Geek Rebellion: What Good Startups Have in Common with Arcade Fire. Ok, I admit it. Mostly I just want to write something about Arcade Fire because I saw them play in Berkeley last night, I can’t get them out of my head and I owe TechCrunch a post. If Mike can have Virgin America and MG can have the iPhone, I chose to fan out over Arcade Fire, right? But I do have a point here. A big part of what made them so phenomenal wasn’t just the music it was how they played. They were a wild, musical-chairs-cacophony, going totally ape-shit on instruments as varied as a megaphone or an accordion, and yet somehow they produced a tight, controlled sound. I’m still not sure how they did it. But it struck me watching them how much they looked like the musical version of a great startup. Here are some lessons I think we could all take from Arcade Fire: 1. 2. 3. 4. How to Succeed By Building Your Body of Evidence : The World :: 12 Free Web 2.0 Startups That Help Manage Small Businesses.
Is Miss Nebraska an Entrepreneur? When Sue Drakeford became the first African-American to represent Nebraska at the Miss USA Pageant in 2001, she saw a great business opportunity. She would start a production company that would host its own pageants and teach others like her gain the confidence and skills to compete in the real world. The company would provide an alternative to the "cold-blooded cutthroat world of modeling and beauty pageants" that she endured. So Sue completed her MBA and started her venture—all while working full-time at a regional bank.
Her company, Drakeford Productions, is now two years old and employs seven. Is Drakeford an entrepreneur? For the research report Anatomy of an Entrepreneur, my team and I surveyed 549 successful company founders in high-growth industries to try to better understand the background and motivation of American entrepreneurs. Taking RisksWith the stakes being so high, I set out on a quest to find the truth. Experiment often. . Most important, be open to new ideas.
Small Business - Boy's Club: The Dearth of Female Entrepreneurs. 5 Entrepreneurship Trends to Watch Out for in 2010 : Technology.