Todd Earwood

To the left is a picture of my startup partner, Rob May and Me (I’m on the right) before we interviewed a salesperson this week. We somehow showed up wearing the exact same shirt, actually we even wore the same brand! The irony is Rob and I are two very, very different people […]

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 […]

Last week, I posted about my LA-based partners in Almost Mediocre (AM). They were my first taste of creating an audience around more than text and pics. Our videos may not be your preferred taste in humor, but we found an audience (actually, a really great one). We have sold our […]

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.

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Many startups turn to friends and family for early funding. I’ve never personally done this (successfully), but I have tried. I owned a business with my brother and we both put in capital. Our parents and friends didn’t invest and I can only imagine the headaches. Peter Ireland offers some simple […]

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.

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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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