Archive for March, 2011
Lean Marketing: Don’t Believe Your Own Press Releases
Ross | March 30th, 2011There are many ways to distribute press releases for free or for only a few dollars. Among the many alternatives, you can use PRLog, or if you’re looking for deeper social media integration, PressDoc is a good alternative. When you have some great news to share – a new product or service or an important [...]
Lean Marketing: Five Cheap Ways To Market Your Startup
Ross | March 28th, 2011Every startup wants to get attention for their product or service. But it’s not easy for a young company to get attention, and can often be very expensive. In this short video, I offer five suggestions to help you get attention for your startup. Do you have other suggestions of ways startups can get attention [...]
Small Business Spotlight of the Week: DormStormer
Amanda | March 25th, 2011There are those who think and those who do. Current University of Southern California students Adam Gausepohl and Bryant Laitipaya definitely fall into the latter category. As college room mates and fraternity brothers, they both knew they wanted to eventually start a business, but like many entrepreneurs, struggled to find an idea they were both [...]
The Law on Fonts and Typefaces: Frequently Asked Questions
Ross | March 23rd, 2011The right typeface is often the key to a great logo, graphic or web design. But there’s much confusion and misinformation about typefaces, fonts and the law. Many people do not understand the law governing the use of typefaces and fonts. Others incorrectly assume that they can freely use any typeface or font for any [...]
10 things entrepreneurs can learn from musicians
Mike | March 21st, 2011I have written several posts now about ways entrepreneurs can learn from people and from the world around them. A few months ago I wrote about how much we can learn from kids (e.g. kids know how to entertain themselves) and last month I shared thoughts about what we can learn from dogs (e.g. dogs love [...]
What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Howard Tullman
Ross | March 20th, 2011We’re thrilled to be part of a new web/TV reality series – Trep Life – giving audiences a unique, 360-degree view of what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur. Each episode will focus on one company or organization. The first episode was about our friends Matt Maloney and Mike Evans from Grub Hub – [...]
