As we turn a leaf on the first decade of this century – lets remind ourselves of its greatest rush. The Internet rush (thanks to Jeff Bezos).

There are a ton of phony angel investors out there just waiting to waste your time. They’ll use the veneer of being an angel investor to try and win your business as an ‘introducer’ or worse. They’ll promise to help you raise money, make intro’s blah de blah in exchange for 5% of your company [...]

Steve Jobs is our entrepreneur of the decade. A true innovator. Connecting the dots, passionate about what he does, living life. ‘Stay hungry, stay foolish.’

TED is an immense source of inspiration as well as being an organization that runs fantastic events. Here are a handful of inspiring talks for Startups. TED is the brainchild of Chris Anderson and one of the most respected conference organizers. TED innovates on several levels. Releasing all the content of their talks over the [...]

It’s that time of year. Here’s an entrepreneurs new year resolution list. Where’s yours? 10. Write more lists. (Oh and make sure they get done!) 9. less (at my team). more. 8. Complete that business plan. 7. Start writing an investor presentation. 6. Network better offline and online. 5. Listen/talk to my customers like Richard [...]

We asked hundreds of entrepreneurs at Innovatrs who their favorite entrepreneur is. They nearly always mention these 2. Who’s yours?

Tim Ferriss is definitely an innovator. His book “The 4-Hour Workweek” ranked #1 New York Times Bestseller, #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller and #1 BusinessWeek Bestseller. He recently shared advice for those starting up. The 4-Hour Workweek is a refreshing read for entrepreneurs. It’s a neat reminder to help you focus on your business while [...]

Most startups take 7-10 years before they establish themselves as real players in their respective industries. And those are the lucky ones. Yet the speed at which the world changes keeps accelerating. Future gazing, more than ever, is an essential skill for startup entrepreneurs. But how do you do it? Take a look at blur [...]

LeWeb is positioning itself as the must attend event for the Euro Tech scene – here’s a review of what we’ve seen to now. LeWeb’09 kicked off yesterday with some cool speakers and a few spicy announcements. Innovatrs connected online to the first few interventions and panel chats. We liked the input from Andrew Fisher [...]

Watch this video and get ‘connected’ to 3 key themes for 2010: Crowdsourcing, guerilla marketing and viral videos. Brush off your Flip.

The last year has been tough for startups. Very tough. Investors are not investing and customers are hard to find. We all need cash – but where to find it: investors or customers? Is it chicken or egg? Unfortunately not. For nearly all startups the answer is simple - CUSTOMERS come first. Unless you need a [...]

Getting PR right at your newborn startup can define its success. Here are few tips on spinning your story. Despite the illusion of a democratic environment, the Web is deeply influenced by online PR efforts. Spin doctors can make a difference. But you too can become one by getting the basics right. We stumbled upon [...]

It used to be that entrepreneurs were looked down on. ‘The pirates of business’. Thanks to Richard Branson and Steve Jobs that’s changed. In some places it’s changed more than others. The US West Coast is full of entrepreneurophiles while parts of Europe are still violently anti. Some believe that the 21st Century will be [...]

Governments are hell bent on regulating big business and banks. Not that they don’t deserve it. But where’s the focus on innovation? 100 years post industrialisation the world’s leading economies are controlled, even strangled, by monopolies or cartels. This does need to be governed – I just think the focus is wrong. Leading economies should [...]

I remember one of my venture investors, from the Valley, telling me ‘Phil, remember, a VC only ever has to do one thing for you. Write a cheque!’ He went on to add: ‘To get the deal they will promise you everything else under the sun and deliver none of it. So all that matters [...]

Time to drive some customers, beta testers and investors to your magnificent product? Here’s how to do it. Photo by rochelle, et. al. via Flickr Getting the word out there about your startup is easier said than done. It takes time and smart positioning within an often crowded market. Website + Blog combo tends to [...]