I was very lucky to take a much-needed vacation recently and get some rest and relaxation. During my break, I did not have access to e-mail, phone services or the Internet. Now, being someone who is constantly connected, I was worried about this. But guess what?...

Unbounce’s Noob Guide to Online Marketing is a massively massive infographic (see below) that teaches the basics of online marketing. It took months to create, and it’s been hung in the 500 Startups office, translated into different languages, and used to start whole...

The bottom line about a startup’s first year is that it’s very scary. There are two aspects of fear that will trail you the whole year. The first is fear of failure. What if you tell everyone you’re starting a company and then you can’t and you...

There is no special formula to build a brand, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t certain things that businesses can do to help the process. According to Washington, D.C.-based advertising agency Pappas Group, building a distinctive brand can be as simple as  avoiding...

Today, Silicon Valley Bank released its Startup Outlook 2012, based on a February survey of 270 executives from early-stage US startups. Here’s a quick roundup: The Good According to the report, “The survey revealed that the tech sector in the U.S. is healthy, hiring,...