First Mover Advantage? Why Startup Pioneers Have Arrows in Their Backsby Steve BlankConfusing testosterone with strategy is a bad ideaContinue
Investor Updates: What You Need to Includeby CayaInformed investors are not only happier but also more helpful. Regular updates set the stage for participation, not just dispersing information. Continue
Seeking Rare Unicorns: 7 Sparkle Traits To Look For When Choosing Leaders In Your Startupby Carmen SampleWorking as a leader for a startup is not for the weak. It requires a “rare unicorn” type of leader to see it through to stable profitability. We'll show you how to find leaders with sparkly-unicorn traits.Continue
A Little Revenue Is Worse Than No Revenueby Stuart BrentIn the startup world, payment is validation. If someone is willing to pay you for your service, you’re onto something. If no one will pay you, then you’ve got an issue with your message, your offer, product/market fit, something.Continue
6 Questions To Ask a Corporate VC When Fundraisingby She WorxThere are an incredible amount of dollars invested in corporations, and increasingly, corporations are recognizing the disruptive power of smaller startups. How should you approach corporate VCs? What questions should you come prepared to ask?Continue
4 Things I Wish I’d Known as a First-Time Entrepreneurby Elise MitchellEntrepreneurship demands more grit than glamour. As any professional on the other side of the uphill challenge knows, success often means making mistakes, bravely picking up the pieces, and trying again. The process is equal parts grueling and exhilarating.Continue
Startup Acquisition Process: The Magic Behind the Merge — Interview with Jason Nazar, Founder of Docstocby Wil SchroterDocstoc co-Founder and CEO Jason Nazar shares his perspective of the acquisition process and the questions that every Founder should ask before closing the deal. Continue
Why You’d Make A Terrible Angel Investorby Tucker MaxI started angel investing almost by accident, which sounds strange to say. Who “accidentally” invests tens of thousands of dollars into highly speculative ventures? Well, I did.Continue
Could Small Businesses Save a Small State? One Company Thinks So — Interview with Dan White, CEO and Co-Founder of Localvoreby Emma McGowanVermont is one of the many small states that is struggling to find it's feet in the post-agricultural, post-industrial, post-Recession world. But it has one big unfair advantage going for it: An ingrained buy-local ethos. And Dan White and his company, Localvore, are counting on that.Continue