Tag: Startups

Women-Led Startup Unicorns

The Startup World Needs More Women-Led Unicorns “We are leaving billions of dollars on the table by not having half of the population involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. It’s not a feminist problem. It’s a problem we all have to solve.”

By Kait Smith Lanthier

June 20, 2018

Tagged VC & Investing, Women's Leadership, Startups, Advice

Posted in Community

diamonds blockchain

Diamonds and the Blockchain What does blockchain have to do with your diamond ring?

By Steven Gordon

May 14, 2018

Tagged Technology, Commentary, Startups

Posted in Insights

Linda Rottenberg

Linda Rottenberg’s Advice: Go Crazy on Your Idea Linda Rottenberg has a message for aspiring entrepreneurs: If people aren’t calling you crazy, you aren’t dreaming big enough.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

May 7, 2018

Tagged Advice, Global, Startups, Household Names, Women's Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Crooked Oak Barrel Reserve Gin

Crooked Oak's Head-First Dive Into Craft Spirits What started as an experiment for a family of entrepreneurs has grown into a full-fledged business, putting a new spin on classic spirits.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

April 2, 2018

Tagged Family Entrepreneurship, Food Entrepreneurship, Startups, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Startup Legal Mistakes

Launching a Startup? Avoid These 3 Common Legal Mistakes In the excitement of finally launching a venture, legal questions and concerns may be at the back of a founder’s mind. But, they shouldn’t be.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

January 26, 2018

Tagged Advice, Startups

Posted in Insights

pr strategies for startups

6 Tried and True PR Strategies for Startups Ask any hustling entrepreneur and they’ll tell you: free PR isn’t free. Seeing your company’s name in print and watching new prospects click with your story is gratifying, but it requires an investment of time and energy, and can open you up to risk.

By Elizabeth Atwater

January 15, 2018

Tagged Advice, Startups

Posted in Insights

3 Principles for Navigating Change Founders and intrapreneurs share how they've navigated change in this age of constant disruption.

December 14, 2017

Tagged Management, Corporate Innovation, Advice, Startups, Company Culture

Posted in Insights

Sheila Marcelo

3 Lessons from Distinguished Entrepreneurs What can we learn from the world’s most accomplished entrepreneurs? We look to the world's first entrepreneurship hall of fame to find out.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

November 20, 2017

Tagged Career, Advice, Startups, Household Names, Corporate Innovation

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

nibs etc.

Turning Leftovers into Bestovers This food entrepreneur is using pulp-based snacks to transform the way we think about—and use—food waste.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

October 12, 2017

Tagged Food Entrepreneurship, Women's Leadership, Entrepreneurship of All Kinds, Social Innovation, Startups

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Workbar Boston

Need Space for Your Startup? Consider Co-working How do you improve an already world-renowned startup accelerator? The answer for Babson's Summer Venture program was simple: co-working.

By Kait Smith Lanthier

July 26, 2017

Tagged Startups, Advice

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership