“Not who you are, John” Last week when George Clooney hosted President Obama at a swanky Hollywood gathering, I curiously went back to the section in Walter Isaacson’s book where Steve Jobs helped the legendary VC, John Doerr with his. Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP MORE >>

Managing far-flung employees is always a challenge. What are they doing, anyway?) Make it easier by hiring the right people first. Chances are some of your employees work from home (or from wherever they like). You probably do too, at least some of the time. If you're running a start-up where resources are scarce, that's even more likely. MORE >>

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Examples – [link]. Dear Mentee – [link]. MORE >>

Hiring a top PR firm is often out of the question for start-ups. Here are five tips for how to handle your own public relations. For most journalists, taking a meeting with a vacuum salesman would be right up there with getting their teeth pulled. But when we worked as reporters and James Dyson came to town, we always took the meeting. No response? MORE >>

Venture capitalists have been getting a black eye to go with their blue shirts. recent report from the Kauffman Foundation slammed VCs for “shortchanging” investors, pointing out that public markets deliver better returns. It could happen. It’s obvious to everyone in the industry that crowdfunding is no longer just a toy.”. Going Mainstream. MORE >>