Archives: July 2008

On luck and business

July 29th, 20080 comments

What is luck? Is it really something we can’t control, or can we make luck happen? Student entrepreneur Ben Casnocha, CEO of e-government software company Comcate, Inc, gives some tips on how to create luck for yourself based on his own experiences. See if you concur with Ben’s list: “Expose yourself to as much randomness [...]

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Entrepreneurial Inspiration

July 28th, 20080 comments

The most popular College Startup article of all time is called 15 Successful Entrepreneurs Who Didn’t Need College. I think that article really served as inspiration to the entrepreneurial spirit in all of us. If nothing else, it made clear that college is not the critical key to success (though it can help, no doubt). [...]

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The A La Carte Method

July 27th, 20080 comments

Companies go to great lengths to convince you that paying for long subscriptions will save you money in the long run, and they may be right, but only if you take advantage of their products and services every single day. However, chances are, you can’t or you don’t maximize them, and that basically means wasted [...]

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All about venture capital camps

July 26th, 20081 Comment

I’ve written about bootstrapping before and I hope some of you found them useful. However, as much as I believe in it, I know that no one method will work well with every business. This article is for those who want to start something that may need considerable financial muscle to accomplish. Having a great [...]

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One Greek Store, an example of a successful bootstrapped business

July 25th, 20080 comments

Starting entrepreneurs usually encounter the problem of funding. There are several ways to go about it, and college students Tony Tran, Nick Leung and Dennis Ngin took a path not commonly traveled: using credit cards. Another interesting path taken by Dennis and his partners when starting the One Greek Store, a custom apparel for the [...]

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