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For Immediate Release: Finally! A book that lifts the veil on the emotional roller coaster ride of
FORT COLLINS, CO – Everyone wants to be an entrepreneur these days but no one is ever prepared for the emotional roller coaster ride that...

Ariana Friedlander
Dec 5, 20163 min read
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We’re Giving Thanks by Giving Away Books
’Tis the season to take pause and give thanks for the bounty we enjoy. Let us give thanks for being able to read this! Seriously, I think...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 24, 20163 min read
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The Day Has Come…
Sadly and yet triumphantly, she celebrated her last birthday six years ago. She lived with grace and love in her heart till her last...

Ariana Friedlander
Nov 9, 20162 min read
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How to Write a Winning Nomination for the E+ Awards
It’s that time of year again… we are now accepting nominations for the 2016 E+ Awards! Our all Youth E+ Leadership Team will be choosing...

Ariana Friedlander
Oct 10, 20163 min read
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“A Misfit Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building a Business Your Way” is Being Released This Novembe
And so, you roll with it as best you can. Deadlines get pushed back. New tasks get added to the do to list. You wonder if you’ll ever be...

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 27, 20162 min read
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Help Finalize the 2016 EntrepreNerds Recommended Reading List
Summer is upon us! Now is a great time to curl up in a hammock under the shade of a tree and read a good book. Like many a nerd, I have...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 23, 20163 min read
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Chapter 6: Practice Detachment…The Bike
It has been almost a year since I first decided to write this book, it is hard for me to believe that the draft is finally almost done....

Ariana Friedlander
May 12, 20166 min read
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Chapter 6: Practice Detachment
One of the hardest parts about the misift entrepreneurs journey is learning how to let go. You need to simultaneously hold onto a vision...

Ariana Friedlander
May 3, 20163 min read
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Chapter 4: Earn, Live & Learn…The Bike Ride
When you are a misfit entrepreneur, you care about more than just the money. You need to make money, but you get to decide what it will...

Ariana Friedlander
Apr 13, 20165 min read
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Chapter 3: Change for a Change (con’t)…The Rider
In the spirit of Change for a Change we are going to experiment with a different approach. The reflection questions will appear first....

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 22, 20165 min read
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Chapter 1: Awakening (con’t)…The Bike
Once you decide to start a business (or launch a new product or grow your business) there is a good chance you will wonder, where do I...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 22, 20164 min read
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Chapter 1: Awakening (con’t)…the Rider
Once you proclaim even the slightest interest in starting your own business, you will begin to get advice from anyone and everyone. It...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 18, 20164 min read
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What Makes You a Misfit Entrepreneur?
Last year, when I began experimenting with this notion I shared 8 Signs You are a Misfit Entrepreneur based on my experiences and...

Ariana Friedlander
Jan 22, 20161 min read
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8 Take Aways from the EntrepreNerds Book Discussion Earn an Income Making Something Meaningful
We just had an enlivening conversation about how to Earn an Income Making Something Meaningful at the Digital Workshop Center’s new...

Ariana Friedlander
Sep 11, 20153 min read
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8 Takeaways from the Art and Science of Building a Business
This month’s EntrepreNerds book discussion about the Art and Science of Building a Business was truly inspiring and grounding. Eight of...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 25, 20152 min read
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6 Limiting Beliefs that are Counter Productive to Lean Startup
Your world view (AKA Mental Models) are so deeply ingrained in your psyche that they limit your openness to possibilities without you...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 12, 20154 min read
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Equaility + Entrepreneurship + Education = EntrepreNerds Scholarships
One of the greatest benefits of the Customer Discovery process is that you learn what moves people to action. And if you’re lucky, your...

Ariana Friedlander
Mar 17, 20153 min read
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8 Insights About Entrepreneurship and Resilience
Entrepreneurship and resilience is a big topic and yet it is also quite simple. Resilient entrepreneurs live to tell the tale. Everyone...

Ariana Friedlander
Feb 19, 20153 min read
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Business Book Group is Part Professional Development and Part Entrepreneurial Therapy
The introductions were taking a little longer than I had grown accustomed to, but it seemed participants were in desperate need of...

Ariana Friedlander
Jul 23, 20143 min read
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7 Takeaways from this Month’s EntrepreNerds Discussion: Build Your Brand, Build Your Business
Check out The Gists! Here’s a synopsis of what we discussed: We applied the concepts from the two recommended readings, Contagious and...

Ariana Friedlander
Jun 23, 20142 min read
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