By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Listen up if you are preparing to pitch your startup business to sophisticated angel investors who have access to capital, industry expertise, and substantial relationship networks. I recently attended the STAR Angel Network's Fall "Demo Day" Showcase of startups, which was held in partnership with New York City's flagship technology [...]
By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog Are you chomping at the bit to break out of the office and start a business of your own? Do you have an idea about a product or service you can deliver to a market that needs it? Does your product or service capitalize [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Why are men out-pacing women for tech jobs, and what is the root of this unbalance? Female Tech Skills in Short Supply Wendy Kaufman's article, "Addressing The Shortage Of Women In Silicon Valley," points out that although Google leads the industry for the highest employment of women in technology, they [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Originally Published on LinkedIn From the time I launched my company, USI, I was committed to build a culture of trust and integrity. I had learned the importance of business ethics from some of the finest corporations in the world including IBM and Hewlett-Packard. These companies enjoyed tremendous profit [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker The cocktail party buzz shifts to the identity probe, "So, what do you do?" I draw my answer from whatever phase of life I'm in, but I have learned that the far greater question to address is the one that lingers long after the cocktail party. "What will you [...]
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. – Winston Churchill By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog If at first you do succeed, count your blessings because you’re way ahead of the curve. However, if you’re like me, and the vast majority of entrepreneurs, then your [...]
Originally Posted On LinkedIn By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Within the past week, I met with two different entrepreneurs seeking Angel Funding for their ventures. The businesses are completely different: one is a social media application with a transactional business model, and the other is a construction management startup with a fee-based business model. [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker In our previous blog, we gave you a checklist to determine your "Pull" toward starting your own business. We promised you this follow-up checklist to help you identify that crystallizing moment when it's time to take the entrepreneurial leap! "The Push" 1.) Are you tired of working for someone [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Are you feeling the Pull of entrepreneurship, that deep-seated desire to start your own business? But do you wonder if you should quit your job and become your own boss? Use this 6-Question Checklist to help you decide. "THE PULL" 1.) Are you dying to take control of your [...]