The Drop Ship Business Model Drop shipping has been a key term in the eCommerce industry since it began to take off in the late 90’s. Up until the drop ship business model was created, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers worked through traditional wholesale relationships. (Learn more about supplier relationships by reading...

This week, I’ve been focusing on writing a detailed outline for my book applying the Dreams into Reality theory to building a business from the ground up. I’ve gotten to a great point where I break down building a business into 4 key pillars. Pillar 1: People – Anyone that...

Today, I present you with three of my visions of writing, clean water, and teleportation. Each has a special place in my mind that I am determined to make a reality throughout my life and it is an honor to share them with you. While some may find my visions...

When it comes time to finally begin selling the product or service that you or your company has created, it is essential to understand how to craft a sales pitch email that will not only grab the attention of the person on the other side of the computer, but also...

The Chief Executive Officer For hundreds of years, there have been CEO’s at the helm of companies driving their value and leading the team that surrounded them. To this day, they have been come to be known as the “boss” or “the individual with all of the power.” While almost anyone...

In this post, I’d like to reflect on the importance of the CEO on company culture and the influence that they play on its growth over time. For the past 5 years, I have been studying the responsibilities of the CEO in an effort to best characterize the role for my...

In this column, I am going to be discussing the importance of structure within your workday and how to effectively organize each day to best utilize your time. Being an entrepreneur or a young professional, time is easily one of your most valuable commodities. In order to climb the ranks...

Welcome! Today, I’d like to share some more wisdom on how to plan your work week to best thrive as an entrepreneur. I have been testing different personal and company organizational methods for the past 5 years and want to help as you attempt to make the most of your time....

Today, I pulled up a popular question from Quora that thousands of individuals are interested in learning about…”What do I ask the CEO of the startup that I am interviewing with?” From my experience as the CEO of Portlight, I’ve compiled a list of four main topics and 17 questions...

Everyday around the world, another entrepreneur starts a company that has ambitions to address a need in the market that they have identified. They work diligently on their plan of action and months or years later, they find success or they hit major road blocks forcing them to scale down...

Whether you work for a small, 3 person startup in your parent’s garage or a thousand person company, you will eventually find yourself in a position where you are responsible to lead a team meeting. Dependent upon your role, team meetings can focus on company strategy, addressing a potential issue, or...

Today, I’m going to share advice on writing a cover letter to accompany your resume when you are applying to any position that you are interested in. Most employers will request a cover letter along with a resume in order to learn more about your writing skills and if you are...

What is a Mission Statement? Before diving into the details of how to create a mission statement, it is important to understand the purpose that it can serve for your company. At the very core of the idea, a mission statement addresses why your company exists and how it adds value...

Setting the Stage Before we dive into the first step to starting your own business, let’s back up a bit so that I can better explain how my the theory or method that I am about to present was formed. Around August of 2015, my business partners and I decided...

Outside of Your Comfort Zone Have you ever traveled outside of your comfort zone? Up until the summer after my sophomore year in college, I had not traveled outside of the United States less a short stint to Montreal for a soccer tournament. I had plenty of experiences driving around...

A New Focus for ConnorGillivan.com For the past 5 months or so, I have been creating content inspired from my past experiences as an entrepreneur. While I have been happy with the value of the content, I felt like something was missing. If you didn’t already know, I am in...

An Outside Perspective Everyday, there are new articles, videos, and content published on the lives of entrepreneurs in the 21st century. Many focus on the triumphs and tragedies that accompany being an entrepreneurial force within a given industry and we, as the public, are given a particular view of who...

In this post, I will answer the question that all professionals and entrepreneurs must understand in order to succeed in the world of business: What is revenue, cost, and profit? Through my experiences as a student of economics at the Lender School of Business and as an entrepreneur running a multi-million...

Introduction Before I dive into the many topics that keep an entrepreneur up at night, I’d like to thank Matt Barry for suggesting this column topic in this past November. I love interacting with my community of readers and am always happy when I have the opportunity to address one...

As an entrepreneur and dreamer, I have always been influenced and intrigued by the lives of others. From a young age, I took a deep interest in reading biographies and autobiographies to better understand the psyche of the individuals that had such a profound impact on my view of the...