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- À l'occasion de la Journée internationale de l'éducation, l'Allemagne annonce un nouveau financement de 200 millions pour l'initiative Education Cannot Wait
- Alemania anuncia 200 millones de euros en fondos para Education Cannot Wait
- Germany Announces €200 Million in New Funding for Education Cannot Wait on International Day of Education
- Haushaltsgerätemarke CHiQ bei GTB-Preisverleihung als eine der Top-10-Marken der Unterhaltungselektronik ausgezeichnet
- CHiQ es reconocida como una de las 10 principales marcas de productos electrónicos de consumo
- La marque d'appareils intelligents domestiques CHiQ reconnue comme l'une des 10 meilleures marques d'électronique grand public lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix GTB
- Бренд бытовой техники CHiQ признан одним из 10 ведущих брендов на церемонии GTB
- Huobi Launches $100 Million Lunar New Year Campaign to Support Metaverse Development
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- The Road Ahead: Kauffman Foundation CFO on why the nonprofit is opening the spigots for small businesses
- Cary firm's $60M raise bolsters Triangle's status in quantum computing
- St. Petersburg-based Dynasty Financial is launching an IPO
- Apollo Bank reaches $1B in assets
- Huntington Bancshares plans three new Pittsburgh-area branches this year
- Robinhood grants more stock to some employees as price plunges — who’s next?
- Robinhood grants more stock to some employees as price plunges — who’s next?
- 52 Shades of Success: Pittsboro biz opens door to investors; NCCU launches health literacy program
- North Austin office building changes hands for nearly $11M
Author Archives: TechonomicMan
Build Your Companies…With Good Boards
Most of the new founders I’ve ever met roll their eyes when I suggest that they form an advisory board. One of the main reasons people found their own companies is to have supreme magisterial control over their empire. They … Continue reading
The Four Seasons of Your Start-Up Begin in the Spring
In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been about 9 months since I posted anything…time to get busy! While I’m working on some new stuff, I thought I’d re-post this since it’s, well…you know, Spring. I spend a lot of time with … Continue reading
The Four Seasons of Your Start-Up…Autumn Begins! (reprise)
(Originally posted in 2012…thought of it as I picked my last tomato of the season yesterday!) The temperature outside my window last night dipped to 44, the crickets have stopped chirping and my wife told me that she “can’t manage … Continue reading
Assessing Your Competitive Landscape…It’s a Forest Out There
I’m finally going to get a business plan pet peeve off my chest and onto your shoulders. I’ve decided that I’ve read my last business plan with a “Competition” section that blithely lists a few direct competitors and a factoid … Continue reading
Please Do Not Take This Advice
As a start up founder, you have a responsibility to yourself, your co-founders and your fledgling company to seek out the best advice you can about how to grow and manage your venture. I would advise you to not follow … Continue reading
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Venture Tips Update….Make Your Business About Your Customers, Not Your Technology
I originally published the majority of this post back in January, 2012, but I was reminded of the issue again today…twice. So I updated the post on why you should think of your business in their terms. A founder came … Continue reading
The Search for Serendipity…And Why It Matters To Your Venture
I turn 48 this week and like most people passing from one year to the next, I find myself a bit nostalgic for the way things used to be. One of the things I miss…a little at least…has gotten extremely … Continue reading
My Podcast with SSTI – Ben Franklin wins National Entrepreneurial Capacity Builder of the Year 2012
We were delighted to win this award last year and had a chance to talk about it with Phillip Battle of SSTI. SSTI is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving government-industry programs that encourage economic growth through the … Continue reading
Scalawags, Scoundrels, and Other Corporate Partners
If you only quickly scan this post, you may get the impression I’m suggesting that relationships with companies larger than your start-up are not a good idea. If you are getting that impression, please keep reading. For almost all B-to-B … Continue reading
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Why I Loathe Tumblr.
I loathe Tumblr. But not for the 1.1 billion reasons that you think. Sure, I’m a little professionally jealous that I’ve never had a client sell themselves for $1.1 billion. But it’s not like I had a chance to invest … Continue reading →