Blog Profile / Start-Up
| URL : | http://www.inc.com/start-up | |
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| Filed Under: | Business & Finance / Entrepreneurship | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1278 | |
| Posts / Week: | 7.3 | |
| Archived Since: | February 15, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Josh Kopelman on Funding the Next Wave of Start-Ups
With his Dorm Room Fund, the serial entrepreneur is putting more cash in the hands of college start-ups--and that's a good thing. By his sophomore year of college, Josh Kopelman was a full-fledged entrepreneur. Not that his alma mater--the University of Pennsylvania--understood him. Show More Summary
As Congress Debates Immigration Reform, One Entrepreneur Waits
Vishal Sankhla, the founder of a VC-backed start-up in Silicon Valley, explains what it feels like to have his visa status hang in the balance of the current immigration debate. Over the next several weeks, the Senate is set to debate immigration reform legislation. Show More Summary
4 Things Our Start-up Got Totally Wrong
While building a killer app for the hospitality industry, Monscierge hit more than a few classic start-up hurdles. Here's how it survived. I love lessons learned. Unfortunately learning a lesson means making a mistake or doing something wrong, so that's why I also love people who are willing to share the mistakes that result in wisdom. Show More Summary
What Makes Millennials Tick
They're smart, savvy, and super connected. Do you have what it takes to engage them? Millennials comprise a huge chunk of consumers, but not everyone understands them. At the World Innovation Forum, William Pearson, co-founder and president of Mental Floss trivia magazine, explained why they're important. Show More Summary
What to Do When Your Start-Up Doesn't Fail But Doesn't Succeed
Ellie Cachette, CEO of ConsumerBell, reflects on the middle ground of running a business. There were so many times our start-up almost failed, we joked it was a cockroach, a life form in its own right that, simply put, would never die. Show More Summary
How Email Is Ruining Your Health
It's not just you and it's not just in your head. British scientists have measured the impact of email on stress levels and it's not good. You know that buzzing, stressed out feeling you get when you look at your overflowing inbox of...Show More Summary
3 Apps to Keep Remote Teams Connected
Running a team remotely doesn't just present management challenges, it presents emotional ones. Here are three useful apps to try. Working remotely can help employers lure talent, save money and, according to one report, make a team more engaged and committed. Show More Summary
6 Reasons Vancouver Is Hot for Start-ups
Here's why Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook are opening local development offices there--and why you might want to do the same. If you've ever been to Vancouver you know the Canadian city is chock full of coffee shops, cyclists, and cultural diversity. Show More Summary
My Secret to Success? An Island in the Arctic
Here's how spending a year on a tiny Norwegian island helped one developer forge a whole new career. Many start-ups pass through highs and lows, a pivot, or an accelerator perhaps. Winston Chen took a more unusual path. Chen had been a CTO in Boston, where he had two kids and a bunch of start-up ideas circling around in his head. Show More Summary
5 Ways Company Culture Can Turn Your Start-Up Cash Flow Positive
How can culture impact your business? Just check it out for yourself. In the last year, have you lost 15 percent of your people? Has your start-up been struggling to stop the loss of big customers and stretching to bring on new ones?...Show More Summary
A Great Idea Is Never Enough
Entrepreneur and VC Eric Paley explains why it takes a lot more than just a good idea to build a successful company. Back in 1995, I purchased a used Mac laptop via auction on the Internet. The company that enabled that transaction doesn't exist today. Show More Summary
7 Characteristics That Will Kill Your Start-up
Don't let these common short-comings destroy your shot at a successful business. You are creative, resourceful, visionary, driven, and probably a touch hyper. I know that because you're an entrepreneur, or at least you want to be. These...Show More Summary
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The Best Quotes of the Week, May 20
Kick off Memorial Day weekend with these inspiring nuggets of wisdom from real entrepreneurs. Want to know what it takes to be successful and make a difference? Today, we're introducing a weekly roundup of quotes that addresses those issues and more. Show More Summary
11 Tips & Hacks for Using LinkedIn
LinkedIn is bigger than ever as a business tool. Are you actually making the most of it? Try some of these little-known tricks and tactics. LinkedIn is a powerful social network--not just for making connections, but for sharing content, recruiting talent, and keeping customers in the loop. Show More Summary
Is NYC the Next Silicon Valley?
Four entrepreneurs say the Big Apple is becoming America's next start-up hub. Are they right or is this just wishful thinking? Four entrepreneurs think New York is on the way to becoming the next Silicon Valley. Are they right? New York is notoriously unfriendly to start-ups, and during a recent mayoral forum the candidates said as much. Show More Summary
The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires
Mark Sutter explains why trying to win the "war on talent" is a losing battle. For the past five years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. Show More Summary
No Office? 4 Secrets for Managing Virtual Workers
Concerned about getting your money's worth when your team is spread across the country--or the world? Relax. Here are the secrets from a virtual-company pro. Entrepreneurs and small-businesses sometimes need support, but don't want to take on the overhead of a physical office space. Show More Summary
Best Advice I Ever Got: Jordan Fliegel
CoachUp.com's founder went through three business incubators, has investment from 15 venture capitalists, and gets advice from his board--but his favorite entrepreneurial advice comes from Mom and Dad. Since it was founded a little longer than a year ago, my company, CoachUp.com, has gone from one to 20 employees. Show More Summary
Beat the Summer Productivity Slump
Yes, you can enjoy the warm weather and stay sharp at work. Here's how. Summer is almost upon us. Roll out the barbeques, calm the kids, and... begin the inevitable hand wringing about the slump in productivity at work. Warm weather,...Show More Summary