[ad_1] Nina Zipkin Staff Writer. Covers media, tech, startups, culture and workplace trends. This spring marked the 55th anniversary of the dawn of the space race, when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in April 1961. While the Soviet Union’s accomplishment spurred the United States …

[ad_1] I co-founded Panamplify with Christopher St. John back in 2013. Chris and I spun the company out of our marketing agency Extra Sauce, and from day one we were determined to follow Steve Blank’s process called Customer Development outlined in his book The Four Steps to the Epiphany. A …

[ad_1] Joining a book club and reading frequently can have a huge impact on your success as an entrepreneur. Online book clubs help you cope with the stress of day-to-day life and can polish certain skills that you will need in your quest to become successful. How can online book …

[ad_1] Building a massive online following as a blog or online publication in 2017 is a complicated task. There are tons of other people trying to do the same and there is a constant battle for attention. Combine that with the fact that truly original content is rare, as content …

[ad_1] Recently, companies like Uber, Thinx, Pepsi and United Airlines have been getting a bad rap. Is it because they are bad companies? That depends on whom you ask. Is it because nobody is using their services? No. If anything, it’s the opposite. These transformational companies have changed how consumers …

[ad_1] On this episode, Entrepreneur Network partner Business Rockstars sits down with Amanda Signorelli, CEO of Techweek, to talk about how growing up in Las Vegas pushed her to move east and how you can make your own luck. “I’m starting to get a little bit more comfortable,” says Signorelli, …

[ad_1] Amazon is a truly gargantuan marketplace with millions of products and hundreds of thousands of sellers all competing to make sales and capture market share. According to the Seattle Times there are more than 2 million sellers registered on Amazon’s marketplace. It’s a vibrant, living ecommerce ecosystem that is …

[ad_1] In a rising interest rate environment, the cost of capital is edging higher for all small businesses, but especially those who need to purchase property. As a result, U.S. entrepreneurs are returning to banks in large numbers seeking to finance real estate projects. In many respects the current business …

[ad_1] Alternative lending swooped in to fulfill the needs of consumers and small business owners during the credit pinch after 2008, and every sign points to the industry scaling up. By 2020, some estimate that 1 in 5 small business loans will be made by an alternative lender. That share …

[ad_1] Funding is the stumbling block for so many entrepreneurs. The bottom line isn’t always pretty: No matter how amazing your idea or how passionate the people behind it, you’ll need a certain amount of cash to get things going. In today’s competitive marketplace, many business leaders turn to crowdfunding to …