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The Book | Howard Mann - Make Your Business More Fun To Run
april 2010 by jbreazeale
This small book contains the secret basics to unlock the true power and potential of your business. The basics. That's what you lost when you went from feeling like making your mark to just keeping up and surviving.
books
toread
business
entrepreneur
startup
april 2010 by jbreazeale
The Stealth Mode: Trada’s Position on Staying Stealth
april 2010 by jbreazeale
Let’s just start right in with my position: I am a firm believer in t value of stealth mode if used in the right way. Of course, there are exceptions to this, so I’m not making a blanket statement that the every company should do things this way. We’ve been in stealth mode at Trada for almost 18 months now. You’re reading this because we finally felt it was time to change that. Stealth mode has been a fundamental tenant of our approach to building the company, and I think it has served us well...
startup
entrepreneur
stealth
marketing
launch
howto
april 2010 by jbreazeale
Why Affordable Products Hurt You And Your Customers
march 2010 by jbreazeale
I’m certain that this post will attract some pretty “spirited debate,” so let me cut right to the chase.
“Affordable” (meaning very low-priced) products are bad news for you and your customers, if that’s all you’re offering them. You need to have at least one premium product available now – and more in the works – or you’re going to burn yourself out.
consulting
pricing
money
product
sales
launch
startup
entrepreneur
sustainable
“Affordable” (meaning very low-priced) products are bad news for you and your customers, if that’s all you’re offering them. You need to have at least one premium product available now – and more in the works – or you’re going to burn yourself out.
march 2010 by jbreazeale
GoodFunMarketing
march 2010 by jbreazeale
I help women entrepreneurs who hate marketing to design and market their programs and products in un-hypey, un-slimy and un-boring ways.
If you are ready to make your business and your marketing far more fun and effective than it is now, please get my free marketing tips and join my community.
marketing
colorado+boulder
entrepreneur
startup
women
If you are ready to make your business and your marketing far more fun and effective than it is now, please get my free marketing tips and join my community.
march 2010 by jbreazeale
About | Productive Flourishing
may 2009 by jbreazeale
Productive Flourishing is about meaningful, sustainable productivity and personal development for creative people. If that's enough for you, grab a free
blog+business
small+business
entrepreneur
philosophy
howto
may 2009 by jbreazeale
Analysis: How Far Do Projects Launched At Startup Weekends Travel? (Not Very Far)
april 2009 by jbreazeale
What happens to all these projects after they’ve launched? Do any of them actually take off or do most die a silent death? Are they usually left for what they were after the weekend or does development on the services and applications continue?
startup+weekend
startup
entrepreneur
business
april 2009 by jbreazeale
Kickstarter
april 2009 by jbreazeale
Kickstarter is a funding platform for artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, journalists, entrepreneurs, athletes, inventors, bloggers, philanthropists, explorers...
entrepreneur
startup
funding
money
howto
business
community
april 2009 by jbreazeale
THE ENTREPRENEURS REPORT: Private Company Financing Trends - Winter 2008
march 2009 by jbreazeale
In 2006, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati launched its Entrepreneurs College seminar series. Presented by our firm’s attorneys, the seminars in each session address a wide range of topics designed to help entrepreneurs focus their ideas and business strategies, build relationships, and access capital. In response to attendee demand, there also are occasional additional sections that address issues of concern to particular industries.
entrepreneur
education
howto
march 2009 by jbreazeale
The High-Res Society
december 2008 by jbreazeale
For nearly all of history the success of a society was proportionate to its ability to assemble large and disciplined organizations. Those who bet on economies of scale generally won, which meant the largest organizations were the most successful ones...
article
business
technology
entrepreneur
december 2008 by jbreazeale
Delegate or Outsource - If You Want Your Business To Grow | Small Business Trends
november 2008 by jbreazeale
Running a small business is not easy. Your business and its growth possibilities keep changing fast. As your business grows, there just are too many things to
small+business
entrepreneur
november 2008 by jbreazeale
Today | KillerStartups.com™
november 2008 by jbreazeale
We review 15+ internet startups per working day. Vote for the one you think will be a killer.
