Dharmesh Shah
Dharmesh Shah is a serial software entrepreneur. He is currently the founder and CTO of HubSpot, which provides marketing software for small businesses. The company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has raised over $17 million in capital, and has over 1,400 customers. Dharmesh also authors OnStartups.com, a popular startup blog with over 15,000 subscribers and 80,000 members in its online community. He is an angel investor and a frequent speaker on the topic of startups and inbound marketing. He has a B.S. from UAB and an M.S. from MIT. He can be found on twitter as @dharmesh.
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12 facts about entrepreneurs that may surprise you
(Editor’s note: Dharmesh Shah is a serial software entrepreneur and the founder and CTO of HubSpot, which provides marketing software for small businesses. This column originally appeared on his blog. )
I have a picture in my head of what the average entrepreneur is like. I’d guess pretty young (think Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) living the red beans and rice lifestyle, working 80+ hours a week and sleeping under their desk.
On some parts, I’m probably right —… Continue Reading
11 things an angel investor will never say
(Editor’s note: Dharmesh Shah is a serial software entrepreneur and angel investor.)
As a tribute to the very funny VC Non-Admissions and the follow-up Founder Non-Admissions, I offer to you my own take on this – from an angel investor perspective. Sorry that mine aren’t in a cool presentation form with pictures and such. I don’t have that kind of talent.
10 Things An Angel Investor Will Never Say
1. I really want to support entrepreneurs – but… Continue Reading
14 tips for building a startup sales team
Your sales force if your company’s lifeblood. No matter how good your product is, it won’t sell itself, no matter how much you believe otherwise. Establishing a competent, effective team to draw customers is often challenging for entrepreneurs, though, who would rather focus on research and development or chase VCs.
First off, a few disclaimers: I’ve never been a sales person. I’ve never even played a sales person on TV. All the points below have been… Continue Reading
10 Things Business Schools Won’t Teach You
There’s no doubt that you can learn a lot at business school, but oftentimes, the most important lessons are mysteriously absent – especially for entrepreneurs.
Now that three years have passed since I got my graduate degree (and since the founding of my current startup), I think I can make fun of my alma mater a bit. Please note: Only a moderate amount of harm was inflicted on MBAs – and investment bankers, in the… Continue Reading