Every day, we make choices: From the clothes we wear to the food we eat. But according to the behavioral economist, Dan Ariely, many of those decisions may not reside within our own choosing. People like choices, but give them too many or choices that may be difficult and they are likely to freeze.

As founders, we often hear fear-inducing statistics like more than half of all startups don’t make it past their 5th anniversary, or that 90% of all startups fail. 

Decades ago, our ancestors in the small business world competed with sandwich boards and classified ads in the newspapers.

Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the development of deep learning and progress in big data processing. In turn, these efforts have introduced changes in many industries from space to consumer technology.

Ask any experienced business owner how the development of their website went and you’ll likely to get an angry look or a reply something like, “which version?”

As an entrepreneur, you understand the power of first impressions. You know how to turn things on when you walk into a room full of potential networking opportunities. You understand what it looks like to dress for success when delivering a pitch to investors.

Deb shared her story of being an entrepreneur starting in food enabled by technology, challenges she faced along the way, and some advice based on her learnings building Herb n Zest.

School’s out. The promises of fun summer times are nearing. We can see it already: a vacation on the beach, massive music festivals, and visits to foreign places.

Starting a company is a dream combined with a nightmare which is then wrapped in stress. The feelings that a startup founder has during the infancy of the company cannot be described.

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