Category: Innovation, Invention

5 Attributes of a Sure Fire Startup
John Jantsch
If you consider the following attributes before you start thinking about creating or realigning your business, you might come to understand how to turn your start-up into a sure fire success.
Malcolm Gladwell
@Gladwell
Examines and chronicles how "Davids" of the world from sports to wars have been able to beat the "Goliaths" by using unconventional tactics...and otherwise lose horribly by playing by Goliath's rules.
Innovation Economy (Boston Globe)
Scott Kirsner
@ScottKirsner
Inside Tech, life sciences & venture Capital in New England
Intellectual Property
@GoodwinBigIdeas
Start-ups, particularly those in the technology or life science sectors, rely heavily on the ownership and protection of intellectual property to establish and preserve their value.
Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology
@MassHighTech
New England's top news source for tech, biotech, VC & more.
Sarah Lacy
Advice and insight from an interview with Y Combinator's Paul Graham: Get your product out there, what Y Combinators could go public and comments on starting up during a recession.
Paul Graham
I sent all the founders an email asking what surprised them about starting a startup. it was remarkable how often several people had been surprised by exactly the same thing. These were the biggest.
The 8 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Themselves
Glenn Kelman
The 8 Questions Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin, was asked when he was pitching to VCs. Useful for any entrepreneur.
The Startepreneur Blog
Vikram Venkatasubramanian
A blog that tracks issues, experiences and observations related to first time entrepreneurship.