Small-business adviser | How to lower the risk for startups
Kansas City Star
Although the likelihood of success has improved, the odds are still stacked against the startup entrepreneur. Risk of failure cannot be eliminated, but it can be reduced when identified and managed. Successful businesses do this routinely. ...

Forbes (blog)
Every Entrepreneur Needs to Outwit the Devil
Forbes (blog)
“The devil in the details” is a quote that we have all heard, and clearly applies to startups, where success in the long run is all about execution. But for you as an entrepreneur trying to get started, the devil is really in your ...

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bdaily
Enterprise & Startup
bdaily
More → A North East entrepreneur is launching a ground breaking startup business awards to celebrate the success of new enterprises in the region. Frustrated by the lack of business awards tailored specifically for startup companies, Managing Director ...

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Entrepreneurship not defined by age: Report
StartupSmart
A new study says there is no peak age for entrepreneurship, despite the tech industry's “romanticised” idea of young founders. In a bid to identify the traits of successful entrepreneurs, The Founder Institute, a global network of ...

My Job As A Pre-Launch Startup CEO Was To Buy Sandwiches
Washington Post
By TechCrunch.com, Seth Sternberg is the CEO and Co-founder of Meebo. He previously worked in M&A at IBM. I love talking to aspiring entrepreneurs—I do it once a week at minimum. I often get asked “what's the role of a startup CEO? ...
My Job As A Pre-Launch Startup CEO Was To Buy SandwichesTechCrunch

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My Job As A Pre-Launch Startup CEO Was To Buy Sandwiches
TechCrunch
He previously worked in M&A at IBM. I love talking to aspiring entrepreneurs—I do it once a week at minimum. I often get asked “what's the role of a startup CEO?” Sometimes people are curious about the pre-launch “CEO” and ask if a startup really ...

Tech calendar, 05/30/11
Denver Post
Denver Startup Weekend is a weekend-long event where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs can find out if startup ideas are viable. On average, half of the weekend's attendees have technical backgrounds and the other half have business backgrounds. ...

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Venture capitalist gives entrepreneurs tips on the best pitch
Denver Post
"For me, it's about the tremendous networking," 28- year-old entrepreneur Dan Lynn said about startup week. Lynn is co-founder of Rainmaker, a member of the current class of startups at TechStars, one of the nation's top accelerator programs. ...

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PayPal founder to pay budding entrepreneurs to avoid uni
StartupSmart
Once you've done the start-up thing and found what you enjoy, you don't really fit into the big business type thing anyway, which is where a degree normally comes in handy.” Nissen believes it will be awhile before Australia sees a program similar to ...

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VatorNews
Web start-up success dependent on mentors: Report
StartupSmart
The brainchild of serial entrepreneur Max Marmer, Blackbox recently launched the Startup Genome Project, an in-depth analysis of makes internet start-ups successful based on data from more than 650 early stage start-ups. “The goal of the Startup Genome ...
New Startup? Dude, There's a (Genome) Map for ThatGigaOm
What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup GenomeWashington Post
Uncovering the DNA of successful start-upsCNET
Music Ally (blog) -Geek WIth Laptop -VentureBeat
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Uncovering the DNA of successful startups
ZDNet Asia
The Startup Genome project aims to answer those questions with its initial report, issued today. If you spend much time with Web entrepreneurs or investors these days, it quickly becomes clear that "pivot" is the hottest term in Silicon Valley. ...

Netflix For Pandas
TechCrunch
And when I say we, I'm referring to a large number of us in the startup community – angel investors, VCs, entrepreneurs, executives; we've all adopted the convenient shorthand of translating new business ideas into three words. ...

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Why the New York tech scene ...
The Next Web
Today, you have the solid, well-integrated angel community… Even if there is a hiccup, the feeling is that this financial structure that supports entrepreneurs will stay.” So, if there's one New York City startup that defines the rest, which one is it ...

Silicon Tally intent on building local technology base
Tallahassee.com
Technology firms and budding entrepreneurs with ideas to explore are counting on Silicon Tally to support them during the all-important startup phase. The brainchild of founder and businessman Adam Kaye, Silicon Tally is an association of businesses ...

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'A Team' to the rescue: Chamber group offers help to startup businesses
The Sheboygan Press
That's the goal of the chamber's A Team — since starting in late 2008, they've existed to support and nurture startup businesses, guiding them along the path to success. John Rogers, program director for the chamber, said the A Team was started in ...

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What Makes A Startup Successful? Blackbox Report Aims To Map The Startup Genome
Washington Post
The rate of failure among entrepreneurs and startups is startlingly high — it comes with the territory. Otherwise, entrepreneurs wouldn't be pirates. But, what if there were a way to reduce that failure rate by cracking the formula of startup success? ...
New Startup? Dude, There's a (Genome) Map for ThatGigaOm
Uncovering the DNA of successful start-upsCNET
Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out – The Startup Genome ProjectThe Business Insider
Geek WIth Laptop -SGentrepreneurs (press release) -The Next Web
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Recent college graduates get some startup wisdom
Chicago Tribune
Even in the midst of a recession, or perhaps as a result of it, young entrepreneurs have persevered in starting or growing their own business. A half dozen of these self-starters, including Travis, shared their stories and advice during a recent panel ...

New Startup? Dude, There's a (Genome) Map for That
GigaOm
Concurrently the costs of startup creation have fallen dramatically triggering a huge increase in technology entrepreneurship all over the world. The report's authors say their work will shine a light on the idea the fallacy that creating successful ...
Uncovering the DNA of successful start-upsCNET
14 insights into the nature of startups and successful entrepreneursVatorNews
The Startup Genome ReportThe Next Web

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Shaping success
GreaterKashmir.com (press release)
Who is experiencing the need? How big is the opportunity? How fast is the opportunity growing? One should remember that there is no single sure-shot formula that makes a successful entrepreneur. A start-up should be ready to take financial risk. ...

Entrepreneur Corner: Attracting board members and learning from SEALs
VentureBeat
What can entrepreneurs learn from the Navy SEALs? - Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, relays thoughts from a former Navy SEAL, turned entrepreneur on the important lessons start-up owners can take from one of the toughest ...