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…
The JOBS Act: Goodbye Free Money, Hello Administrative Nightmare
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, otherwise known as the JOBS Act, was intended to make it easier for small investors to invest in small businesses. This act comes in reaction to the plethora of crowd funding sites that have become quite popular, as well as in the interest of stimulating economic growth. My initial…
Is Your Top Client Your Biggest Business Risk?
When a business is getting off the ground, it is very tempting – indeed, compelling – to accept any customer and grow with them…
Is Your Startup Idea Any Good? Find Out in 8 Steps.
Any entrepreneur worth his or her salt has a half dozen new ideas every week…
Are Co-Located Teams More Productive?
I frequently visit incubator workspaces where I see teams earnestly working on their products in a fairly busy environment with lots of people coming and going, and I ask myself whether they would be more productive if they were not co-located in an environment with potentially many distractions. The energy and buzz of an incubator…
Entrepreneurs: Don’t Fall Into the Equity Trap!
The issue of equity at a startup company is always a sensitive one, and it is rarely handled properly…
Why Startup Founders Should NOT Have Opinions
Here’s how I think every founder of every company can become better at his or her job overnight: stop having opinions…
B2B Companies: Who is Your Customer?
I started off this three-part B2B series with an article about B2B Sales. Now, let’s talk about identifying the right customer base. I can hear you going, “Huh?” Many start-up businesses think they know their customers, and thus, end up spending scarce resources and limited funds in poorly conceived market-creation initiatives. If that happens to…
Technori Pitch: September 2012 Recap!
This was the 13th Technori Pitch showcase, and we got to see five new startups…