Bill Starke’s sculpture in the lobby of the Hyatt in Denver I stayed at this week is a good metaphor for the changing enterprise software industry. In general, everyone treats SAP and Oracle as the pursued, and SaaS vendors as. Enterprise Software (other vendors MORE >>

With the passage of the JOBS act , it seems that many more Americans will soon be able to buy equity in private companies. Here are a few examples. 1) Issuing of senior securities with multiple liquidation preferences. Example: Series A: Small investor invests in $1m round, getting 1x straight preferred. Company gets sold for $30m. startups MORE >>

Common assumptions that are toxic to the success of any new venture. Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the recently published book, The Startup Owner’s Manual , written by entrepreneurs-turned-educators Steve Blank and Bob Dorf. Come back each week for more how-tos from this 608-page guide. After all, it got the old VP fired, right?) MORE >>

Pinterest is a great place to collect images and links to ideas you love, products that rock, and just about anything else under the sun. Read on to learn about some of the unexpected brands that are drawing in loads of fans from Pinterest. Whole Foods. Of course, Whole Foods hasn’t made it all about food. Mashable. What are they doing right? MORE >>

How can you get your employees whipped into a state of maximized productivity? Follow these 4 tips. In Start-up Land, the phrase, "it's not my job" is like a four-letter word. Inevitably in this fast-paced, succeed-or-bust environment, employers have no choice but to ask employees to do lots of different things. In other words: everybody has a gift. MORE >>