I have brain cancer. What’s your excuse? Ronnie Castro, venturebeat.com You may have caught the article by my friend and co-founder Matt Ehrlichman last month, titled “My 32-year-old co-founder has a brain tumor — seriously?“ To set the record straight, I’m 33 now, not quite old enough to start lying about my ag… http://flip.it/kTGHI Related … Continue reading I have cancer, what’s your excuse?
How to get your demo right Brad Feld, venturebeat.com I get demos every day. Multiple times a day. I don’t want to see a PowerPoint deck — I want to play with something. I don’t want to hear a description of what you do — I want to see a demo. I don’t want you … Continue reading Skip the PowerPoint and do a demo
10 Top States for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Bill Murphy Jr., inc.com D.C. BILL Recently I told you about the 10 worst states for new business in America. Now here’s where entrepreneurship is thriving. Recently, I told you about the 10 worst states in America for new businesses—at least, according to the… 10 Top States for … Continue reading Best states for entrepreneurship
The Skills Most Entrepreneurs Lack Bill J. Bonnstetter, hbr.org Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people, but they behave in patterns. In fact, as I recently wrote here on HBR, my firm’s research shows that most serial entrepreneurs display persuasion, leadership, personal accountability, goal orientation, a… http://flip.it/wLeH4 Related articles Entrepreneurs have leadership skills, but lack … Continue reading Traits of a serial entrepreneur
April Joyner, inc.com Inc. magazine Apr 8, 2013 New apps and devices are bringing diagnosis and treatment straight to the end consumer. featured company Wellframe brings artificial intelligence to heart care. The Affordable Care Act put a… Thinking of Starting a Business? Check Out Consumer Health Technology http://flip.it/DF2GI http://flip.it/mkzag Thinking of Starting a Business? Check … Continue reading Thinking of Starting a Business? Check Out Consumer Health Technology
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Guy Kawasaki’s Case For Self-Publishing By Shawn Parr, fastcompany.com Taking a deeper look at the industry-moving concepts that inspired Guy Kawasaki’s new book, “APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book.” “A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down..… Guy Kawasaki’s Case For Self-Publishing http://flip.it/yfJ3N http://flip.it/CYGqB Related articles … Continue reading Guy Kawasaki on the benefits of self publishing
By Neil Janowitz, fastcompany.com Lessons: “Sometimes people are offended by the name, which is obviously never our intention. But I’ve learned that we’re not here to please everyone, and I’m ok with that. Not everybody loves what we do—and that’s probably for … Fuck Cancer CEO Yael Cohen On You Can't Please Everybody Related articles … Continue reading Fuck Cancer CEO Yael Cohen On You Can’t Please Everybody
Flash Steinbeiser, inc.com Inc.com staff As more young entrepreneurs find success from their business accelerator contacts, the usefulness of traditional business school is put into question. Turns out, more and more young entrepreneurs favor the business contacts… http://flpbd.it/tBMY1 Accelerators Are the New B-school Related articles Brad Feld to write foreword for the book Accelerate (howtowriteabusinessplan.com) … Continue reading Accelerators Are the New B-school
Medium wants people to eat their ‘information vegetables’ by Donna Tam, cnet.com Obvious CEO and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams says his new project is about creating content that focuses on quality over speed. SAN FRANCISCO — Evan Williams, Twitter co-founder and CEO of Obvious, wants to change the wor… http://flpbd.it/fk1nt Related articles Biz Stone Working … Continue reading Medium attempts to be a better source of information
Tradesy Brings New Life To Your Closet By Helping You Sell It To Others By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com The secondhand fashion startup is streamlining the process of putting items up for sale to help you make more money in less time. Tradesy, an e-commerce mobile app and website that launches today, is attempting to take … Continue reading Tradesy is an EBay for clothing hoarders
Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP Young entrepreneurs are combining cutting-edge technology with old school manufacturing techniques to forge a compelling business model. A 20-something business student with his eye on the self-employed life in the Bay Ar… http://flpbd.it/72PJy Meet the New Breed of Entrepreneur: Techie Artisans Related articles The Binary Options Experts Publish Training … Continue reading Meet the New Breed of Entrepreneur: Techie Artisans
I’m Caterina Fake, and This Is How I Work Tessa Miller, lifehacker.com The internet wouldn’t be the same without Caterina Fake. In 2004, she launched Flickr, one of the largest photo hosting and sharing sites. Later, she co-founded Hunch, which aims to personalize the web through recommendations and a… http://flpbd.it/Ixrmx Related articles The meaning of … Continue reading I’m Caterina Fake, and This Is How I Work
Knode and other local startups are the focus of new vc approaches that involve less time shuffling papers at a desk, and more time doing ethnographic research on what people actually do. Some venture firms find both ideas and the money - Boston.com. Related articles Fred Wilson says venture capital funds have gotten too big … Continue reading New models for venture firms find both ideas and the money
PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Invests Big Money in 3D-Printed Steaks, Could Make Meat an Option for Vegetarians | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Yuka Yoneda VIDEO: Inhabitat Lighting Makeover - Inhabitots Editor Julie Seguss Gets a Money-Saving Light Bulb Overhaul If you read our enlightening “how to switch to LED bulbs” … Continue reading PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Invests Big Money in 3D-Printed Steaks
Startup How-To Guides. For those of us looking to start a company these guides provide a simple, direct way to learn the nuts and bolts without forking over 100k+ to a top tier MBA program. Related articles Want to pitch at DEMO 2012? Here's your chance. [Verge Startups] (indysphere.com) Startup Trajectories (growthology.org) Startup is not … Continue reading Entrepreneur Startup How-To Guides
Pretty nice blog about entrepreneurship and related things.. Startup Blender | Entrepreneurship, startups, strategy & marketing. Related articles Fifty Top Startups to be Recognized in Startup Open Competition During Global Entrepreneurship Week (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation Partners with Startup Weekend to Help Educate Entrepreneurs (kauffman.org) Startup Weekend: Solving the Jobs Crisis Begins With Empowering One Another … Continue reading Startup Blender: Entrepreneurship, startups, strategy & marketing
KillerStartups - Where Internet Entrepreneurs Are The Stars. Related articles Killer Startup Pitch for Investors [Infographic] (trak.in) Startups.com For Sale (elliotsblog.com) Kapost Interview on KillerStartups (loo.me) A Stroll Through the Craigslist-Killer Startup Graveyard (amandapeyton.com) What factors make a successful startup? (deskmag.com) Great review by KillerStartups.com (kyplex.com) Meet Valet.com, The New Travel Startup Techies Can't Stop … Continue reading KillerStartups – Internet Entrepreneurs
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