The five biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make
The tricks to success change all the time, but the keys to failure are consistent. Serial entrepreneur Jerry Kaplan put together this list in a lecture in Stanford University’s entrepreneur thought leader speaker series in 2003 – but it’s as relevant today as it was… Read More
Hey VCs, it’s not your company!
(Editor’s note: Brad Feld is an early stage investor and co-founder of Foundry Group. This post originally appeared on his blog.)
VCs say a lot of stupid things. I’m guilty of it plenty and whenever someone calls me on it I try to acknowledge and… Read More
4 ways to get automatically rejected by an angel investor
I’ve started three companies, and now I’m an angel investor. So I’ve been on both sides of the table.
There are lots of good articles out there about pitching, and surely everyone who pitches me has read some of them. Still though, a few problems… Read More
Lean startups aren’t cheap startups
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column originally appeared on his blog.)
At an entrepreneurs panel last week questions from the audience made me realize that the phrase “Lean Startup” was being confused with “Cheap Startup.”
For… Read More
Management
Shoestring marketing for start-ups
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Scott Olson is president of MindLink Marketing. He contributed this column to VentureBeat.)
In a startup, there is no more precious commodity than capital. It’s hard to… Continue Reading
DEMO’s visits to London and Boston show California is great place to launch
I’ve been on the road lately, in a continued effort to find and meet with the best companies around to launch new products at the DEMO conference, and have been… Continue Reading
Do you have what it takes to be a founder?
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column originally appeared on his blog.)
When my students ask me about whether they should… Continue Reading
More from Management
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What rehab taught me about making bad investments
(Editor’s note: Jeff Bussgang is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. This column originally appeared on his blog Seeing Both Sides.)
For as long as I can remember, I have been an… Continue Reading
10 lessons in bootstrapping a business
(Editor’s note: Clate Mask is co-founder and CEO of Infusionsoft. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
There are two ways to build a business: Raise a bunch of money or… Continue Reading
How to throw a kick-ass launch party (on the cheap)
(Editor’s note: David Goldenberg is co-founder of PigSpigot.com, a user-generated greeting card site. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
After a year of planning and development, our company recently launched in beta… Continue Reading
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Start-up studies: A pop quiz
There’s a classroom exercise that’s a part of the Stanford technology venture program hits its students with each year: If you had five dollars and two hours, what would you do… Continue Reading
Sustainability: The ‘must have’ holy grail
(Editor’s note: Bernard Moon is vice president of the Lunsford Group. He contributed this story to VentureBeat.)
When I was a kid, Atari dominated the gaming scene. Sure, Mattel’s Intellivision and… Continue Reading
Book review: “The Web Startup Success Guide”
(Editors’ note: Alain Raynaud is the founder of FairSoftware. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
If you’re an entrepreneur launching a start-up, there are plenty of places online to find advice – some… Continue Reading
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