We are thrilled to announce Senators John Kerry (D-MA) & Richard Lugar (R-IN) today introduced The Startup Visa Act in Washington.The full text of the proposed legislation is here.This new legislation is also supported by signatures from over 100 US venture capital and angel investors.The Startup Visa Act proposes legislation to modify the existing EB-5 Visa in order to drive job creation in the
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Interview with Seth Godin on Life and Linchpins
Posted by admin 13 days ago (http://howtogetfocused.com)
Interview with Seth Godin on life, purpose, writing, focus and linchpins. In brief, Seth Godin is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change. Godin is the author of ten books that have been bestsellers around the world. His most recent title is Linchpin, which fills itself with lessons of art, indispensability and the concept of your lizard brain . He blogs here, and spearheads a soci
For Startups, How Much Process Is Too Much?
Posted by admin 13 days ago (http://blogs.hbr.org)
Whether they're found in a garage or inside an established enterprise, startups struggle with decisions about process and infrastructure. The speed at which a startup can learn is its competitive advantage and the defining factor in its success. But startups can't rely on the processes and infrastructure that their established competitors use, because those "best practices" tend to kill disruptiv
eBay Auction of Angel-Funded Startup - Recap
Posted by admin 13 days ago (http://roachpost.com)
Last week my company (Open Box Technologies) put itself up for sale on eBay. I published a lengthy post here on The Roach Post the morning the auction went live that provided some background on our company’s decision to sell, along with why we chose eBay as the vehicle. Over the last week I’ve appended a couple brief updates to the original post, however and now that we’re within 12 hours of the
The Single Founder Myth
Posted by admin 14 days ago (http://www.singlefounder.com)
My previous article, Startup Myths Debunked, seemed to attract quite a bit of attention in the developer community. In particular, people who left comments seemed to agree with “Myth#3: I need a partner”. Paul Graham who is one of the more influential voices in the startup community recently wrote an article titled “The 18 Mistakes That Kill Startups” and apparently thinks otherwise. Weighing in
Planning a “Freemium” Revenue Model
Posted by admin 14 days ago (http://blog.recurly.com)
When entrepreneurs come up with an idea- revenue plans are rarely the first thing that come to mind. After all, asking “how do we solve this incredibly painful business issue” can be a lot more exciting then “how are we going to monetize this”.Since the first dot-com-boom, several models for revenue have come, some gone, and most have evolved- from the straightforward ad-revenue based model to t
Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business
Posted by admin 14 days ago (http://www.informationarbitrage.com)
Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. I have met dozens of brilliant technologists with fantastic ideas, ideas requiring nurturing, mentoring and support. Too often, however, I have found CTO / Founders paired with business people who not only don't add value, but frequently detract from the value of the business. And from my perspective as an engaged seed stage venture investor, thi
One Person Profitable
Posted by admin 14 days ago (http://www.jamtoday.org)
Ideally you want between two and four founders. It would be hard to start with just one. One person would find the moral weight of starting a company hard to bear. Even Bill Gates, who seems to be able to bear a good deal of moral weight, had to have a co-founder.There’s a lot of single founders out there, and an increasing number of them are managing to get their startups or micro-ISVs ramen pro