Articles about Guest Posts – Page 10 of 12

Four questions for developing a minimum viable product

No doubt you are familiar with the concept of minimum viable product (MVP). But no matter how long the term… Read More

Eleven key things would-be entrepreneurs can do instead of getting an MBA

If you’re young and thinking of starting a company, then you might be tempted to go to business school to… Read More

Five tips for every startup thinking about going global

Not that long ago, only the largest and most profitable companies could afford to build a multinational enterprise. Today, with… Read More

Why invest in TechStars class of 2011?

“Tada!” Eleven-year-old Jude Sack, son of TechStars leader Andy Sack, swept his arms with a flourish. It’s the halftime break… Read More

What being hopelessly single taught me about pitching tech Celebs

Disclaimer: If you’re already the black belt ninja networker type, skip to the end and share your tips. If you’re… Read More

11 things every entrepreneur should know about innovation

An innovation that revolutionizes your life is the dream of every entrepreneur. But that dream may die hard if you… Read More

Serving beyond the innovation economy

Many people in the innovation ecosystem believe in helping out fellow innovators. They are willing to share their knowledge, experiences… Read More

17 things I wish I’d known when starting my first business

Growing up I was surrounded by entrepreneurs. All of my uncles on my mom’s side of the family ran successful… Read More

Giving back and paying forward

After nearly two decades of startup life, and over forty years of, well, life, I decided it was time to… Read More

11 productivity tools that your startup ought to use

If you’ve ever been part of a startup, then you know how much hard work it involves. And you usually… Read More

What geek guys missed at GeekGirlCon

Update, 10/14: A grand total of 1,896 people attended GeekGirlCon, organizers said Friday. The figure exceeded organizers’ expectations “by a… Read More

What are your golden metrics?

Like most Internet-centric companies, we find ourselves engaged in an ongoing (never ending?) search for the core metrics that will… Read More

The inside story of how a Seattle angel investor discovered Swype

Guest commentary from Bill Bryant: I have been in the software business for more than 20 years now, spanning some… Read More

My memories of Steve Jobs

Having just heard of Steve Jobs’ passing, I feel compelled to recall the three times I met Steve, and to… Read More

Top 10 reasons why Darth Vader was an amazing project manager

The Sith Lord Darth Vader, of Star Wars fame, often gets a bad rap, particularly in what we all think of as his ‘dark… Read More

How Amazon’s new tablet signals the start of next generation

Guest Analysis: With the announcement of the Kindle Fire, Amazon has now made the long term tablet business an interesting… Read More

The name Kindle Fire: Hot or not?

At first glance, Kindle Fire seems like a pretty good name. It uses a thematically coherent naming strategy, similar to the… Read More

Startup Stars: A brief history of the best 20th century business launches

There are more ways now than ever for you to start a business. Startups are a hot topic and it… Read More

Tablets, mobile payments and more: A quick view of the future from Mobilize 2011

Guest Post: Summing up a conference with an agenda as broad as GigaOM’s Mobilize 2011 in San Francisco is no… Read More

Insights from F8: Facebook’s content strategy is a game changer

F8 now has several years under its belt, and attendees and the media have come to expect that as Mark… Read More

Commentary: Why we had to leave Seattle to build Box.net

Just to start off, let me say that Seattle is an amazing city. I definitely couldn’t have asked for a… Read More

11 lessons of a startup noob

It’s been a year since jumping into the startup world as an oblivious 22-year-old. I read every blog post I… Read More

Why we joined TechStars

Guest Commentary: Most of the time people associate accelerators like Y Combinator and TechStars with teams who have little to… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

Dear Seattle: Let’s shut up and start building some companies

[Editor’s note: This is a follow-up guest post to a story on GeekWire titled “How do we make the Seattle startup… Read More

Google’s bigger game: The subplot behind the Motorola acquisition

“Having at least one area where we can do integrated hardware and software and learn from that probably produces better… Read More

How to stop the insanity: Advice and thoughts from a first-time startup CEO

Being a first time CEO can be confusing, intimidating and downright scary. You have a hundred things to do and… Read More

List: Top 10 Most Uninstalled Android Apps

Guest Post: There are hundreds of thousands of mobile apps out there. At AppStoreHQ, we’re currently tracking nearly 700,000 apps across the… Read More

Taking the plunge: The inside story of how two Israeli entrepreneurs ended up at TechStars Seattle

Editor’s Note: There are always a million reasons not to do something. Starting a company means daring to ignore them.… Read More

Can ex-Microsoft employees make great entrepreneurs?

Guest commentary: I was casually talking with a partner at a local venture firm recently, and he lamented: “We don’t… Read More