Here is the deal. Winning a Prometheus award from TAI is a really big deal! I can tell you that for sure as I was honored with one two years ago. The way this happened was someone nominated me for an award. There are a lot of outstanding companies and people who deserve the recognition. [...]
Continue reading →You get what you measure for.
January 9, 2012 By Mike Colwell
I wrote a post over at the IowaBIZ blog titled “You get what you measure for”. Take a look and let me know what you think.
Continue reading →Social Fundraising for startups. There is one in Des Moines Now!
January 6, 2012 By Mike Colwell
There is an entrepreneur here in Des Moines that is using a social platform to raise funds for her startup company. Abbie Durkee’s company, My Alibi Clothing is currently raising funds using Kickstarter. Different from equity investing, social platforms like Kickstarter serve as a method of raising funds through donations / advanced selling of products [...]
Continue reading →“Goin Mobile” in 2012? Check out the BIZ Networking Luncheon this month!
January 3, 2012 By Mike Colwell
While mobile computing has been around for a while, the last few years has seen the mainstream adoption of mobile devices by the not technical. Many of these people are your customers. For those faced with delivering content to a mobile device, there is an explosion of confusing options. Daniel Shipton, CEO and founder [...]
Continue reading →Name that Startup
December 29, 2011 By Mike Colwell
The other day someone asked me about naming a startup. For many the name starts as an exercise in finding a domain name. Often a verb construct is used in hopes of being the next Google. Face it, google went from the misspelling of an arcane math term to a verb on how to find [...]
Continue reading →What is your business culture?
December 26, 2011 By Mike Colwell
I wrote a post over at the IowaBIZ site for the Business Record on business culture. It is titled “What your business culture says about your business“. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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