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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 [...]

One of the funny things about our generation is the limitless optimism we have.  We expect things will always turn out better and we have high expectations - this can probably explain why we can’t be satisfied with a "good" job or just "settle" for anything.  If we were to take an informal poll of [...]

After starting our business and this blog we’ve heard from a number of people who are interested in starting their own business.  It brings joy to our eyes to see more people taking the plunge :)  If you’re one of those people and you are in the ideation phase and looking for some capital to [...]

Sure, it might sound like charity at first, but it’s all in how you angle it. Fundable is a new site that facilitates group fundraising for whatever purpose you might have in mind. Some standard examples:

Personal projects
Non-profit organizations
Group purchases (to get volume discount)
Group trips and outings

These are all fine, but how about using [...]

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 [...]