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make it beautiful advice that led to 3 million downloads

Make it beautiful: how this one piece of advice led to three million downloads

Working in the tech startup space means that you have to be willing to take advice. Granted, some of it isn’t going to be that great, and it’s important to take everything with a grain of salt. But every once in a while, someone will drop a truth bomb on you that will completely change […]

Little guys get brands too, thanks to startup ShoutEm

“There is no ShoutEm app,” says Viktor Marohnić. It’s an unexpected thing for him to say, considering how he is the CEO of ShoutEm, a company that launched a new app of their own dedicated to consumer loyalty. But part of ShoutEm’s mission has always been to be invisible, to create an experience so seamless […]

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Onevest co-founder on her secret to getting through the bad days

Tanya Prive, who is the co-founder of one of fastest growing crowdfunding platforms for startups, very kindly agreed to meet to chat about her path to starting Onevest. The vivacious entrepreneur, who launched Onevest in New York with her husband and co-founder Alejandro Cremades, four years ago, believes that every early stage startup should be […]

This startup used the power of storytelling to raise over a million in funding

Storytelling is as old as time. And in business, a good story can give you a great advantage. Next to the fireplace at my mother’s house, there are seven photo albums neatly arranged in chronological order. If I want any photo from my childhood, I know exactly where to find it. Personally, I have taken more […]

Set your startup up with this launch formula

Set up your startup for success with this launch formula

I’ve barely been awake for 20-minutes and I’ve already been bombarded with an updated Twitter newsfeed of 140-character mind-regurgitations from no less than 200 people. Unlike these never-ending distractions disguised as information, there’s another type of information that business-owners unequivocally consider a strategic asset, dubbed “business intelligence”– business data resulting from testing, surveys and all […]

3 tools to make meetings more manageable

Three tools to make meetings more manageable

Meetings are the worst, right? The back-and-forth scheduling, prep time beforehand, and following up afterward are almost more trouble than they’re worth. At least they used to be. Luckily, some amazingly simple (and free!) tools will transform the way you think about meetings and give you hours of your life back every week. Your Scheduling […]

Career advice from Tumblr’s managing editor

Tumblr’s Annie Werner talks about her passion for the internet and shares career advice for aspiring bloggers. When you’re doing something you are truly meant for, others around you can tell. That’s how I felt when I heard Annie Werner talk about the unique work she does for Tumblr as their managing editor. Inspired by her […]

Early stage funding terms you should be aware of

More and more, companies are turning to a convertible note structure when raising capital in the early stage. In a nutshell, a convertible note is a simple way for a company to give investors a “stake,” while giving the business time to grow and prove out value before its founders get diluted. The terms are […]

Expect the unexpected: an interview with lifelong entrepreneur Dane Atkinson

When Dane Atkinson was just 18 years old he started his first company SenseNet. Not one to rest on his laurels, Dane went on to found over a dozen startups in the intervening years before co-founding SumAll in 2011. With a lifetime of experience in the startup world, I talked to Dane about being an entrepreneur […]

5 ways to get your business holiday ready

Five ways to get your business holiday ready

Congratulations! You’re the CEO of your small business and it’s time to survive the holiday season. It’s the most important time of the year, especially for retailers everywhere, both online and in physical spaces. Being a small business owner, it can be difficult to get your products or services noticed in the crowded online space […]

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