It seems like everyone today is on Kickstarter. The funding platform is reported to have more than 56,000 projects and more than 5.6 million backers on the site. So if you’re thinking of creating a campaign on Kickstarter, you’ll be entering a crowded territory. So how do you set yourself apart?  Kickstarter suggests that a […]

Self Sustaining Business Model Creating a self-sustaining business – it seems too good to be true, right? Not quite. As a founder of a nonprofit sustainability initiative called the Business Leaders in Action for Sustainability Today! (BLAST!), I’ve found some pretty intriguing ways for entrepreneurs and seasoned professionals alike to create businesses that reduce, reuse, and […]

How do you hack offline as rapidly and as effectively as you hack online? Web startups can iterate a product and get it back on the market in a matter of seconds. But as product companies, we’re faced with manufacturing lead times that create a much longer development cycle. Luckily, Ministry of Supply’s co-founders also […]

Are geeks innately cranky? Many have pontificated on the cultural difference between technical and non-technical folks but where does it come from? Could it come from the overly specific word choices, which pass for sarcasm in the scientific community? Could it come from social conventions such as the ritualized kvetch of like-minded professionals? Here are […]

When was the last time your inbox was empty? Sometimes I feel as if I spend the entire day just answering emails, without ever finding the time to get to more important projects and tasks. When it comes to email, there’s an inherent pressure and urgency to the task. It’s easy to feel as if […]

We sat down with CogniTea founder Alex Kravets for this edition of Do What You Love – a series that showcases the entrepreneurs behind startups and small businesses. Seven months ago, the 25-year-old Boston native and co-founder of I Am Hungry and Zaang decided to create an all-natural alternative to coffee and energy drinks. He […]

Workers Compensation Insurance Worker’s compensation (“WC”) insurance is one thing that founders seem to stress about quite a bit. I thought it would be useful to do a very basic guide to WC coverage to ease the tension. Here we go: Do I Need To Have Workers Compensation Insurance Who needs worker’s compensation insurance? The […]

Throughout my career I have often found myself creating proposals for prospects who were not the sole decision maker. In many cases internal stakeholders like HR, Accounting or Operations had a say. When that was the case, I had trouble winning the business. After one such disappointment I sat down with the prospect, a woman […]