The Venture Edge
Musings at the intersection of business and life-
Starting a Business
August 31, 2012
As an entrepreneur I thought it might be fun to watch the video that Peter recently posted and see if I fit the mold. I’m sure many of you have done that by now. As someone who has spent her career in entrepreneurship, I have to say that I don’t agree with some of what the Minute MBA had to say, although the way they said it was pretty clever.
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Business Savvy
August 24, 2012
Are you an entrepreneur? Check out this video from the folks at OnlineMBA.com and see what you think.
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Business Savvy
August 22, 2012
As I have mentioned a couple of times before, I'm a huge fan of infographics. As the U.S. economy remains on the critical list, with no quick fix in sight, it seems to me that it's probably as good a time as any to look outside the box for economic indicators that might give us some hint of the future.
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Starting a Business
August 19, 2012
A while back, like many others, I wrote about the explosion of accelerators in Southern California and, in fact, around the globe. Accelerators have gone from a cottage industry to a feeding frenzy. But some interesting stats have come out that paint a pretty sobering picture for the entrepreneurs who pin their hopes on them and for the investors who invest in them.
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Starting a Business
August 13, 2012
I’m always exploring the small business section of the Wall Street Journal because it’s interesting to see how these little engines of growth are doing in these very slow-growth times. According to Anjali Athavaley’srecent article “Into Working Outside,” many businesses are giving up trying to support expensive overhead in New York and are moving outside to free public space and setting up shop, especially startups. All kinds of businesses from Web developers to designers, and even service providers, can now be found at picnic tables near the Manhattan Bridge (the intersection of Water and Pearl for those who know the city) taking advantage of free Wi-Fi and decent summer weather.
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Growing a Business
August 08, 2012
I just ran across the Love a Local Business grant competition sponsored by financial software maker Intuit. The competition -- which currently runs from August 1 through September 15, 2012 -- lets fans, including customers, vendors, employees, and the community, determine who deserves some love in the form of $5,000 small business grants. The more votes a business attracts, the better its chances of winning a grant.
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Business Savvy
August 03, 2012Peter recently blogged about the controversy surrounding Chick-Fil-A. While this debate is currently receiving the most attention, it is not uncommon for CEOs and other leaders of business organizations to make their voices heard on emotionally charged issues. In fact, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who is usually pretty low-key when it comes to the media, made his voice heard on the same issue by donating $2.5 million to support the passage of a same-sex marriage referendum in Washington state. So did Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer, shelling out $100,000. Although the marriage debate is the most recent in the news, CEOs of consumer products companies have been speaking out for a long time.
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Business Savvy
August 01, 2012
Did you eat your Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich today?
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