I had the pleasure of speaking alongside Marty Metro on the topic of Entrepreneurial War Stories at the Tech Coast Venture Network. We spoke to a crowd of early stage startups about our trials and tribulations during the startup phase of our ventures, ThemBid.com and UsedCardBoardBoxes.com. Here are some notes I took during the event. [Read more…]
Entrepreneurial War Stories
July 27, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Propeller.com and Rapid Application Development
July 23, 2008 by 3 Comments
It appears as though Propeller.com has fallen victim of a bad practice most early web designers have experienced early in their careers.
When you don’t iterate early and often with the input of your stakeholders you are taking a big risk that a majority of your stakeholders will hate your work.
Marketing and Promoting Your Company On a Small Budget
July 16, 2008 by 1 Comment
This was the topic at the most recent Tech Biz Connection event in Aliso Viejo, CA. Here are the notes I took from listening to the panelists and their interactions with the audience.
Identity Theft & Fraud
July 12, 2008 by 2 Comments
Senior Detective Dave Street, of the Moreno Valley Sheriffs department, gave a presentation to the Riverside Tech CEO Forum about Identity Theft & Fraud. I found the presentation to be fascinating and disturbing. Based on the facts he provided, I believe everyone should take the time and review the information he presents. In this post I summarize the presentation, if you would like to view the full Power Point presentation, please download and/or view it at DocStoc.
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Internal Branding
July 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Getting Investment Capital for Your Social Media Application
June 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This information comes from a panel I attended at Social Media School. For your benefit, I have captured the key points. Enjoy!
Getting Real with 37 Signals
April 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
There are two books I recommend to any startup: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
4 Essential Features Google Apps Needs to Achieve World Domination
April 9, 2008 by 3 Comments
I am a Google Apps evangelist. I use their services for both sides of our business and I also have a personal account. Now, with the addition of new features, they have become very close to providing a total platform for an agile business. With all of that goodness, there are four main features that are missing. Here is my plea to Google. [Read more…]
9 Key Elements for Building a Powerful Promotional Website
April 7, 2008 by 1 Comment
37 signals knows how to promote their sites with low overhead. They have a built a large user base around those promotions. Take a look at the formula they use, and think about how you can incorporate their ideas into your next Web 2.0 project.
12 Questions to Qualify your Leads
March 28, 2008 by 1 Comment
Top salespeople know the value of good qualification methods. Proper qualification can skyrocket your closing ratio and save a tremendous amount of time. These 13 questions are derived from Doug Dayton’s Selling Microsoft: Sales Secrets from Inside the World’s Most Successful Company