Here are highlights of the Founders Space event at SomaCentral with four venture capitalists offering advice to startups and entrepreneurs on how to pitch like an investor — tailoring your presentations to what investors care about. Continue reading
Worried about over sharing on your social media platforms? Find out why giving folks insight into your personal life, thoughts and preferences is key to providing a human face for your organization. Continue reading
Unveiled at Launch, Ubooly shows power of sensor technology (and hugs) Target audience: Entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, marketing professionals, businesses, toy manufacturers, parents. At last week’s Launch Festival in San Francisco, I spent a few minutes talking with Carly Gloge, the founder and CEO of a new startup called Ubooly. They make cuddly plush toys that you can personalize and interact … Continue reading
Now that the table has been set, what’s next for geolocation? Is it all about Foursquare, Yelp, yawn and go home? I don’t think so. Instead, we’re seeing geolocation begin to splinter into niches and verticals. Continue reading
Entrepreneurs love quoting the tenets of The Lean Startup movement but Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup, urges entrepreneurs to move beyond the buzzwords and take on metrics. Find out why you need to take a closer look at metrics to understand what really matters to growing a business. Continue reading
Success comes from being smart about how you work which doesn’t necessarily mean you have to forgo sleep and family to be successful. At The Lean Startup Conference in San Francisco, we asked attendees how they plan on working smarter, not harder in 2013. Watch the video to hear their responses. Continue reading
