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In a secluded corner of the family office universe are single-family office consortiums. When these consortiums invest they can easily provide hundreds of millions of dollars to a hedge fund or a private equity fund or a privately held company or project.
It is also quite telling that when a single-family office consortium is backing an investment, other high-net-worth investors,...
I’m not a legal or financial professional . . . I’ve just started and bootstrapped a lot of businesses. Building a company from the ground up is one of the most difficult things I have done.
If you are thinking of launching a startup, my hat goes off to you because it’s far from easy. Here are eight tips to help you...
A business needs to accept credit and debit cards to thrive, and regardless of how you accept payments -- online, in-person or over the phone -- you need a merchant processing company to process the transactions.
With more than 424 million credit card accounts in the United States alone, there is no way to avoid having a merchant account. However,...
Everybody and their brother has a blog these days. And everybody wants to turn their blog into a gold mine.
I remember the day I started my blog.
I was running a marketing consultancy. I felt like I was spinning my wheels. I wanted to grow revenue passively instead of trading hours for dollars.
Even then, ten years ago, people were making...
E-commerce startups are all the rage these days. Despite the abundance of reports that show the high failure rate of startups, the flames of the entrepreneurial spirit burns brighter than ever. As an aspiring entrepreneur, you need to eliminate self-doubt and be willing to accept whatever happens to get started.
The good news is, any outcome is progress as long...
No matter how analogue of a business you may be running, a digital presence is crucial to remaining competitive in today’s environment. When prospective customers Google your business (as they most certainly will) and no online results exist, is your brand actually legitimate? When companies, such as Squarespace, make it simple and inexpensive to build a beautiful, custom site...
You just spent five years developing the world’s first robotic drone cooler. It keeps your beverages frosty and follows you anywhere so you can get a cold one wherever and whenever you need one. It’s a monumental invention . . . but this cool little product isn’t going to fly without a strong brand.
I’ve spent a fair amount of time...
People love a good startup story, especially one that chronicles the mishaps of first-time entrepreneurs and their eccentric founding team members. Case in point: HBO’s “Silicon Valley.” The show has been a hit with viewers and critics alike, picking up a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy Series last December and celebrating its renewal for a fourth season.
The show resonates because it...
The internet is the great equalizer. In business specifically, it has leveled the playing field. Anyone can start a money-making online business — anyone with a computer that is. But here’s the thing, no technical experience is needed. You don’t have to know how to build websites — no programming required at all. There’s no business or marketing experience...
By design, MIT's launch of "The Engine" last October gave aspiring entrepreneurs new hope. The venture offers startups funding, space and expertise. For companies in the scientific and technological sector, in particular, The Engine aims to put innovation ahead of profits by providing support to young companies with transformative potential.
MIT's program is a bright spot in an otherwise bleak...