technology
business
entrepreneur
november 2008 by jbreazeale
Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy
october 2008 by jbreazeale
"If we've learned one thing from funding so many startups, it's that they succeed or fail based on the qualities of the founders. The economy has some effect, certainly, but as a predictor of success it's rounding error compared to the founders..."
business
entrepreneur
october 2008 by jbreazeale
SocialVibe
september 2008 by jbreazeale
SocialVibe allows a person to use their online influence to make a difference.
entrepreneur
org+charity
september 2008 by jbreazeale
Bury The Name Silicon Alley
september 2008 by jbreazeale
Fred Wilson gave a phenomenal speech at Web 2.0 Expo NY titled New York's Web Industry From 1995 to 2008: From Nascent to Ascendent. It's about 25 minutes long - worth watching from beginning to end. It's a fantastic history lesson that details the rise, fall, and re-emergence of the Web industry in New York.
entrepreneur
september 2008 by jbreazeale
My Secret Weapon to Getting Contracts
august 2008 by jbreazeale
Free application Totally Free Burner burns audio, video, data, and ISO CDs and DVDs in just a few clicks.
entrepreneur
howto
business
marketing
august 2008 by jbreazeale
F|R Crib Sheet: 7 More Sites to Cut Your Startup Costs
august 2008 by jbreazeale
this week we’re expanding the list with seven additional resources to help you cut costs associated with project management, conferencing, financial planning and accounting — plus, an entire search engine devoted to sourcing free applications for just about everything else, including: data backup, CRM, product price tracking, professional video editing and more.
entrepreneur
money
august 2008 by jbreazeale
Seedcamp
july 2008 by jbreazeale
Seedcamp is where Europe's top young founders can come together in one place.
via:opencoffeeclub
entrepreneur
europe
july 2008 by jbreazeale
TECH cocktail
july 2008 by jbreazeale
TECH cocktail mission: help amplify the technology signal in under served markets and have fun doing it.
via:coloradostartups
entrepreneur
july 2008 by jbreazeale
Social Ingenuity
july 2008 by jbreazeale
Social Ingenuity takes your idea from a sketch on a napkin to revenue. Sales, marketing, legal, production, testing, deployment, management. We've got it covered.
entrepreneur
local
july 2008 by jbreazeale
What's Your Entrepreneurial Personality Type?
july 2008 by jbreazeale
Recent studies say yes, successful entrepreneurs share a number of common personality traits, and these traits are the predominant indicators of their success-outweighing education, family ties, skills and experience.
via:indiaon
entrepreneur
generalist
july 2008 by jbreazeale
HitForge, a new twist on incubators
june 2008 by jbreazeale
Sounds like a good combination for StartupWeekend...
via:gigaom
entrepreneur
money
june 2008 by jbreazeale
Venture Capital, Angels or Bootstrap?
june 2008 by jbreazeale
...you need to understand how investors evaluate companies. There is a range of criteria, of course, but the three most important ones are team, technology and market, and angels and VCs evaluate them in different ways...
via:foundread
funding
entrepreneur
howto
june 2008 by jbreazeale
Task Market
june 2008 by jbreazeale
Microsoft's launched a tech-oriented outsourcing marketplace called Task Market in Tech Preview (that is, beta).
microsoft
howto
entrepreneur
june 2008 by jbreazeale
8 Things You Should Include In Your Terms of Service Agreement
june 2008 by jbreazeale
...make sure you and your client are on the same page before any work has even begun using a Terms of Service Agreement, which essentially puts into clear, written language what you expect from your client and what they should expect from you...
via:freelanceswitch
entrepreneur
howto
june 2008 by jbreazeale
How "Why Startups Fail" Fails
may 2008 by jbreazeale
"David Feinleib at Mohr Davidow Ventures pens a piece called, “Why Startups Fail.” Here are his four reasons with my thoughts below..."
