Working for years upon years to help achieve somebody else’s dreams and following your boss’ every whim and Read More
What to Know about Starting a Homebased Business
Business to Business Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice
Customer Development in Japan
The Japanese edition of The Startup Owner’s Manual hit the bookstores in Japan this week. The book has been shepherded Read More
Angel investing Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Crowd-sourcing Education Entertainment and Digital Media Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Gamification How to build a product Internet Search Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Marketing Marketing/Advertising Mobile services SEO (search engine optimization) Social media Software as a Service Survival tips Team building User experience Venture capital
The network effect isn’t good enough….
Note: I’m pleased to have co-authored this post with Sangeet Paul Choudary, who analyzes business models for network businesses at Platformed.info. Follow Read More
Angel investing Business basics Creating good content Engagement Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Market sizing Market testing Marketing Measurement/analysis Origin of idea Product development Retention SEO (search engine optimization) Social media Social media Survival tips User experience Venture capital
Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
Business to Business Character Culture, Innovation hubs Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Perseverance
Entrepreneurs as dissidents
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square Read More
Business basics Business to Consumer Character Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financing and fundraising Internet Social Media Interviews Lifestyle and Travel of entrepreneur Origin of idea Venture capital Vision
Care.com’s Sheila Marcelo on women, business & funding
Our third Vator Splash NY is coming up on December 5, and we’re honored to have Care.com CEO Read More
Business to Business Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Launching a business Lessons and advice Minimum viable product
10,000 Startups
Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched –Startup Weekend Next. A partnership of Startup Weekend, Startup America, TechStars and Udacity, Startup Weekend Next brings four Read More
I often get asked about finding cofounders and I usually give the standard list of characteristics of what Read More
Business to Business Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Launching a business Lessons and advice Venture capital
How to get a VC meeting
I often get asked, “how do I get a meeting with a VC?” Here is my slightly Read More
Business to Business Culture, Innovation hubs Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice
Startup communities – building regional clusters
How to build regional entrepreneurial communities has just gotten it’s first “here’s how to do it” book. Brad Feld’s new Read More
Angel investing Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Lean startup Lessons and advice Making decisions Venture capital
Mass Persuasion
“Successful entrepreneurs recommend reading this article about the persuasion techniques companies use to drive engagement.” Scratch that, how’s Read More
Business basics Character Competition Culture, Innovation hubs Entertainment and Digital Media Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Internet Social Media Launching a business Leadership Lifestyle and Travel Managing a business Online Retail Splash Talks Team building Vator shows Venture capital Vision
Samir Arora’s top 10 secrets on how to build startups
It’s a cool, balmy day in San Francisco, and Vator Splash is well underway. (Open bar! Woot!) Samir Read More
Business to Business Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Launching a business Lessons and advice
Why too many startups (er) suck
This is a guest post by my Startup Owner’s Manual co-author Bob Dorf. While statistics are weak on startup success rates, Read More
I recently went to the Salesforce.com conference and one of the speakers there was Tony Robbins. Marc Benioff, the CEO Read More
Business models/plans Business to Consumer Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs Lessons and advice Managing a business Marketing/Advertising User experience
How investment drives engagement
This week, Baba Shiv and I taught a class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business called, “Using Read More