Along with my partner Jason Mendelson and our friends  Brad Bernthal  (University of Colorado Law School) and  Mike Platt  (partner at Cooley LLP) we have launched a series of courses in conjunction with our portfolio company Sympoz  on starting a company. My class,  How To Light a Spark & Set Your Startup on Fire , is  FREE  for a limited time. MORE >>

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the search giant tweaked its search result pages. Here's what you need to know. If you rely on search engines to drive traffic to your website and engage potential customers (and who doesn't?) Sounds good--but here's what it could mean to your business. which is where the ads are located," Kim says. MORE >>

Building a startup is hard work for low pay, it’s risky, and it requires total responsibility to make it work. Yet, many entrepreneurs are the happiest people I know. On the other hand, I know many unhappy individuals who are always partying, have minimal commitments, and little responsibility. Meaningful work. Financial independence. Security. MORE >>

The recent election teaches important lessons about what really works in sales and marketing. All elections are sales and marketing campaigns, from their big spends on airtime to their word-of-mouth networking on the ground. Because of this, elections always provide sales and marketing lessons that are applicable to the wider business world. MORE >>

My first job after business school was serving as a product manager for an Internet commerce software company (Open Market, IPO'96). Back then, we learned the "HP way" - methodical, waterfall, process-driven. We collaborated with NextView's Rob Go and drew on some of the work of author/consultant  Marty Cagan as well as numerous others. MORE >>