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How to construct a financial plan that investors will love

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 Philz Coffee founder is brewing a strong, unique blend of coffee and community

We recently had the opportunity to hear founder Phil Jaber’s inspirational story on how he started Philz Coffee at WeWork Golden Gate. Phil Jaber loves good coffee. Even more than good coffee, he loves people and fostering a community in his specialty coffee shops. His blends incite an ardent following that’s likened to rockstar fandom. […]

10 achievable steps to raising funding for your startup

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 making excuses and start crunching numbers: Run a data-driven business

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 […]

Your product does what? The dangers of deceptive advertising

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it sent refund checks totaling $9.3 million to nearly 200,000 consumers who bought a device called the “Ab Circle Pro.” The company claimed that exercising on the device for only three minutes a day would cause consumers to lose 10 pounds in two weeks. The day beforethat, the […]

Three easy tips to run a successful webinar

Why and when should you offer a webinar? Many companies are using the webinar format to meet with clients and prospective clients around the globe; it is a cheap and effective way to interact with more than one customer at a time. Too keep your webinars interesting and your clients engaged, you should only organize […]

The Desktop: Ikon 3’s founder Gary Hardwick

Meet Ikon 3 Founder Gary Hardwick From a traditional gong to a fully-stocked bar cart, here’s what you’ll find in Ikon 3’s WeWork Meatpacking office. An office can tell you a lot about an entrepreneur, and we were particularly captivated by Ikon 3’s bright, welscoming space. Ikon 3 – The Creative Media Agency To Watch […]

How to launch a startup

Aspiring entrepreneurs are faced with the challenge of coming up with a unique vision that sets their company apart from the rest. Although hatching a creative idea for a potential business is no easy feat, transforming that same idea into a product is even more difficult. To find out how entrepreneurs can develop and refine […]

What’s the best workspace for your startup?

When my dad started his business 20 years ago, he got an office in our hometown, joined the Rotary Club, and got a hardwired phone system that required a receptionist. But I’m not sure he would’ve gone that route if he’d started a business today. After all, our smartphones and laptops allow us to work […]

Explora takes the hassle out of international travel one phone at a time

While studying abroad in Copenhagen for a college semester, I racked up a hefty, long-distance phone bill. My program provided me with a very small and incredibly unstable Danish device that was neither utilitarian nor user friendly. Instead, I opted to use my American iPhone for the majority of my semester. Without considering the very […]

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