Invention of the week #3: Dual Option Tape Measure
This week’s featured invention is “Dual Option Tape Measure”, which was invented by Gene Stauffer and Steve Goecke. …
Max, The Day After
This post is a follow up to yesterday’s Pulling for Max, My Best Friend. First, thank you from the…
Invention of the Week #2: Cruisin’ Casket
Halloween fun for grown-ups. That’s this week’s theme. Our featured invention from our friends at InventionHome this week is…
Invention of the Week #1: Critter Litter
Going forward, I will include a new “Invention of the Week” here in my blog (in collaboration with…
Inside the Angel Investor Mindset
Angel investors have become more cautious in light of the recent economic uncertainty, trying to reduce their risk…
How to get on the cover of a book
If you listen to our podcasts, you recently heard my interview with Rick Smolan, a new friend and…
The Big Idea Asks for Help
The producers at The Big Idea called asking if I’d make myself available to help out one of…
I Appeared on ABC News Now – Promoting Home-Based Business
I appeared on ABC News Now, ABC’s online initiative, in an interview with Tory Johnson. She was great…
Leadership Attributes of Great Presidents Applied to Running Your Business
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a renowned historian who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for her book on…
The first thing you’d have an assistant do…
Some of you may want to jump in and comment on “the first thing you’d have an assistant…
Back to School, Back to Business
In publishing this inaugural 2008 StartupNation Dorm-Based 20 ranking, it occurred to us that some things don’t change.…
Marketer Learns Trade at Bar, Raises Bar
Runner-up in StartupNation's 2008 Dorm-Based 20 competition, Ilia Nossov has grown his marketing business to 16 campuses across New York state. That's just the beginning. We think he's got huge upside potential.
Helping Cedric and Kymberly on The Big Idea
On a recent appearance on The Big Idea with Donny, I was one of three people on a…
Cleaning Up (After Canines)
Sometimes, the glory in business is not what you do. It's that you do it at all. Jon Wood has proven his mettle by carving out a niche scooping dog poop, and has been named a winner in the 2008 StartupNation Dorm-Based 20.
Bizooki.com – Site Has Serious Upside Potential
Learn about the next hot Internet business being built by Andy Tabar, a winner with huge upside potential from the 2008 StartupNation Dorm-Based 20 competition.
Turning Talent into a Tricked-Out Future
Now you see the fear of starting up, now you don't. Jared Sherlock and his amazing talent as an illusionist have made any such stumbling blocks disappear. Read about how this college student started up and how he was named a winner of StartupNation's 2008 Dorm-Based 20.
Online Tip Jar (from Seth Godin)
As you know, everything we offer at StartupNation – all 175,000 pages of content – is completely free.…
Sales grew 186% over last year
I had the opportunity to talk via phone recently with Ashley Seeman. She started a graphic design business,…
Prep for CNBC’s The Big Idea
I’ve been appearing here and there on The Big Idea with Donny recently. Thought you might get a…
Another StartupNation Success Story – Quench Bath and Body
I recently spoke with Shashi Srikantan, founder of Quench Bath and Body, on StartupNation Radio. Her company offers…