Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
Small business or self-employed: finding the courage to trade
Mike | June 21st, 2010If there is anything I have learned in my life as an adult (as arguable as that second half of that statement may be), it is that everything is about the tradeoff. We swap our personal independence for love and comfort when we marry; we barter away more of that autonomy when we have children; [...]
Saying “thank you” – why startups and small businesses should listen to mom.
Mike | June 14th, 2010In these recessionary times, all of us who operate startups and small businesses struggle to meet our bottom line, pay our monthly bills, retain our great employees, and grow our businesses in spite of the challenges presented. What to do, what to do? Well, one time-proven marketing strategy that increases customer lifetime value, cements loyalty, and [...]
558,000 startups and small businesses. Why we should thank the recession.
Mike | June 7th, 2010One good thing to come out of this recession has been a dramatic increase in the number of new businesses started in the US and around the world. According to a Kauffman foundation study, in 2009 the number of new businesses hit the highest level in 14 years, with 558,000 start-ups every single month in [...]
Not Every Failure Is A Learning Experience
Ross | June 2nd, 2010Many entrepreneurs and investors – especially in Silicon Valley – believe that failure is acceptable. Mark Suster writes: I prefer second time (or more) entrepreneurs. Sure, I would love to work with people who have had multiple successes. But I’m not afraid of entrepreneurs that didn’t succeed the first time. I want to work with [...]
Online marketing for Startups: back to basics – p+p+p+p
Mike | May 17th, 2010As a Kellogg alum (worlds greatest marketing school, after all, uh huh) I would be remiss not to write occasionally about marketing in the context of our world: online entrepreneurs. At crowdSPRING, we are constantly evaluating our own mix of marketing strategy, tactics, and resources and the “debates” can get extreme. Like many small companies [...]
