Many founders hope to one day take their company public on the stock market and have it be worth over $1B+ in market cap. To Dave Hersh, this dream is a reality with Jive Software, a company he founded and lead for 8 years and through 3 different business models. In one of the 3 […]
If you got a Standford MBA and then worked as an investment banker… what would be your next career move? Michelle Miller decided to write a novel called The Underwriting. But she didn’t just write a novel and hope to get traditionally published, she treated her novel as a startup: She raised investment Secured brand […]
Eliot Peper is an entrepreneur, an investor, an advisor… and now an author of startup fiction. His first book, Uncommon Stock (published by Brad Feld’s new publishing company FG Press) at its surface seems like an uncommon next step for most entrepreneurs. However if you treat a novel like a startup, you can understand the […]
This week I was interviewed by Fred Williams of the popular Breaking Biz Podcast. Here were the topics we covered: Passion does not pay the bills (tip #25 of tips for aspiring entrepreneurs) Why is money the worst motivator for anyone starting their own company? I remember discussing a business idea with someone in 2009 […]