It’s the kind of thing you can repeat in an elevator, simple to understand , universally applicable , and, most importantly, doesn’t burden your tech team with a lot of custom development. If you’re a non-technical founder, while your team is building and refining your product, you’ve got to figure out what to do with your time. MORE >>

Everything I know from 4 years of intensive customer development & sales, boiled down into an 18 minutes talk I gave at HackFwd in Berlin. HD video is here , normal is embedded below. I’m pretty happy with this one and think you won’t have heard the content elsewhere. Watch it! Best of Listening Pitching & selling MORE >>

Note: This article originally appeared on TechCrunch ( “How To Create An Early-Stage Pitch Deck For Investors” ). The output is this guide to creating an early-stage pitch deck. If you can convey the passion that drives you (and your users / customers!), How to Create an Early Stage Pitch Deck. MORE >>

What stage? sorted out pretty early that lawyers were a great source of deal flow. Because entrepreneurs often went to lawyers at their earliest stages to get their company registration done. When you are raising a large, later-stage round given by this time you’ve likely got a fairly large business to run. hustled. MORE >>

250 startup companies set up base in the conference halls, eager to share information, seek investors, and attract potential customers. Engage your customers online with Vivocha, a cloud-based service that lets you interact with customers and fans in an accessible interface with no tech skills required. Rolio    . Iceotope. MORE >>