I've never been on the buying side of some work for hire sites, but I'm sure that they offer the potential buyer the option of targeting to a single person a concrete job offer, because sometimes I get job offers that are not visible to the rest of the pool. Forgive me for the self promotion, I only can say in my defence that (a) I'm not making this up and (b) customer loyalty is one of the prim
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Posted by admin 82 days ago (http://consultuning.blogspot.com)Famous Entrepreneurs & Steve Job's First Job
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In honor of our National Entrepreneurs’ Day Petition, we thought we’d take a look at some famous entrepreneurs and find out where they started. If you haven’t signed the petition yet, be sure to check it out.
From Rejection to Acquisition in One Year: One Startup's Story
Posted by admin 306 days ago (http://blogs.sun.com)
When Raphael Mudge decided to launch a startup last year, one of his biggest fears was was "walking into a job interview with my head held low because I didn't succeed." Indeed, the first iteration of his style checker software went nowhere at first. Fortunately, Mudge was undeterred. He kept at it and his perseverance paid off when After the Deadline (AtD) was acquired a year later by Automattic
The Real Story Behind North Korean Jeans
Posted by admin 241 days ago (http://www.spiegel.de)
It was an idea born out of a late night of drinking, but it quickly became reality. Three Swedish men have established a line of jeans made in North Korea and sold in Stockholm. But they weren't prepared for the criticism their pants have produced.They were three young, hung-over Swedish men who had been out drinking the night before to drown their sorrows -- and they had an idea. They sent an e-
Don’t “Pull A Patzer” And Other Lessons Learned On Our Trip Down Sand Hill Road
Posted by admin 190 days ago (http://techcrunch.com)
As Peter Drucker once wrote, “The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it and exploits it as an opportunity.” Put more simply, change is good . . . of course, that’s unless you’re trying to raise capital in these trying times. After my company BrightRoll recently closed its Series B round of financing, we took a step back to digest the lessons we learned from pitching and negotiat
Index Ventures Puts Heavyweights Behind New Seed Fund
Posted by admin 135 days ago (http://techcrunch.com)
Index Ventures, a European based venture fund that has also invested heavily in U.S. startups, will launch a new seed fund on Monday to focus on early stage deals. Partners Neil Rimer, Danny Rimer, Saul Klein and Mike Volpi will manage Index Seed. The fund is partnering with existing seed fund The Accelerator Group, and TAG founder Robin Klein is joining Index as a venture partner.
Woz, Jobs and ... Wayne? Apple's forgotten founder still wandering in the desert
Posted by admin 97 days ago (Editorial)
It's usually past midnight when Ron Wayne, co-founder of Apple — colossus of the tech world, and Silicon Valley's most adored franchise — leaves his home here and heads into town. Averting his eyes from a boneyard of abandoned mobile homes, he drives past Terrible's Lakeside Casino & RV Park, then makes a left at the massage parlor built in the shape of a castle.
Tips for a Startup Infographic
Posted by admin 48 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Infographics have become fairly ubiquitous, illustrating more and more news stories, presentations, advertisements. Their popularity is no surprise, perhaps, as we look for new ways to visualize and understand the vast amounts of data we're presented.Infographics can make information more accessible, more enjoyable, and easier to understand. And when well-crafted, an infographic seems to lend it