(Inc) — Is your great idea good enough? Can it grow in this slow economy? Can it become profitable, and return on any investments it requires? Well, there’s no way to know until you try, right? Hardly. There are some ways to prepare yourself, test your idea, and improve it before you actually found a […]
(Fast Company) — Eight percent ain’t great, but it’s better than nothing. That’s how much of the total pool of venture capital cash female founders raised during the first half of 2010, according to a study by CB Insights. And while the bigger numbers on the male side of the equation have dominated the coverage of the study, […]
(Read Write Web) — The mission of TED (Technology Education Design) is to promote “ideas worth spreading.” And as such, there is plenty of material that entrepreneurs – folks definitely interested in spreading their ideas – can find inspiring in the recordings available on TED’s website. We’ve gone through the archives and hand-picked some of our favorite […]
(Inc) — We need more start-ups. A lot more of them. New companies mean new ideas, new approaches, new products and services, and new jobs. What’s more, in the wake of the Wall Street meltdown and the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a wave of start-ups could spark a new sense of optimism about […]
(Read Write Web) — The electric car startup Tesla Motors made history this morning: the first IPO for an American car company since Ford in the 1950s. Eyes are on the company for a number of reasons: questions about the profitability of the green tech industry, the applicability of the VC investment model to the auto industry, […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Five of the city’s major technology backers and the startups they support. Read More…
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — When it comes to career strategies, there’s nothing wrong with having a backup plan: who knows how long that job of yours will be there. Maybe it’s gone already. Going into business for yourself is one response, and Atlanta CPA and consultant Gail Margolies Reid has written a new book called […]