entrepreneur
business
may 2008 by jbreazeale
Being Lightweight: Working with Clients
may 2008 by jbreazeale
We are a small company who is trying to do big things. In order to be successful, we need to reduce drag - to remove the processes, bureaucracies and commitments that slow us down and don't pay off.
via:commoncraft
business
customer+service
entrepreneur
howto
may 2008 by jbreazeale
Hats off to your own web business
may 2008 by jbreazeale
So, what can you expect when starting your own web business? There are different skills, or hats, that you will need to wear initially while bootstrapping (assuming there are only a couple of people in your team). Being aware of what you are going to get
via:carsonified
business
web+design
software+development
entrepreneur
howto
technology
may 2008 by jbreazeale
Doodlekit | Website Builder | Website Maker | Website Creator
april 2008 by jbreazeale
Doodlekit is an online FREE website builder that helps you build a personal or business website.
online
web+design
web+services
business
entrepreneur
technology
april 2008 by jbreazeale
The Hive Cooperative wiki
april 2008 by jbreazeale
The Hive is a collaborative co-working facility that provides many of the ad-hoc benefits of the modern Internet-cafe, with the professional working environment and community aspects of a more traditional office.
via:coloradostartups
org+business
colorado+denver
colorado+boulder
entrepreneur
coworking
april 2008 by jbreazeale
ID345 SPACE
april 2008 by jbreazeale
The idea of ID345 SPACE is to take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creative) and the best elements of a workspace (productive, functional) and combine them to give indie workers the chance to have their own, affordable space.
via:coloradostartups
org+business
colorado+denver
entrepreneur
coworking
april 2008 by jbreazeale
Become a Lifestyle Entrepreneur: Complete Guide and 40+ Resources
april 2008 by jbreazeale
In this article, I’ll be outlining the primary steps to becoming a lifestyle entrepreneur, followed by 40+ educational and practical resources you can use to get started.
business
entrepreneur
howto
april 2008 by jbreazeale
Create Pride in Workplace to Improve Retention
february 2008 by jbreazeale
The article ... discusses the PRIDE model: P - Provide a positive environment; R - Recognize, reinforce and reward individual efforts; I - Involve and engage everyone; D - Develop the potential of your workforce; E - Evaluate and hold managers accountable
via:mybusinessmag
entrepreneur
culture
february 2008 by jbreazeale
9 VCs You’re Gonna Want to Avoid « FoundRead
january 2008 by jbreazeale
Larry Chiang offers this list of VC archetypes you’ll definitely want to avoid, just as soon as you hit the $900,000-mark...
via:foundread
funding
business
entrepreneur
january 2008 by jbreazeale
The Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program
november 2007 by jbreazeale
The Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program brings to campus individuals from legal, technical, regulatory and business backgrounds to discuss issues facing the telecommunications community...
via:bfeld
technology
business
colorado+boulder
entrepreneur
november 2007 by jbreazeale
How to be a ‘Sticky’ Leader « FoundRead
november 2007 by jbreazeale
"Prof. Heath offers some suggestions for ‘how to be sticky’ like Welch, Clinton … even, Jack Kennedy. The top 3: make your message surprising; concrete; and keep it simple..."
via:foundread
entrepreneur
business
communication
leadership
management
november 2007 by jbreazeale
Ask the Wizard: Early Stage Board of Directors
november 2007 by jbreazeale
Here is a composite (sorry, “mashup”) of the kind of first round term sheet language for Board participation I recently heard from different founders...
via:askthewizard
entrepreneur
business
november 2007 by jbreazeale
The 20 Worst Venture Capital Investments of All Time - Inside CRM
november 2007 by jbreazeale
Check out our graveyard of dreams and money to get a look at VC (venture-capital) investments that just weren't wise...
