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Steve Hoffman Shares his Startup Wisdom in his New Book New entrepreneurial book available now. Steve Hoffman aka Captain Hoff's new book "Surviving a Startup" gives entrepreneurs everything they need to know to overcome seemingly impossible odds and navigate their way to success.  Here is a snapshot of the interesting sections covered: Devil’s Candy: Launching a Startup Raising Venture Capital: Show Me the Money! Bootstrapping It: Guerrilla Marketing and Growth Hacking Unicorn Hunters: Finding Your Mojo Scaling Up: Building a Billion-Dollar Business Rules to Win By: Growth Leadership Own Path Full disclosure: I have been a mentor at Steve's program and the man is amazing. With his busy schedule, he could say two sentences to me and make a big impact. He has helped startups globally and he puts his knowledge into his latest book. I call it a book of startup wisdom. Order "Surviving a Startup" now and our readers get the full Founders Space Online Startup...

Kavita Sahai Gives Tips on Taking the Big Step Into Entrepreneurship   Photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer editor: This article was kindly submitted by  Kavita Sahai ,  CEO and Founder of  Have BIGplans, LLC So you’ve decided you want to become an entrepreneur, and you couldn’t be more excited. The promise of working for yourself, making a difference in the world, and connecting with a tribe of people you really, really love…the entrepreneurial life tons of benefits, so it’s no wonder you want to try it on. After all,  a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation  found that 40% of new businesses are started by women—and a lot of those are happening among the millennial age group. But where to start? Taking first steps into entrepreneurship can also seem daunting. To succeed, it’s important to invest time upfront to find a business idea that really works for you. The ideal business will be one that joins your passion and skills wi...

Bill Thompson Talks about Stepping Out on the Limb of Life Taking a Chance on Life (photo courtesy of pablo by Buffer) What’s harder than getting fired? What if you’re a baby boomer plugging away at a job you’ve had for years, and suddenly everything is turned upside down the day your much younger boss strolls into your office to let you know your services are no longer needed? What would be the first thing you’d do? What would you tell other people? What feelings would be coursing through your mind right then ... and for weeks and months afterwards? It’s a sobering thought for those of us who are cruising toward that magical time called retirement. Even if you’re not—even if you’re one of us who plans to work until he or she drops—the idea that an involuntary career change could be right around the corner has entered the minds of every one of us who works for someone else. Now think about something even more daunting and challenging. Instead of getting fired,...

Cheryl Robinson of Ivy Startup Conference Shares Her Thoughts on Female Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship (courtesy of Pablo by Buffer) A guest post by Cheryl A. Robinson Have you ever evaluated your life and wondered how you got to where you are? There was never any doubt that I would one day run my own business. Ten years ago I couldn’t tell you what that would look like but I knew I wanted to lead a team of people to create something amazing. Fast forward tens years with a Master’s from Columbia University and two LLC’s, and I’ll tell you that the journey has been long and a huge life lesson, but overall, this has been the best experience of my life. Being an entrepreneur feels exclusive. Exclusive in that you feel alone in the quest to find the right partners, the right co-founders, who believe in a vision just as much as you and compliment your skill set. You are inclusive with everyone that you meet and network with because you never know whether or not that pers...

Raju Reddy talks about the 23rd Annual TiECon TiE or the The Indus Entrepreneur is hosting their 23rd Annual Conference for entrepreneurs on May 6-7 in the Silicon Valley. TiE, which originated in the Silicon Valley, is a network of more than 12, 000 entrepreneurs organized around 60 chapters around the world. Definitely the biggest out there. We talk with Co-convener or Co-chair Raju Reddy of TiECon to discuss what to expect at TiECon and some of his thoughts on the global entrepreneur.ship. "One of the biggest advantages (of attending the conference) is the mentoring and networking opportunities" says Reddy.  Check out his interview!

Taffy Williams Talks About His Top Articles from 2015 Pictures by Taffy Williams Happy New Years everyone!. We wrap a another great year of  Startup Blog  Insights for 2015 with the Top 10 startup articles of the Startup Blog with Taffy Williams -- author, investor and entrepreneur. We do a deep dive on the top 10 blogs of 2015 with Taffy's insights into what he feels made them one of the top hits for 2015 Let's start off 2016 right, g ive it a listen or view of Taffy's top advice!

Taffy Williams Talks in Depth on Team Performance This month, we take another journey with Examiner writer, entrepreneur and angel investor - Taffy Williams . We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled " Agile leaders build team work for better performance " . Taffy gives examples from his personal experience in biotechnology and startup business development . Give it a listen or a view!

Picture courtesy of Taffy Williams This month, we take another journey with Examiner writer, entrepreneur and angel investor - Taffy Williams . We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled "3 Factors That Turn a Great Idea Into A Business" . Taffy gives examples from his experience in biotechnology . Give it a listen or a view!

