Is the U.S. Headed For an Entrepreneurship Boom?
Kauffman Foundation thinks so. And they have some policy ideas. Read a synopsis of the address here.
Startup Weekend FAQs
Do I have to be an entrepreneur to participate? Nope. Do I have to come with an idea? No, plenty of participants come to work on someone else's idea. It's great experience. But anyone who buys a ticket will be…
It Pays to be Different in Peoria
According to Global Accelerator Network (GAN), it pays to be different when building up your company. While places like Silicon Valley and San Francisco are known for the tech startup ecosystem, GAN argues that starting your company in a "new"…
Sameer Remembers Startup Weekend 2014
I asked Sameer Musaitif – a member of the winning team in 2014 – to recount his experience. Read the full article here. Sameer on "No Talk, All Action": The biggest thing Startup Weekend taught me was sometimes you need…
Why People Aren’t Investing in Your Startup
According to Global Accelerator Network, there are three reasons that can keep companies from receiving investments: 1. You're talking to the wrong group. Many startups seek funding from VCs, but about 80% of all funding comes from angel investors that…
How Well Do You Know Startups?
A startup isn't just a smaller version of a larger company. Research organizations like the Kauffman Foundation are now breaking down startups to a science. This is the official definition of a startup: STARTUP (N.)- A temporary organization designed to…
Startup Tuscon offers $300,000 in Free Training
Parallel Startup nonprofit Startup Tuscon is offering $300,000 in free training to second-stage startup companies that teaches business owners lead business practices, experimentation, validation, legal, accounting, marketing, and hiring practices. The program, called Thryve ScaleUp generally receives 50 to 70…
Keep an Eye on KeyStart
KeyStart is getting some media attention this week! InterBusiness Issues featured an article I wrote about how KeyStart Pitch Competition works and about how it helps the local economy. Check it out here. Our next KeyStart is coming up quickly…
4 Tips for Successfully Pivoting Your Startup
As Entrepreneur points out, reports show that as many as 90 percent of companies fail. Some entrepreneurs will take this news as a heavy blow, and others will simply turn their sails to the wind and start planning to run…
President Obama Welcomes Student Entrepreneurs to the White House
President Obama celebrated National Entrepreneurship Month with the rest of us! During November, the White House invited six student entrepreneurs representing finalists from competitions organized by Junior Achievement (JA) and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Check out the details here.