Being inspired and staying inspired as an entrepreneur are important, but how do entrepreneurs keep that internal fire burning over long periods of time? Being in a mindset where you can be at your most creative is another important quality, but how do you get into that creative mode when you most need it? Creativity [...]
Fortune Magazine has just released their list of the 12 Greatest Entrepreneurs and not surprisingly Steve Jobs is at the forefront. Technology founders dominate the list with Jobs, Gates, Bezos, Page, Brin and Zuckerberg all making the list. “Big ideas of the ground-shifting variety are rare — and hard to pull off. But that’s the [...]
Josh James is the founder of web analytics company Omniture which was acquired by Adobe for $1.8 billion in 2009. He gives a great talk about the many facets of entrepreneurship including the importance of evolving your company. Omniture had to adapt to Google’s entrance in the analytics market with a free alternative. James is [...]
When it comes to graphic design, choice can be a critical component that can often be lost when dealing with one singular designer. Enter a company called crowdSpring that offers a design platform whereby potentially hundreds of graphic designers can compete for your design project. Sound intriguing? Many companies of all sizes are starting to [...]
As 2010 ramps up, entrepreneurs will set goals and strategy for the year ahead. Vator.tv’s Bambi Francisco has outlined 10 tips for entrepreneurs to be mindful of in 2010 based on the numerous interviews she has done with founders, angels and VCs. Here are the broad points she mentions followed by a video that highlights [...]
As the venture capital market continues to shrink, there is an increased burden falling on the shoulders of angel investors to fill the gap. With startups requiring less capital thanks to the lower costs of software and development, angels figure to be a growing source of seed capital for early-stage ventures. But what do angels [...]
Here at Profit we love dishing out words of wisdom on entrepreneurship, especially when those words come from fellow entrepreneurs with ‘been there, done that’ experience. Such is the case with Charles Moldow who has successfully sold companies to Microsoft, Yahoo and is currently the general partner at Foundation Capital. Charles Moldow recently sat down [...]
Richard Parsons is the former Chair of the Board and former CEO of Time Warner, and about a year ago he gave a brilliant one-hour lecture at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College about ‘Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age’. It’s a terrific lecture that really touches on all of the key points about [...]
You have a great idea/concept and a burning passion to build it, so you wait and bide your time until you can convince some outside investors to front you the startup capital to get it going. A good move? According to Greg Gianforte who is the author of the insightful book ‘Bootstrapping Your Business: Start [...]
