This rather crude expression weighs heavily on the mind of all good startup founders, no matter how confident they appear. Of course, one sale isn’t really enough, so you need to get the first customer to recommend you to a second, and make sure rate of sales ramps up quickly enough to keep the business alive and growing. MORE >>

First off, just to be clear, I’ve never been a sales person. played a sales person on TV. sales teams that I think work pretty well (including the team at my marketing software startup). Building Startup Sales Teams. Don’t hire sales people too early. In the early days, the founders. ve never even. If it. MORE >>

Founder, Task Army. TaskArmy.com (focuses on tasks that will improve your website and online sales). By Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli. Many people are attracted by the idea of outsourcing but starting outsourcing can be quite daunting. Where to find the right people? How to make sure they will produce the results you expect? How much to pay? MORE >>

Adeo Ressi , the founding member of The Funded , recently announced the establishment of The Funded Founder Institute. The program participants, the Founders, receive extensive training in weekly sessions overseen by three Mentors – two seasoned CEOs and one domain expert for each topic. Tags: Founders Voting.  Directors.  MORE >>

You are here: Home / startups / It All Changes When the Founder Drives a Porsche It All Changes When the Founder Drives a Porsche December 4, 2010 by Micah 63 Comments Tweet Today, Groupon did something that all entrepreneurs, in their heart of the hearts, wishes they could do: spur the big acquisition offer and swing for the fences. MORE >>