Rejection vs. Failure: Which is Worse?
Fail fast and fail often is the new mantra in the starter community. I agree 100%, but most of the time, what happens is actually rejection and not failure…
Estate Planning: The 3 Basic Things Entrepreneurs Must Do Before It’s Too Late
Estate planning? Estate planning?!?! For entrepreneurs?!?! Seriously? Why? Because stuff happens…
Hiring a Boss: 5 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself
The saying goes that you don’t get to choose your parents. While that is true, you do get to choose practically everyone else on the planet – especially the people you work with…
Non-Technical Founders: Stop Trying to Learn How to Code
Strong computer science talent is a dime a dozen these days and with the surge of tech companies growing and starting, the demand seems to be outweighing the supply…
The Best Startup Community in the World is…
Chicago is the best startup community in the world…right?…
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Healthy Eating: Top 10 Tips for 2013
As we enter into a new year, we can never seem to avoid making resolutions…
Obamacare Is Real – So What Does It Mean for Healthcare Startups?
If there were any doubts that parts of Obamacare might be repealed in the event of a Romney win, those doubts have receded into the dim and distant past by now…
Startup Lessons Retrofit CEO Jeff Hyman Used to Close an $8 Million Series A Round
Earlier this November, Jeff Hyman, CEO of Chicago-based startup Retrofit, picked up an $8 million Series A round led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson…
When You’re Building a Company, It’s Great to Be Weird
It’s your choice and it starts today. Will you be brave enough to be weird?…
Three Business Practices That Turned 1-800-GOT-JUNK Into a $105 Million Business
When I started The Rubbish Boys (which later I franchised as 1-800-GOT-JUNK?) at 18, I really didn’t know much about business…