Behavior Design Bootcamp with Stanford’s Dr. BJ Fogg
I was recently in Northern California by way of an invitation from Dr. BJ Fogg, head of Stanford University’s Persuasive Technology Lab…
Jugaad Innovation: Is Your Startup Doing It?
I just got back from a trip to India during which I picked up a book titled Jugaad Innovation…
Startup Food Fight: Truck vs. The City
Chicago natives Jim Nuccio and Gabriel Wiesen, are the owners of Beavers Coffee & Donuts…
Kickstarter vs. Quirky: How Crowdsourcing Can Impact Intellectual Property
Crowdsourcing websites like Kickstarter and Quirky are providing a new solution for turning ideas into marketable products…
How Social Entrepreneurship is Changing Chicago (and the World)
Starting a business? There’s never been a better time to do well by doing good…
Sales Effort Optimization: The Real SEO You Need To Understand
Advice on how to optimize your efforts to improve the input/output ratio in your sales efforts…
The Entrepreneurs Lexicon (Part 1): Money Matters
As a striving entrepreneur myself, I have discovered that there are a lot of buzzwords out there…
How to Take “Safe” Risks with Your Business
When taking business risks, here are four things to keep in mind so you’re making the smartest choices possible…
Is Your Business Too Sexy to Be Successful?
Are consumer-oriented technology businesses too sexy to be successful in today’s market?…
Inside the DEMO Pit
DEMO is not an ordinary trade show, but the grandaddy of conferences dedicated to the idea of the demo…