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Aug
Connectors, Mavens and Salesmen: The secret to your success
Malcolm Gladwell has contributed many great books and ideas to the business stream over the years with Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers. But Tipping Point has changed the way that Charlie Gilkey, Michele Woodward and I do our work with job seekers[...]
Aug
Foundation elements for modern businesses
When you sit down to dream up a new business, you can imagine a world without constraints. Or you can choose to build in fundamental pieces that will make it more likely your idea will pay off.Here are some fundamental pieces of most new successful[...]
Aug
How To Refine Your Business Idea
You know you have a brilliant idea for a business and you are convinced people will buy your product or service. Well, guess what. Even a good business idea might not be financially viable. It's all a matter of putting aside your ego and being w[...]
Aug
The Secret Weapon to Stay Ahead of the Competition
The Secret Weapon to Stay Ahead of the Competition[...]
Aug
How To Refine Your Business Idea
You know you have a brilliant idea for a business and you are convinced people will buy your product or service. Well, guess what. Even a good business idea might not be financially viable. It's all a matter of putting aside your ego and being willin[...]
Aug
The Secret Weapon to Stay Ahead of the Competition
The Secret Weapon to Stay Ahead of the Competition[...]
Aug
How to raise money with no lead
Paul Graham says “The future [of funding] is no fixed amount, no fixed closing date, and no lead.” In other words, the future of financing is continuous, not discrete. This post explains how to raise a seed round with no lead, no fixed amount, [...]
Aug
Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical
There has been much discussion about VCs doing seed funding in the past year. I’ve written about it myself (Is VC Seed Funding Dead?) and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC Seed Funding?). Short summary of my posts: 1. There is a st[...]
Jul
The 5 Secrets of Cash Flow Forecasting
From Ken Kaufman: While forecasting cash flow may sound like a smart idea every business should implement, you might be surprised how many don't. Most businesses have no[...]
Jul
The 5 Secrets of Cash Flow Forecasting
From Ken Kaufman: While forecasting cash flow may sound like a smart idea every business should implement, you might be surprised how many don't. Most businesses have no[...]
Jul
How to select your company’s lawyer
(Editor’s note: Caine Moss is a corporate and securities partner at Goodwin Procter LLP. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.) Selecting legal counsel for your new venture is one of the first decisions you’ll have to make as a startup entrepr[...]
Jul
How liable are you for copyrighted material on your website?
(Editor’s note: Curtis Smolar is a partner at Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.) A reader asks: Users are posting music and other copyrighted material on my website, despite my best efforts. Am I liable for[...]
Jul
EC Book Review: – “Drive,” by Daniel Pink
(Editor’s note: Javier Rojas is a managing director leading U.S. investment activities for Kennet Partners. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Bringing an idea to its most powerful reality comes down to one thing: Building a team of the right[...]
Jul
5 Ways to Waste Money at Your Business
From Elaine Pofeldt: No one starts a business with the idea of pouring money down the drain. But even if you think you have been ruthless about hunting down “leaks” in your budget during the downturn, you may be surprised to find that[...]
Jul
EC Book Review: – “Drive,” by Daniel Pink
(Editor’s note: Javier Rojas is a managing director leading U.S. investment activities for Kennet Partners. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Bringing an idea to its most powerful reality comes down to one thing: Building a team of the right[...]
Jul
5 Ways to Waste Money at Your Business
From Elaine Pofeldt: No one starts a business with the idea of pouring money down the drain. But even if you think you have been ruthless about hunting down “leaks” in your budget during the downturn, you may be surprised to find that[...]
Jul
How to Use Proactive Social Customer Service to Build Your Brand
From Jill Fehrenbacher, Inhabitat: Smart businesses (ahem Zappos) realized years ago that[...]
Jul
Startups: Welcome to the lost decade
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column originally appeared on his blog.) If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a la[...]
Jul
The Pros & Cons of A/B Testing for Startups
One of the topics we touch on from time to time here at ReadWriteStart is the importance of solid design aesthetics for Internet startups. One of the key elements in creating a user-friendly design is A/B testing - a process by which two or more vari[...]
