When you skim the headlines it seems like all successful companies see big money. I bet you barely raise an eyebrow at the fact that Didi Chuxing has secured $20.1...
Top 10 Video Game Companies Based on Crunchbase Rank
It’s July 8th, so you know that means… Happy National Video Game Day! Yes, that’s right. Today we celebrate the digital pixels that have brought so much joy (and sometimes...
10 Must Know Tips on How to Name Your Company
10 Must Know Tips on How to Name Your Company - Discover all the factors you need to consider when naming your company in our expert guide.
15 Startup Incubators Around the World You Haven’t Heard Of
For entrepreneurs looking for support – community, education, mentorship, and capital – to help grow their companies, a startup incubator is the perfect cure for the hardships of startup life....
6 Quick Tips For Making And Keeping Your Summer Goals
It’s officially June, which means summer is upon us. Most people I know think of this time of year as a time to hang out by the pool, go to...
How to Find and Choose the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup
How to Find and Choose the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup: Discover which factors you should consider & which platforms can help you find them.
Before Following Other’s Advice, Ask Yourself These 4 Questions To See If It’s Sound
As an entrepreneur and an “OG” digital marketing professional, I get a lot of advice. Something about marketing makes many people feel like an expert. Even though they would never...
What Investors Look For: 3 Simple Rules For Raising Money
Building a company of my own has taught me one very simple, very basic, and yet very complicated rule about entrepreneurship: How much time you’ve spent on it doesn’t matter...
Calling All Copycats: Why Your Business Needs Competition To Thrive
If you asked the audience to make a list of things that are sexy, I’d bet you big money that you wouldn’t find garbage on it. Garbage is not sexy....
One Of The Biggest Life Lessons I Learned Building, Scaling, And Successfully Exiting My First Company
Starting and building a company makes you grow up very quickly. It’s one of those things you don’t notice right away, because you’re so “in it” that the concept of time...
We Looked at 101 Startup CEO Salaries – Here’s What We Found
We Looked at 101 Startup CEO Salaries – Here’s What We Found: Read our exclusive analysis of CEO salaries (from $35k to $325k!)
5 Easy Steps for Successful Customer Support for Your Startup
Setting up good customer support for your startup is equally important as coming up with marketing strategies, building sales funnels for your product, and defining the core functions of a...
5 Reasons Every Founder Should Be Involved With Sales
In the tech industry (and especially in the Bay Area), we glorify the technical founder—the founder with both the vision as well as the programming experience to create the product...
Bootstrapping Business: Why More Startups Are Rejecting VC Gold
Venture Capital was once seen as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a distant dream for entrepreneurs. Now, a growing number of startups are recognizing that...
How to Start a Business: The 4 Things You Must Know for Your Startup to Succeed
Starting a business and building a company is one of the most difficult things you can ever do. It’s one of those pursuits in life, very similar to aiming to...
How to Email a VC: A Venture Capitalist Emailed You, Now What?
If you’re a startup on Crunchbase or have had any kind of publicity, chances are good that VCs are emailing you about raising money. Here are some tips to maximize...
Competition in Business: Why You Should Stop Worrying About Your Competitors
Many entrepreneurs we speak to obsess over what their competitors are doing. They dig for information like how large the competitor is and how much money the competitor has raised....
Characteristics of Entrepreneurship: 7 Characteristics All Successful Entrepreneurs Must Have
As a writer covering the tech and startup scene in Barcelona, one of Europe’s most active entrepreneurial hot spots, I speak with incredible entrepreneurs on a daily basis. The best...
4 Qualities Every Founder Should Bring To Work
Many founders have been conditioned to check their feminine qualities at the door when they walk into work because they may not be welcome there. Wrong! It’s true whether we’re...
From Elite Talent to the Maple Syrup Mafia: What’s Generated The Buzz Surrounding British Columbia’s Tech Scene
For those on the ground in Vancouver’s flourishing tech scene, there are a couple of causes for concern – and a pretty extensive list of reasons to be very encouraged....