Frank Levinson, a successful Entrepreneur, investor, and teacher has highlighted the top 10 must have for a start-up in a talk at MIT. The following list is from a recorded video session.

Number 10: Comfortable/Cheap Furniture: 

Spend everything you have on great people and great product. It does not matter how you look, but what and how you do it. 

 Every once in a while a book comes along that despite a seemingly simple subject ends up being a very impactful and thought provoking book.  Seth Godin's "the dip" proves to be exactly that type of book.

"the dip" is all about understanding opportunities and yourself; there are many things we can all spend our time doing, but how many of them can you be the absolute best?  And how do you tell the difference between the struggle before success and the slow, painful death-march to failure?

As the book cover suggest, there's really two parts, which I'll highlight now: When to Quit and When to Stick.

Missed the Momentum Summit? Went, but want a recap? We've got notes from all the Sessions, so check them out below.

Session 4:

Scott Griffith, CEO of ZipCar

Laura Fitton, CEO of oneforty

Q: How is the IPO Going?

There are many challenges. It's a volatile situation. 

Every Entrepreneur uses different methods to validate an idea for starting a venture. So the next time you think you got that great crazy new idea, follow the 3 steps of venture screening to help you determine if you should pursue it or not. 

***Note: any of the following can be done individually but it is always a good idea to have a discussion with a few friends, family, and people you trust. 

Who are the faces behind a company? How did the company get started? These are common question you may have about startups you see and hear about. If you don't get a chance to personally meet the founders, you're unlikely to ever know their story.  That's where we're starting Founder Fridays. 

Each week, we'll profile a different startup (with ties to Boston) through a simple interview that highlights some of the simple questions that make all the difference for a startup like, "How did you meet your co-founders?" and "What was the best advice you ever received?"

This week, we have Fan Bi from Blank Label, who you may have seen getting awesome coverage the past few months in places like the New York Times and MSNBC.