via:insidecrm
investing
business
entrepreneur
november 2007 by jbreazeale
Tip #2: Find and engage great mentors. » ColoradoStartups.com
november 2007 by jbreazeale
"Here’s the second of my series of posts on my top twelve startup tips from TechStars this summer. It’s about finding and engaging great mentors..."
via:coloradostartups
via:davidcohen
entrepreneur
human+resources
article
business
howto
relationships
november 2007 by jbreazeale
Ask the Wizard: Too Many Chiefs or Too Many Indians
october 2007 by jbreazeale
"We’re growing the business from four people to twenty, and in our current structure, everybody reports to me.... What’s the best way to grow organizationally so that the company is structurally prepared for 20/30/40 employees?..."
via:askthewizard
entrepreneur
business
strategy
october 2007 by jbreazeale
DocSyncer - Synchronize Your Microsoft Office Documents with Your Google Docs Account
october 2007 by jbreazeale
"Meanwhile this is the slickest, most straightforward way for synchronize your desktop based documents to Google Docs that I’ve seen..."
via:bfeld
microsoft
google
colorado+boulder
entrepreneur
october 2007 by jbreazeale
Feld Thoughts - CTO vs. VP Engineering
october 2007 by jbreazeale
"I went for a mountain run yesterday with a long time friend of mine. In between panting, we spent about a half an hour discussing the differences between a CTO and a VP Engineering..."
via:bfeld
technology
management
entrepreneur
october 2007 by jbreazeale
La Dolce Startup — Or, how one founder inspired and integrated a non-techie onto his team.
october 2007 by jbreazeale
"Can a person with a liberal arts degree, corporate consulting experience, and a subscription to Harvard Business Review fit on the founding team of a startup, report to an engineer-founder, use Facebook –- and contribute? Yes!.."
via:foundread
entrepreneur
business
october 2007 by jbreazeale
VentureLoop
october 2007 by jbreazeale
Our products and services connect startups, talent, entrepreneurs and resources...
jobs
entrepreneur
october 2007 by jbreazeale
tipdish - Let Your Audience Hear You!!!
october 2007 by jbreazeale
TipDish is a social media directory and wire service that connects companies, organizations, PR and Marketing Professionals with the leaders and influencers in social media
via:startupweekend
startup+weekend
entrepreneur
business
october 2007 by jbreazeale
It Can Be Lonely at the Top
october 2007 by jbreazeale
The life of an entrepreneur can be lonely. It is often hard to find people in the real world who understand what we go through...
via:inc
entrepreneur
business
october 2007 by jbreazeale
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : Creating High-Impact Nonprofits (September 5, 2007)
september 2007 by jbreazeale
This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
via:stanford
nonprofit
business
entrepreneur
strategy
september 2007 by jbreazeale
Getting a startup right the second time
september 2007 by jbreazeale
The road to success is hard. We all know this, but still hope for the quick success of a Twitter instead of the starting and stopping of a flickr (started as a game). ImThere is a startup that started and stopped. David documents their eventual success.
technology
entrepreneur
software
business
strategy
september 2007 by jbreazeale
Idea: Be more than a coach
september 2007 by jbreazeale
@beckymccray - love the "taxi" concept (); noodling over ways to incorporate it...
via:smallbizsurvival
business
entrepreneur
september 2007 by jbreazeale
How to Fail at Practically Anything
september 2007 by jbreazeale
I say, fail a lot. Push yourself to the limits of your talents, endurance, and common sense, and then go one step further and fall down, spectacularly if possible. Failure is one of life’s great forces...
personal
business
entrepreneur
september 2007 by jbreazeale
LivePaths
september 2007 by jbreazeale
If the economics don't work, recycling efforts won't either. This is our little contribution to make the economics of recycling more appealing.
recycle
green
business
entrepreneur
september 2007 by jbreazeale
3 operating benchmarks founders should bear in mind now.
september 2007 by jbreazeale
Insights from a PE investor on how his trade will assess your company down the road.
via:foundread
entrepreneur
business
analysis
money
strategy
measurement
september 2007 by jbreazeale
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