At last night’s Vator Splash SF, we were honored to have Evernote CEO Phil Libin come on stage and Read More
Phil Libin: the who, where and why of entrepreneurship
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Sheila Marcelo on the importance of thinking long term
At our Vator Splash NY event this week, Care.com CEO Sheila Marcelo delivered a riveting keynote address on the Read More
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Jeremy Allaire’s keys to building great companies
Vator brought its popular Splash to Manhattan this week. Kicking off Vator Splash NY on Wedneday night was Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire, Read More
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Mass Persuasion
“Successful entrepreneurs recommend reading this article about the persuasion techniques companies use to drive engagement.” Scratch that, how’s Read More
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Vision versus hallucination
A founder’s skill is knowing how to recognize new patterns and to pivot on a dime. At times Read More
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MBA Mondays: Optimal headcount at various stages
(Fred Wilson is a VC at Union Square Ventures, based in NY. In this opinion piece, he writes Read More
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C.I.nO
What seems to be a trend today in IT is to hire someone to keep your company 10 Read More
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LIVE Spreecast – Jeff Fluhr Keynote Speech Vator Splash
Watch Jeff Fluhr, Founder and CEO of recently launched social video platform Spreecast, deliver his keynote speech at Read More
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Premature scaling is the No. 1 mistake startups make
If you’re a seasoned entrepreneur, or a first-timer at the helm for a few years, scaling on any Read More
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Today’s Entrepreneur: Jas Banwait
Today’s entrepreneur is Jas Banwait, co-founder of TwoMangoes, a South Asian dating website which puts a new spin 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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This week in Greenstart – Week 3
Greenstart is a cleantech accelerator program providing a fast runway to success for entrepreneurs addressing the energy challenge. Greenstart provides Read More
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Bill Harris’ lessons learned from Intuit and PayPal
In this interview, Personal Capital CEO Bill Harris outlines what he learned from running Intuit and PayPal and Read More
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Be responsible for your career
After a reading a great article on the Harvard Business Review, I was inspired to write a blog post Read More
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Entrepreneur Tips: Yonatan Maor, Shaker
Yonatan Maor is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shaker, whose Facebook app for interacting and meeting in virtual Read More