Bill Shander is the Founder of Beehive Media, a Boston-based data visualization and information design consultancy. Bill specializes in creating interactive experiences for thought leadership, research, advocacy and knowledge management. Having focused on “Digital Design for Knowledge” for most of his career, he brings unique insight into what it takes to deliver rich, engaging and impactful content to diverse audiences. Clients over the years have included the World Bank, United Nations, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Harvard University, World Economic Forum and the EPA. He currently teaches data storytelling, information design and data visualization on Lynda.com and in workshops around the world.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Guy Kawasaki is a Silicon Valley based author, speaker, entrepreneur, and evangelist
When business started difficulties overcame:
“the primary difficulty was that I didn’t know anything about business, I knew literally nothing about business, I knew some things about the work I was going to do but I knew nothing about accounting or marketing or any of that other stuff, I had no clue how to generate business.”
Favourite Books:
The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything book Book by Guy KawasakiFavourite Quote:
“80% of success is just showing up” Woody Allen
Recommended Online Resources:
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Answer emails”
More About Bill Shander:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“I think if you’re forthright and answer a lot of questions, sometimes you’ll get people who won’t let you answer the questions, and that makes for a difficult answer.” Rand Paul
Other Quotes From the Chat with Bill Shander:
- “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life”
- “I guess I was too stupid to have doubt, I just jumped in feet first”
- “I Think the secret to success is just showing up and communicating well”
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