Some people work at Wendy’s in college and get their first job as a desk clerk, but Noah Kagan is very different. He’s worked at Intel, Facebook, Microsoft (intern) and now is at the startup, Mint.com. If all that wasn’t enough, he’s an uber networker, successful blogger at OkDork.com and organizer of the […]
Dan Scudder, a Boston native and founder of DormItem.com spent his summer with a valley startup, Rapleaf.com. This is part two of our chat during my Bay Area Visit. We sit down to discuss how an entrepreneur outside the valley feels once he’s immersed in the startup epicenter.
This is part two of my interview with Robin Wolaner. We discuss the benefits she’s seen of social networking for both her startup and personally. Specifically, she references examples of LinkedIn and even MySpace.
If you’re catching up, be sure to catch the first part of our talk, then head over to LinkedIn and add […]
Facebook isn’t the only site garnering attention from college kids. Dan Scudder founded DormItem.com, a site that aggregates items for sale by college kids. He has a couple revenue models and is currently a student at Babson College. This is the first of four video clips from my interview with Dan. If you’re […]
If you don’t know Robin Wolaner by name, you know her great work. Her career includes founding Parenting magazine along with launching Martha Stewart Living and Vibe magazines. She is also the author of a great book you NEED to buy called “Naked In the Boardroom.”
The point I’m making is she’s a player, she’s […]
Guy Kawasaki may have found the “fountain of youth” with Pixilu.com. For only $10, they will touch-up any picture you have and the results are amazing. Watch this interview and Guy and I discuss if Pixilu has a real business and the impressive results they provide.
Guy Kawasaki talks about his Markus Frind, founder of the free dating site, PlentyofFish.com. Guy says Markus is making millions “in his underwear” living in British Columbia. We discuss how startups don’t have to be in the valley to make money and a few advantages actually NOT being there.
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Guy Kawasaki and I sit down to discuss if a startup outside of silicon valley can get funding from the sought after Sand Hill Road? Guy’s perspective stems from a career in the valley and funding startups.
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Guy Kawasaki pulls no punches and answers questions about his public speaking career in a shockingly honest and direct fashion. If you didn’t know, Guy has leveraged a background filled with startups and Apple into a nice speaking career. He often gives speaking tips on his blog and offers a few suggestions here on how […]
Here is a quick interview from last month’s interview with Guy Kawasaki. We talk about the hours he puts into Truemors.com and the traffic spikes the site has seen early on in its launch. Specifically, we talk about how TechCrunch and Digg cause spikes in traffic that don’t stick.
If you remember nothing else, ponder these three gems.
1- Building a business is more about people than money.
2- The basic principles of business apply offline and on.
3- A simple mind is easily amazed.