March 2010

Entrepreneurs are about Solving Problems: 8 Problems the Community Still Needs to Solve

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Wed, 03/31/2010 - 7:22am

Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve highlighted initiatives underway by members of the Boston entrepreneur community trying to make this a better place to start a company. These solution are coming from people both young and old and everything in between.  I’m excited for these efforts and believe they will all contribute to an improved ecosystem, but there is more to be done. I’d like to highlight some issues that still need work:

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Tim Yandel: Tips to Make Your Resume Sizzle

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 7:26am

You need to know the truth about the people reading your resume before you even start writing one. It’s the cold truth but you need to hear it: they don't read your resume, they scan your resume. It's a filtering system that weeds out the bad from good and ensures that the recruiter calling you doesn't waste their time.

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No need for Money: 3 Reasons Why

Submitted by Ashkan on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 9:30am

Every Entrepreneur you speak to has the vision of raising capital; but for what? Through my experience of working at a VC firm and leading Northeastern’s Venture Accelerator Program: IDEA, I have seen countless times a line item for Engineering, Product Development, etc… and based on my experience every Entrepeneur can get a lot further without a real need for money.


Here are three reasons why?

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GreenhornTV Ep.19: Spring Break

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Sun, 03/28/2010 - 7:36pm

With the Easter holiday approaching and spring here, it's a lighter week in the entrepreneur community with over 20 different Boston entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. This week is the final week of Mass Mobile Month, a celebration of the mobile industry with tons of events this month. You can learn more about the month at the site MassMobileMonth.com.

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Why Twitter is Essential for Young Entrepreneurs

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Thu, 03/25/2010 - 9:46am

When you're getting started with your first startup, you can easily be overwhelmed with advice and suggestions of what to do, where to go and who to talk to.  Having met a number of new entrepreneurs recently that are at that first spark of innovation stage (i.e.- we're gonna do this!...but not sure how), it has forced me to think about what are some of the most important things to tell them to do.

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Entrepreneurs are About Solving Problems: 8 Ways Community Members are Part of the Solution

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 3:28am

 Last week I wrote about how young entrepreneurs are working to solve many of the challenges and shortcomings in the community.  We’re not the only ones working hard on these issues, so I'd like to highlight some of those problems and those finding solutions for them:

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Aaron Belyea: Tips for Branding Your Startup

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 8:30am

It is a common misconception that branding is the sole effort of a company's Marketing Department, tailored to create a clean, message directly to their audience. The truth is that branding is created by consumers almost as much as by executives in a boardroom.

 

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3 Ways to Keep Your Startup on the Right Path

Submitted by Ashkan on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 9:25am

By now you have realized that raising money for any venture isn’t as easy as tying your shoe laces. Here are 3 suggestions to keep you on the right path as you get your startup off the ground.

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GreenhornTV Ep. 18: March Madness Part II

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Sun, 03/21/2010 - 1:29pm

The hangovers and Twitter pollution from SXSW are long gone, and so the startup community is  back in full swing with over 50 different Boston entrepreneur networking events and office hours this week. This week is the final week of Mass Mobile Month, a celebration of the mobile industry with tons of events this month. You can learn more about the month at the site MassMobileMonth.com.

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Book Review: Founders at Work

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 1:52am

A startup has the most uncertainty in the beginning. You have no customers. Your team may be incomplete. You may not even fully understand what your market is or even your product.  If you’re an entrepreneur, you’re either in this situation now, or you’ve been there before. 

Jessica Livingston’s book, “Founder’s at Work” profiles some of the most famous startups of the past few decades (and some you didn’t know) by interviewing founders and asking them what the “early days” were like.

 

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Entrepreneurs are about Solving Problems: 8 Ways Young Entrepreneurs are Part of the Solution

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 2:41am

There are many challenges facing the startup community, especially for young entrepreneurs. It would be easy to sit around and complain about the status quo, but many of us are working towards solutions.  I'd like to highlight some of those problems and those finding solutions for them:

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Kai Rostcheck: The New Rules (and Tools) of Entrepreneurship

Submitted by Jason Evanish on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 8:18am

We can probably all agree that the world is changing at a dramatic pace, right? In fact, the popular video Did You Know? illustrates exactly how fast the world is transforming. This video is from 2008, so as you might imagine some of the data points have moved already. But overall, it distills the reasons that many entrepreneurs see the new world as simultaneously exhilarating and confusing.

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