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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Kiva co-founder Jessica Jackley’s latest venture Profounder is one platform that could power these transactions.

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Building An Effective Board For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

Prior to co-founding Foundry, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and is also a co-founder of Techstars. Key Takeaway: The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. [12:15] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Like this show?

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10 lessons I learned by taking the entrepreneurial Red Pill

The Next Web

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. We all know these people, most often working at large corporates or even the government. Back in 1994, when Jeff Bezos started Amazon, he had to raise money from 22(!) Mind the overlap.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. I am a big advocate of transparency in business and government and believe that many injustices in our society exist because people are ill informed.