How to Start a Two-Bit Operation: Small Business Tips

Got your own online startup? Perhaps you’re building Zillow with millions in venture funding, or maybe it’s just you and your passion for furniture porn and other guilty pleasures. Either way, you’ll find something useful from the following list, which came straight from the mouth of a veteran online entrepreneur who’s [...]

Following our recent successful launch of Menuism.com, we’ve been asked by many, “what’s next?” For the past few months we’ve been heads-down on building the site and the functionality, and in most techies’ minds there’s a (mis)belief that all you need to do is build “it”, and “they” will come. Early on, Justin [...]

So we’ve been at this thing for awhile and as we near opening it up we’ve been increasing the outside exposure and feedback.  Here are the steps we’ve taken.

Alpha: Very very small group of people.  Focus: Basic concept and initial usability feedback.
Closed Beta:  Friends and family.  Focus: Usability and design.
Beta with Invitations: Extended friends [...]

Guy Kawasaki just posted an MP3 recording from an event known as the Art of the Start, where well-known venture capitalists from Silicon Valley gather to discuss the business environment for startups and strategies for raising capital in various market sectors. You can download it here.

The recording lasts an hour and can be a [...]

UPS is having it’s 2nd annual “Out of the Box Small Business Contest” where the 1st place winner receives $10,000 cash (or $10,000 in free shipping - yeah, I dunno, I guess some people would need that), an HP computer (~$2,000 value), $5,000 of UPS consulting, $1000 in document services from UPS Store, plus a [...]