This is probably the freshest approach to developing startups we have seen in a while. We interview Enon Landenberg , Dreamer, Doer and Founder of small Factory Big Ideas ( sFBI ) where he discusses his "no boundaries" approach to building ventures in a human way. Enon takes you through some of the basic philosophies of his company and even takes you through a tour of his startup house. Yes, you read it right - a house. Check it out!

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an articles on Startup Blog titled “ Your First Action is Not Funding ” and " Money and Staff, Staff and Money " with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of funding from the investor's and the entrepreneur's viewpoints . Give it a listen or a view!

Have a startup? Looking for funding? Here are some events to help you find some potential funding opportunities in February from Founders Space . Check them out!

Happy New Year everyone. We wrap a great year of  Startup Blog  Insights for 2014 with the Top 10 articles of the Startup Blog with Taffy Williams -- Examiner.com writer and entrepreneur. We do a deep dive on the top 10 blogs of 2014 with Taffy's insights into what he feels made them one of the top hits for 2014. Let's start off 2015 right, g ive it a listen or view!

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled “ 4 Ways Agile Entrepreneurs Optimize Time ” with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of Agile ways of thinking and insights on how optimize your valuable startup time . Give it a listen or a view!

Trying to create a global workforce for your company? Thinking about moving part of your company overseas? Stressed about managing an overseas team? We talk with Marla Rausch who has answered many of those questions in creating her company, Animation Vertigo , and maintaing it for over 10 years. Marla gives you 6 tips to help you create and maintain a global workforce.

This month, we take another journey into Agile thinking. We will go in-depth into an article on Examiner.com titled “ 5 Fails Agile Entrepreneurs May Regret and Never Recover ” with Taffy Williams, Examiner writer and entrepreneur, and the co-founder & CEO of Colonial TDC. Taffy gives examples from his experience of Agile ways of thinking and insights on how investors think . Give it a listen or a view!

What's BD? BD or Business development is often confused with marketing or sales. It is really a combination of those and a lot of different other skills with the ability to connect your startup with a new base of users, technology and long-term revenue sources. The Nerd Stalker crew were pleased to talk with Nathan Beckord , CEO and co-founder of Foundersuite , who produces the Startup Business Development event. Find out what makes this event special.

This month we explore agile thinking as it pertains to startups and entrepreneurs. We catch up with  Taffy Williams  of  Startup Blog  and Examiner.com for his insights on his article on "Thinking Agile is Important to Your Business" Taffy gives examples from his experience of Agile ways of thinking as applied to a startup business . Give it a view!

Here's are Nerd Stalker picks of the week: In a stunning verdict, the Supreme Court has tossed out a patent because it is a software patent" http://t.co/NXC0ui5o8Y   Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle Surprisingly Doesn’t Suck http://www.wired.com/2014/06/harley-davidson-livewire/ (Alex Davies / Wired)  Former FCC commissioner to Washington: "You should be ashamed of yourself"   http://t.co/S36s2G5fkA Adobe's Big Plan To Infiltrate Your Creative Apps via @FastCoDesign   bit.ly/UQ2kf3 (Mark Wilson / FastCoDesign) Al Gore Tells Techpreneurs Some Truths They May Not Want to Hear About Inequality http://t.co/asimao4pTW The Electronic Frontier Foundation Wants You To Make Your Router Public http://buff.ly/1nTA3Oi (Micah Singleton / Gizmodo) 

Happy New Year everyone. We wrap a great year of Startup Blog Insights for 2013 with a Best of Startup Blog with Taffy Williams, Examiner.com writer and entrepreneur. We do a deep dive on the top five blogs of 2013. Listen or watch Taffy as he shares some stories around each blog.

Nerd Stalker Picks of the Week: Apple's iOS Completely Blew Away Google's Android For Shopping On Christmas - Business Insider http://read.bi/1fL3VqU 12 Maker Pro Trends That Expanded the #Maker Movement in 2013 http://bit.ly/JuVcxY via @make (DC Denison / Make Magazine) Amazon Prime tops 20 million members as company touts its best holiday season ever - GeekWire http://bit.ly/1fL43Hc In-depth Interview: Nimrod Madar of @glassesoff bit.ly/1ijEFfw (SocialGreg | Nerd Stalker) Target hackers stole encrypted bank PINs - source | Reuters http://reut.rs/1fL9eGZ Tech Stocks Hover Near #2013 Highs, Paving Way for #2014 IPOs (Alibaba, Box & Dropbox) (Kara Swisher | AllThingsD) Adolfo's picks of the year: fl.ux Car Share service's go mainstream (Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Relay Rides). Evernote with after the book (gtd) air server/xbmc google chrome google calendar google hangouts/hangouts on air clearly dashlane ios7 Mavericks Free Greg's picks of t...