Successful entrepreneurs like Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, exhort startups to write down their core values on Day 1 and make company culture a first-order concern from the very beginning. Have you tried it? The problem is that after you look at what you wrote, you’ll probably see a bunch of boring clichés. Many of your […]

Like many bootstrapped businesses, one of the biggest challenges ZinePak faced in our early days was cash flow. My cofounder Kim Kaupe and I financed the company from our own savings and quickly became pros at shifting balances across multiple, personal credit cards—sometimes as many as six cards at a time! Kim and I made […]

New York City is made for entrepreneurs. It’s a treasure chest of creativity and successful businesses (not to mention Silicon Alley!) and a perfect launching pad for your ideas to become a reality. Although finding the right people, places, and events can feel overwhelming when scouring all this awesome city has to offer, I’ve compiled […]

As a technology startup, your core technology might be the company’s largest asset and the cornerstone of the business. Owning patents or applying for patents demonstrates the company has cutting-edge technologies and is investing in developing and protecting its IP. A strong patent portfolio can boost a company’s value and help attract investors. Patents can […]

Born in the heart of Silicon Valley, Doron David has entrepreneurship in his blood. From a young age, he was exposed to the wonders of this burgeoning tech capital, and he knew he needed to be a part of it. With a hunger for knowledge, Doron studied abroad in Israel after high school where he […]

Funding might have the word “fun” in it, but that doesn’t mean that securing investors or raising funds is an enjoyable or easy process. Pitching your business idea to venture capitalists is an art form, and recently, David Ehrenberg, founder and CEO of Early Growth Financial Services, stopped by WeWork Fulton Center to share some […]

How To Get Startup Funding Don’t you wish there was a formula that could guarantee funding success? There isn’t of course, but there are ways to make the process feel less like a heroic quest and more like an achievable goal. So how do you actually go about it? And what are the steps involved? […]

Stop the presses! The first quantitative research is in, and while the results might not come as a surprise, they should definitely put a nail in the coffin for the 90 percent (Teradata) of companies that keep resisting the adoption of a data-driven approach. Now tell us, how does a 5 percent increase in output and productivity […]