With spring training just around the corner I was talking to a friend about how the Rays and other modest city teams have learned to rely on “small ball”. If you have seen Rays players like Crawford, Upton, Jennings on. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP MORE >>

Somewhere along the line between brainstorming and testing new ideas in the marketplace, your research is failing. Here's why. Companies of all sizes spend inordinate amounts of time and effort in testing their marketing: names, packaging, concepts, feature lists, colors, flavors. you name it, you can test it. The conclusion? The result? What did? MORE >>

Entrepreneurs often engage with investors one after another until they find one who bites. But this leaves the alternative to accepting whatever terms the investor offers an unknown at best. If you are not willing to walk away from the investor’s terms, you won’t get favorable terms. Tweet. Venture Hacks. Daily Ideas Funding Strategy MORE >>

They're a bit like lone wolves--which means they come with different care and feeding instructions than regular employees. Managing an independent contractor or freelancer isn't like managing a full-time employee. You may never see each other face to face. Whatever the case may be, the situation comes with different management challenges. DON'TS 1. MORE >>

(Powered by LaunchBit ). At Year One Labs we had 20 mentors and investors. It was (and remains) a great group. Many of them were quite active in helping our portfolio companies; many continue to help. number of them went on to invest in the companies as well. Next Steps & Goals. How You (Investors / Mentors) Can Help. Simple and concise. MORE >>