Archive for January, 2009

Big ideas are worthless
Jeff Stibel is president of web.com a web marketing company describes himself as the contrarian entrepreneur and he made what seem to be several counterpoints to the earlier presentations to prove it.
Jeff truly believes this a perfect time for an entrepreneur to start a business. “Big ides are worthless…execution is everything (ideas [...]

Not an “entrepreneur,” a “value accumulator”
Phil Ressler of BigStage.com which offers a service that projects a realistic picture of yourself easily on pictures and video. Phil also offered a list that gave a worthwhile challenge to us all and had an example for most of them. The list was a good one so enjoy and [...]

Product and sales- all else is expendable
Following Jonathan’s insights was a venture capitalist, Beau Laskey from Steamboat Ventures who invest equity capital in private companies at early stages and stay very involved with the companies they invest in. Beau shared a list of lessons learned with quick bites like be all in all of the [...]

War stories from the front lines
With a transitioning presidential administration promising hope and change in one of the most dramatic economic downturns of the last 75 years what better time to host a forum on building a successful business during challenging times. A recent CalTech/MIT forum entitled “War Stories from the Front Line: Critical Insights [...]