Every so often I do some consulting on internet tools, optimization, and early-stage entrepreneurship. Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with a beautiful woman, a college entrepreneur, trying to start an internet service. The difficulty for her and her partner? Finding a partner with the programming experience they lack. It’s tough to enter… Continue reading Finding a Programming Co-Founder/Partner when you are NOT a programmer
Category: Entrepreneurship
A Mini-Case Study: How to spice up your business card and Get Noticed
Yesterday, I was an attendee at the 2008 Chicago TECHCocktail Conference. It was an amazing conference with some amazing speakers (one of which, Gary Vaynerchuk, will be making a guest post soon). But I’m not here to talk about that. I’m here to talk about business cards. Most business cards are dull and lack any… Continue reading A Mini-Case Study: How to spice up your business card and Get Noticed
3 Facebook Groups Web Entrepreneurs should join (Because they're useful)
There are very few entrepreneurial groups on Facebook that don’t offer something you can’t find on another website or are extensions of someone’s blogging. These three, however, peaked my interest because of the resources and discussions occurring in each of them and I highly encourage everyone to join them. Don’t forget to comment if you… Continue reading 3 Facebook Groups Web Entrepreneurs should join (Because they're useful)
If you could rebuild Facebook, what would you change?
An article today in the Mashable Blog had me thinking about Facebook and social networking in general. Before I continue with this article, disclaimer: I have interviewed with Facebook for a position in the past and I am partly responsible for Facebook’s biggest PR disaster, the Students Against Facebook News Feed Controversy. The article, if… Continue reading If you could rebuild Facebook, what would you change?
The NU Venture Challenge & Student Business Ideas
At most universities, the different schools (business, law, medical, graduate, undergraduate, etc.) don’t have a great deal of interaction. One may teach the other, but rarely do they work together on projects. But why? Really, why? The business accumen of a Kellogg MBA can compliment the medical expertise of a Feinberg student and the energy… Continue reading The NU Venture Challenge & Student Business Ideas