Tips for Startups Archives

There’s No Innovation Without Uncertainty (Innovation for Growth)

Beware: 10 Time Management Rules That You Are Breaking (Time Management Ninja)

Rule #1 of Startup Management: Ask for the Order! (Forbes)

Ideas are a Dime a Dozen. People Who Implement Them are Priceless (Forbes)

5 Signs Your Partnership Is Doomed (Forbes)

Building A Startup That Makes It Past 5 Years (Forbes)

 6 Ways To Achieve Any Goal (Forbes)

What Information Shouldn’t A Founder Give To Investors Prior To Term Sheet, Due Diligence, Or Investment? (Forbes)

Silicon Valley Is The New Hollywood: Ignore The Hype And Keep Working (Forbes)

How to raise startup funding from friends and family (MedCity News)

Auditing versus Monitoring: What’s the difference? (MedCity News)

Six Reasons Your Startup WONT Raise Capital, by @DaveParkerSEA (Founder Insight Blog)

A CEO’s Guide to Leadership Development (Great Leadership)

An entrepreneur’s quick guide to working with angel investors. (MedCity News)

This is why your startup need to ditch the pitch (MedCity News) 2/19/2013

More people sprouting angel investor wings and funding more startups (infographic) (MedCity News) 2/19/2013

Crowdfunding university research and tech commercialization: 6 sites that are doing it (MedCity News) 2/19/2013

Startup Investors: Due Diligence Goes Both Ways (Venture Capital Cafe) 2/19/2013

 A startup for startups: helping entrepreneurs keep their personal networks intact (MedCity News) 2/8/2013

If it were easy, everyone would do it: 3 keys to a winning healthcare startup (MedCity News) 2/6/2013

Did you review “Startup:  The Magic Ingredient” Yet? ( The Funding Guru)

12 Tips on Raising Venture Capital for Your Startup (Mighty Wise Media)

The Drip Clip: A Life-Saving, Low-Cost Technology (article about Shift Labs on Indiegogo)

3D Printing Medical Devices (Medical Device Blog)

The Right Resources Equal Perfect Prototyping (Medical Product Outsourcing)

Invention Designer & Rapid Prototype Services (Line Design)

Accelerate Your Product Development with Fortus Rapid Prototyping Technology (PADT Medical)

INpact Members Explain Prototypes for Medical Devices (Priio)

How Prototypes Can Help Evoke Customer Needs (Innovation Tools)

VC investments slide in Q4 and decline for all of 2012 (MedCity News)

Beware These 8 Fundraising Deal Breakers (Spoiler: Valuation Is Not On The List)(Forbes)

Medical device angel investments jump in 2012 (MassDevice)

Medical device is “sector darling” when it comes to healthcare VC deals in fourth quarter (MedCity News)

Heads up startups: GE and StartUp Health launch program for healthcare entrepreneurs (MedCity News)

5 Tips for Pitching Your Startup to Investors (MedCity News)

10 Insights for Entrepreneurs on What to Expect When You’re Expecting (Investment) (MedCity News)

So You Want to Get Crowdfunded? Here’s How to Tell a Good Story Through Video (MedCity News)

Want Venture Capital Funding? Here’s How (Forbes.com)

Don’t Be Afraid! Crowdfunding Will Make Angel Investors Better and More Efficient (MedCity News)

New Healthcare Angel Fund Wants Disruptive Ideas to Reduce Wasteful Spending in Acute Care (MedCity News)

HBS’ Sahlman: Life Science Venture Capital Has ‘Disappeared,’ the U.S. Need More Risk (MedCity News)

What if You Launched Your Company Without Investors? (MedCity News)

University to Launch Venture Fund to Enhance Philadelphia’s Entrepreneurs Ecosystem (MedCity News)

Entrepreneurs Should Do This When Meeting an Investor for the First Time at an Event (MedCity News)

5 Questions Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves Before Raising Money for a Startup (MedCity News)

Do Startups Need Funding Anymore? (Forbes.com)

