Don’t get stumped by financier questions: Techniques that will even satisfy the ‘Shark Tank’ investors
By Richard Weinberger, Ph.D., CPA How many times have we seen small business entrepreneurs go before the investors on ABC’s hit show ‘Shark...
Guest Columns
Keys to startup success: Passion, drive…and the right IT plan
By Dan Tully, Conduit Systems What Makes A Successful Startup? To be successful, startups need the passion, drive, commitment, and resolve to work...
Focus on growth: The experience of one entrepreneur in a ‘growth-obsessed’ city
By Bill Reilly, Hands-on Garage co-founder Over five years ago, my partners and I sat down to hatch a business, Hands-on Garage, after my car needed...
Which is better for startups: In-house teams, outsourcing, or both?
By George Deeb, managing partner, Ensemble and Red Rocket Ventures Last summer, I introduced StartUp Beat readers to Ensemble’s ‘startup...
It’s the people, not the space: Startups, culture, and ‘cool’ office spaces
By Max Chopovsky, Chicago Creative Space founder We have highlighted some cool offices on Chicago Creative Space. Slides, bars, zip lines,...
Lessons from the trenches: Startup success is all about the journey…and the decisions you make along the way
By Tal Chalozin, Innovid co-founder and CTO My friends and I love video games. We also love drinking beer. One day, I was playing Guitar Hero with...
Sifting through the noise of ‘unique visitors’: Focusing on what counts for startup success
By Kyle Gerrity, Slader co-founder Every day, millions of websites are born on the web, vying for consumer attention. Sites like Buzzfeed or...
Angel funding looks set to increase in 2014—how early-stage startups can best compete for a piece of the pie
By Alan Lobock, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of SkyMall and Worthworm Many entrepreneurs dream about a Pinterest- or Uber-like round of...
With Seed-stage venture capital plentiful, choosing and managing investors wisely is more critical than ever
By Ranjith Kumaran, PunchTab founder and YouSendIt co-founder When advising early-stage companies looking to raise venture capital, I almost...
Healthcare startups in the age of the Affordable Care Act: opportunity abounds
By Mitch Rothschild, co-founder and CEO , Vitals People are having babies. They’re still getting older. And they get sick, too. No other...
Implementing your vision: Choosing a cloud vendor that will help, not hinder
By Alex Brown, 10th Magnitude CEO You wouldn’t be reading this if you weren’t buzzing with the energy that comes from a great new business...
Crowdfunding moves to the next level: The JOBS Act’s Title II and its effects on startup fundraising
By Jason Graf, CrowdIt co-founder and CEO Bruce Springstein said, “I have spent my life judging the distance between the American reality and...
