An angel investor is someone who loves to take a lot of risk, who (it is hoped) has a lot of industry expertise, who invests $50,000 or $100,000 in raw startups. This was recorded at a conference last month. It’s a good review of angel investment from two experts. Although I’ve got the video embedded [...]
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Right now in Canada, almost 85% of the population uses the Internet and it’s safe to say this number will continue to expand. So why wouldn’t you use your web site to support the advertising you do in all other media? You do have a web site, right? Here’s the scoop: If you read our [...]
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Somewhere in the foundation of business startups is the idea that one of the best foundations of a good startup is actual customer need. Somebody needs or wants something, and you figure out how to get it to them or do it for them. One of the strong principles of business success. With that in [...]
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OK, I admit it: I post for startups about why you need to take advantage of the cloud–specifically, the Amazon.com cloud that seems to be available to all and priced for accessibility–but I haven’t quite mastered the Amazon cloud server step. I do use the Amazon S3 servers for all the illustrations on this blog [...]
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It’s nice when Guy Kawasaki writes about/alludes to/makes cursory mention of the product or service into which you pour a significant portion of your waking hours. It means more than enjoying an influx of traffic to your website (a handy side-effect, no doubt). It’s also an encouraging validation that you’re taking some steps in the [...]
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I’ve seen it in past recessions–more startups. I have only anecdotal evidence, no statistical data, but it still seems like a natural pattern. Some of the people laid off end up starting new businesses instead of finding new jobs. Over at Small Business Labs, Steve King posts Recession Drives New Businesses. He cites three major-media [...]
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It is easier to close a sale when a prospect has sought YOU out, rather than when you approach them. One of the reasons for this is that when a prospect approaches you, the business relationship starts out on a more equal footing. Contrast the situation where a prospect approaches you with the built in [...]
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Harrumph. I wasn’t happy to see this title on Entrepreneur.com written by anybody but me. I got a lot of page views last month on my Planning Startups Stories blog with 10 Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs. Now Entrepreneur.com lists 25? Harrumph. But then, thinking about it, the list is pretty damn good. My compliments to [...]
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To Define Success, First Define Failure — Tim Berry discusses how he defines both Email Center Pro power users share their insights — Customer care teams talks about the value of Email Center Pro Palo Alto Software hits the 100 Best Oregon Businesses in 2009 list — Sometimes a little horn-tooting is warranted Email and [...]
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