Startups need to make money (unless you’re Twitter) and to make money you need to accept payments. Your head may already be hurting at the flurry of possibilities out there, but don’t worry. Use this quick guide to help you figure out what you need to get started accepting payments at your startup. 1. Is…
Read MoreThis is a guest post by Michelle Hoffman of Hoffman CFO Consulting. HCFO helps lots of young companies understand their finances and put solid internal practices in place. You can reach her on Twitter @hoffmancfo. I hate QuickBooks. It’s not because our company didn’t win Intuit’s $10,000 business grant, or because we have to pay $500…
Read MoreWe saw our first glimpse of Assistly back in January as simple sketches which turned into a private beta. Assistly participated in our first San Diego startup mixer earlier this year and then moved their office to San Francisco and raised $2.2 million dollars from True Ventures and Social Leverage. This week the SaaS customer…
Read MoreYesterday we attended the Angel Excelerator event in Chicago, Illinois, a half day workshop pulled together by Hyde Park Angels and Excelerate Labs. Going into the event, I was interested in learning the ins and outs of being an angel investor as we see a lot of startups and investing in some could be a…
Read MoreDay 3 at SXSW started off for me with a great session by Ramit Sethi, author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich. I had heard of Sethi before, but never read any of his books. But for some reason, I was interested in the the session, titled “Building a Bullet-Proof Financial System,” even though it was…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Bob Meighan, CPA and Vice President of Intuit’s Consumer Tax Group. Meighan is the past chairman and current member of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee. Meighan has been featured on ABC News, CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg Radio, and countless local and national television and radio programs, as well…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: This article was written by Shashi Bellamkonda. A prolific Twitterer, blogger, and product innovator, Shashi speaks seven languages and ardently works to turn his hobbies into his profession. He blogs at: blog.networksolutions.com and shashi.name. You can follow him on Twitter at: @shashib. At this time of the year there is a flurry of…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More