Why Are Indians So Entrepreneurial In The U.S.?
A recent study exposed an alarming trend in the tech industry. Immigrant entrepreneurs, who in recent years have launched half the…
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Fri, 19 October 2012
Thu, 18 October 2012
Color's Epic Collapse: Why Everybody Is Loving It
Imagine this: A startup with a vibrant and successful founder arrives with the vague notion of a good idea. Venture capitalists, knowing the…
When Is It Time To Pivot? 8 Startups On How They Knew They Had To Change
There comes in a time the life of many startups when it starts to become clear that everything is not going according to plan. But how do…
Tue, 16 October 2012
Better Than Getting Rich Quick: Startup Geoloqi Joins Esri For The Long Haul
Geoloqi was a smart little startup from Portland, Ore., that made software for telling a smartphone where in the world it is. All kinds of…
Fri, 12 October 2012
See Ya Later, Innovator: U.S. Turns Its Back On Foreign-Born Entrepreneurs
Immigration has always been the engine that drives the American economy. In Silicon Valley, foreign-born entrepreneurs have founded half the…
Wed, 10 October 2012
Bravo's Silicon Valley: The Painful Truth Behind A Caricature Of Excess
Sometimes I fear for the future of entrepreneurship in America. A stock market crash is a breath away from draining the cash hoards of…
Why You Can't Settle For The "Minimum" In Your Minimum Viable Product
Many startups scramble to create a "minimum viable product," or MVP, to get a version of their product to market quickly for testing. It’s…
Tue, 9 October 2012
Ecosystem + Incubator = Startup "Ecobator"
Startup accelerators are great, as far as they go. The problem is that, after startups enjoy several months of pedal-to-the-metal support…
Thu, 4 October 2012
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Startup Funeral: Honoring The Lessons Of Failure [Video]
Failure gets a lot of praise in the tech world. It’s a great learning experience, it’s a vital growth opportunity, etc. But nobody…
Mon, 1 October 2012
How - And Why - Startups Should Hire Millennials
It’s like a harmonic convergence. Startups need workers, and the largest generation ever born in America — the Millennials — is…
Thu, 27 September 2012
Celebrities & Startups: That's So 5 Minutes Ago
Web groceries, sock puppets, podcasting - Internet trends come and go. The trick is to know when the end is near and avoid doing something…
Tue, 25 September 2012
For Startups, Timing Trends Really Does Matter
Now is the best time in history to start your own business. But depending on what kind of company you’re building, you have to figure…
Thu, 20 September 2012
Startup Founders: What To Do When Your Company Fires You
There are a number of certainties in life. There’s death. And taxes. And if you’re the founder of a successful startup and you’re…
Tue, 18 September 2012
Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder
Adam and Eve. Sonny and Cher. Jobs and Wozniak. Legendary partners all. Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur…
Thu, 13 September 2012
8 Surprising Startup Lessons - What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know
It takes more than a big idea and a thorough business plan to start a new business. Most entrepreneurs aren’t quite sure what else it…
Tue, 11 September 2012
TechCrunch Disrupt: Where Are They Now?
With TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2012 in full swing this week, it’s only a matter of days before a new winner is crowned. We decided to check in…
Mon, 10 September 2012
Why Eyeballs No Longer Matter For Startups
Need funding for your startup? Don’t load up your PowerPoint with nifty charts showing all the users your online service has grabbed…
Thu, 6 September 2012
Do Startup Benchmarks Really Make A Difference?
By necessity, running a startup is like flying by the seat of your pants. Because the company is new, founders often have to make up…
Fri, 31 August 2012
6 Ways To Win Every Startup Competition You Enter
OK. That’s an exaggeration. Odds are you can’t win every startup competition you enter. But you could win 92.59%. Candace Klein did…
Wed, 29 August 2012
Why Job-Hopping Is Essential For Startups
A lot of people in Silicon Valley are down on job-hoppers these days. They’re flaky, they’re bad employees, they steal all the…
Tue, 28 August 2012
Does Your Startup Need A Technical Co-Founder?
In today’s startup landscape, practically everything can be outsourced. But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more…
Mon, 27 August 2012
7 Pearls Of Startup Wisdom From Investors and Innovators Who Matter
From the art of the pitch to a smooth sale and everything in between, these seven tenets come straight from the annals of successful…
Fri, 24 August 2012
Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea
Combine their penchant for creating social change with their innate entrepreneurial inclinations, and it you might expect a wave of Gen…
Thu, 23 August 2012
114 Entrepreneurs On 1 Train For 8 Hours Pitching Ideas
Think an elevator pitch is hard? Try selling your vision with a beer in each hand, balancing in the aisle of a train barreling north at 80…
