We’re deep into week 2 of teaching a Lean LaunchPad class for Life Sciences and Health Care (therapeutics, Read More
‘This Will Save Us Years’
Business to Business Business to Consumer Education Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Launching a business Lessons and advice Minimum viable product
A minimum viable product is not a cheaper product
A minimum viable product (MVP) is not always a smaller/cheaper version of your final product. Defining the goal Read More
Biotech/Life Sciences Education Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from entrepreneurs How to build a product Lessons and advice Pivot Venture capital
Reinventing Life Science Startups
What if we could increase productivity and stave the capital flight by helping Life Sciences startups build their Read More
Building revenue Burn rate Business basics Business models/plans Character Continuous deployment Distribution/Channel partnerships Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from investors How to build a product Lessons and advice Marketing Measurement/analysis Metrics Minimum viable product Perseverance PPC (pay-per-click) advertising Survival tips Vision
Becoming customer obsessed
In early-stage tech startups, there are two major phases your business goes through. First up, there’s that portion Read More
Building revenue Business basics Business to Consumer Financial and Legal First mover from entrepreneurs Internet Search Internet Web 2.0 Landing pages Lean startup Lessons and advice Marketing/Advertising Online Retail SEO (search engine optimization) Word of mouth
How we bootstrapped and got traction
If an entrepreneur thinks he needs external investment to make his startup grow, then he is making a Read More
Angel investing Business basics Creating good content Crowd-sourcing from entrepreneurs Google Analytics Lean startup Lessons and advice Pivot SEO (search engine optimization) Social media User experience Venture capital Word of mouth
Think you like what you like? Think again
A funny thing happens when you lie to people: they tend to believe. Why shouldn’t they? They lie Read More
Business basics Creating good content Crowd-sourcing Customer demand Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Marketing Marketing/Advertising Measurement/analysis Mobile services SEO (search engine optimization) Social media User experience Vision
Designing to reward our tribal sides
We are a species that depend on one another. Scientists theorize humans have specially adapted neurons that help us feel Read More
Business basics Continuous deployment Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges Freemium from observer/expert How to build a product Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Software as a Service Survival tips Web design
It appears that Posterous has begun pulling the plug.
I had 6 blogs in syndication on blog platform Posterous until this morning when 4 of the 6 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
Engagement Entrepreneurship from entrepreneurs How to build a product Lessons and advice Marketing User experience
Ways to get people to do things they don’t want to do
A reader recently asked me a pointed question: “I’ve read your work on creating user habits. It’s all Read More
Building revenue Business basics Business models/plans Business to Business Creating good content Customer demand Education Engagement Entrepreneurship Failures/challenges from observer/expert How to build a product Internet Social Media Landing pages Lessons and advice Market testing Marketing Marketing/Advertising Online marketing Online Retail Product development Social media Social media Survival tips User experience Word of mouth
How to Think About Marketing an Innovation
Innovation is all about value, and both internal communications and external marketing have a critical role to play Read More
from entrepreneurs How to build a product Internet Social Media Launching a business Lessons and advice Product development
Sheila Marcelo tells NY startups to “be authentic”
I think I have a feminist crush on Sheila Marcelo. The CEO of Care.com flew in from the 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 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