Startup Flavor

3 Lessons To Shortcut Your Startup Learning Curve

Nelson James — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:19:44 +0000

It’s always fun to have a close friend (that is qualified) post here on my blog. This is one of those occasions! Nelson James is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Signs.com. Prior to that, Nelson was the president and co-founder of SEO.com, where he helped to grow the company from 2 to over [...]

Google Fiber Comes To Provo, Utah

Alex Lawrence — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:54:09 +0000

Yesterday was a big day for my friends down in Provo, Utah. They announced that Provo would be the 3rd city in the USA to have Google Fiber, the 100x faster Internet for an affordable price that Google is slowly rolling out around the country. Speeds like that include TV packages and an unimaginable media [...]

Summit and Northern Utah — The Next Railroad Boom Comes To Ogden

Alex Lawrence — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:56:45 +0000

A little over a year ago I received an email from my friend Shervin Pishevar, a great guy and well connected VC in California. His email was an introduction to Elliott Bisnow, founder of The Summit Group, and was in regards to the organization’s recent interest in Utah. I’d heard and read rumors about Summit [...]

Starting And Selling A Startup

Zach Mangum — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:18:30 +0000

This is an exciting guest post to have here at Startup Flavor because it is one I’ve watched unfold up close and personal. My friend Zach and I worked together for awhile at Lendio. I saw Zach slowly and organically build his business and then take the risk of quitting a good job at Lendio [...]

They Are Called Customers

Alex Lawrence — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:08:16 +0000

I’ve noticed over the years that many entrepreneurs are increasingly referring to the people that sign up for their service or product as users. I don’t know about you, but when I think of a user, I immediately picture a drug addict. Conversely, when I think of a customer, I think of someone that I [...]

Don’t Wait Until January

Alex Lawrence — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:45:32 +0000

I’ve had back problems for a long time. In fact, I was born with one less vertebrae. That means a couple of things. I could have been an inch or two taller and maybe I wouldn’t have back problems if said missing vertebrae wasn’t actually missing. But, it is what it is, right? In the [...]

5 Predictions For Social Sharing In 2013

Alex Lawrence — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:16:01 +0000

Every 3 days Twitter posts one billion tweets. Three billion likes are given every day on Facebook, alongside three hundred million photos being shared every day. If we can say one thing about 2012 it has to be that it probably was the year of social sharing. Looking into the future, I’m more than convinced [...]

More Women In Startups

Alex Lawrence — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:29:42 +0000

Awhile back there were two articles about why there aren’t more women in startups. It is still widely discussed today, but for reference sake, I’m specifically referring to these posts on TechCrunch: Stop Telling Women To Do Startups Followed by this post: Stop Telling Women NOT To Do Startups Two very polarizing views, from two [...]

6 Must-Know Writing Tips for Entrepreneurs

Crystalee Beck — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:43:31 +0000

My friend Crystalee says she is “a word wrangler by profession.” I love that because it is so true. She works on all kinds of copy for global brands like HP, Whirlpool, Yahoo, AGCO and others as part of the tech team at MarketStar. Crystalee also contributes to KSL.com and The Deseret News (both big [...]

Startup Weekend – Ogden

Alex Lawrence — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:39:27 +0000

Well, we finished the first Startup Weekend Ogden, and 2nd ever in Utah, last night. 54 hours straight of startup tech craziness is complete, for now. There is A LOT yet to come up North. Also, just to make sure they know, a huge thanks to Shavonnah and Cade for all of the work they [...]

Tracky – A Startup Story

sarahevans — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:14:26 +0000

As I’ve mentioned before in posts like this one, I love what my friends in Las Vegas are doing. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, if you don’t think they are building one of the most unique and vibrant startup communities in the world, then you are going to be surprised! Go [...]

Scale vs. Basket

Alex Lawrence — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:17:34 +0000

Life-work balance is always something people seem to talk about. Any busy person worth their salt has had the balance discussion a time or ten. How do you balance all that you have going on? Work, family, hobbies, service, fun, sleep and more. There isn’t enough time in the day to do it all. So [...]

What Makes Someone Good At Sales?

matthewlampros — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:35:34 +0000

Guest post time! I met today’s guest blogger via my work at Weber State University. My new friend, Matthew Lampros, has devoted much of his life to the development of a sales-success theory. I was super impressed with what he’s learned and how he explained it to me. So I asked him to write about [...]

