December 2011
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DealSavant Wants to Compete for $5K, Need Your... →
The company which I’ve co-founded, is in the running to compete for a $5000 grant from 5X5 Night in Grand Rapids, Mi. With your vote, we could be one step closer to competing, and bringing home the much needed grant. To date, we’ve bootstrapped DealSavant on our own funds. With that, every little bit of income matters.
We are now taking paying customers, but winning the $5k would...
“A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits....”
October 2011
1 post
LaunchRock.com →
Gotta love launchrock for kicking out new projects. Check it out.
September 2011
1 post
A non-technical founder's hustle
rajibedi:
Many (not all) very successful startups have been founded by a hacker and hustler, and there is an ongoing debate on the definition of their roles and weight of their responsibilities. Needless to say, how a hustler spends his or her time is less obvious than a hacker. If you are the “idea person”, what do you do when it’s time to execute? Here are 10 things that make up a...
August 2011
2 posts
Matt Talbot: Learning what 'Do More Faster'... →
mtalbot:
Well it’s now about three weeks past Demo Day and I can’t believe that the summer building a business at TechStars has already passed. It was definitely the fastest summer of my life (went by about 1000x quicker than the summer I spent working at Arby’s as a teenager…don’t remind me, I can…
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Dylan Ratigan, Mad as Hell: His Epic 'Network'...
megrobertson:
We’ve got a real problem…this is a mathematical fact. Tens of trillions of dollars are being extracted from the United States of America. Democrats aren’t fixing it, Republicans aren’t stopping it — an entire integrated system, banking, trade and taxation, created by both parties over a period of two decades is at work decimating our entire country right now. MSNBC’s Dylan...
July 2011
2 posts
An Open Letter To Washington D.C.
To Each and Every Elected Official in Washington D.C.,
The Partisan Politics need to stop. Please pull your heads from the proverbial sand and look around. The American people are looking at you, all of you, and you look like lost children fighting in an elementary school playground. We don’t care what party you represent, we don’t care where you call home. All we care about is a...
Eric Stromberg: How to Choose the Right Startup to... →
estromberg:
The idea of joining a startup is exciting. But the overwhelming desire to leave something old to join something new can become a double-edged sword. Just because you are eager to get your foot in the door does not mean you shouldn’t be picky. You are a valuable asset, and it’s important to…
June 2011
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Due Diligence Checklist for Start-Ups Seeking...
The following checklist is intended for use by start-ups who may be preparing to seek funding. It is pretty broad, covering the requirements of many industries, but aimed more toward those who are already established as a corporation. At the very least, use it as a reference as you prep for a seed round.
Special thanks to my colleagues at ScoutForce for sharing this info.
Enjoy.
Due Diligence...
May 2011
2 posts
Funded by Night, Momentum for Days
rajibedi:
In sports, buzzer beaters and record breaking games mark the arrival of a legend. In music, sold out shows and platinum records announce the anointment of a diva. But what metrics indicate the rebirth of a once iconic city? Surely it isn’t a staggering decline in population, or the number of abandoned buildings. It can’t be free falling employment numbers or chart topping crime rates. ...
April 2011
5 posts
Scaling Sales for your startup... Leverage...
A few weeks back, while working on our sales strategy for DealSavant.com, it hit me. We’re not scalable, as in my partners and I, we’re not scalable. We are only 3 people, and no matter how many people we talk to, email, or chat with online, we just don’t scale. Our initial sales strategy was very one dimensional, and would have required us to have a very high service cost to...
betashop: 13 Things You Must Do Every Week As A... →
betashop:
Being the CEO of a startup is a hard and complex job. Here’s my quick list of the 13 things every startup CEO should make sure to do each week:
Remember your One Thing. Your startup can only do one thing well at a time. Know Your One Thing. Write it on the wall. Repeat it every day. Put it…
March 2011
9 posts
Don't show me the money!
rajibedi:
It’s arguable whether or not entrepreneurs are born or made, so I won’t attempt to join either side of that conversation. But what everyone can agree on is that entrepreneurs are not normal. The amount of sustained determination and a commitment an entrepreneur has to demonstrate in order to fully vet an opportunity (which may or may not be a success) can be startling. There are all...
Nathan's Blog: On Premature Optimization →
nbashaw:
Consider the fates of these two fictional founders:
Founder A stays on top of trends affecting the startup world, is highly motivated, and dreams of starting his own company. One day, inspiration strikes and he is consumed by an idea. He does his homework and searches for a technical cofounder…
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Watch(Founder Stories) Dennis Crowley: “The Hard Part Is Building The Machine That Builds The Product”
WatchWho needs chairlifts when you’ve got a jet pack…
February 2011
5 posts
Great Books for (Digital) Entrepreneurs...
As a result of my work on DealSavant.com, I’ve been doing more reading than ever before. Through my trials with the many business related texts I’ve read, I’ve found a few favorites. I’d like to share those favorites with you and encourage you to check them out as well.
Buzz Marketing- Mark Hughes. I’ve given more copies of this book away than I care to own up to....
January 2011
2 posts
How Steve Jobs gets things done →
balanon:
For starters, they hear a tale from one Apple director about the special board meeting held after Jobs accepted the post. Jobs walked up to the wall of the conference room where Apple’s roughly two dozen current products were on display and began taking them down, one at a time. When he was done, only four were left. Those were the ones, he said, that would give Apple new life by...
Wow, what a January!
The new year has been a whirlwind of excitement. After launching a number of projects and bringing on new clients into the new year for Adrenaline Commerce, LLC, I’ve also seen a start up project grow legs and start running on its own! DealSavant, a project that I’ve been working on with partners is really maturing and is near pilot phase. If all continues to go well, both companies...
November 2010
3 posts
October 2010
2 posts
Protect Your Good Idea
The best idea can still die when naysayers raise concerns, even if the concerns are meritless. Instead of trying to dodge unavoidable attacks, learn to expect the common types you’ll face, and how to counter them simply and convincingly:
Death by delay. Adversaries may try to put off the discussion, ask for additional information, or otherwise delay a decision on your idea, thereby slowing...
The Future of Startup Funding →
An Essay by Ycombinator’s Paul Graham on the future of startup funding.
August 2010
2 posts
Watchbalanon:
Jay Adelson - Speaking of Detroit with Techcrunch TV
via drintelmann
Facebook Dislike Button Is Fake [WARNING] →
mashable:
A new Facebook scam is making the rounds, and it’s taking advantage of a non-existent Facebook feature many users crave: the dislike button.
First,…
July 2010
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June 2010
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May 2010
6 posts
April 2010
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