15 Business Travel Tips for Entrepreneurs: Travel Smarter, Save...

After 40 years of nonstop business travel, including a recent nine-flight sprint across three continents, I’ve learned one thing...

HOW TO SCALE A BUSINESS: THE ULTIMATE 10X GROWTH...

In Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat., we spent a lot of time identifying what actually works when scaling a business....

EP209: Life Hacks for Entrepreneurs: 21 Tips From the...

The best founders don’t just build great companies– they build systems to improve all aspects of life and business....

Life Hacks for Entrepreneurs: 21 Tips From the Startup.club...

No theory. No fluff. Just what works. The best founders don't just build great companies. They engineer their lives to...

EP208: How Fear and Self-Doubt Kill Great Businesses

Why fear is driving more decisions than you think Colin C. Campbell and Michele Van Tilborg sit down with Dr....

How Fear and Self-Doubt Kill Great Businesses

Colin C. Campbell and Michele Van Tilborg spoke with Dr. Rowshanak Hashemiyoon to discuss one of the most common...

Avora Cruise Residences: What We Learned From the AMA...

We set out to have an honest and open conversation.No polished pitch. No filtered answers. https://youtu.be/7wMCshadSBo?si=fSvksILXejzeWVcE This AMA was hosted by...

Storylines Article Taken Down

I want to address why the Storylines article was taken down. Prior to publication, I received a legal notice from...

Join the LiveAtSea.com Community!

Most people see cruise ships as vacations. Colin sees them as homes. With the launch of LiveAtSea.com, he’s betting on...

You Cannot Outsource the Entrepreneur

Every week someone opens an AI chat and types the same doomed prompt: "Make me a million dollars." And...

EP207: You Cannot Outsource the Entrepreneur

Why AI won’t build your business Everyone is asking AI the wrong question and getting the same useless answer....

EP206: The Reality of Entrepreneurial Failure and How to...

The Reality of the Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster Entrepreneurship comes with inevitable highs and lows, and this conversation dives into how founders...

The Reality of Entrepreneurial Failure and How to Manage...

Entrepreneurship is not just building. It is losing, recalibrating, and getting back up faster than before. In this Startup...

EP205:The Truth About Entrepreneurship: Stress, Risk, and Resilience

The emotional and operational reality of entrepreneurship, and how founders navigate uncertainty, pressure, and the constant highs and...

The Truth About Entrepreneurship: Stress, Risk, and Resilience

Entrepreneurship is not a straight line. It’s a rollercoaster of risk, pressure, momentum, setbacks, recovery, and optimism. In this...

Ryan Serhant Success Story: From 2008 Crash to $20B...

This article is based on an in-depth interview with Ryan Serhant conducted by Scott Clary on the Success Story...

How to Build a 5-Star Airbnb Business (Lessons from...

I hate hotel rooms. I’ve spent a good part of my life traveling for business, and for reasons I still...

EP204: How to Launch a Successful Kickstarter Campaign: 10...

Launching a Kickstarter in Real Time: Lessons, Mistakes, and Strategies from a Live Campaign (Recorded Live on Clubhouse March 6,...

How to Launch a Successful Kickstarter Campaign: 10 Proven...

Lessons from Paw.com CEO Michele Van Tilborg, Funded Founder Launching a successful Kickstarter campaign is not luck. It is preparation,...

Avora Plans Residential Cruise Ship Aboard Regent Seven Seas...

Ever thought about living at sea, working remotely while traveling the world, or building a company without being tied...

EP203: Patterns Behind Repeat Startup Success

Serial Success Has a System  In this OpenMic episode, the team breaks down what repeat startup success actually looks...

Patterns Behind Repeat Startup Wins

Most founders want the same thing: a repeatable way to win. Not a one-hit wonder. Not a lucky breakout....

EP202: How to Win at Trade Shows and Conferences...

Networking That Actually Converts Trade shows and conferences can be either a budget drain or a growth accelerator—depending on...

How to Win at Trade Shows and Conferences (Without...

Trade shows and conferences are either a revenue driver or an expensive way to stay busy. There is rarely...

Best Ecommerce Conferences in 2026: Top Events, Insights, and...

