Archive for the “Entrepeneurship” category
Five Entrepreneurial Lessons from 2011
by mikekarnj on January 17, 2012
Last year, I wrote an article on “Five Entrepreneurial Lessons from 2010” which was a very monumental year for me as an entrepreneur. There’s a natural progression that entrepreneurs make over time. For me, if 2009 was a year for (…)
Creating an Entrepreneurial Startup Culture
by mikekarnj on October 3, 2011
If you take the best team executing an idea in a huge market and put them in the wrong startup culture, they’re destined to fail. Jack Dorsey talks about creating Square as “one startup with many startups inside” which is something (…)
How to Launch Your Startup Idea for Less than $5K
by mikekarnj on August 1, 2011
“Creativity is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration” – Thomas Edison In the corporate world, there’s a standard ladder to climb to get to the top. In the world of entrepreneurship, there is a similar ladder to climb. Entrepreneurs should start with (…)
Joining the Collaborative Family
by mikekarnj on May 23, 2011
I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined Collaborative Fund as a Venture Advisor. Collaborative supports creative entrepreneurs who want to change the world and make it a better place. In other words, they look to invest in for-profit/for-good startups (…)
Stop Building Apps and Start Disrupting Industries
by mikekarnj on May 15, 2011
You either build something that makes the world a better place or you don’t. There are complete industries built on creating arbitrary value for the world (investment banking). And there are complete industries built around innovation and creating value for the (…)
