Anyone in the venture business will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere and find its way into every aspiring entrepreneur's pitch. I call this "the puck at your feet" because it's not where the industry is heading but rather where the industry is today. By the time you launch your buzz word feature everybody will be offering that buzz product. You need to think about where the puck is going.READ»
Jeff Morgan took an unlikely route from Silicon Valley to Haiti and Cambodia--but he brought his startup expertise and venture capitalist training with him. READ»
One man in Silicon Valley is trying to turn the venture capital industry on its head--by going outside Silicon Valley. Dave McClure, founder of the new SuperAngel/VC fund 500 Startups, travels all over the world looking for ideas and deals.READ»
It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in ...READ»
Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»
When Kevin Braithwaite tells fellow Silicon Valley types that he's investing in entrepreneurs in Lebanon, they usually look at him like he's crazy.READ»
I often receive questions about whether or not a company is a mass customizer and why the whole world isn't moving to mass customization. This posting will make the differences a bit clearer about the differences and offer thoughts about what really matters.READ»
Think it's a far-fetched marketing ploy to position Microsoft and its Bing search engine as the scrappy startup nipping at Google's heels? It wouldn't be the first time someone called Bill Gates's former company "Underdog."READ»
There's been much discussion about what Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook employees thought of "The Social Network." The picture it paints of their CEO isn't pretty, and such powerful storytelling penetrates the mind of pop culture. But the filmmakers did Mark Zuckerberg a favor.READ»
After announcing its sub-$100 Moby tablet in March, Marvell is prodding developers who create apps for devices like the iPod, iPhone, and Android phones to dream up software for its gadget. Starting Sunday, for a month, the chipmaker is accepting submissions for the Mobylize 100K Challenge.READ»
First-Mover Advantage is an idea that just won't die. I hear it from every class of students, and each time I try to put a stake through its heart.READ»
Most project planning tools are so "20th century" and fail to deliver real value. Fast companies need better solutions to manage projects and improve business execution. Here's an introduction to a firm that offers the potential to add real value to your company.READ»
What do you get when you combine 7 panelist plus one moderator on to a stage for 30 minutes to talk about a serious topic? Answer: Not much. And that was evident at the Angel versus VC panel.READ»
There is a slick new television commercial advertising Apple's iPad. It includes a cool medical application that can be used for medical imaging. The advertisement shows a trend in medicine: in the last two years there has been an ...READ»
The Department of Justice has just settled a suit with Apple, Google, Intel, and other firms over not cold-calling each other's employees. The DoJ was worried the secret no-call policy was anti-competitive, so now the firms are freer to poach staff. Is this better?READ»
We've all heard about the problems happening right now at Blockbuster: The one-time giant in video rental has announced that it will file for bankruptcy this September. What lessons can we learn from this? How could Blockbuster's ...READ»
It took losing something important to understand the difference between a commodity and an opportunity. Along the way I also learned yet another way entrepreneurs see the world differently from their investors.READ»
Ev and Biz, those Silicon Valley celebrities who invented Twitter in 2006, scored a big news win last night with the release of a complete re-design of the Twitter.com site. Now we can not only see who is following us and who we ...READ»
Have we become a society of whiners when it comes to information overload? The time management field is overflowing with advice touting that more self-discipline is needed to control time allocations. Should we just "man-up" and ...READ»
