There are more companies valued at $1 billion+ than there were in 2013. Why? By Aileen Lee (Founder & Partner, Cowboy Ventures) This piece originally appeared on TechCrunch. It’s been over a year since we wrote our original post sharing our analysis of the last...
First impressions count. Make sure your startup takes center stage from the very beginning. By Sarah Landrum (Founder, Punched Clocks) More than half a million new businesses are started each month and out of those, only one-third survive for 10 years or more,...
The obvious and economical reasons to reduce your email turnaround time. By Laura Behrens Wu (Founder & CEO, Shippo) This is part five of a series from one of our How To Conference speakers. Laura Behrens Wu spoke on our panel How to Create Value with the...
Find the right people to spread the word, and your startup will market itself. By Sarah Pike (Community Outreach Coordinator, BusinessBee) So you’ve got your startup off the ground. Now you need to let the world know about it. One of the most effective, strategic ways...
A lawsuit never looks good. Protect your startup’s social media profile from day one. By Dixie Somers, Freelance Writer Long before you launched your startup, you made sure to lock down the Twitter handle, Facebook page, Instagram profile and MySpace (just in...