8-30-2016, Forbes -- How did your bank account look when you woke up this morning? Had your balance increased at all since you went to bed? If you are like 99.99% of the population, the answer is probably a resounding “No!” But what if you could change that? What if I could teach you a simple and proven method to make income while you sleep? That would be pretty cool right? And it can be your reality if you learn how to leverage youremail list by writing emails that convert. Sound like something you might be interested in? I thought so. So without further ado, here are the steps that you need to take to write emails that convert. 1. Divide your list into categories One of the first steps to ensuring that your emails convert is to ensure that they are getting sent to the right people. This is especially pertinent if you have a company or blog that covers several different topics. For example, if you run a personal growth company for men that covers dating, fitness, business, and spirituality, you needto segment your list into different categories. You will have people on your list who joined for theentrepreneurship articles but are already married and don’t care about…

8-30-2016, Entrepreneur -- When I first took the helm as executive director of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center over a year ago, I brought with me 15 years of experience in the Silicon Valley venture capital community. I’d been through tech booms and busts, economic upswings and downturns, so I was feeling an abundance of confidence: Like anyone who’s been in a profession for over a decade, I (initially) found it easy to sit back and think I'd "seen it all.” I was mistaken; in fact, my first year of leading the Center taught me, through the experience of others as well as my own, that when it comes to starting and leading any young entrepreneurial organization, every day is filled with surprises and unexpected lessons. The Nasdaq Entrepreneur Center, for those who don't know, is a new San Francisco-based non-profit organization designed to educate, innovate and connect aspiring and current entrepreneurs. Since the center's 2014 inception, some 2,000 entrepreneurs have gained from its classes and programs. Through interviews I conducted with the Center’s Young Executive Advisory Board members, I myself gleaned five practical lessons that can help any entrepreneur who dreams of starting something big: Customer problems are solved on a continuum, not with a single solution. Data…