Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on March 14, 2010
I heard a piece recently on National Public Radio on efforts in California to social entrepreneurs. It was enlightening. I hadn't realized the dilemma they face.
The situation is relatively ...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on January 31, 2010
I sometimes joke that my favorite verse from the Bible is Ecclesiastes 10:19, which says that money is the answer to everything. It does actually say that (although you have to take it in the large ...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on January 28, 2010
President Obama gives great speeches. I don't know anyone who disagrees with me on that. The question becomes, what happens tomorrow? Can Congress be whipped into shape and made to actually do s...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on January 21, 2010
If you want water from the well, you have to prime the pump. It's the same with money. But often the question becomes: Where do you get that first little bit?
Inc.com had a piece recently on...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on December 30, 2009
Often the success of entrepreneurs depends on finding a way to market new experiences and convince people that something is useful, even though it's novel. So when I read Seth's blog recent...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on December 26, 2009
Understanding the ins and outs of social media is quickly becoming an essential skill for entrepreneurs. Adam at Blogtrepreneur has a great list of dos and don'ts for you to consider as you eng...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on December 22, 2009
I came across a piece recently about a legislative movement in the U.S. that is lobbying for what they call a "Startup Visa." The goal is to allow foreign entrepreneurs into the United State...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on November 27, 2009
When you're working to keep a startup company alive, bad ideas have bigger conquences. With that in mind, I thought this article by Robert Scoble had some very helpful tips for startups. It's a list o...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on October 25, 2009
© egor.gribanov
Women Entrepreneur has a good piece recently on how to turn your idea into a business.Lots of people have brilliant ideas for great gadgets, gizmos or thingamabobs, but only a ...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on August 26, 2009
Scott M. Messinger published a little chunk of perspective not long ago that I thought I would pass along...The quote - "I have not failed. Ive found 10,000 ways that wont work" - To me addr...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on August 20, 2009
I saw this piece recently at Women Entrepreneurs on vision and several thoughts came to my mind as I read throguh it.
It's almost impossible to hear that word, vision, used in the context of l...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on August 12, 2009
Do you make mistakes? Most people do. But some mistakes are worse than others.
Noonpreneur recently came up with a list of mistakes that can cost you your business. Top of the list? Not having a bus...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on July 31, 2009
Google's new Chrome OS operating system should set up some mouth-watering opportunities for entrepreneurs, according to Entrepreneur Dot Com. Why? Because the possibility of web-based applications...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on July 13, 2009
VentureBeat had a piece earlier this month on fundraising: Startup Fundraising 101. The author, Bernard Moon, has been through three startups now.
The piece is an interesting, fairly personal accoun...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on June 7, 2009
I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends: Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in general. Autho...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on May 31, 2009
It's easy to be a pessimist when things really are bad. But the truth is that opportunity doesn't fly as a passenger on the wings of today's economy. It charts its own course...
I saw a p...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on May 21, 2009
As unemployment rises and economic growth continues to decline or sit stagnant, many local governments are asking themselves how they can encourage and attract entrepreneurs. Among them, according to ...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on May 5, 2009
brad over at Feld's Thoughts had some interesting ideas to share recently about everybody's favorite topic: failure. More specifically, he looked at how failure impacted the entrepreneurial sp...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on April 26, 2009
Nicole Wong at VentureBeat recently took a look at some basic rules to live by if you want to get your ideas (business of otherwise) off the ground. And excellent rules they are. She collected the rul...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on April 10, 2009
Entrepreneur's David Javitch had a blog post a couple of weeks ago now that's stuck with me. He looks at five questions any business owner/manager needs to consider in the current economic cli...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
, Information About
by tj on April 2, 2009
So I admit I haven't been blogging for a loong time. Times have kept me busy and at some time I forgot that I SHOULD blog something.
Nevertheless I recent thought occurred to me and I found...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on March 31, 2009
Entrepreneur took a look a couple of weeks ago at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and the piece has floated around in my mind for a time now.
Author James Stephenson lists 25 common cha...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on March 16, 2009
Young Entrepreneur hand some sound tips on Things to avoid if you want to stay motivate in your business venture. Top of the list: Avoid getting a knock back.
You know what that means:Perhaps you...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on March 10, 2009
TechCrunch has an exciting piece this week on the call for applicants for the 3rd annual "Summer@Highland" entrepreneurship program. The program is run by Highland Capital Partners.Highland&...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on February 28, 2009
Some degree of innovation is often_usually at the heart of entrepreneurial success. But that begs a question: How do you assess an innovative idea before you decide to invest you time, money, and ener...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on February 17, 2009
The Taxman Cometh... And in case you missed it, BusinessWeek had a nifty little piece today about hidden tax tips for entrepreneurs.
Vehicle use is a deduction that's often overlooked. There'...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on February 5, 2009
Young Entrepreneur published a post late last month. Call it inspiration if it motivates you, or scare tactics if you think about the hardships it mentions and you decide that maybe the life of an ent...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by Greg Cruey on January 12, 2009
Cassimir Medford had a good piece a few days ago on helping your startup survive the recession - especially if you're in the tech sector.We have entered the tech industry's second major econom...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by tj on January 7, 2009
The tech community is alive and kicking here in Silicon Valley. After beeing a couple of times to teh SF Newtech Meetup (which has become huge) I also joined the Silicon valley NewTech Meetup yesterda...
Filed in archive
Entrepreneurship
by tj on December 18, 2008
Since there were startup there is the question what a startup is worth. With all the ups and downs in the last years the situation has only gotten more difficult. Peer groups are hard to come by. Fu...
