A founder’s skill is knowing how to recognize new patterns and to pivot on a dime. At times Read More
Vision versus hallucination
If there’s only one passionate party in a relationship it’s unrequited love. Here’s how I learned it the Read More
Brochures are mainly used to introduce your business to your potential market. Other than letting the world know Read More
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Making a dent in the universe
Our goal teaching for the National Science Foundation was to make a dent in the universe. Could we actually teach Read More
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The goal of most marketing efforts is to build up the credibility of a brand for the long Read More
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This is a guest post from Jerry Engel, the Faculty Director of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (and the Founding Read More
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Never take your eyes off this hacker metric
If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of the Facebook IPO story. For tech entrepreneurs struggling to build stuff, the Read More
Effective March 30, all Facebook Brand Pages will switch to the new Facebook Timeline layout. This change will Read More
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Nail the customer development manifesto to the wall
When Bob Dorf and I wrote The Startup Owner’s Manual we listed a series of Customer Development principles. I Read More
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Famed author Mark Twain said, “Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of Read More
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Best Vacation Tip for Small Business Workaholics.
Do you actually go on vacation when you go on vacation? Typically, I don’t. This Thanksgiving week my Read More
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“There was a moment when the belts arrived in the mail, and I looked at this belt which Read More