Here’s the latest from VentureBeat’s Entrepreneur Corner:
Win when you lose - 10 guidelines for loss analysis – Learning from your losses can yield great dividends, but it’s not easy. Serial entrepreneur Scott Olson offers 10 ways to help you determine what went wrong – and how to avoid it in the future.
You’re a little company, now act like one – Too many start-ups like to project an image of being a fully-fledged business before they’re ready, argues Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear Software. Instead of speaking plainly to potential customers (and luring early adopters), they get caught up in corporate-speak and end up impressing no one.
Can you trust any VCs under 40? – The venture capital world has changed dramatically over the last 30 years, but it’s starting to come full circle – with the focus shifting to a track record of increasing revenue and consistent profitability. Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank asks, though, if today’s VCs, whose focus has been on hype and spin for so long, are capable of helping entrepreneurs build those sorts of companies.
Building a website? How to choose the right CMS - Your website can play a crucial role in your company’s success - but finding the right tools to maintain it isn't easy. Adam Toren, co-founder of YoungEntrepreneur.com discusses what to look for and offers a few suggestions on systems to test.
Is the tech boom over for entrepreneurs? - There are a lot of tech start-ups, but Tom Siebel, Chairman of First Virtual Group (and founder of Siebel Systems) says they’re more bells and whistles than real breakthroughs.