Quench: Development lessons in a startup
International development projects have long been subject to critiques that they are unsustainable, inattentive to local needs and overly costly. But young self-starters continue to see value in...
View ArticlePura Vida: The flubs and finesse in creating the enterprise
One time he was two weeks away from payroll and he didn’t know how he was going to pay his staff. Another time, he delivered a customer coffee beans that were so hard they broke the blades of the man’s...
View ArticleIdentify “People of Influence”
On campus, “people of influence” are the opinion leaders of the campus. These are the people that others follow. Who they are on each campus differs, and which of them are going to be most important to...
View ArticleA Launch with Content Will Rocket Your Startup’s Growth
Your marketing launch is the most important element of success these days, to get your users’ attention. Yet it is the one element that too many entrepreneurs focus on only as an afterthought. Everyone...
View ArticleAdvice on Breaking Into an Industry
1. Create a business to solve your own problem. The idea behind Little Borrowed Dress came where I do most of my best thinking: in front of my closet. Rather than deciding what to wear, I had the less...
View ArticleWays To Do Business Development At Startups
At a workshop entitled “Business Development for Startups”, I shared my learnings working in business development at startups for nearly 15 years. Below are some of the core concepts that I addressed:...
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