An Angel Investor On Two Key Differences Between Male And Female Entrepreneurs
Joanne Wilson is an angel investor, and her investment thesis is simple — she invests in people and real businesses, not ideas.Within that, though, there's a wide range of possibilities. She addressed...
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18 Powerful Couples Who Rule The Tech World
In honor of Valentine's Day, we compiled a list of powerful tech couples.Here's who's winning in both love and business.DogVacay, a network of local dog-sitters, was founded by Aaron Hirschhorn and...
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Boxbee Is A Startup That Solves A Major Problem For Everyone Who Lives In A...
When Kristoph Matthews was growing up, he lived in a number of crowded cities including Tokyo and Bangkok. His family moved 22 times across four continents and packing was always a pain.So it isn't...
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Five Blog Posts And Two Videos Worth Enjoying Over Coffee This Morning
Smush down the grinds in your french press – or hit the blue button on your Keurig.Then kick back on the couch with your iPad and enjoy these five blog posts and two videos while you slurp some joe.I...
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5 Steps To Build A Creative Business From Scratch
Any economist will tell you that the creative sector is a leading component of worldwide economic growth, employment and trade. Over the last decade, there has been a significant shift from individuals...
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Here's The Best Way To Answer 'What's Your Greatest Weakness?'
It's a standard question in almost every job interview, and one that most people have a hard time answering truthfully: "What's your greatest weakness?"Despite being straightforward, it's a tricky...
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The Secret To Getting Rich And Changing The World Is To Have A Stupid Idea
You hear it all the time. You'll be out with a friend and the conversation turns to topic of some billionaire and technology company founder who struck it insanely rich building a product that's...
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Soon, You Won't Need A Bank — Just The Services Provided By These Startups
There's a theory among startup investors that one good way for an entrepreneur to come up with an idea for a startup is to look at all the services big, successful, older companies provide and then...
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PHOTOS: Inside The Beer Pong Tournament That Pitted NYC Startups Against Each...
It's officially Social Media Week in New York, and there are lots of informative panels and networking events to attend.But on Monday, social media insights firm Mashwork got things started on a...
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Four Ways To Be A Frugal CEO
Running a tight ship can pay off in unforeseen ways -- creativity and innovation mounts within an organization when resources are limited, and research suggests that companies with frugal CEOs are less...
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Here's The Incredible Lunch Employees At New York Startup Stack Exchange Eat...
We've heard a lot about the crazy perks tech startups offer their employees. But at Stack Exchange, a Financial District-based startup that hosts a network of question-and-answer sites, chefs Phil...
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The 17 Coolest Small Businesses In New Orleans
With New Orleans in full celebration mode for Mardi Gras, the nonstop party that started as a purging of hedonistic behavior before the Christian season of Lent, it's a good time to celebrate the small...
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The Stupidest Mistakes That College Dropouts Make
Look at the headlines of big business sales, like WhatsApp’s $19 Billion sale to Facebook last week, and you know that 2014 is a time of unprecedented opportunity.You have access to nearly everything...
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How Two Ex-Googlers Created A Place For Silicon Valley To Tell Its Darkest...
David Byttow hasn't been sleeping well. He works until 4 a.m. most days, and he booked a 48-hour trip across the country just to get some rest. Currently, he's hibernating in a New York City hotel. In...
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3 Elite Grads Share Why They Moved To Detroit
As Detroit leaders work to pay back the city's estimated $18 billion in debt, one entrepreneur is building a rich startup culture that he hopes could revive the Motor City.Venture for America founder...
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Two Computer Scientists Who Met At Stanford Are Conspiring Against LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a great way to show yourself off to prospective employers and stay in touch with people you know. But it's not great for meeting people outside your network.If you want to meet someone you...
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Turns Out It's Much Cheaper To Build A Company Almost Anywhere Other Than San...
Lots of San Francisco residents are starting to revolt against the technology industry's invasion of the city.Maybe the tech industry should start looking elsewhere for its own good.The place is just...
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Startup Employees Are Getting Screwed By VCs And CEOs, Says 22-Year Industry...
Chris Zaharias is a 22-year veteran of startups. He's worked at Netscape, Efficient Frontier, Omniture, Yahoo, and Triggit. Now he's the CEO of his own company, SearchQuant. Zaharias says that if...
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THE SILICON VALLEY 100: The Coolest People In Tech Right Now
After months of research, debate, and more research, Business Insider is proud to present our annual Silicon Valley 100, the authoritative ranking of the people who matter most in Silicon Valley. The...
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The 10 Most Common Startup Mistakes
Put a few entrepreneurs in a room and you'll find the topic of conversation will inevitably gravitate toward startup faux pas. I've been in that room enough times to know that after a while it's the...
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