Best Ecommerce Conferences to Attend in 2026 While attending the Billion Dollar Sellers Summit (BDSS), one of the top Ecommerce...

Top Movies For Entrepreneurs to Watch

20+ Lessons from Real Founders Ever watch a movie and think, I could do that? I had that moment recently while...

EP201: How Successful Founders Handle Fear and Uncertainty

Facing Your Startup Fears in 2026Fear shows up at every level of entrepreneurship, from launching your first idea to...

How Successful Founders Handle Fear and Uncertainty

2026 is here, and with it comes a familiar companion for founders: fear. The quiet, constant pressure that shows...

Top Streaming Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch in 2026

Want to be a great founder?It might be time to open up Netflix, grab some popcorn, and learn a...

How to Become a Top Amazon Best Seller: 10...

For years, “Lunch With Norm” was a regular appointment with a bearded mentor, a series of experts, and hard-hitting...

EP200: 7 Habits of Effective Entrepreneurs

Habits That Scale Companies Michael Gilmour and Colin C. Campbell break down the habits and values that consistently show up...

7 Habits of Highly Effective Founders

This week on The Complete Entrepreneur, hosted by Colin C. Campbell and Michael Gilmour, the conversation set out to...

Avora Cruise Condos Announced: A Bold New Entry in...

A new Live-at-Sea residential project has entered the market, and it may be one of the most aggressively positioned...

Time to Sell Index (TTSI) Climbs to 26.9 in...

Eighteen months ago, we launched the Time to Sell Index (TTSI) to track market sentiment and help founders better...

Why a Profitable Dog Brand Is Liquidating Its Best...

What Paw.com’s Forced Liquidation Reveals About Small Business Lending in America A profitable company. On-time payments. A recognizable consumer brand.And...

EP199: Part 2 – 26 Best Startup Ideas to...

26 startup ideas worth paying attention to in 2026.Colin C. Campbell and Michele Van Tilburg break down where opportunity...

26 Best Startup Ideas to Launch in 2026

Startup Ideas for 2026 We are on the precipice of one of the greatest years to ever start a business...

EP198: Eric Malka’s Tips to Winning the Startup Game

How Art of Shaving Founder Eric Malka Turned a Simple Idea into a Global Brand (Recorded Live on Clubhouse November...

Eric Malka’s Tips to Winning the Startup Game

Colin C. Campbell spoke with Eric Malka, co-founder of The Art of Shaving and author of On the Razor’s...

AI Haves and Have Nots: What Every Entrepreneur Needs...

Are you winning in the AI era or are you getting left behind? Back in the early internet days a...

Top 25 Books for Starting a Business in 2026

This  curated  list  highlights  the  most  influential  and  practical  books  for  aspiring  and  experienced  entrepreneurs.  Selections  are  based  on ...

EP197: 8 Traits That Define the Startup Mindset

The real difference between startup ideas that die on the whiteboard and those that become global successes? The mindset...

EP196: AI Haves and Have-Nots: What Founders Must Know

“AI is both the ladder and the moat. The difference is how you use it.” (Recorded Live on Clubhouse September...

The Startup Mindset: 8 Traits That Define Founders

The startup mindset isn’t just a way of thinking — it’s a competitive edge. Successful founders approach challenges with...

The Most Awarded Entrepreneurship Book in History

Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. just added more honors with the Best Indie Book Award and multiple new Goody Business...

What Founders Must Know in the AI Race

AI promised a great equalizer: anyone, anywhere, could build faster with a smart assistant at their fingertips. Then came...

Why Most Startups Fail and How Serial Entrepreneurs Beat...

It’s easy to think of entrepreneurship as a great equalizer, where the best ideas and the most ambitious rise...

EP195: The Four-Sticky-Note Business Plan Every Founder Needs

How to Pair AI Speed with Founder Grit (Recorded Live on Clubhouse August 22, 2025)In this episode, we unpack why...

The Four-Sticky-Note Business Plan Every Founder Needs

Entrepreneurship has always been a balance of chaos and clarity. But in 2025, there’s a new partner in the...

EP194: How to Scale Your Startup: A Purpose-Driven Growth...

How purpose, structure, and cadence turn hustling founders into scaling leaders. (Recorded Live on Clubhouse August 15, 2025)Colin C. Campbell...

