5 lessons learned from my company’s low point
(Editor’s note: Razor Suleman is the founder and CEO of I Love Rewards. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
In 2005, I hit a low and tried to quit my own business. Customer service was spotty. Employees (including myself) were disengaged. And turnover was high.
Instead of quitting, though, I took responsibility to change the trajectory of the company by listening and reflecting. Since then, the company has experienced 108 percent year-over-year growth. It wasn’t … Continue Reading
7 ways to get a VC you don't know to mentor you
(Editor’s note: Larry Chiang is CEO of Duck9 and is also co-moderating the upcoming ReverseVC Pitch Panel and Dinner at Stanford. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.)
Catching the eye of a venture capitalist is hard enough. Convincing him or her to mentor you – especially if they’re not familiar with you and your work – is a much more difficult proposition.
It’s not impossible, though. What it takes is accelerated networking skills that allow … Continue Reading
6 tips on finding the right mentor
(Editor’s note: Duke Chung is co-founder of Parature. Ching-Ho Fung, his mentor, is chairman of the company. They submitted this story to VentureBeat.)
Finding the right mentor to help you steer your business towards success is a challenging, but, often necessary task for entrepreneurs. The insight, experience (and possibly seed money) that the right mentor can provide is often invaluable.
Abot 10 years ago, I was lucky enough to join forces with DC-based entrepreneur … Continue Reading
How to keep your business acumen alive for the ages
(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This column originally appeared on his blog.)
If you’ve had a great career what happens to all your knowledge and experience when you retire?
My wife and I had dinner recently with a friend of hers from high school and Tom, her husband – whom I had never met before. I took one look at his suit and … Continue Reading
