Tag: entrepreneur

  • Startups: 5K or Ironman?

    Startups: 5K or Ironman?

    I had an experience at Starbucks this week that left me intrigued by the gap I see in major brands between employee engagement and customer engagement. I am an extremely engaged Starbucks fan. To give you an idea of my engagement level: I’ve carried my Starbucks Gold card with pride since 2008, this site I…

  • Startup Insider Tips From Expert Entrepreneurs

    How do you pitch an investor? What has running a company taught you? What are some rookie mistakes? What advice would you give an entrepreneur? Mashable asked these questions to the CEOs of Learnvest, here Roadify, illness Hunch, and HowAboutWe, along with angel investor David B. Lerner and seed-stage venture capitalist Brett Martin. What advice…

  • Thinking big, being part of a team pay off for entrepreneur Alexander Muse

    Dallas TX: Unconventional describes Alexander Muse. He thinks big and – for the most part – it has paid off. He helped start a half-dozen technology companies in Dallas – with creative names such as MotorSport Ranch and Big in Japan – since the late 1990s. He sold three of them for tens of millions…