How to Scale Your Startup: A Purpose-Driven Growth Framework...

Cesar Quintero has seen the turn from passion project to full-scale business a hundred times. An immigrant founder who...

Ideas Are Everywhere: How to Spot the Next Million-Dollar...

My son once found a twenty-dollar bill on the ground and called himself lucky. I told him it wasn’t...

How To Succeed as a Startup Founder – 8...

I was seventeen when I arrived in NYC’s Port Authority on a Greyhound bus from Montreal, as an undocumented...

Want to Build an Online Community? Lessons from Ed...

If you've ever felt like building a company is lonely work, you're not wrong. I've been there myself. That's...

Celebrating South Florida’s Tech Visionaries at the Golden Palm...

The Golden Palm Awards, hosted by South Florida Tech Hub, once again highlighted the strength, creativity, and impact of...

Work, Live, And Play At Sea: Crescent Seas Reinvents...

In the post-pandemic world, work has been redefined in ways we never imagined. Now a new frontier is opening...

Colin C. Campbell’s Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. Breaks Records...

With 33+ International Honors, the Startup Blueprint Earns Global Recognition for its Real-World Guidance In a landmark achievement for the...

From Stuck to Start: Ideas to Action

Have you been thinking about launching a business, but just don’t know where to begin? Today, we’re starting that...

Made in America: How We Used AI to Spark...

https://youtu.be/kTOJW84KSAs?si=gz3JUCnW-rcS7mzi Two months ago, we set out on a bold mission: Could we create a music video — entirely powered by...

Made in America! A Winning Strategy for Startups

How HipOptical, a Fort Lauderdale Glasses Company, Created Their X-Factor https://youtu.be/kTOJW84KSAs Do you want to gain a competitive edge in your...

EP193: 12 Steps From Idea to Execution: The Ultimate...

From Post-It to Pitch: Nailing Your First Stage Gate (Recorded Live on Clubhouse July 25, 2025) A practical walkthrough of the...

12 Steps From Idea to Execution: The Ultimate Startup...

Starting a business can feel like standing at the edge of a cliff—you can see the opportunity, but you’re...

EP192: Your Business’s Must-Do Startup Checklist

A masterclass in moving from idea to execution—one sticky note at a time. (Recorded Live On Clubhouse July 25,...

Your Business’s Must-Do Startup Checklist

Last week, we covered how to pick a scalable idea and this week shifts to execution with “The Ultimate...

Discover, Defend, & Scale Your Business Idea

Finding your next million-dollar idea isn’t luck—it’s a system. On this week’s Serial Entrepreneur Secrets Revealed, Colin C. Campbell...

EP191: Discover, Defend, & Scale Your Business Idea

Find Your Next Million-Dollar Idea AI is changing everything—and opportunity has never been bigger. Colin and Michele unpack a practical...

IPO Market Recovers – Time to Sell Index Bounces...

Is it the right time to sell your business? I have pondered that question ever since blowing up my first...

Register a TLD for Your Brand: The Opportunity to...

Enhancing Security, Brand Authenticity, Trust, and Marketing Communications History and Introduction In 2012, ICANN launched the New Top-Level Domain (TLD) Program....

We Are Entrepreneurs – Startup Club Music Video

Colin C. Campbell worked on an AI Generated music video, highlighting the journey of entrepreneurship. Check out the lyrics...

EP190: AI Minor Majors for Startup Growth

AI Growth Hacks & Minor Majors for Entrepreneurs (Recorded Live on Clubhouse June 13, 2025)Discover how to scale smarter with...

AI Minor Majors for Startup Growth

Small Moves, Massive Impact: Unlocking AI Minor Majors for Your Startup In this week’s episode, we dove into a powerful...

Top Independent Business Books 2025: IPPY Awards

We’re thrilled to share that Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. by Colin C. Campbell has earned the Gold Medal in...

How to Write a Hit Song with AI: A...

Entrepreneurs are an odd sort. Are we artists or operators? We definitely have a vision of what we think is...

30 Years in EO: 7 Lessons I Learned to...

Back in 1996, after our internet access and content company was recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in...

⭐ The Reviews Are In… So What’s Your Rotten...

