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What is the BEST Blogger Festival in Toronto Past and Future?

Answered by Amber MacArthur Posted in Resources

For women, I'm a big fan of Blissdom. Also, for podcasters there is a popular conference called PodCamp in TO. (more)

What would you suggest to a small e-commerce company looking to outsource its warehousing and shipping? Do you have any experience with this? Could you suggest any companies?

Answered by Corey Kossack Posted in Resources Operations

Yep, I have lots of experience here. When I did it, I worked directly with my distributor to do this. You should check with your suppliers to see if any of them do it. If n... (more)

Hi Eric. What would you say is the best thing to do when you have an flexible idea (as in, you see a lot of problems, and a lot of solutions, but not ONE specific idea, rat...

Answered by Eric Ries Posted in Resources

Become an expert in the market. Read Steve Blank's book if you need tips. (more)

How do I find mentors?

Answered by Mark MacLeod Posted in Resources

Network in your industry. Attend startup events. Make a list of people who would be great and find a way to get a warm intro. Build rich relationships with other entreprene... (more)

What are the most interesting startups you've seen recently?

Answered by Bruce Poon Tip Posted in Resources

I think the most interesting startups are catering to the new economy. Taking into consideration sustainability and triple bottom line thinking. Even clothing ideas that u... (more)

What are some great resources to learn how to market your business nowadays? I'm a young entrepreneur, who defied his parents and dropped out of school to found a start-up,...

Answered by Dan Martell Posted in Resources

Books: http://personalmba.com. Podcast: Mixergy, TED, Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner. Real value on your time will be finding mentors / advisors that you don't pay, th... (more)

I have designed and drawn up what I think is a tremendous new social media experience. Now I want a software engineer/tech partner to help me execute it. Where do I start?

Answered by Dan Martell Posted in Resources

You can hire someone on www.elance.com or follow Andrew advice here for finding a technical co-founder http://www.jetcooper.com/blog/how-to-find-a-technical-co-founder/ (more)

where can i find recently founded startups?

Answered by Jack Abraham Posted in Resources

Crunchbase is a good source. http://www.crunchbase.com/ (more)

Where do you go for advice when you are in early stages of developing concept for business

Answered by Corey Kossack Posted in Lessons Resources

Advisors with experience in my industrt, and other colleagues and friends that I trust. (more)

Hi Eric, In one of your answers you've mentioned Steve Blank, who says a business model is a "hypothesis" that needs to be tested by "getting out of the building!" I'm c...

Answered by Eric Ries Posted in Resources

For student entrepreneurs, I think Steve's "Lean LaunchLab" process is great. (more)

Where are blogs going next?

Answered by Amber MacArthur Posted in Resources

Tumblr (more)

Hi April. I'm the co-founder of a tech start-up that has developed a collective payment platform for college students (like wepay.com). I am not a marketer, and lack the re...

Answered by April Dunford Posted in Resources

There are a lot of great sources of information out there but here is my BIG caution with that - Many of the folks out there writing books and blogs and whatever have never... (more)

What are your thoughts on a service like Angellist? Also, how can a startup use this tool to get funding etc?

Answered by Duncan Hill Posted in Resources

I'm a member of AngelList and have meet a couple of companies through it. Where it worked for me is where someone I know referred the company to me through angellist. I'm... (more)

What's the best way to start a tech startup if you live outside the U.S?

Answered by Duncan Hill Posted in Operations Resources

Just do it. Find ways to generate revenue early and bootstrap if there is no local investment ecosystem. If you are building something great, there are likely local angle... (more)

If I find one of your firms investments very interesting and would like to introduce it to a new market, like Europe or more specfic, Denmark, what would be the best way to...

Answered by Duncan Hill Posted in Money Resources

Certainly of interest. Feel free to send an email to info@mantellavp.com and we'll see see it. Thanks. (more)

What are the best monitoring services for a quickly growing web startup?

Answered by Scott Rutherford Posted in Resources Technology

Well it depends on the language and what level of monitoring you are talking about. Google Analyics is great for most of the traffic stuff. As far as ops goes Nagios and Mu... (more)

What are some great resources to learn how to market your business nowadays? I'm a young entrepreneur, who defied his parents and dropped out of school to found a start-up,...

Answered by Corey Kossack Posted in Resources

There's a lot. Part of it depends on the specifics of your business. More general ones are TechCrunch and Mashable, and I think there are a number of marketing services tha... (more)

What guidelines should I follow when choosing a lawyer for my startup?

Answered by Ivan Gaviria Posted in Resources Management Operations

Choose from the right pool as a first step. Getting someone with domain expertise, who has great relationships in the startup ecosystem and has seen a LOT of deals will mak... (more)

What does a typical term sheet cover?

Answered by Mark Ruddock Posted in Resources Money

There are a number of great resources on the net explaining Term sheets, what they contain, what to look out for, etc. ... here's a link to a great blog post that will act ... (more)

What is the easiest way to write a business plan if you do not require funding as a aspect of it. The goal is just goal setting and operational structure.

Answered by Andrew Patricio Posted in Product Development Resources

Keep it simple 1. Write down your personal and business goals 2. Determine your ideal customer. Develop a sales and marketing plan 3. Calculate your break-even 4. Develop ... (more)

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