The concept drives some people crazy and causes them countless hours of lost sleep, but personally I don’t mind: Google Latitude automatically broadcasts and stores a record of my whereabouts at any given time (it’s on my Android devices, iPad, iPhone and PC). In the next 10 years we’ll look
Not since Adeo Ressi rocked the venture capital industry by creating the scathing VC feedback site, TheFunded, has an entrepreneur so bluntly articulated the frustrations about dealing with venture capitalists, and of the venture capital industry’s treatment of entrepreneurs. Recent article by experienced and accomplished entrepreneur, Sindhya Valloppillil, founder &
(Originally published as a Guest Blog on CX.com on December 11, 2012) Crowdfunding. You’ve heard of it — sexy projects by entrepreneurs who buck the establishment by going directly to the public for funding. Or maybe you’ve heard of the other crowdfunding — fraud, deceit and boiler room brokers bilking
[snap url=”http://www.phxpeople.com/cj-cornell-founder-of-propel-arizona-entrepreneur/” alt=”CJ Cornell Interview on Phoenix People” link=”on” title=”CJ Cornell Interview on Phoenix People” target=”_blank” ] Interview last month for “Phoenix People“. Interesting to see how a one hour interview gets condensed into a few sound bites. Unflattering photos : ) – but honored to be showcased like
Published in the Wall Street Journal, referencing a study by the Kauffman Foundation on what the average entrepreneur looks like, today. The study is about “successful company founders in high-growth industries” , as opposed to the broader, largely meaningless category of ‘people who start their own business’. Notable (and counter-intuitive) for many:
I was merely going to retweet this funny little factoid from Social Rehab – a company with apps designed to get you to reduce your online dependence – my retweet was to include an inevitable quip. Then I realized, I had far too many clever retorts to ever fit inside
After I spoke about Crowdfunding: Past, Present and Future, at the Arizona Innovation Summit, FunditTV decided to conduct a video interview. During the interview, I talk a bit about my new Crowdfunding initiative, called Propel Arizona.
I can predict it with near certainty. In every single conversation I have with an entrepreneur, or rather with a first-time entrepreneur, it becomes very apparent they place an comically high value on the one, single, good idea that they have. Whether they say it out loud (“this is a
Someone posted a question on Quora the other day – and the question itself was insightful: What is the difference between a revenue model and a monetization model? I’m a bit of a stickler for consistent definitions of terms in business (particularly entrepreneurship), so I provided a detailed answer clarifying
A familiar meme is that Entrepreneurs are somewhat crazy. Many use the phrase affectionately when implying that the prototypical entrepreneur is willing to attempt things that the average person would not risk. Or perhaps it’s because entrepreneurs often paint a vision for the future that seems unimaginable, that they seem