With 200 hospitals signed up already, GiveForward could forever change the way you pay for medical expenses--and help individuals and families in need.
Hyperink’s demand-first philosophy flips the way books are selected--instead of starting with the writer, it looks at search trends, social-media buzz, and what's selling well on Kindle.
Recently, I've seen plenty of commentary in the popular press (especially on Fox News) about the inappropriateness of leaders taking vacation. As summer winds down, a look at the merits of vacation, and how to prepare your staff for it, so everyone comes out happy.
When Jason and I set out to write "Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist," we both agreed that we wanted to try to create as useful and durable a reference guide for entrepreneurs interested in raising a round of venture capital as we could.
Every company we invest in aspires to lead whatever market segment it is in. In many cases, they want to create entirely new markets. Regardless, they always have competition, whether from other startups, existing companies, large incumbents, or companies they don't even know about yet.
I had two similar experiences last week where I heard from employees of two different companies that I'm on the board of. In each case, a senior exec said something like "I heard the board wants us to do blah."
Amy and I have just launched a new project we are working on together called Startup Marriage: Balancing Entrepreneurship and Relationship. It includes a blog, a tweet stream, and a book (hopefully by the end of the year).
I received an email from an entrepreneur today asking me about something that made my stomach turn. It's a first time entrepreneur who is raising a modest (< $750k) seed round).