Cup of Startup

Notable startups that failed in 2011

2011-12-16T23:27:00.000+02:00

The year 2011 was momentous for several startup companies that raised huge sums by going public, such as Zynga, LinkedIn, and Groupon. But many other notable startups -- some of them well-funded -- had a much worse year and closed down...... Read here full story by By Tom Musbach | Yahoo!

Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T23:29:00.000+02:00

1955 - 2011

The Filter Bubble

2011-07-04T16:34:00.000+03:00

Entrepreneurship & Fundraising

2011-05-15T22:53:00.000+03:00

For your attention Entrepreneurship & Fundraising View more presentations from Ariel Poler

16 Finalists, 3 Winners of the IsraelStartupNetwork Pitch Fest 2011

2011-01-29T23:38:00.002+02:00

"Hi, Everyone, Below you will find some basic information about the 16 finalists at our recent Pitch Fest, sponsored by Blumberg Capital, and hosted by Shiluvim. The first three are the winners, who were each awarded a very unique prize - every startup’s dream - a Due Diligence Process with Blumberg, which has already begun. The remaining 13 companies are listed in alphabetical order. Contact

Generating High Growth Innovation Hubs

2011-01-04T23:05:00.003+02:00

Chile 1208 generating innovation hubs 2010View more presentations from steve blank. Read full story Creating the Next Silicon Valley – The Chilean Experiment

TWS2010 Showcases 10 Promising Israeli Startups

2010-10-18T20:27:00.000+02:00

Kryon Systems POSE give2gether Velocee Concealium Sparkeo Superfly Webydo Touchoo TA-Vision [ By http://www.techcrunch.com ] Read full story - TWS2010 Showcases 10 Promising Israeli Startups

Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs

2010-08-07T23:02:00.000+03:00

The Big Bang of Crowdfunding: Startups as a Public Asset Class - Part 3

2010-07-08T11:33:00.005+03:00

[ By Kevin Lawton from TrendCaller ]View more presentations from trendcaller.For your attention also Part 1 and Part Part 2

Internet Trends 2010 by Morgan Stanley Research

2010-06-08T13:33:00.004+03:00

[ by Morgan Stanley Research ]View more presentations from CM Summit: Marketing in Real Time.

Lessons we learn ...

2010-06-07T13:07:00.010+03:00

Tony Hsieh built his online shoe retailer into an e-commerce powerhouse. But with credit tightening and investors eyeing the exits, Hsieh was forced to ask: Was selling Zappos really the only way to save it? ... At the time, we made almost all our money selling shoes, but our hope was that we'd eventually go into all sorts of other businesses. We saw Zappos as a global brand like Virgin -- except

What really motivates us

2010-06-02T23:02:00.011+03:00

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learned

2010-05-15T23:05:00.003+03:00

Check out this SlideShare Presentation: From Zero to a Million Users - Dropbox and Xobni lessons learnedView more presentations from Adam Smith.

20th Century Business and APIs...

2010-05-10T18:11:00.003+03:00

There is a perspective some people apply to evolution, social theory, and language change called punctuated equilibrium (credit goes to Jess Ruefli for pointing this out). It suggests that change is not gradual, but that change comes in sudden punctuated bursts between stretches of relative stasis or equilibrium.The Web from 1995-2000 was certainly a surge like this as every business "went

Do not care about business plan, care about business model

2010-04-26T15:44:00.008+03:00

[ By Steve Blank Woodstock for Entrepreneurs – the Startup Lessons Learned Conference ]Why accountants don’t run startupsIf you wanted to know what I’ve been thinking about after Customer Development, you can see and hear it in the talk I gave at the conference. Watch the expanded version of “Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups below. - The first story, Shifts in Entrepreneurship starts at 4:20 -

Avoid Hiring The Wrong Execs

2010-04-22T18:10:00.003+03:00

Execs at large companies are good at fine tuning these existing systems, while startups need people who can help mold and create the business' framework for its future as a large company. Steve Blank says that the reason there are disparages and possible conflicts between traditional executives and startup execs is that education is too focused on traditional business practices, and not enough on

The New Face Of Venture Capital

2010-03-18T12:21:00.002+02:00

[ By Kevin Lawton from TrendCaller ]View more presentations from trendcaller.

To be great, does not need to be Good...

2010-02-09T22:11:00.002+02:00

[ By Paul Buchheit ]By now, everyone is tired of hearing about the iPad, but the negative responses are so perfectly misguided that it would be wrong to waste this opportunity. Even better, we can look back at the 2001 iPod launch and see the exact same mistakes. But this isn't about the iPad or the iPod -- it's about product design.The most famous iPod review was from Slashdot, which simply

Raising Venture Capital - More Tips ...

2010-02-08T22:55:00.006+02:00

[ By OnStartups ]There’s already lots of great content on the web about raising capital and understanding deal terms. My favorite is the content on Venture Hacks (a must read, if you’re raising capital). But, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to share some of the “lessons learned” from my own experiences. Some of these you’ve probably heard before, but one or two will likely be new to youRead here

Business plans and Startups

2010-02-06T10:35:00.006+02:00

[ By Jeff D’Urso ]Business plans - at their best - are an invaluable tool to help a small startup or growing company plot its path to the next stage of growth.Unfortunately, most business plans are a complete waste of time and energy - turning would be founders and startup builders into word-smithers and BS artists.At their worst, it is not uncommon for the business planning process to waste

Genieo closes $3 m. in seed funding

2009-12-13T22:53:00.003+02:00

[ By israel21c.org ]Genieo Innovation of Israel, creators of the ultimate home-page personalization engine, announced early this month the closing of US $3 million in seed funding.Backed by leading private investors, the company is bringing to market the industry's first fully automatically updated and micro behavioral-targeted (MBT) personalized home-page. "Our technology transforms a homepage

Learn to price your software product

2009-11-23T20:01:00.005+02:00

For my visitor attention - very interesting article found, - just simple explanation HOW TO price your software product. [ by Dharmesh Shah - OnStartups ]I’m going to open this article with a short (and true) story. I officially kicked off my marketing software company, HubSpot, about 17 months ago. If you’ve read my blog for any period of time, you likely know that I’m a big beliver in the “

What is the right age to found venture ...?

2009-09-07T23:42:00.005+03:00

[by Vivek Wadhwa - TechCrunch ]Research that my team conducted, based on a survey of 549 entrepreneurs in high-growth industries, showed that the average founder of a high-growth company launched his venture at age 40. We also learned that these founders are likely to be married and have two or more kids. They typically have six to ten years of work experience and real-world ideas. They simply

50 things that are being killed by the internet

2009-09-06T20:35:00.008+03:00

[ By Matthew Moore - Telegraph.co.uk ]...Your lunchbreakDid you leave your desk today? Or snaffle a sandwich while sending a few personal emails and checking the price of a week in Istanbul?...Interesting article and discussion even more ... >>

The long lost formula for start-up success. No, really

2009-08-31T19:08:00.005+03:00

[By Nigel Eccles - Hubdub Ltd]You know the story. A group of friends come up with an amazing product idea, lock themselves away, code like demons, eat pizza, drink coffee and several months later come out with a prototype. The prototype is good enough to convince some investors, they raise money, build the full product, launch it, users love it, product gets traction, acquirers circle and then