Can you objectively compare ideas?
Ideas are easy to come up with – even off the wall ones. But figuring out whether there’s any demand for them isn’t. Idealab founder and CEO Bill Gross shares his thinking on how to objectively test – and compare …
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Entrepreneur Corner: Avoiding jail and improving the boardroom
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How to launch a startup and avoid ending up in jail – It’s tempting to cut corners in the early days of a startup, but cut the wrong ones and you could face …
Right idea, wrong time: Twitter in the pre-Twitter days
Twitter’s a ubiquitous service these days, but 11 years ago it was just the beginning of an idea rolling around in Jack Dorsey’s head. Dorsey, in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University, tells of the days he …
Startup lessons learned from Moneyball by Michael Lewis
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(Editor’s note: Javier Rojas is a managing director leading U.S. investment activities for Kennet Partners. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
Moneyball is hardly a new book. Written in 2003, it’s back in the spotlight these days as anticipation builds …
Entrepreneur Corner: Reinventing the boardroom and important lessons learned
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Cut-and-pasting legal language vs. hiring a lawyer – If you can’t afford a lawyer, it might be tempting to grab terms of service or a privacy policy from another site and claim them …
The essential qualities of passion
Before he was CEO at OptiMedica, Mark Forchette was a sales representative for a consumer products firm. He knew nothing about sales at the time, but was a passionate user of their products – and won the company over with …
3 questions every new CEO needs to consider
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(Editor’s note: Christopher Parks is CEO and founder of change:healthcare. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
There has been plenty written about what tools it takes to be a successful entrepreneur, but to date, few have addressed a key factor …
5 lessons learned from a serial entrepreneur
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(Editor’s note: Farid Naib is CEO and Founder of Document Depository Corporation and an angel investor. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
I have been described as a “serial entrepreneur,” which makes it all sound easy and full of success. …
Entrepreneur Corner: Staying sane and what the IPO rush means for you
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Demystifying the VC term sheet: Conversion Rights – Attorney Scott Edward Walker continues his ongoing series breaking down the often confusing language of venture capital term sheets, look at what conversion rights are …
How proximity affects workplace relationships
In an era where more and more workers are telecommuting for part of the week, if not entirely, the importance of physical proximity is often overlooked. In this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture, given at Stanford University, Ori Brafman, author of …
Staying sane in a startup
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(Editor’s note: Shawn Hessinger is the community manager of BizSugar. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
Running a startup is hard. It doesn’t matter if you’re fresh out of the entrepreneurial gate, or if you have a few years’ experience …
Entrepreneur Corner: Scraping content and growing innovation
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How legal is content scraping? – Pulling content from other sites is the way of the Internet – some sites are built entirely on the process, in fact – but how legal is …
Want to grow innovation? Fix immigration
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As movements such the startup visa program continue to gain steam in Washington, the CTO of the United States is joining the call. Aneesh Chopra, in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University, says the key to fixing …
Entrepreneur Corner: Attracting board members and learning from SEALs
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How to hire a superstar engineer for your startup – Some startups outsource computer engineering in the early days, but later find themselves in a position where the position needs to come in …
Lean startups vs. fat startups
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While the traditional definition of lean startup is one that moves fast, venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Mark Suster says a better definition is one that’s tied to size and funding levels. There’s nothing wrong with being lean as you …
Entrepreneur Corner: Seeking questions and why #1 isn't always best
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Legal danger zone: ‘Friending’ your boss – or your employee – In start-ups, employers and employees often have a friendship beyond the workplace, but that doesn’t mean it’s a smart idea to add …
Answers are easy. Finding problems is hard.
Most entrepreneurs think they know what problem they’re trying to solve when they decide to launch a company – but that certainty fades quickly as they begin digging into the situation. Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader …
Entrepreneur Corner: Learning from the music industry and hiring recruiters
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Demystifying the VC term sheet: Pay-to-play provisions – Attorney Scott Edward Walker continues his ongoing series looking at some of the arcane language of venture capital term sheets – and how entrepreneurs can …
Today's bad idea: Compensating solely on performance
In most companies, the better you perform, the more you earn. But Geoffrey Moore, author and venture partner at MDV, says focusing exclusively on that metric can hurt a company in the long run. Instead, he tells students in this …
Entrepreneur Corner: Handling online critics and being a good apprentice
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5 things to consider before firing back at online critics – Seeing harsh and seemingly unfair criticisms about your business appear online is frustrating, but rarely illegal. Attorney Curtis Smolar offers a few …
