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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Reinventing Life Science Startups
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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
Filetrek, which recently raised $10 million in funding earlier this year, recently pivoted to enter the market for Read More
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Start-ups need teams that can run fast, and change
Scott Button became a first-time entrepreneur when he founded Unruly in 2006. He’s since done a pretty good Read More
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Turntable’s Billy Chasen: Starting over with $400,000
I hear so many start-ups unwilling to make a drastic change to their operations, even if they’re running Read More
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How Airbnb’s marketing genius started the flywheel The press is having a field day on Airbnb’s behalf these Read More
As most entrepreneurs and investors know, it takes a dozen iterations, pivots and sometimes re-starts before a company Read More
Like many companeis, Lijit Networks, which was bought last month by Federated Media, had its own pivots throughout Read More
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Best Vacation Tip for Small Business Workaholics.
Do you actually go on vacation when you go on vacation? Typically, I don’t. This Thanksgiving week my 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
It’s often said that an entrepreneur’s first idea isn’t necessarily what he ends up building. Mike Lazerow, CEO Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 8
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post – Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad – class 7: Revenue model
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. With one week Read More
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The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford – Class 5
The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This post is Read More