Joel Welsh

196 posts

Joel Welsh, Chief Community Officer, is also the CEO of a new startup company ... Showcase U. Joel shares behind the scenes key decisions being made in the "Birth of a Startup" and knocks it out of the park to provide his own entrepreneurial wisdom.

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Does your business plan include blue jeans?

It's often quite fascinating to see how the mind of an entrepreneur jumps from one thought to another. Readers of this blog are familiar with how typical everyday events are the supporting content for what...

September 14, 2006

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Small business owners are like an orchestra conductor

My new bride and I went to the symphony this past Saturday night. Music from Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and a special appearance by Lang Lang, a 23-year old pianist. It totally rocked. There is something...

September 12, 2006

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People thinking about starting a business are smarter than they think

I am simply amazed at what happens when people have real & productive conversations. It turns out that everybody has something to offer. It's remarkable. This is not a new revelation. It's standard knowledge among...

September 8, 2006

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What’s REALLY important about being an entrepreneur

We all know the importance of balance in our lives. We've all heard about how nobody at the end of their life wished that they had worked more. (I'm not totally buying that, by the...

September 7, 2006

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When is Bragging a Good Thing?

This was the question raised in the StartupNation.com community forum recently. It turns out to be a really good question because that forum topic has risen to be one of the most popular in the...

September 6, 2006

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The Fun Continues in StartupNation’s Contest. Now There Are 4 Total Prizes.

Wow – we are blown away by the overwhelming response to this week's short contest at StartupNation.com. So many of you responded and expressed appreciation as you discovered a great deal of value on the...

August 31, 2006

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3-Day StartupNation Contest – Win Advertising on StartupNation.com (or an iPod Nano)

I wonder if you'd help me settle a bet we have running in the office? It's my belief that as a visitor to StartupNation.com you tend to focus on one aspect of our website and...

August 30, 2006

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Case Study: Does giving away your product to promote sales work?

When it comes to marketing strategies and sales tactics, the idea of giving away your product is a classic one. But does it work? We have a real live example right here at StartupNation that...

August 23, 2006

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Email marketing #1 choice for pre-Holiday eCommerce rush

eCommerce companies banking on garnering a strong holiday sales season are planning on utilizing email marketing as their first choice strategy to drive sales. This is according to the latest study by shop.org and Forrester...

August 22, 2006

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Infosys Technologies entrepreneur sticks to his own rules

There are many things to be impressed about by people who start and grow their own business. There is a unique success story in the news today about the co-founder of Infosys Technologies, India's powerfully...

August 21, 2006

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Former Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble has got it goin’ on

Uber blogger Robert Scoble announced last month that he was leaving the "comfy?" corporate world of Microsoft to join a startup - mentioned us in his blog Scobleizer. Now here's a great example of an...

July 21, 2006

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Guy Kawasaki agrees with StartupNation

Guy Kawasaki was on StartupNation Radio recently and it was a good show.

July 21, 2006

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Start your own business to help fund your retirement

Planning for retirement is an important part of our lives. We all know the statistics: we're living longer and have more income needs for retirement years that are extended beyond the previous generation. There are...

July 18, 2006

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Small business loans grubstake entrepreneurs

Huh? I subscribe to a daily 'Word of the Day' email from Merriam-Webster and the other day the word was grubstake. grubstake GRUB-stayk verb : to provide with material assistance (as a loan) for launching...

July 12, 2006

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Word of mouth marketing and advertising

Here's how it works. When you especially identify a screaming need for someone, offer a solution as a good will gesture and then come through with flying colors, you'll get talked about. A lot. Example?...

July 12, 2006

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Does your business plan include an exit strategy?

I was reading an article on WashingtonPost.com about how social search startups have sprung up to fill in the gaps that the larger search engines like Google and Yahoo! have left open. It's an interesting...

July 10, 2006

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Do you have the entrepreneurial confidence of Satchel Paige?

I was just glancing at my baseball wall calendar and noticed that today is the 100th anniversary of baseball great Satchel Paige's birth. A quick Google search tells me that Leroy "Satchel" Paige was born...

July 7, 2006

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Favorite Movie Entrepreneurs

While painting the family room over this holiday weekend Suzanne mentioned that Gone With the Wind was about to begin and suggested we watch. As it is one of my favorite movies and we are...

July 3, 2006

Motivates

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Independence Day – start a business

Let Freedom Ring! As Americans we are wired for freedom. Unlike any other country, we were founded on the solid principles that flow from the virtue that freedom brings. When Jeff & Rich Sloan are...

June 30, 2006

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Need a Vacation? Tell Us Why and You Could Win One

Yep – it's true. All you gotta do is convince us. Do you consider yourself to be persuasive? Someone who is able to make your point succinctly and in such a compelling manner that you...

June 29, 2006