We’ve been getting some great feedback on our monthly Startup Edge newsletter, which got me thinking about something we...

5-Star Ratings: A Growth Strategy

Five Stars or Bust: Why Reviews Matter More Than Ever Every entrepreneur is being judged—whether we like it or not....

EP189: 5-Star Ratings: A Growth Strategy

The ROI of Reviews (Recorded Live on Clubhouse June 6, 2025)From five-star ratings to viral feedback loops—today's episode dives into...

​​How to Launch a Successful Podcast in 2025

Podcasting in 2025 means finding a spot in someone's day and making it worth their time.  Your listeners are making...

The Entrepreneurial Rhythm of Success

Plan Like Colin, Succeed Like Colin Shortly after my friend Colin Campbell started his DotClub Domains company, he called me...

Should You Start with a Franchise?

Everything you need to know before starting or investing in a franchise business with Alicia Miller. On this episode...

EP188: Should You Start with a Franchise?

Is Franchising a Smart Way to Start a Business? (Recorded Live on Clubhouse May 30, 2025) Author Alicia Miller shares what...

Toronto Preconstruction Condo Seller Cracks the Code: 8 SEO...

Do you want to get on the front page of Google for Your Startup? If a tree falls in a...

2025 Nautilus Book Awards: Best Business and Leadership Books...

We’re proud to share that Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat. by Colin C. Campbell has been named a 2025 Nautilus...

How Startups Win with AI and Data

Supercharge Your Startup with AI and Data We’re in the midst of one of the most significant paradigm shifts of...

9 Entrepreneurial Lessons from the 90 Year Old Reebok...

Key Lessons that Every Founder Should know Ever meet someone and instantly realize what they’re saying is pure gold—practical, inspiring,...

EP187: How Startups Win with AI and Data

Supercharge Your Startup with AI and Data (Recorded Live on Clubhouse May 16th, 2025)Alejandro Martinez, CEO of Propelling Tech, joins...

Startup Club Celebrates Joe Foster’s 90th Birthday

Startup Club was honored to celebrate the 90th birthday of Joe Foster, co-founder of Reebok, with an outdoor gathering...

EP186: Starting a Business Without Investors

Startup Myths, Busted (Recorded Live on Clubhouse May 9th, 2025)Chris and Dave Sinkinson, authors of Startup Different, join us to...

Starting a Business Without Investors

Forget What You’ve Heard: Startup Success Doesn’t Require Venture Capital, Huge Teams, or Alpha Attitudes Do you need a million-dollar...

10 Secrets to Writing a Best-Selling Non-Fiction Business Book

I’ve become an unlikely author. My English teacher would be shocked. Have you ever thought about writing a book -...

EP185: Tariff Turmoil & Startup Survival

Tariff Turmoil: Startup Survival in an Unfair System (Recorded Live on Clubhouse April 25, 2025)  Small businesses are paying the price...

Tariff Turmoil & Startup Survival

Startups are no strangers to adversity—but the latest round of global tariffs might be their toughest challenge yet. This...

Get the Right Domain Name for your Business

When it comes to launching or scaling a startup, few decisions are as underrated—and as impactful—as choosing the right...

Get the Right Domain Name for your Business

The Power of the Perfect Domain (Recorded Live on Clubhouse April 18th, 2025)On this episode of Start. Scale. Exit. Repeat.,...

Live at Sea – How Millions Will Change the...

For thousands of years, humans have preferred to live in caves. Places that are safe, warm, and familiar. A...

Top 3 New Books for Entrepreneurs in 2025 –...

Every great business starts with a story—and this year’s Axiom Business Book Award winners in the Entrepreneurship & Small...

Fail More, Win Faster

Fail Fast, Scale Big (Recorded Live on Clubhouse March 28, 2025) In this episode, Colin and Michelle reveal how failing faster...

Fail More, Win Faster

Failure isn't the end—it's the formula. Entrepreneurs often think success means avoiding failure at all costs. But what if...

Help Volodymyr Walk Again – Every Dollar Counts!

At Startup Club, we’re committed to helping startups and making a real impact where it matters most. Twenty-three years ago,...

Streaming Shows Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

In recent years, streaming platforms like Max, Netflix, Amazon, and Apple have revolutionized how we consume content. Binge-watching has...