Entrepreneurs: Cash in on non-English search engines and more
In case you’ve missed any of our recent advice for startups over at VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner, here’s a wrap up:
Market research vs. gut instinct — Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm Computing and inventor of the Palm Pilot, discusses how to balance market research with your intuition.
Cashing in on non-English search engines — Global consumers are more than five times more likely to buy from a website with content in their native language. Here’s how to outwit your competition and quickly become an international success.
DEMO announces $1M media prize — Trying to decide whether to launch your product at the fall DEMO conference? Here’s an incentive. Two winners will be awarded a significant amount of media publicity, totaling $1 million in ads.
Cinching sales with sports scores — Sometimes, the best way to close a deal is to not pitch your company at all. Retired serial entrepreneur Steve Blank introduces a master of the consultative sale.
10 unconventional wisdoms for funding startups — Naval Ravikant, chief executive of Vast.com, offers pointers about how entrepreneurs should approach fundings.
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About the Author, Chris Morris
Chris Morris is editor of the Entrepreneur Corner on VentureBeat, helping start-up business owners launch and grow their companies. He previously worked at Yahoo! Finance, where he was managing editor, and as director of content development at CNNMoney.com. His work has also appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com.
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