8 Tips for Entrepreneurs from CEOs Who Have Created Huge Enterprises

Robert Jordan, author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America, collected advice for entrepreneurs from founders of successful businesses. Here is a sample of Jordan's collection:

1. Too little funding forces discipline. The upside of having too little funding is that your business can grow organically, and you'll stay very focused on making a profit and positive cash flow. (Viresh Bhatia, InstallShield)
2. Always have a standby investor. No matter how much you like each other, and how much time and effort you've invested in negotiating and paperwork, large financial partnerships can - and often do - fall apart last minute. (Jim Dolan, The Dolan Company) Read more...