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11 Lessons I Learned Raising Venture Capital

We recently just completed raising venture capital, (a Series A financing), in which we raised $1.1M. The round was led by MentorTech ventures, with participation from Amicus Capital and prominent Bay Area and Seattle angels. We started fundraising in earnest in August of 2009, so from start to finish it took us 8 months. Raising money was a lot harder and took a lot longer than we expected, but obviously with determination and a bit of luck it can be done Read More

Want to turn your favorite hobby into a business? From home improvement to music, here's a look at some of the best hobbies for making money Read More

Have you ever considered what your signature says about you? One of the most famous signatures revealed a courageous patriot. John Hancock intentionally signed his name to the Declaration of Independence with a flourish, indicating his support for the American Revolution from British rule. Even now, “putting your John Hancock” is a euphemism for signing your name. While it’s unlikely any of our digital signatures will pack that much punch, we can definitely make good use of the real estate under our name. Read More

101 Marketing Strategies is a series of videos and interviews with REAL-LIFE examples of people that are executing smarter, faster, cheaper marketing. Read More

This is an article I wrote about problems I discovered by simply going to my online store website and acting like a customer. The truth is that I rely on Google Analytics way too much and check my stats way too often. Read More

There’s been a lot of talk about Facebook’s privacy mess for days now. I bet we all know the story, right? Privacy controls are broken, everyone is getting irritated, and Facebook’s not too concerned, blah flippidy-freakin’ blah blah. Honestly, I’m getting sick of hearing people making a big fuss that they’re quitting Facebook on May 31. Read More

It all sounds easy to develop your key message, just work out why should customers do business with you, why aren’t they and your brand personality. The problem with this approach is that it is all about you and it is looking inside out instead of outside in. Two key areas you need to consider first are Read More

Outstanding Northeast Ohio companies and impressive tech entrepreneurs in the region were at Cleveland's Corporate College Wednesday evening for the annual Best of Tech Awards, presented by NEOSA. I'm on the advisory board for bizSugar.com, the small business social networking... Read More

Is your website getting the care and nurturing it needs for success on the Web? If not, a team effort might be in order Read More

Language is the vehicle for transmitting knowledge, and today in our world, knowledge is one of the key factors in gaining your competitive edge Read More