Six months ago, SplashX debuted in Oakland. On January 19, 2017, the LA inauguration of SplashX was launched. Read More
Wrap-Up of the inaugural SplashX LA on January 19, 2017
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Meeteor.com has shut down
TL;DR – Meeteor.com has shut down. Our Story We set out on a mission to define Social Networking Read More
Business basics Creating good content Culture, Innovation hubs Engagement Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Gamification Landing pages Lean startup Lessons and advice Market sizing Measurement/analysis Metrics Perseverance Retention Survival tips Venture capital
This Will Be the Last Article You Read
If the Internet had a voice, I am fairly certain it would sound like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Read More
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Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
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Are You Cut Out to Be a Franchisee?
For many Americans, owning a small business is a life-long dream. However, building a business from the ground Read More
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Today’s Entrepreneur: Vitaly Vlasov
Today’s entrepreneur is Vitaly Vlasov, founder of Playcer, a location-based game platform, where you can discover new places, Read More
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Delip Andra: “Solving a Problem”
Delip Andra is the founder and CEO of Twezr, developers of a popular personal organizer app for e-mail Read More
As an entrepreneur, your time is a very valuable asset. It takes as much time and effort to Read More
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ngmoco’s Neil Young’s advice: Burn your boats
(Caution: This video contains some profanity. But it’s one of the most entertaining keynotes ever. Be sure to Read More
Building revenue Business models/plans Financial and Legal from investors Lessons and advice Market sizing
Should you charge more for your product?
My partner Seth Levine has an outstanding post up today about the freemium model. It’s titled Pricing models, the Read More
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Ten tips to magnetize your business plan
It is a rare entrepreneur who can raise money beyond the seed round without a well prepared, thoroughly Read More
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The 800-pound gorilla problem
I was at a board meeting recently where the board and management was discussing the company’s market position. Read More
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Lessons Learned: Carlyle Group’s Bob Grady on markets and people
Bob Grady, who heads the Carlyle Group’s investments in venture and growth capital, has been watching startup companies Read More
Business models/plans Character Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Market sizing
Lessons Learned: Zipidee’s Henry Wong re-defines the letters C-E-O
Zipidee founder and CEO Henry Wong says that the most important thing an entrepreneur needs to know is Read More
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Woome CEO about passion and thick skin
Stephen Stokols, founder and CEO of speed-dating Web site Woome.com, learned a few things while running his first Read More