The Seven Deadly Sins of Startups

Here’s a post mortem on a company that tried and just didn’t make it. The list of 7 deadly sins is a great checklist to see if you are on the right path — and if not, you can change your business to get them off your list. Yes, you can be forgiven — but you need to take action!

Roger Ehrenberg writes, “Ultimately, we failed. But why did we fail, and what could we have done differently? Some of the stuff is pure 20:20 hindsight. These observations aren’t worth much. But the interpersonal dynamics, the issues of organizational structure, the need to change strategy in light of new information, the relationship with key investors, all of these are very instructive. I will endeavor to be as honest and candid as possible.”

Check it out, check them off and get going!

Monitor110: A Post Mortem

InOneWeekend 2008 Keynote Part I

Roy Gilbert, Director of Global Operations for Google, kicked off the 2008 InOneWeekend event in Cincinnati! 100 people, 3 days, 1 startup

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InOneWeekend 2008 Keynote Part 2

Roy Gilbert, Director of Global Operations for Google, kicked off the 2008 InOneWeekend event in Cincinnati! 100 people, 3 days, 1 startup

This video was originally shared on blip.tv by InOneWeekend with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license.

InOneWeekend 2008 Keynote Part 3

Roy Gilbert, Director of Global Operations for Google, kicked off the 2008 InOneWeekend event in Cincinnati! 100 people, 3 days, 1 startup

This video was originally shared on blip.tv by InOneWeekend with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license.

InOneWeekend – beyond expectations

InOneWeekend was a raving success! 100 people, 3 days, one company! A great blog by one of the participants gives great insight into this event. InOneWeekend – Raising Up A Leader…In 24 Hours

Dave Holthaus wrote a great recap of InOneWeekend — check it out at SoapBoxMedia

2400 hours of work went into this unbelievable piece of work. Stay tuned to see how the company grows. There will be announcements forthcoming for product introductions and the like. The management team is forming and the work will continue. Let’s hope this is is the first of many

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Innovation drives entrepreneurship

Guy Kawasaki’s blog highlights three cool inventions that can change the world. What innovations are you thinking about today?

How to Change the World: Cool Stuff Monday