I read a post titled “Take Control of Your Name with BrandYourself” this morning. It was on PandoDaily. It is about a brand new startup company called BrandYourself. The story goes that one of the founders was disqualified for an internship after being mistaken for a Drug Dealer! In these days of digital identity, this [...]
Continue reading →Intellectual Property: Video from Emily Harris – Legislation Presents Challenges for Starups
March 1, 2012 By Mike Colwell
Emily Harris of Davis Brown Law was our speaker for the BIZ Networking Luncheon in February. She did a great job of explaining the issues facing entrepreneurs concerning new and pending legislation aimed at protecting intellectual property. If you were not able to join us, you can check out the full length video at Emily [...]
Continue reading →5 years down. It has been a great ride!
February 28, 2012 By Mike Colwell
Five years ago today, I started my first day at the BIZ for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. February 28, 2007. It is interesting to think about what has happened in those five years. Some clients have made it and are successful, some did not make it. We lived through a Recession (capital R intended) [...]
Continue reading →There are six types of startups. Do you know what they are?
February 23, 2012 By Mike Colwell
This is the best piece I have seen written on breaking down the different types of startups. In an article titled “What Every Government (Except One) Doesn’t Get About Startups“, on the Atlantic Mobile site, the author, Steve Blank, defines the six types of startups as: Lifestyle Startups: Work to Live their Passion Small Business [...]
Continue reading →Technology opening up new business opportunities.
February 21, 2012 By Mike Colwell
An article about camera equipped drones got me thinking about how new technology drives new business opportunity. In the NY Times article one of the subjects was using a HD Video equipped drone to shoot videos from above of very high end homes. Realtors selling the homes found these videos to be a compelling sales [...]
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