Kickstarter launches a ‘request for projects’ program
Author: Haje Jan Kamps / Source: TechCrunch You can’t be hanging around in the world of crowdfunding for as long as Kickstarter without spotting a few trends here and there. Taking a leaf out of Y Combinator’s Request for Startups, the crowdfunding site is...
Milanote bags $780k seed to tool up its ‘Evernote for creatives’
Author: Natasha Lomas / Source: TechCrunch Creative types looking for software to help seed and spark inspiration don’t usually have to look too far. There are a fair few options to play with — whether it’s a mainstream visual sharing platform like Pinterest...
The Space Companies Getting A Boost From Midas List Members
Author: Alex Knapp / Source: Forbes SpaceX SES-10 launch A number of industry giants from Silicon Valley have made a name in recent years by getting involved with space startups, most famously Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen and, of...
Funding Females
Author: Meg Walter / Source: Silicon Slopes A look into what it’s like raising venture capital as a female. I need to start by telling you that in writing this piece about the female funding gap, I feel very much like these ladies: It’s a tough and tricky...
One of China’s Biggest Dealmakers Takes His Biggest Gamble Yet
Author: Lulu Yilun Chen / Source: Bloomberg.com Richard Peng now steers Genesis Capital’s investment strategy Year-old outfit’s $450 million-fund backed by Temasek, IFC Richard Peng didn’t get to become one of China’s most accomplished deal-makers by...
5 Ways to Finance A New Small Business
Author: John Mullen / Source: iamwire Every startup needs to have capital, whether for initial rollout efforts, funding product development, acquiring inventory, or paying the first employees. Most entrepreneurs think that bank loans are the primary source...
Cloudera’s $210 million IPO is the latest unprofitable tech listing
Author: Bloomberg / Source: The Indian Express Cloudera is giving public market investors a chance to invest at a significant discount to the .1 billion valuation the company was awarded in its last private funding round. (Source: Bloomberg) Big-data company...
‘The Godfather’ Meets Bruce Springsteen — How This CEO Aims to Give You a Severe Case of Cultural Whiplash
Author: Dan Bova / Source: Entrepreneur Ready, set, watch! The 16th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival kicks off Wednesday, April 19, and runs through April 30. What started as a showcase and support system for New York City’s independent film community...
Fund Focus: Cocoon Capital abandons traditional VC approach as it targets B2B startups
Author: Joji Thomas Philip / Source: DealStreetAsia From the left: Monthida McCoole (Investment Partner), Michael Blakey (Managing Partner) & Will Klippgen (Managing Partner) Angel investors – William Klippgen and Michael Blakey – who recently launched...
Erdogan’s victory means uncertain times for Turkey’s startups
Author: Mike Butcher / Source: TechCrunch In 2008 I had the privilege to travel to Istanbul to check out the tech scene. I’d arranged a tech startups meet-up with Arda Kutsal, a local blogger who’d started Webrazzi, a tech blog. I landed at the airport and...
Sleep In and Make Millions: Why You Don’t Need to Wake Up at 5 A.M.
Author: Carol Roth / Source: Entrepreneur We've all heard how successful entrepreneurs wake up well before the crack of dawn and get a metric ton done before 5 a.m. However, as a successful entrepreneur who struggles with mornings, I wanted to let the late...
Your Texts and Emails are a Ticking Time Bomb, According to This Green Beret
Author: Dan Bova / Source: Entrepreneur Former Green Beret Sergeant Major (retired) Karl Erickson has over 25 years of military experience -- he's been in firefights, has led combined joint task force missions, and been trusted with the protection of...
Can Paid Media Ever Earn Your Customer’s Trust?
Author: Mike Wood / Source: Entrepreneur Customer trust is important to your business. People who trust you are more willing to be repeat customers and refer you to others. It can also lead to earned media such as positive online reviews and social media...
U.K. driving tests will soon add GPS navigation as a required skill
Author: Paul Sawers / Source: VentureBeat If your car doesn’t already have GPS navigation technology built directly into the dashboard, then you probably at least have a smartphone mount for your windshield so you can use Google Maps for turn-by-turn...
How You Can Get to Know Millennial Employees, Build Relationships and Retain Talent
Author: Jill Schiefelbein / Source: Entrepreneur This video is part of a series brought to you by Entrepreneur’s book division, Entrepreneur Press, the publisher of Jill Schiefelbein’s book Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, & Manage Your...
Want to Take Your Business to the Next Level? Consider Establishing a Board of Directors.
Author: Michael Butler / Source: Entrepreneur When entrepreneurs seek counsel on developing their business -- whether the goal is to accelerate growth, add new capabilities, provide governance or improve profitability -- I frequently offer the same advice:...
The 5 Essentials to Effective Coaching
Author: Marty Fukuda / Source: Entrepreneur Leading and coaching a single person, let alone an entire organization, can be a daunting endeavor. People and teams are complex. In any coaching situation, there are a number of ways things can go south. The most...
First Meeting With an Investor? These 5 Guidelines Will Help
Author: Toby Nwazor / Source: Entrepreneur As soon as I decided to leave the 9-to-5 grind for entrepreneurship, I started working toward starting a poultry business. Unfortunately, that business never saw the light of the day. Why? Lack of funds! From my...