Entrepreneurs often live unstable lives. But as they courageously take risks, they’ll make several mistakes which become valuable Read More
Today’s Entrepreneur: Matt Hill
Building revenue Business models/plans Customer demand from investors Lessons and advice Metrics User experience
Dave McClure: Focus on sales, metrics, users
Dave McClure, founder of seed and incubator fund 500 Startups, which provides betwen $10,000 to $250,000 in seed Read More
Business models/plans Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Venture capital
Five must-read articles for pitching VCs
Among the popular articles written by VatorNews contributors are those about pitching VCs and writing the perfect pitch Read More
Budgeting Business basics Business models/plans Business to Consumer Character Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financing and fundraising Launching a business Lean startup M&A Making decisions Managing a business Origin of idea Perseverance Splash Talks Vator shows Venture capital Vision
Ronen advises “people who should not listen”
Avner Ronen, CEO and founder of Boxee, set the tone for his talk at Vator Splash with one Read More
Immad Akhund is the CEO and co-founder of Heyzap, the leading Social Games distribution platform beyond Facebook. Heyzap Read More
Aerospace Business models/plans Business to Business Business to Consumer Electronics/Appliances Entertainment and Digital Media Freemium from entrepreneurs Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Lifestyle and Travel
Getting the most out of the freemium model
Freemium business models seem to be gaining in popularity and rapidly becoming a dominant factor in the success Read More
Business models/plans Business to Consumer Character Continuous deployment Customer demand Customer Service Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financial and Legal from investors Launching a business Lean startup Lessons and advice Making decisions Managing a business Marketing/Advertising Minimum viable product Pivot Product development Success factors Survival tips User experience Vision
Eric Ries on learning, failing, and pivoting
Author, speaker, and consultant Eric Ries spoke at Thursday’s Amplify event, where the former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Read More
Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Character Energy/Green Technologies Entrepreneurship Financial and Legal Financing and fundraising from investors Lessons and advice Origin of idea Venture capital
Top mistakes entrepreneurs make when pitching
I spoke with Cali Tran, a principal at North Bridge Venture Partners, at the September Vator Splash event, Read More
Business models/plans Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financial and Legal Financing and fundraising from observer/expert How to build a product Launching a business Lessons and advice Lifestyle and Travel Making decisions Market conditions Origin of idea Product development Venture capital Vision
What happens in Vegas… Compare and contrast
As one might gather from the title, I’m planning a bachelorette party in Vegas for a friend of Read More
Business models/plans Character Entertainment and Digital Media Entrepreneurship Financial and Legal from investors How to build a product Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Market conditions Mobile services Origin of idea Product development
Rick Heitzmann outlines 2010’s strong sectors
I spoke with Rick Heitzmann at September’s Vator Splash event and he discussed some of the sectors that Read More
Building revenue Business models/plans Entrepreneurship Financial and Legal How to build a product Internet Web 2.0 Pivot Splash Talks Vator shows
How PayPal helped spawn great entrepreneurs
Many people, including Vator’s Bambi Francisco, refer to PayPal as the quintessential example of a company that pivoted Read More
Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Business to Business Business to Consumer Character Continuous deployment Customer demand Entertainment and Digital Media Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs How to build a product Internet Search Internet Social Media Internet Web 2.0 Launching a business Lessons and advice Lifestyle and Travel M&A Making decisions Managing a business Market testing Metrics Milestones Online Retail Product development Social media Software Software as a Service Success factors User experience Venture capital Vision
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo’s lessons learned
Dick Costolo, who was just appointed Twitter CEO, stepped off the stage here at Vator Splash, where he Read More
I am a firm believer in the danger of vanity metrics, numbers that give the illusion of progress Read More
Business models/plans Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from investors How to build a product Lessons and advice
What happened to Yahoo and Alta Vista?
Paul Graham of Ycombinator wrote an excellent blog on “What happened to Yahoo?“. (YHOO) It reminded me of 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