Numbers Show You Haven’t Thought About Your Business . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: # 11 — Top-Down Numbers

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #10 — Who Needs a Business Plan?

By Ralph Patterson, on September 21st, 2010%

Business Plans are not important but planning the business is key to survival . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #10 — Who Needs a Business Plan?

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #9 — Too Much Information

By Ralph Patterson, on August 26th, 2010%

I Can Get Through 50 Slides . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #9 — Too Much Information

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #8 — Bells and Whistles

By Ralph Patterson, on August 10th, 2010%

Pitching Bells and Whistles . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #8 — Bells and Whistles

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #7 — We Have No Competition

By Ralph Patterson, on July 29th, 2010%

We Have No Competition . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #7 — We Have No Competition

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #6 — Green Light Assumptions

By Ralph Patterson, on July 20th, 2010%

Green-Light Assumptions; another example of unwarranted optimism . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #6 — Green Light Assumptions

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #5 — I’m Getting Hungry

By Ralph Patterson, on July 8th, 2010%

I’m getting hungry . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #5 — I’m Getting Hungry

13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #4 — I Grew Up in Lake Woebegone

By Ralph Patterson, on June 29th, 2010%

Optimism is Like Red Wine: A moderate amount is very good for you. . . . → Read More: 13 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: #4 — I Grew Up in Lake Woebegone