Startups Are Booming – Guess Who’s Funding Them? (Forbes.com)

Write a Big Fat Business Plan, 5 More Tips for Raising Money from Crowdfunding Expert (MedCity News)

Attention Life Science Startups: Super Angel Consortium Seeks to Fil Investment Void (MedCity News)

VC to Healthcare Startups: Identify Your Customer Very Early On (MedCity News)

The Paradox of VC Seed Investing (TechCrunch)

New Enterprise Associates Closes $2.6 Billion in One of Largest Venture Funds Ever (Forbes.com)

Midwest Venture Capital Information & Stats (Find Venture)

Venture Capitalists Show Confidence in Medical Device Sector (AssurX Blog)

Fundraising: StartUp Health Aiming for $7.5 Million to Train 1,000 Healthcare Transformers (MedCity News)

Venture Capital Investment Experience Double-Digit Increases in Dollars and Deal Volume in Q2 2012 (Fierce Medical Devices)

Venture Capital: Medical Device “Big Exits” on the Rise (Mass Device)

Entrepreneur’s Top 10 List of What NOT To Do When Seeking Funding (Entrepreneurial Playbook)

6 Reasons Why Working Prototypes Attract Investors (CNN Money)

Financial Management for Innovation (Innovation Management)

Crowdfunding: It’s More Than Just Having an Idea and Collecting the Money (memeburn)

Three Keys to Pitching Big Companies (Forbes.com)

5 Trick Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Answer Before Asking for Money (Forbes.com)

6 Steps to Raising Venture Capital – Hint: Preparation Matters More Than Your Pitch (Forbes.com)

Entrepreneurs Shouldn’t Pitch Their Ideas to Venture Capitalists (Forbes.com)

7 Questions to Ask Any Potential Business Angel (iBusinessAngel)

You’re an Entrepreneur If . . . You Don’t Need Money to Make Money (BizWizKevin)

Where Device VCs Have Gone Before (Medical Devices Today)

Don’t Pitch Your Company, Share Your Story (Forbes, 1/28/2013)

3 Steps to Build the Right Team (Forbes, 1/28/2013)

Seven Reasons Entrepreneurs Need Mentors (Forbes, 1/25/2013)

How To Make Your Startup Happen (Forbes, 1/23/2013)

A Recipe for a Successful Study Start-up (IMARC, 1/9/2013)

If you don’t understand these 5 things, don’t work for a startup (MedCity News)

8 Secrets To Accomplishing More Each Day (Forbes)

Startup Business Development 101 (AVC)

Ten Resolutions the Most Successful People Make and Then Keep (Forbes.com)

Be a Rebel, Not a Sheep: How to Start a Startup (Startup Weekend)

How the Most Successful People Motivate Themselves (And Stay Motivated) (Forbes.com)

5 Ways to Fight Your Fears and Start That Startup (MedCity News)

Why Leaders Need to Rethink Teamwork (Forbes.com)

13 Little Things You’re Doing to Sabotage Your Success (Forbes.com)

If Startups Are Dictatorships, What Are Growth Companies? (Forbes.com)

Serial Entrepreneurs Are More Successful (Forbes.com)

Attack 2013 Like a Startup Ninja With This Simple and Effective Planning Tool (Forbes.com)

5 Things Business Can Learn From a Tree (Forbes.com)

Blackstone Entrepreneur Mentoring Program for Non-Business Majors Come to Philadelphia (MedCity News)

What Does a Startup Founder Actually Look Like and Who Works at Startups? (MedCity News)

20 Must Have Tools for Small Businesses (Forbes.com)

18 Entrepreneurs Share Their Top 20 Tips (Forbes.com)

Eight Reasons Startup Incubators Are Better Than Business School (Forbes.com)

Can An Hour-Long Aptitude Test Predict Startup Home Runs? (Forbes.com)

Don’t Kill Your Startup. Build Your Team. Train Your Team. Then Let Them Go. (MedCity News)

