Monthly Archives: January 2011
Your Earlier Years Dictate Your Propensity to Take Risks
Most entrepreneurs are destined for their careers from the day they are born. They may not make presentations detailing their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur for their second grade Career Day, but they exhibit the traits they need to succeed. …
Young Entrepreneur Interview with John D'Amelio of ContractLogix.com
John D'Amelio has been running his own businesses since he was 17. At age 27, he quit a consulting job to launch his own software company. What began in his basement grew into IntelliSoft Group, which is now a leading …
Lesson for Entrepreneurs: Your Promotional Message Is Not Your PR Angle
There is one disconnect between marketing and consumers that every entrepreneur should learn, and nowhere is it more evident than in the world of public relations. In just about every company, revenue is all about sales. Sales drives the business, …
The 5 Worst Douchebags in Social Media… Recognize Anyone?
*disclaimer* – Strongish language. Not for children or the easily-offended. *disclaimer* – At the risk of being called sexist, the feminine term for "douchebag" is "douchebaguette." Apply as necessary. Unless you've been living under a rock, you already know that …
Young Entrepreneur Interview with Farnoosh Torabi
Farnoosh Torabi has taken her passion and her expertise and done what so many entrepreneurs strive to do: She's turned them into a brand and a platform from which she has launched herself as a nationally recognized expert. Whether she's …
Young Entrepreneur Interview with Rapportive CEO, Rahul Vohra
Looking for some concrete, practical, straight-forward entrepreneurial advice? Of course you are! And today's interview most certainly delivers. An entrepreneur at heart, Rahul Vohra has been involved with a number of startups, headed up the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs while attending …
Money is Back on the Table
Right now, if you looked around the world and took notice of the changes, you would notice that things are shifting. While you might have been worried about the economy in the past few years, things are beginning to improve. …
8 Keys to Sizing Your Startup Funding Requirements
Startups ask me "How much money should I ask for?" The simple answer is the absolute minimum amount you need to make your plan work. Some entrepreneurs try to start with a huge number, hoping they can negotiate and close …
Google Turns a New Page… and Grows Up
What most people don't know about Google is that it was begun by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, essentially two young men who could create a search engine that works, but they weren't necessarily interested in managing it. As Google …
It's 2011! Time to Dive into Social Media
As 2011 has dawned, it is a perfect time for businesses to think about their online strategy for the New Year. Social media exploded in 2010 and the experts agree that we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. What …
How LivingSocial + Amazon.com = One Crazy Idea
When you're looking at the deals that come into your email box each day, most of them get deleted. And when you're browsing Facebook or moving the Twitter updates up and down, you're probably dismissing most of the information you …
Using Technology to Work through Mother Nature's Worst
Whether your business is run from a single location or spread all over the world, if you're in business long enough, there is a good chance weather will affect you at some point. In today's business world, consistent movement of …
An Entrepreneur's Guide to Pitching the Press
Too many entrepreneurs and small business owners think that they are too small to get the attention of the press. While I will concede that it may be easier for Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg to get the attention of …
Creative Ways to Use Others to Reduce Your Workload
The best entrepreneurs know that they need to work efficiently in order to stay ahead. Many online entrepreneurs are lone wolfs who are not accustomed to working with other people. Other entrepreneurs are too proud to ask for help. However, …
Cheezburger is at the Top of its Game?
If there was ever a business idea that makes an English teacher wince and take another sip from the flask under their desk, it would be (I Can Haz) Cheezburger. This site, filled with cute pictures of animals alongside phonetically …
How to Engineer an Exceptional Life
Life is about building. I am reminded of seeing demonstrated how a skyscraper is built. The bulk of the construction time is spent on building incredibly strong foundations. The higher the building, the deeper the foundations. So if you're going …
The Secret to Making Your Message Go Viral
As a blogger, I'm always trying out different writing methods, headlines and tactics to see what works and what doesn't. I read blogs voraciously and even books on blogging to continue to learn from the best. I aim to emulate …
Going Local or Loca? Patch.com Might Have the Answer
AOL has needed to do something special, something different. With the popularity dwindling in the shadows of other email services, they needed something to set them apart — enter Patch.com. Patch.com is a series of news sites that offer nationwide …
Top 5 Things that Make You Look Appealing to an Investor
As hard as it may be to hear, a great idea is not all that is needed to get funding. You may have planned out what you believe to be one of the most revolutionary products since the compact disk, …
Milewise — Make Your Airline Miles Rewarding
A program for your frequent flyer miles that helps you cash in the miles you have so you can get the rewards you want — sound crazy? Not anymore. No more waiting around for the miles to be redeemed or …
Technology Brings the House Call to a Whole New Level
It used to be common that doctors came to your home when you needed care. That model went away a long time ago and was replaced with us visiting their offices or the hospital. But advancements in mobile technology are …
7 Top-Notch Resources to Add to Your Entrepreneur's Toolbox
Operating a small business online can be just as taxing as operating a brick and mortar store. However, given the right tools you can make the process go much more easily. I've listed a few of these tools below to …
Interview with Young Entrepreneur Jessica Mah of inDinero
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Jessica Mah, the co-founder and CEO of inDinero. inDinero is a financial monitoring platform that allows you to easily track all aspects of your finances and see exactly how your business …
Twitter's 140 Characters Need More Space to Grow
When a company starts out small, like less than 200 characters small, how much space does it need? With the additional $200M investment in Twitter, it seems the small thinking company needs more room to grow. Located, currently, in the …
Yanik Silver & Derek Gehl Bring Transparency to Internet Marketing, Finally!
One of my favorite online marketers has got to be Yanik Silver. He’s become a good friend over the past couple of years and I had the opportunity to attend one of his Maverick Business Adventures and I also interviewed …
