Name one digital platform you expect all your key hires to have a presence on and explain why. The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs....

What’s one tip for managing team members’ progress on long-term strategic goals or projects?     Basecamp “We love using Basecamp to monitor projects, goals and action items. It is a really great way to have visibility into what the team is working on. In...

What is a piece of advice you received and didn’t expect to be helpful but was when starting your business?
Proliferate Positives, Don’t Fix Negatives

“When starting to work with other people, I figured we would find out what people did not do well, fix it and make people well-rounded and good at everything. I was wrong. It is important, almost necessary, that you find what people excel at and have them do that day in and day out. If everyone is “good” at everything, you will never be an industry leader and disrupt the status quo.”

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program...

Summer vacations are a great time for employees to relax and recharge. However, it does leave your team in the office short staffed. Luckily, with the right systems in place your office can continue to run just as smoothly in their absence. To learn how other...

What is the best inexpensive way to get quick feedback from customers online? The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently...

14 Gmail Tricks and Tools to Supercharge Your Inbox When most entrepreneurs talk about email, they talk about what a distraction it is. But what if you could give your inbox a turbo boost, turning it into a valuable tool for managing leads, amping up productivity and...

What is one unique promotion strategy that I can use to drive up sales temporarily without impacting the perceived value of my product/service? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the...

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world's most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program...

The best way to get customers interested in what you have to sell isn't to sell it, it's to storytell it! It's important to share more than just products and services with your customers, and be able to form relationships with them. A great way to do this is to tell...

The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organisation comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. Nine of its members shared some of the biggest misconceptions people have about building a company. Question: What is your favourite lie...

The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs...