I’m excited to be a part of a startup solving what I see a huge pain point in communications, the conference calling (teleconferencing) space. “Speek is looking to disrupt the teleconferencing market. Why go through the hassle of distributing a bridge number, with a PIN, and meeting passcode when you can simply hand out your…
Category Archives: Business Ideas
Nurturing Creativity & Having Fun – The Prolific Innovation Fund
If you had $200 to spend on any accessory for your mobile phone, what would you buy? This was the question and opportunity presented to everyone at Prolific. We’re giving everyone here $200 to buy any mobile accessory then asking them to write a review of their experience (to appear on our blog, check out…
“What was the best startup pitch you ever saw? Why?” – Teen Business Forum Interview Outtakes
I was recently interviewed by a young aspiring entrepreneur starting a blog, also a contributor to TeenBusinessForum.com, looking to gleam some insight into venture and startup funding. One, of many, thought provoking questions Stephen asked concerned the pitch to the investor. Stephen asked, “What was the best startup pitch you ever saw? Why?” Here’s my…
“That Was My Idea!” – Your Company Already Exists
Do you have an idea for a product or business model? Guess what, it already exists! When an entrepreneur is confronted with the idea that your fun, interesting and novel concept for a product or business has already been executed by somebody else it leaves the entrepreneur full of emotion. It’s happened to me a few times and it’s a rush…
“Reply All” Penalties – How Email Should Work
Do you spend too much time checking email that you are a) not the primary recipient, b) do not need to be reading or c) find yourself not reading at all because it doesn’t relate to anything of interest? Some statistics from Email Marketing Reports: 247 billion emails are sent each day. That’s one email every…