Gust

JANUARY 31, 2013

Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings. The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. What could be wrong with more transparency?

SEC 158

SEC Prospectus United States Technical Review 158

Gust

JANUARY 30, 2013

Actual, fundable, serious startups in a single weekend? No. Real? Great learning experience? And worth doing? Yes. . Last Sunday night I judged nine pitches from nine groups that started from scratch just two days before, late Friday afternoon. They had some good ideas, good pictures, a prototype or two, some good video … and an entertaining event. .

Angel Investor 153

Angel Investor Startup Audience Community 153

Gust

JANUARY 27, 2013

Howard Gardner photo via TheDish.org. Being a good entrepreneur means being able to effectively convince an investor that you have a great idea, persuade partners that your approach is right, and convince potential customers that the solution is right for them. If all your ideas are intuitively obvious to everyone, you probably aren’t thinking outside the box, or don’t really have the next big thing.

Analytics 166

Analytics Audience Conversion Business Plan 166