New Media Startups Meet Old Media Buyers
November 17, 2011Towards the tail end of Chicago Ideas Week last month, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Brian Wong at the Exclerate Labs-hosted Startup Weekend event. If you’re not.
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Erasing the Taboo of Suicide in your Startup
November 16, 2011Late Sunday night, Techcrunch broke the shocking news that Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of the open source social network Diaspora, died tragically at the age of 22. CNN reported that the cause.
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7 Ways to Start Creating Your Own Job Today
November 16, 2011I currently work for someone else, but that doesn’t mean you have to. I love my day job, but there are too many people out there who don’t. This post.
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What Hiking Can Teach Us About Launching a Startup
November 16, 2011The following post pulls advice from Zach’s upcoming Appalachian Trail Book: Appalachian Trials. For more information on the only AT prep book that prepares hikers for their ensuing psychological/emotional battle,.
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Facebook vs. Everyone: What’s in a Name?
November 16, 2011Last year the social networking giant we all know as Facebook launched a number of lawsuits against websites that had the suffix “book” in their name. Among them, Lamebook, a Facebook parody.
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Tech.li Headed for NYC
November 15, 2011Here at Tech.li, our focus on Flyover Geeks and ‘innovation everywhere’ showcases contributions to the tech startup economy that tend to be outside the spotlight shined on a handful of media darlings.
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For Startup Success, Add Love (of People)
November 15, 2011Service is the Secret On January 1st, 2000, with the New Year and new millennium, I quit my job as an IT recruiter, joined a friend’s newly formed company and.
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How Do You Teach “Entrepreneurship”?
November 14, 2011This semester I enrolled in the introductory class for the new Entrepreneurship minor at the University of Scranton. Over the course of the semester, our class hosted several guest speakers.
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Op-Ed: Let’s Make $ome Money!
November 14, 2011Like many, I was surprised when Sprouter announced it was closing its doors. I was equally surprised when speaking to a staffer at another startup when they told me they.
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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
November 14, 2011There has never been a manual for the entrepreneur raising venture capital — until now. Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist is a must-read book for any.
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