How to Make Good Decisions Fast
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Steve Blank, a serial entrepreneur discusses how to navigation your decision making process to make good judgement and not fail from acting in...
The Rise of Foodie Crowdfunding
Many crowdfunding platforms are seeing success rates in the 40-50% range. Some platforms have even adopted policies that allow for any monies raised to...
Pros and Cons of Genetic Screening
As medicine continues to advance, we as a society learn more and more about how we tick. A recent improvement in this regard was...
Raising Capital Tips from Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington
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Kevin Harrington from Shark Tank sits down and discusses how to raise capital for your product idea. Harrington himself has experienced only one...
Is Crowdfunding and Science a Great Match?
For many years, the world of science and its interaction with the general public has been rather limited. Reports of scientific finds may filter...
Net Neutrality Pros and Cons
Net neutrality is currently a hot button issue. With everyone from individual citizens to the President of the United States voicing their opinions regarding...
Keys to Getting Accepted to a StartUp Accelerator
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The founder of Techstars, David Cohen discusses strategies and tips for getting your company past an admissions board and accepted to a competitive...
Should the $1 Million Title III Cap Be Raised?
Although small business are looking forward to the long overdue Title III regulations that will allow them to raise real equity from small non-accredited...
Genetically Modified Seeds Pros and Cons
Since the advent of agriculture, individuals have been genetically modifying seeds. By selecting the plants with the best possible yields, we have spent generations...
The Most Important Management Discipline
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Thomas Stewart, the Executive Director for the National Center for the Middle Market discusses why the outline of your services should be as...
Crowdfunding and Venture Capitalism is a Dream Relationship
With equity crowdfunding rules being developed slowly and surely, it's no real surprise that entrepreneurs and small business owners are turning to this platform...
Pros and Cons of Flex Fuel
Given the cost of energy and gas, there is no blaming you if you want to be more efficient. From finding ways to decrease...
10 StartUp Fundraising Fails
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Carlos Espinal from SeedCamp discusses the cause of the top 10 fundraising failures experienced by startups. Dedicated to a mission of providing useful...
Women Could Dominate the Crowdfunding World
Fundraising has always been one of the most difficult tasks that an organization has faced. This is why crowdfunding has been such a joyful...
Pros and Cons of Biomass Energy
Simply put, biomass energy material from plants and animals that can be used when burned to produce energy. A common example of biomass energy...
The Rise of the Collaborative Economy
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Shane Hughes does a great job at describing the new influences that are disrupting the "Old Industrial Economy." The new Information Economy is gaining...
How GoDaddy Improved Their Company Culture
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Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy discusses the positive impact made on his company by focusing on ways to change his company culture....
Who Doesn’t Want To Be a Kickstarter Staff Pick?
When Kickstarter selects a crowdfunding campaign as a staff pick, there are a number of advantages that come with this designation. The project can...
Pros and Cons of Concierge Medicine
For those unfamiliar with the term, concierge medicine is when a patient pays a doctor an annual fee or retainer. This payment may be...
2014 Was the Biggest Year Ever For Kickstarter
There were some amazing events in 2014 for Kickstarter. Reading Rainbow's campaign brought in over 100k contributors. Coolest set the record for the most...