6 Startup Strategies for Building a Niche Community (Forbes.com)

To What Extent Can a Startup Work Without an Office? (Forbes.com)

If You Can’t Explain Your Startup in One Paragraph, You’ve Got a Problem (MedCity News)

8 Surprising Startup Lessons – What You Don’t Know You Don’t Know (ReadWriteWeb)

Young Entrepreneurs Need to Know How to Fail Well to Survive Startup Pressure (MedCity News)

5 Things You Must Do Every Day to Build Your Business (Manta Small Business Center)

An Entrepreneur’s Checklist (udemy)

Get Out of Your Own Way! Six Common Startup Misperceptions (Forbes.com)

The Real Complexity of Startup Business (Forbes.com)

3 Questions to Help You Align Company Culture with Core Values (Forbes.com)

The 7 Non Negotiables of Business: Meet the Captains (They’re Not Who You Think) (Forbes.com)

Should We Change the Way We Build #Startups? (Founder Institute)

Cash Out or Hold Out: Is It Time to Sell Your Company? (Forbes.com)

Stop Asking. Start Giving Yourself Permission (Forbes.com)

The Entrepreneurial Spouse: The Vital Role of the Significant Other (Forbes.com)

Three (Incredibly Simple) Questions The Most Successful People Use to Change the World (Forbes.com)

7 Pearls of Startup Wisdom From Investors and Innovators Who Matter (ReadWriteWeb)

20 Lessons from Walt Disney on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Chasing Your Dreams (Forbes.com)

How to Destroy Your Business in 3 Simple Steps (Forbes.com)

The CFO Dilemma in the Medical Device Space (The Mullings Group)

8 Ways Business School Can Be An Incubator for Your Startup (Forbes.com)

Should Your Startup Apply to An Accelerator? (Forbes.com)

Smart Startups Succeed by Focusing on Internal and External Collaboration (MedCity News)

Failure Is Good, Startups Don’t Have Business Plans and Silicon Valley is Not a Boys Club (MedCity News)

Startups Need Smart Marketing. Here Are Some Ideas (And the Ways You Kill Them) (MEDCity News)

11 Productivity Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs (VentureBeat)

Why Your Startup’s Culture Shouldn’t Be Ignored (VentureBeat)

Startup Success: Is Hard Work Enough? (Forbes.com)

Addictive Manufacturing Will Change in the Next 5 – 10 Years (Forbes.com)

7 Ways to Motivate Your Startup Team – Without Giving Away Equity (ReadWrite Start)

20 Ways to Find Your Calling (Forbes.com)

6 Skills Every Startup Team Needs (ReadWrite Start)

5 Questions Every Business Owner Should Answer Before They Try to Grow Their Business (Duct Tape Marketing)

Getting to Know You: Why Start-Ups Aren’t Right for Everyone (Forbes.com)

Is It Too Easy to Start a Startup? (Forbes.com)

12 Rules for Building Your First Profitable Startup (Layered Thoughts)

From Contest to Company: 6 Tips for Taking a Startup to the Next Level (ReadWrite Start)

5 Sure Signs A Startup Firm Will Suceed (Forbes.com)

10 Common Pitfalls of New Entrepreneurs – and How to Avoid Them (Forbes.com)

Founders Syndrome: The Third Rail of the Startup World (Forbes.com)

10 Dumb Things I’ve Learned from Brilliant People (Forbes.com)

Five Ways to Commit Innovation Suicide (Innovation Management)

40 Reasons Why People Struggle with Innovation (Innovation Management)

The 5 Minute Guide to Cheap Startup Advertising (OnStartups.com)

Google’s Project Glass – Half Full? The Forgotten Half of Prototyping (Forbes.com)

How to Find a Million Dollar Business Idea (In Minutes) (Forbes.com)

What Start-Ups Need to Know About Protecting Intellectual Property Around the World (ReadWriteWeb)

Commercialising Medical Device Innovation (University of Cambridge)