Research and development (R&D) efforts in a small company can be challenging because resources are often scarce, particularly Read More
Five tips to drive R&D culture in a fast-moving startup
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How to Retain Top Talent When Competition is Fierce
In the high-tech world, it’s often hard to retain top talent. And that’s especially true when Google and Read More
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How to Double Your Company’s Growth Every Year
By Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering, Xtreme Labs Managing a fast-growing company can be a rewarding and daunting Read More
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How to Double Your Company’s Growth Every Year
By Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering, Xtreme Labs Managing a fast-growing company can be a rewarding and Read More
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Meeteor.com has shut down
TL;DR – Meeteor.com has shut down. Our Story We set out on a mission to define Social Networking Read More
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Lessons learned in a company turnaround
Very few CEOs walk into a new company faced with the challenges inherent in a turnaround situation. Generally, Read More
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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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Sheila Marcelo on building the right team
Finding a caregiver is a daunting task, because no matter what kind of credentials they have or how 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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What to Know about Starting a Homebased Business
Working for years upon years to help achieve somebody else’s dreams and following your boss’ every whim and Read More
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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
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How investment drives engagement
This week, Baba Shiv and I taught a class at the Stanford Graduate School of Business called, “Using Read More
Business to Consumer Creating good content Customer Service Engagement Entrepreneurship Financing and fundraising from observer/expert How to build a product Lessons and advice Market testing Marketing Marketing/Advertising Retention Survival tips User experience Venture capital
Make your users do the work
The belief that products should always be as easy to use as possible is a sacred cow of Read More
Business models/plans Business to Consumer Competition Customer demand Engagement Entrepreneurship from observer/expert Gamification Internet Social Media Lessons and advice Managing a business Marketing/Advertising Perseverance Success factors Team building User experience
How Sports Infects Your Brain
How Sports Infect Your Brain by Nir Eyal in Users Note: I co-authored this post with Andrew Martin and David Ngo. It originally Read More
(Fred Wilson is a VC at Union Square Ventures, based in NY. In this opinion piece, he writes Read More