Patent Attorney Adam Philipp explains what you need to know about patents and intellectual property as a startup founder.

I want to talk about a different way of thinking about your competitive environment. Your competition isn't just the other companies in your space.

A follow-up interview with Che Voigt, chair of the North Bay Angels and co-founder and CEO of Altwork.

Johann Moonesinghe, founder of InKind, pioneer in crowd funding, active angel investor, and startup advisor through TechStars, talked about how the COVID crisis impacted restaurants, some survival strategies, and his experience as a gay minority founder.

Joy Hermsen, expert on entrepreneurship and leadership, talks about finding mentors, startup survival strategies, and how training for triathlons relates to entrepreneurship.

Intelligence, skill, and hard work are necessary for your startup to succeed, but they are often not enough. In my experience, you need to be lucky too.

Michele Chaboudy, experienced senior executive, serial entrepreneur, consultant, angel investor, and vice-chair of the north bay angels shares tons of useful advice for any founder or CEO.

Lisa Tamayo, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, CEO/Co-founder of Scollar, talked about their pivot from product to platform, and shared her hard-won experience about the startup process.

If you need to choose a problem to solve, identify your customers, and settle on a solution. In part 2, you will learn to identify your best option.

I will share my proven five-step process for building a killer pitch.

Che Voigt, co-founder and CEO of AltWork and chair of the North Bay Angels, talks about their innovative workstation and how the work from home trend is driving sales and their experiences with a China based supply chain during COVID.

Elizabeth Gore, co-founder and president of Alice (helloalice.com), shares numerous insights that will be of great help to any small business owner..

The busyness trap is when you get caught in a pattern of doing a lot but accomplishing little. I share some approaches to escaping from that trap.

When you talk to an investor, they expect you to show financial projections. How can you do that when you are pre-revenue?

During an economic crisis, companies need to take immediate and radical action to stay alive. These five moves can save your startup.

What’s the difference between an intentional pivot and just having no clear direction? Learn to achieve focus with flexibility.

Why are so many strong startups failing to raise their A-Rounds?

Almost all successful companies share one thing in common: a pivot. Learning and adapting can be the best path to growth and success.

Building a business is risky and expensive, but you can minimize the risk and avoid unnecessary expenses by testing your assumptions early in the process.

Passion provides a gigantic competitive advantage. Learn how to connect your business to your passion.