Drew Houston (pronounced like the NYC street, not the town in Texas) is the man we can thank for bringing us the cloud-based file-sharing service, Dropbox. This year his company brought in the funding that put it in the 10-figure…
Uber is the smartphone app that allows users to summon an Uber-registered vehicle to the curb nearest you. Travis Kalanick is the brilliant UCLA-grad who has kept his startup, Uber, rolling in dozens of cities despite lawsuits and cease-and-desist letters…
Starting your own business isn’t exactly cheap. So it’s nice to find a few resources that will help you start and grow your new venture that won’t cost you a penny. Check out these awesome resources that will help you…
Ask a small business owner why they started their own business and you’re likely to hear back something like, “I wanted to call the shots, to be more independent, and to have more control over my time, or to work…
As co-founder of the photo-sharing service, Instagram, it’s not surprising that Kevin Systrom’s background is littered with software engineering experience. Before being listed as one of Fortune’s “40-under-40”, he had already brushed arms with some of the most prominent internet…
You don’t have to look far in the world of marketing advice before you’ll see someone offering this advice: Focus on benefits, not features. It’s probably the most common advice given to and by marketing experts to small business marketers.…
[Updated February 2019] Aside from the decision to start your own small business, choosing a name for your startup may be the most important thing you do. A good name can be worth millions of dollars, while a bad name…
It used to be that starting a business was so difficult, that only the bravest of souls would think of doing it. And it was so expensive, that you needed a nest egg or rich uncle to get started. But…
You’ve probably heard the statistic that the average human attention span is about 8 seconds long. And that a goldfish’s attention span is 9. But it’s not true. Think about it: the last time you were watching Breaking Bad, or…
“There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” America is an extroverted society. The loudest talkers, the slickest presenters, the most confident speakers get the most attention. They are often our movie stars, our news…
