Ben Mappen is the founder and CEO of LeanLaunchLab.com, a tool that helps entrepreneurs define and test key business model assumptions using “lean startup” and customer development principles. Before LeanLaunchLab,…
[quote style=”boxed”]Default to action. Stop thinking and start doing. Everyone screws up; the people that make the most progress are the ones who aren’t scared to make mistakes. You have…
Alex Gourley is an entrepreneur and technical generalist. Before founding BitGym, he ran Loopt’s internal metrics and analytics, worked on a source-code search engine at Krugle and led a team…
[quote style=”boxed”]I was a paperboy, when there was such a thing. I got up at 4 AM every morning, 7 days a week, from ages 13-15 to fold and sling…
[quote style=”boxed”]The hardest part of bringing ideas to life is simply taking the first step. Often times, there is a tendency to keep analyzing or over-thinking an idea, therefore muddying…
Born and raised in Croatia (which was then part of Yugoslavia), Nick Bicanic’s love of computers started when he was given a Sinclair ZX Spectrum at age 8. Once he…
[quote style=”boxed”]It has been said time and again, but the best way to execute on your ideas is to surround yourself with amazing people. We had 5 co-founders at Flipswap,…
Nick Swinmurn first discovered his entrepreneurial spirit as a teenager when he launched a hometown bicycle club and a tennis club, while simultaneously trying to convince his parents to open…
[quote style=”boxed”]I just did a formal exercise to try to map this out. There is a 90-minute focused block in the morning to get a big task done and there…
[quote style=”boxed”]I have only involved myself with products that I believe would benefit those who make them as much as they benefit those who use them.[/quote] Isabel Garreton was a…
[quote style=”boxed”]Tenacity is the #1 quality of an entrepreneur, even before intelligence. I’d wager to say 9 out of 10 business failures are because of lack of tenacity.[/quote] LazyAngel co-founders…
Joe Hyrkin currently serves as the President and CEO of Wordnik. He has more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership and general management, both domestically and internationally. He…