Posted by: JC Garrett
In 2011 Eric Ries rocked the startup world when he popularized a new approach product development in his book, “The Lean Startup.” Core among the principles he espoused was the philosophy of pursuing a faster launch to market with the simplest, most direct and core product possible – or what he calls, the Minimum Viable… Read More
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kWhOURS presents at Greenstart Demo Day! “KWhOURS hopes to reduce that expense by providing software to help companies make that assessment in a shorter period of time and with a lot less money. Boston-based kWhOURS, which started in 2009, is one of the start-ups that pitched at Greenstart’s Demo Day held in San Francisco on Wednesday… Read More
Posted by: JC Garrett
1) wake-up 2) shower & get dressed 3) make a bowl of cereal 4) watch 1 ½ episodes of Saved by the Bell 5) leave for school Over my middle school and high-school years, I must have repeated that 5-step morning ritual close to 1000 times. For many of my fellow “80’s babies” out there,… Read More
Posted by: Rick Desai
I was recently asked to join the board of directors…of my friend Sammy. He calls it his Personal Board of Directors (PBOD) and I am responsible for career guidance. I love the recruiting space and if I can be helpful to my friends re: resumes, interviews, and introductions, I will. It is not your standard… Read More
Posted by: Rick Desai
A common problem for start-ups is balancing a timely product launch with creating the perfect product. Personally, product-storming with our start-up partners is my favorite part of Dashfire (excluding a company selling for millions of dollars, of course). But, while the conversations can be enjoyable, the ideating can quickly become interminable and detrimental. Our mutual… Read More
Posted by: Rick Desai
Originally posted on Jan 16th, 2012 Next week is the fourth edition of Tech In Motion** (TIM), an event at which a startup “pitches” its product, and panelists and the audience analyze the business.* In November, I participated in TIM III as a panelist along with Troy Henikoff, CEO of Excelerate Labs, Bob Sell, a Partner for Seyfarth Shaw, and Matt Cobb, VP of Product of… Read More
