Wednesday, October 16, 2013
In 1884, the folks erecting the Statue of Liberty ran out of money. Joseph Pulitzer, a big shot publisher, took to his “New York World” newspaper and encouraged Americans to donate so Lady Liberty could be completed.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Why the heck would Google invest $250 million into a start-up that’s basically a taxi service? Or here’s another one for you: Why would one man invest hundreds of millions of dollars trying to send ordinary citizens into space, or building a car company from scratch?
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
“Who are these companies raising money online?” read the email in my inbox yesterday. “Can’t they raise money the old-fashioned way?” Over the last few weeks, we’ve received several emails at Crowdability asking similar questions.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The early bird catches the worm. Not a bad proverb to live by.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Here’s a quick experiment. What comes to mind when you see the words, “Mutual funds”?
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
The cheerful stewardess on my red-eye to Argentina was delivering her pre-flight speech. Her soothing voice washed over me as I sat in a window seat, reading a business plan for a technology start-up on my laptop.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Last Thursday morning, as I was browsing headlines on The New York Times , I saw an article entitled, “Which Start-Up Could Be the Next Big Thing?” That’s a serious newspaper and an exciting topic. Coffee in my left hand, mouse in my right, I clicked on through.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Few things are certain in this world; few things are actually guaranteed. Ben Franklin famously put death and taxes on his list.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Slipping a tight blazer over his tee-shirt, the entrepreneur bounded onto the stage. He glowed with confidence as he presented the vision for “Qwiki,” his technology start-up: Qwiki would automatically create short videos on search terms like Albert Einstein orLady Gaga.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Remember a game called “Follow the Leader” from when you were a kid? One kid, the leader, would stand up at the head of a line.