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The Best Free Apps and Online Tools for Entrepreneurs and Obsessive Collectors

Up and Running

If you’re not a Photoshop guru, or you can’t afford the software, Canva is a great alternative that is already used by a number of reputable businesses. For example, Trello is a great “list making” tool in its own right, but if you use it with Scrum/Agile project management techniques, you’re 10x more likely to benefit.

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Tale of Two Valleys: LA and the Bay Area from an Investor’s Perspective

Mucker Lab

As an entrepreneur himself, founding and operating printed circuit board factories in Taiwan, my father was debating between two places to immigrate to and build his next new venture: Los Angeles (“The Valley” aka San Fernando Valley) and Santa Clara (“Silicon Valley”).

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[Review] Social Marketology

YoungUpstarts

In Dragon’s analysis of social media platforms, nine significant patterns can be discerned: identity, relationships, conversations, groups, gaming, presence, curation, reputation and gifting. These elements could be formulated into social pyramids which can be customized for different social platforms depending on their properties.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

They may ask you to continue working and paying through the website, to boost their reputation there, or they may want to just go direct. trav (2010-06-19) # This is GPS for would-be web entrepreneurs lost in a sea of ideas with no sailors to steer their imaginary ship. Sandcastle is a software development service for entrepreneurs.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

A group of Seedcamp entrepreneurs started a startup tools wiki for that purpose, and we thought it would be well suited here. Banana Scrum â?? A tool simple as Scrum itself. agile product management and Scrum tool. Automates Agile / Scrum development. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs.