Nuts & bolts: a simple collections procedure
[Nuts & Bolts is a new category focusing on basic business practices for the entrepreneur or established business. Look for new Nuts & Bolts posts approximately weekly.] I saw my brother-in-law...
View ArticleSilicon Pasture week: The Meetup and why it’s valuable
Sunday’s NY Times article on the New York tech startup scene referenced a monthly series of gatherings, the New Tech Meetup, as an important part of the city’s entrepreneurial community: A recent...
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Silicon Pasture Week: what in hell is Collectivus?
One of the newest projects to emerge from the Silicon Pasture community is Collectivus, currently “a test of a prototype before a beta.” I’ve been playing with Collectivus for a couple of weeks now,...
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Mistake Bank Podcast #2 – Charlie Crystle of Chilisoft and Mission Research
Here’s our second podcast focusing on the mistake stories of successful entrepreneurs. Our guest is Charlie Crystle, who founded Chilisoft, a web infrastructure provider which in 1999 was sold to...
View ArticleIn startups, leaders and backup musicians are both important
Via social media you can encounter and build relationships with fascinating folks you’d never have a chance to meet otherwise. One of my favorite examples is Southern California-based Fran Ten, the...
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Silicon Pasture update: Treff’s 10 reasons
Treff LaPlante of WorkXpress, a Carlisle-based software and IT services company, knows what it is to start a high-tech business in Central Pennsylvania. He’s written a guest post for the Central...
View ArticleMistake Bank Podcast #4 – Donald McFadden on Due Diligence in a Real-Estate...
Continuing our look at successful entrepreneurs and the mistakes that shaped their careers. This video was part of the Mistake Bank Ning site, and I was reminded of it as we toured the city of...
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Silicon Pasture Report – Refurbished is the New New
When our Wii tumbled off its rack the other week and crashed to the floor, subsequently losing the ability to read game disks, it wasn’t only my kids’ hearts that sank. Mine did as well at the thought...
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Mistake Bank Podcast #5 – Monica Gould of Strategic Consulting Partners
#5 in our series of interviews with successful entrepreneurs in which they talk about the mistakes that helped shape their careers. Our guest is Monica Gould, who founded her business, Strategic...
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