Priorities

Alex Lawrence — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:21:49 +0000

Recently I tweeted back and forth with a successful entrepreneur that I respect regarding whether or not people can love their business like a person. My immediate reaction was “no way”. Let me preface my comments by stating I’ve been very lucky in that I’ve always really enjoyed my work. Sure, there have been tough [...]

10 Online Marketing Tools For Startups On A Budget

Alex Lawrence — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 22:37:46 +0000

A lot of the startups I talk to really need help with online marketing, so we tapped our friend Bryan Phelps at SEO.com to write up a guest post for us on the matter. Bryan got started in Internet Marketing in 2005 when he heard you could make a few extra bucks on the Internet. [...]

The Beginnings Of A Startup Community

Alex Lawrence — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 04:48:51 +0000

June 7, 2012 was a big day in our little part of the world. Ogden, Utah was announced as the recipient of a $1,000,000 grant from the EDA. You can read a bit about it here and here. In conjunction with other initial monies from the City of Ogden and Weber State University, this new [...]

You’re Not As Cool As You Think You Are

Alex Lawrence — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:04:44 +0000

I’m a big fan of Clarke Miyasaki. Seriously, the dude has the Midas touch. He is Legit with a capital “L”. Why you say? His first real startup, LogoWorks, was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in April 2007. Before Logoworks, Clarke worked at vSpring Capital during a very active investment period for the fund and opened up [...]

An Indie Developer On How To Live The Dream

Dave Stevenson — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:28 +0000

Dave Stevenson is the man. He is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 13 years in the technology industry. Dave currently runs Stevenson Software, a mobile application publisher. Prior to Stevenson Software, Dave had started and sold three successful internet based businesses. In addition to his entrepreneurial experience, Dave has held leadership positions in various real [...]

Different For All The Right Reasons

Alex Lawrence — Sun, 06 May 2012 19:24:42 +0000

I’m really lucky. I get the good fortune of watching and working with a variety of interesting people. My gig at Weber State University allows me to meet and get to know engineers (software, electrical and mechanical), doctors (medical and PhD), software developers (all kinds of languages/platforms), designers (product, software, UI/UX), politicians (local, state and [...]

Experience Required

Austin Craig — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:00:47 +0000

Two days ago Austin Craig reminded us that every company needs a story. You might even remember the incredible story of how hard his sister worked to get on Ellen DeGeneres’ show. Now to finish off the week right we have him again, this time writing about the importance of creating an experience for your customer. [...]

Every Company Needs a Story

Austin Craig — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:38:05 +0000

We have a celebrity amongst us! Austin Craig is best known for starring in the Orabrush YouTube videos, which collectively have been viewed more than 30 million times. After 8 years of pounding the pavement the Orabrush inventor decided to look for help at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management, and through the grapevine [...]

Hackathons Saved My Life

Jimmy Jacobson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:58:14 +0000

Today we are stoked to have Jimmy Jacobson of Zappos fame writing as the latest guest blogger here at StartupFlavor. If you’ve ever met Jimmy, you know how awesome he is to hang with. He’s a talented developer and, as you’ll learn, taught himself to code when he was only in the 8th grade! After [...]

So You Think You Have a Good App Idea?

Joshua Howland — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:25:11 +0000

Today we are excited to have Joshua Howland as a guest blogger here at StartupFlavor. Josh is the founder of Lift Media, a niche ad network that he personally coded. He’s created dozens of apps for iOS and Android, some of which have been big successes. With plenty of opinions about mobile app design, he’s also [...]

The StartupFlavor Mobile Office Giveaway

Alex Lawrence — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:03 +0000

Being an entrepreneur means being flexible. Change, adapt and pivot are common terms used in today’s entrepreneurial vernacular to describe the winding path of a startup. Knowing what is going on around you is one thing; knowing what is yet to come is another. As our readers are working hard to build and start businesses [...]

Engagio: A Startup Story and the Future of Engagement on the Web

William Mougayar — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:13:33 +0000

Today we are thrilled to have William Mougayar, Founder and CEO of Engagio, as our latest guest blogger here at StartupFlavor. William previously founded Eqentia. He has 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry with both large and small companies. William’s many credits include unique items such as making over 3,400 comments on one [...]