It wasn’t Nasty Gal CEO Sophia Amoruso’s fancy degree, tailored business suit, or five years of investment banking background that grew her e-commerce venture into a $128 million company, which has been courted by major potential buyers as of late. In fact, she had none of those things at first. She launched her business as […]

Recently while attending a session at Lowenstein LLP for the inauguration of the 2013 First Growth Venture Network, I had the pleasure to speak with and listen to some of NY and the Valley’s top investors.  Some of this advice comes from them, and some from personal experience. You quit your job, labored months building a […]

While this list is definitely not exhaustive, I wanted to briefly shed some light on a couple of the reasons why startups should be thinking about insurance, regardless of where they are in their life cycle. 1. To strike a balance “Risk-averse” is probably the last phrase anyone would use to describe the startup community. […]

Despite the Ticketmasters and Eventbrites of the world, YPlan has emerged over the past nine months as an important player in the events industry. The startup, which offers users an easy way to buy tickets last-minute, seems to have done quite well for itself; it claims to run on 15% of all iPhones in London […]

We’ve reached the era of reconciling work and life. The ubiquitousness of “Lean In” as well as headlines proclaiming that you can/cannot/who knows “Have It All” have turned our collective attention toward a subject that, despite the endless discussion, still appears to have no answers. While we can all agree that it’s an important issue […]

For many mobile, software or Web app-based startups, the initial inspiration for their business stems from the discovery of something that’s missing in the marketplace. At first, their dogged pursuit of providing the optimal solution is enough to keep them going. Over time, though, this passion just isn’t enough to keep the business running. And […]

If you’re starting a company, you probably already know how important community is for your business’ success. This is especially true during your early stages; by forming a community of early adopters, you can forge meaningful connections and recruit dedicated users, while creating opportunities to harness feedback for product improvements. But you don’t have many […]