Cars 20 years from now are going to be very different than the last 20 years. Out interaction with them will completely change. Since the invention of the car, the fundamentals of it and how we use it have not… Continue Reading
For a while, I thought that looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs was a good way to come up with business models. The problem was that solving needs didn’t seem to match very well with profitable industries. Farms and restaurants… Continue Reading
The other day when I was listening to Marketplace on American Public Radio I heard a story about apps. Nielsen, the marketing company measured the number of apps people use. On average we use 26.8 apps regularly in a month and no… Continue Reading
My mom works for a hotel and conference center. Sometimes she would show me some interesting conferences that would be in town. In high school, I would sneak into some of these conferences. One of these conferences was about the… Continue Reading
Kevin Rose (co-founder of Digg and Milk) he has been creating a video series called foundation, where he interviews successful entrepreneurs (mostly in tech). In the interview, he asks them what advice they would give to entrepreneurs just starting out.… Continue Reading
Validate your Idea I’ll show you how to get e-mails for your idea with or without a website. The most valuable lesson I learned taking graduate classes was to check your assumptions and then recheck them. When we have to check our business… Continue Reading
The iPhone changed the world since it’s release in 2007. It showed a demand for smartphones that changed the cell phone industry. When invasive species come into a new environment they change ecosystems similarly. Ecosystem Engineer In ecology, a species that… Continue Reading
My first website I spend over $1,000 before I had a single customer. Not a successful startup. And if you don’t count Google ads, then I never had customers. Why? Why did I spend all this money on a project that didn’t… Continue Reading
How do you name a company or website? Follow these steps: Make it understandable: Being early understandable is essential. Start by making a list of word that describes your business and industry. Make a list: Come up with possible name. Make it… Continue Reading
Looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Food, Water, Shelter are the very first needs. You would think that food would have value and be the most valuable commodity. Farmers and water treatment workers would be the richest people in the world.… Continue Reading