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InvestmentPitching

How To Get The Sharks To Bite—4 Key Insights on Getting Investment

Making your pitch is just the beginning. Too many entrepreneurs squander the investor interest they generate by botching the follow-up. Here’s four simple steps you can take that can make the difference between an oversubscribed round and abject failure.

Chris YehMarch 20, 2014

CareerWellness

Which is More Deadly – Zombies or Vampires? How To Determine Your Risk

Everything needs to be put into context. When you are wondering what should be prioritized, related to your business or your health, you need to ask the last question in Ann Garvin's 3 part series.

Ann GarvinMarch 20, 2014

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3 Steps To Make Vision and Action A Perfect Fit In Your Startup

Are you wasting time optimizing the wrong thing? Talking to the wrong customers and partners? Measuring the wrong metrics? Read this post to learn how to avoid this in your start-up.

Pascal FinetteMarch 17, 2014

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Forget Pitching. Tell A Story. Here’s How!

This article explores the the single biggest problem that entrepreneurs have when it comes to pitching. Not knowing how to tell a good story. Read on for a great story, a great pitch and some stellar tips to skyrocket your pitching skills.

Teju RavilochanMarch 12, 2014

CareerFailureFull InterviewInterview

That “Oh Sh&*!” Moment and How To Get Through It

Watch this video as Manoj Sinha, founder of one of the successful energy startups in emerging markets, gives advice to anyone wondering what to do during those "Oh Sh&*!" moments.

Unreasonable MediaMarch 7, 2014

Career

How To Make Triple Bottom Line Work In The Real World

This week we felt it was time to get on with some work, and explore the principles that will underpin the business we (and you) are starting. Let's look at how to work toward your triple bottom line (and make it work in the real world).

BenandAndrewMarch 3, 2014

CareerEducationFull InterviewInterview

How To Make Money *AND* Solve Big Problems

Manoj Sinha understands financial pressure to make money. He has a lot of debt from his MBA. Here's his advice on what to do next.

Unreasonable MediaFebruary 28, 2014

CareerInvestment

Exactly How To Increase Funder Interest Through Updates

Fail to effectively communicate with funders and watch your funding opportunities fade.  This post shows you specifically (it has a template) how to maintain ongoing email communication with funders to exponentially grow investor interest.

Tyler HartungFebruary 27, 2014

CareerFailureNegotiation

How To Know When a “No” Is Not a No-No

Starting up is scary. This post explores perhaps the most persistent trigger that will bring your fears on: when someone says “no” to you.

BenandAndrewFebruary 24, 2014

CareerLeadershipManagementTeam

How to Fire People—A Clear Guide In 5 Simple Steps

For many entrepreneurs, firing an employee is the hardest part about being the boss. Here’s how you can lay people off in a way that respects the needs of both the company and the employee.

Chris YehFebruary 20, 2014

Career

How to Start an (Actual) Social Enterprise

As a social entrepreneur, are you constantly wrestling with pressures and trade-offs of building a company that holds high environmental and social standards? Read this post for 4 ways to create an actual social enterprise.

Nathaniel KolocFebruary 13, 2014

Career

Why Innovators Need to Write & 4 Steps for You to Start

So you want to make a dent on the world's greatest problems, huh? The best way to start is articulating your thoughts. Read this post to learn why the key to doing this is picking up a pen and writing.

Cheryl HellerFebruary 11, 2014

CareerProductivity

How To Bring Your “A” Game

Wouldn’t you much rather be around someone who jazzes you versus someone who sucks the life out of you? And wouldn't you rather be the person that lights up the room with your energy (instead dragging everyone down)? Read on to find your "A" Game.

Jane MillerFebruary 10, 2014

InvestmentPitching

When Crafting the Perfect Pitch, Walk Before You Run

The average investor has seen thousands of pitches, which means that her goal isn’t to watch a unique performance—it’s to quickly separate the wheat from the chaff. If your pitch does these four things, I promise—you will get a follow-up meeting, and you’ll probably get an offer to invest.

Chris YehFebruary 4, 2014

Wellness

How To Cheat Your Way To a Better YOU

If you ask a room of one hundred people if exercise is good for you, one hundred people will say yes. If you ask how many people in the room exercise regularly only twenty people will raise their hands. Sitting may be fabulous, but it will kill you. Here's help.

Ann GarvinJanuary 27, 2014

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Interviewing Seth Levine (Venture Capitalist)

Have you ever wanted to know how to make a great impression in front of investors? How do you run a board meeting? Should you put your investors on your team mailing lists? How much transparency it too much when it comes to investors?

Unreasonable MediaJanuary 10, 2014

CareerGuest PostProductivityScalingTechnology

How To Choose the Right Technologies for Your Startup

We’ve found a crowdsourced toolbox with more than 600 resources to get you out of decision paralysis and moving toward tackling the pressing tasks at hand.

Eric TylerDecember 19, 2013

BalanceCareerInvestmentWellness

How To Startup Without Getting Overwhelmed

The web is overflowing with free startup advice. It can be overwhelming for any entrepreneur. Our Unreasonable Mentor and Scribe, Chris Yeh, has some extremely simple yet powerfully effective wisdom for you.

Chris YehDecember 18, 2013