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Don’t swap a business model for hype

During the first wave of internet start-ups in the 1990s, a majority of the businesses being created actually had business models.   Cert…

The power of slow: Why building a customer base is worth the time

Too many start-ups are focused on the wrong things. They care more about users, publicity and raising capital over getting customers.   R…

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It feels like the storm has come, and the Facebook IPO was the tipping point.   For start-ups that have raised capital, the pressure is o…

TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 a fizzer for start-ups

Last week was the TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 conference.   I like volunteering for this event because it not only gets me a free ticket to …

Be the best in the world

I was out for a drink with a friend recently who said something that really resonated with me.   His ex-wife, who is the CFO of a top in…

Treasure yourself like Miranda Kerr

Every day I read a book on my subway ride into Manhattan, and I just recently finished reading Treasure Yourself by Miranda Kerr.   Altho…

Getting my start-up to official launch

Roboinvest officially launched yesterday. It was secretly launched on Friday, January 27 to enable us to see whether it would be stable befo…

Getting to private beta launch

On 11/11/11 we quietly launched Roboinvest in private beta to a select group of people who had reserved a username on our landing page over …

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