Categorized: startups-apps
Tuesday was the official launch of Fundable, a crowdfunding platform specifically for startup companies. Founded by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter, the platform follows the passage of the JOBS Act (or “Crowdfunding Act”), which allows companies to publicly raise money from anyone willing to back them: “With the passage of the JOBS Act (yay!) investors will be able…
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Let’s say you start a company that not only creates an entire new industry, but also revolutionizes the way people conduct business. How do you follow up on that success? A) Travel the world, B) retire early and play a lot of golf, or C) start another revolutionary company? If you answered C, you are…
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Anyone studying the art of negations should read the seminal book “Getting to Yes.” Many people who work in sales think that Getting To Yes is the holy grail. Well, you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you get to yes and the faster you weed out the no’s the better you will…
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Categorized: entrepreneur
Editor’s Note: This blog post has been excerpted from an article that was originally published by Joel Cascoigne on his blog. “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.” – Jim Rohn A long time ago, I came across the amazing quote above. It stuck in my mind, and as the years go…
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Deep down, everyone is a creator. The proliferation of blogging has made millions of writers – so too has Instagram with photographers and YouTube with video producers. The technical skills required for an idea to manifest are rapidly approaching zero, and as we approach this diminished barrier, the number of media platforms available for creation…
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In Ecobe’s DEMO pitch, VP Joseph Stanfield called Google greedy and outlined his vision for a more fair search engine. Afterward, two young Google engineers came over to chat – they were curious, and “perfect gentlemen,” Stanfield recalls – and they had a philosophical discussion about what the web is. The Ecobe team believes that…
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Timothy Chi, whom I recently had a conversation with, came up with the idea for WeddingWire while encountering pain points during the planning of his wedding. He took action on the simple idea of creating a resource for wedding planning and turned it into what is now a growing company. Tim joined us in Washington,…
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When your startup is young, managing operations is easy – there are only a few of you, so it is easy to keep track of who is doing what. But as you grow and add employees and customers, the days of managing operations with spreadsheets, email and reports come to a close. You need something…
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There already exists a slew of private social networks, but William King believes that private clubs require a different kind of social network. “Private member clubs and organizations have been demanding a way to utilize social media tools to best engage their members, while still maintaining the industry’s commitment to privacy,” says King, COO and partner…
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What do you do if you’re solving a problem that few people know is a problem? Is that a problem? Dallas-based startup PolicyPulse, part of the latest Tech Wildcatters class, has a big vision to bring citizens together with city governments, nonprofits, and advocacy groups to collaborate on new laws. Right now, they say, politicians…
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myHomework doesn’t have the seemingly traditional startup backstory where someone has an idea and forms a team, and everyone quits their jobs on Monday. They also don’t have the glamorous “overnight” success story we all read about. While spending time with cofounder Keith Entzeroth at Big Omaha, I heard an interesting story that is much…
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Categorized: business
Is Microsoft innovative? Not as much as they once were. Is Yahoo innovative? How about RIM, or HP? These companies are decades away from their last innovation and all but Microsoft are a few last gasps away from the once innovative corpse of Kodak. What is it about innovative companies that mutates the once active…
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Take the CTA downtown and hop off at Merchandise Mart to visit Chicago’s newest tech hub: 1871, a coworking space – and more – that’s a collaboration among some of the city’s biggest startup supporters. Ride the elevator to the 12th floor of Merchandise Mart, and you’ll be greeted with 50,000 square feet of desks…
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You have a great idea, but what do you do next? How do you take that inspiration and turn it into something? Moving from ideas to action is what separates entrepreneurs from those with just a dream. Shane Green, whom we spoke with previously at South by Southwest, joined us in Washington, D.C. for the kickoff of our monthly…
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In a November 2011 study, Pew Internet found that over half of the adult cell phone owners downloaded apps on their phone. Of these, over 74% downloaded apps that provide regular updates on news, weather, sports or stocks. I am a fan of weather apps. I have learned from experience that it is important to…
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