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How Founders Can Turn Criticism into Gold

Saoirse was intrigued with her launch customer’s request. They criticized some components of her firm’s product for 45 minutes – then asked if the same components could be made out of a Read More...

Category: Research Insight

Authors: Raja Singaram and Gabi Kaffka

How to Get Money to Start a Business

  In April 2021, when Jenny Yaeger, 55, launched her Denver-based accounting and financial consulting firm for small -and medium-sized businesses, ClariFI Business Solutions , she tapped her Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon

Serial Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Noah Alper of Noah's Bagels

  Noah Alper is best known for the business that bears his name: the West Coast chain Noah's Bagels. But he has started and exited several other businesses, including Bread & Circus, an East Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Catherine Buday

Seven Legal Pitfalls Your Startup Should Avoid

  Fail fast is a catchy phrase intended to suggest moving on quickly if a business idea flops. It should not be taken as a license to recklessly trip over basic legal, regulatory, or fundraising Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Paul Swegle

Media Attention Helps Private Equity Firms Attract Resources

New firms can attract resources by sending out signals about their quality. They do this because a new firm’s quality is often uncertain and hard to observe. But we don’t know much about what Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Tom Vanacker

How to Pitch Your Startup to Attract Money

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an excerpt from Littman and Camp's new book, " The Entrepreneur's Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed ." This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs, a Read More...

Category: Features

Authors: Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp

Paychex Founder Tom Golisano's Advice for Innovators

MAJOR TAKEAWAYS: Make sure you totally understand an industry before you get into it. Don't assume that somebody with equity in your company will work harder. Compliment your competitors in front of Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Catherine Buday and Jon Eckhardt

Starting a Company When You Have a Day Job

You're gainfully employed with a steady paycheck, but you have a great idea for your own company. Should you quit your job to launch your venture? In this interview with EIX, "Third Shift Read More...

Category: Interviews

Authors: Todd Connor and Daniel Forbes

Does it Matter if an Entrepreneur is Coachable?

Many venture capital firms, business accelerators and other investors see the strength of the founding team as an important predictor of whether their investment will pay off.  No wonder that Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Kevin Bryan and András Tilcsik

eFest2018 Winner is Making Life More Colorful for Diabetics

Meghan Sharkus of ExpressionMed, the eFest2018 grand prize winner, has made it her mission to make life more fun and fashionable for diabetics who must wear insulin devices every day. The colorful Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: James Beal