Over the weekend I discovered Software by Rob, where Rob Walling blogs about software from the point of view of the one-person business, which he calls “micro entrepreneur.” A series of posts there reminds me of one of the fundamental facts about starting a business that relatively few people understand: There’s a huge difference between [...]
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My drive home is usually fairly boring. It’s a straight shot from my office in Eugene to my house in Springfield. Takes, on average, 15 minutes to drive (the speed limit) and if I catch the lights right, I only have to stop once the whole way there. There isn’t much traffic to speak of [...]
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Tim was recently invited to be the keynote speaker at the George Mason Entrepreneurship Research Conference. Not only is it an honor for Tim, but also for Palo Alto Software. And now for the cherry on top, a post from Campus Entrepreneurship: Just listened to Tim Berry give the keynote address during lunch. Tim was [...]
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Over the weekend, someone asked me a variation of the corporate shield question again. Specifically, in this case . . . I read that if your personal credit is not that great, if you owned a corporation it is easier to get financing because your personal credit is not looked at. That bugs me because [...]
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I will be the first to admit I read too many blogs. My RSS Reader is consistently over the 1000+ mark and I probably know too much about too many things I really have no business trying to understand. But then, there are a lot of smart people out there with good information to share. [...]
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Turn out. Take action. Be part of this historic event. March 28, 2009, 8:30 pm local time World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour – to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate [...]
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I can’t say I like its title, but the post called “Earth to Venture Capitalists: Are You Out There?” on the American Express OPEN forum is a good reminder that there is some money available for new investments. And you might, if you need investment to get your startup going, just have to look harder. [...]
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About a month ago I reserved a condo in New York for a business trip I have coming up at the end of May. I run the Princeton Entrepreneurs’ Network and we run an annual conference every year in late May, and this year I am the one in charge, so I have to be [...]
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With unemployment on the rise, more and more people are looking to starting a new business or career. Over on MainStreet.com, Marc Kramer lists out his top tools for people looking to go into the consulting practice. Remember, companies still need professionals with a variety of skills but can’t afford to hire full-time people. You [...]
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