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Since Kickstarter launched just over five years ago, investors have pledged more than $1 billion dollars to help fund the thousands of creative projects featured on the crowdfunding platform. While these projects range in scale and success, entrepreneurs and small businesses are turning to Kickstar Read More

Before you pull the trigger and launch your new small business, it’s important to make sure you have all your ducks in a row. Of course, you’ve already gotten the most important tasks done like finding the funding you need, hiring staff and making sure you have enough items to sell. Read More

While nobody likes to talk about it, the fact is that a great many startups fail within the first few years. Asking the question “What makes a startup fail?” is akin to asking what makes a startup succeed as there are many possible answers. But, when you’re armed with a list of all the things you s Read More

Do you ever think about why your business would fail? Most businesses fail.

What can you do to make sure yours isn’t one of the majority? Your business could fail for many reasons, and below are three of the most common:

Reason #1 – Your business is failing because you do not have the desire Read More

Learn to play an instrument – The piano is the ultimate instrument in terms of skill and demand. Your brain has to process an incredible amount of information as you navigate 88 keys.
Play brain games – You brain is like muscle. To keep your brain in shape, make it work. Brain games provide a fun Read More

How do VC's decide whether or not a startup's technology is worth investing in? By asking a series of questions that are designed to reveal not only its potential to succeed, but also your potential to succeed as a team. Here are some insights from the point of view of a VC firm's CTO. Read More

Good guide for those thinking about starting a subscription based startup and what legal issues you might face. Read More

Meet: Laura Zander, the cofounder and CEO of Jimmy Beans Wool. Laura’s path to entrepreneurship started when she began “accumulating degrees in political science, sociology and criminology.” She eventually wound up in California, writing software for a small company, where she met her future husban Read More

The first thing a potential employer or investor will do when they get your resume is ‘Google you’ (that’s your Zero Moment of Truth) there is no doubt about that; they will check out all your social media profiles (LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Quora etc.) and anything else that comes up. Read More