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Lifestyle -
So I’ll be 25 this Saturday.
I’ve gone through a huge evolution in thought regarding careers, passions, the concept of “work” and life direction in the past 10 years.
My first job at the YMCA (at 15), I figured out within 2 weeks that I was great at “pitching” myself during the interview — and I’m a likeable guy…but the work was boring and...
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Funding -
Don’t ‘pitch.’ Tell a story.
– Mary Lemmer
For a quick pitch, make it simple and clear. Tell me succinctly and directly what it is you’re doing and what problem that solves. Try out your simple elevator pitch...
AlleyTalk - During the depths of the recession following the 2008 financial crisis, Americans who were frustrated with not being able to find work took the bold step of opening their own small businesses. It was a bittersweet accomplishment for...
ER Accelerator - ER Accelerator recently announced its summer 2013 NYC class, aka ERA5. Today we hear from Sage Wohns Founder of #Agolo, a powerful, personalized communication service that gives Twitter users a new way to quickly get the info they want...
Management - Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startups. There are many styles of leadership, such as dictatorial, laissez-faire and democratic, but the one I hear discussed more these days is...
Advertising - Today, we speak with, Ari Lewine, Chief Strategy Officer of Triplelift, which offers visual advertising solutions for the web.
Ari...
The Watch -
Each week we bring you a handy guide to just a few of the events we think should not be missed. On any given night, there are too many events. You can’t attend all of them and neither should you, unless you’re a career...
Management - Entrepreneurship is not a job for the Lone Ranger. Every startup requires building and maintaining effective relationships with people, including partners, team members, customers and investors. That means giving feedback, asking...
Accelerators - ER Accelerator recently announced its summer 2013 NYC class, which marks its fifth class. Today we speak with Dmitriy Rokhfeld, Co-Founder of Machinio, a vertical search engine for industrial machinery.
Tell us about the...
AlleyTalk - Calling all developers, designers, marketers, students and anyone who has ever wanted to start their own business. Startup Weekend NYC starts on Friday, June 21st, and it’s the chance for people from different backgrounds and...
Advertising - Do all emails related to ecommerce have to look like this?
I’m not against merchandising emails with offers, featured products or even a personalized assortment of items, but conventional ecommerce emails often do...
Resources -
Pretend for a minute that you died a failure. And don’t define “failure” using the expectations set by your overbearing parents, a boss, or anyone else. I mean a failure in your own eyes. What would make you disappointed in...
Accelerators - Former Managing Director at Techstars NYC, Eugene Chung was shown the door at TechStars just two weeks before Demo Day earlier this week. Nicole Glaros, who worked alongside Chung, is now steering the ship. Ms. Glaros was a Managing...
