Silicon Valley is Not Just a Location, But a Mindset
Silicon Valley has become the go-to location to create that big technology business for most American entrepreneurs. Well, not just Americans but entrepreneurs from far and near aspire to create…
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Business Lessons From LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, partner, Greylock. Reid has completely changed how companies find employees, how employees find jobs and how business people stay connected.…
Dropifi Takes Top Prize At The First Accra Startup Weekend
Dropifi, a web messaging platform that turns your contacts into loyal customers has won the top prize at the just ended Accra Startup Weekend. Dropifi competed with 7 other teams.…
Don Dodge, A Must Have Speaker At Every Startup Conference
Don Dodge is a must have speaker at every startup conference, period. Don addresses the topic ‘Failure’. Failure is not only the biggest reality of the startup world but also…
Vodafone Xone: Vodafone Opens Its Doors To Startups In The Valley
Vodafone is the latest company to launch a start-up accelerator, opening its doors to 24 early-stage ventures in Silicon Valley. The new Vodafone Xone, based in Redwood City, will provide…
NewMe Startup Accelerator Encourages And Targets Black Tech Entrepreneurs
NewMe is a startup accelerator for minority led technology start-ups that houses a handful of visiting start-ups in Silicon Valley. NewMe does not invest in its startups, but rather offers…
Can Your Startup Survive Outside of Silicon Valley? Yes It Can!
Of course being in Silicon Valley is a big deal for a lot of startups. Facebook, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga, Skype, and Twitter,Tumblr, Pandora, Formspring, Posterous, Apture, Quora, Asana, Path, Flipboard,…
18 Innovation Lessons From Steve Jobs
Apple, Inc. continues to set the standard for what a personal computer can be and do. There’s a lot you can learn from Steve Jobs and his innovative leadership style.…
The Startup Ladder: Innovation Leaders And Fast Followers
In the organizational context, innovation is often linked to positive changes in efficiency, productivity, quality, competitive positioning, market share, etc. Some will flourish under its influence. Other will die. Startups…
21 Best Questions And Answers On Quora For Entrepreneurs
Do angel investors and venture capitalists prefer investing in LLCs or C-Corps? Why are there so many consumer focused startups compared to B2B startups if the majority of profits are…
21 Things Your Startup SHOULD Copy From Airbnb
Airbnb a short term rentals company is a classic Silicon Valley story of bootstrapping, rejection and eventually success. Brian Chesky and his co-founder, Joe Gebbia, decided to start a company,…
i/o Ventures Unveils 5 New Startups
i/o ventures has unveiled the second class of companies from its program. i/o ventures is an early stage startup program that focuses heavily on mentorship. They work closely with founders…
Naeem Zafar: Startup Advice For New Entrepreneurs
Naeem Zafar runs companies, advises startups, heads committees, and teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haas School of Business, University of California in Berkeley. The most relevant advice I can…
Reid Hoffman: How Entrepreneurs Can Invent The Future
Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and a member of Endeavor’s Global Board of Directors, shared his top 10 rules for entrepreneurship @ this year’s SXSW. When I co-founded LinkedIn the…
Are You Building A Startup? I Have Got 3 Words For You
In Paul Graham’s words: “You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend as little money…
What To Look Out For When Choosing A Startup Co-founder
You can facilitate change and even catalyze it in others but you can never be the change in someone else. Choose someone that complements your skills. You need a partner…