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. He is also a widely respected journalist in the video game and technology fields, whose work has appeared in Variety, CNBC.com, AOL and Forbes.com. Follow him on Twitter at @MorrisatLarge
