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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Lesson #192: Combat Management by Committee and Analysis Paralysis
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/30/2014Back in Lesson #15, I talked about "hands-on vs. hands-off" management styles , and my preference for a "hands-off"s...
Lesson #193: The Best Medicine For Your Business -- A Fresh Set of Eyes!!
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/30/2014Over the years, I have had many clients with problems in their business that they didn’t know how to solve. They would invite me in to ...
Don't Be Overly Infatuated With Your Own Startup Idea
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/30/2014I have previously written about the importance of being passionate about what you are building at your startup . And, that passion would be...
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Red Rocket's Best Startups of 2014
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/18/2014Red Rocket gets introduced to a couple hundred startups each year, in the normal course of doing business, or via our involvement with F...
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Six Chicago Venture Capitalists Reveal the Best Pitch of 2014
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/07/2014Crain's Chicago asked six of the city's busiest investors to describe the best pitch each heard this year: the ones that got their a...
Friday, December 5, 2014
Lesson #191: Targeted Marketing Has Never Been Easier, Especially in Social Networks
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/05/2014The marketing world has substantially evolved over the last few years, in terms of how you can target prospective customers for your bus...
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Top 4 Reasons Passion Drives Startup Success
Posted By: George Deeb - 12/04/2014Passion is one of those intangibles that drives an entrepreneur, gets them through the good times and the bad times, and ultimately dictates...
Monday, November 24, 2014
Lesson #190: Selling Stories, Not Products
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/24/2014Most early-stage sales teams lead with their products. They are typically so excited about their new products, that they get bogged dow...
Friday, November 7, 2014
The 4 Types of Entrepreneurs--Which Type Are You?
Posted By: George Deeb - 11/07/2014I read an interesting book called “ Entrepreneurial DNA ” by Joe Abraham, the founder of BOSI Global , an operating partner to venture-bac...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The Best Medicine for Your Business: A Fresh Set of Eyes
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/29/2014Over the years, I have had many clients with problems in their business that they didn’t know how to solve. They would invite me in to take ...
Friday, October 24, 2014
Lesson #189: How to Price Your Software Technology
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/24/2014Oftentimes, tech startups are so focused on building their technology, that once it is built, they have no idea how to price it. This l...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Top 5 Traits Needed for a Startup Management Team
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/22/2014I previously wrote about the key success factors for startups , and the importance of having a solid business plan and model. I would argue...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Lesson #188: When Picking a Startup to Join, Focus on the Company (Not the Role)
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/16/2014Startups are really risky. And, if you are looking to join one, know going in you have a 9 in 10 chance that company won’t be in busin...
Saturday, October 11, 2014
How to Structure Your Board of Directors or Advisory Board
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/11/2014Properly structuring your board of directors or advisory board could be one of the most important pieces of determining the success for any ...
Thursday, October 9, 2014
[AUDIO] @georgedeeb Discusses Keys to Entrepreneurial Success With @entrepreneurjim at @school4startups Radio
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/09/2014This week, Red Rocket's George Deeb had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jim Beach at School For Startups Radio , a great resource f...
Monday, October 6, 2014
The New Rules of Startups, an Interview with @georgedeeb at @RedRocketVC
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/06/2014When small technology startups around Chicago need a friendly ear to help sort through their problems, many call on George Deeb, managing pa...
Saturday, October 4, 2014
What Fuels a Startup's Success: The Drive to Win or Fear of Failure?
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/04/2014What fuels a startup’s success? Are you “driven to win” or have a “fear of failure”? I think both sides of this argument are pretty self-ex...
Thursday, October 2, 2014
[NEWS] The @RedRocketVC Blog Passes 300,000 Reads!!
Posted By: George Deeb - 10/02/2014Thanks to all of you, our loyal readers, we are excited to announce, that as of today, the Red Rocket Blog has been read over 300,000 times...
Friday, September 26, 2014
K-12 Curriculum Needs Major Overall to Develop Entrepreneurship Skills
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/26/2014I am not one to be doom and gloom, preferring to take an optimistic view of most things, but what has me really nervous is the state of K-1...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Microsoft Supports 100,000 Startups With BizSpark Program
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/25/2014I recently met Martin Schray, a senior technical evangelist at Microsoft. He introduced me to an interesting program that Microsoft offers...
Friday, September 19, 2014
How to Find Angel Investors for Your Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/19/2014Angel investors (not venture capital firms) are the most likely candidates to get your businesses from a piece of paper to a proof-of-concep...
Chicago: The Next Big Startup Ecosystem
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/19/2014When I started iExplore in 1999, Chicago was jokingly referred to as a “flyover city” because the big venture-capital firms in Boston and Si...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Busting the Lean-Startup Myth
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/10/2014The below is a really great guest post by Howard Tullman ( @tullman ) , CEO at 1871 (the largest shared space for startups in Chicago), Par...
Friday, September 5, 2014
Innovate or Die: The Stark Message to Big Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/05/2014Big companies that fail to innovate risk extinction. That's the stark truth in the era of "digital disruption". Just look at t...
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Lesson #187: The 1,024 Types of Salespeople. Hire the Right Ones!
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/04/2014Hiring good salespeople is one of the hardest things a company has to do. Typically, companies need to go through three salespeople, in...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
When Picking a Startup to Join, Think Like An Investor
Posted By: George Deeb - 9/02/2014Startups are really risky. If you are looking to join one, know you’ll probably be looking for another job within a couple of years because ...
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Is a Startup Incubator or Accelerator Right for You?
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/28/2014One way to help get your business off the ground, is to leverage the mentorship and investor relationship benefits of a startup incubator or...
Monday, August 25, 2014
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[VIDEO] George Deeb Talks Employee Benefits for Startups on FOX Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/25/2014I had the pleasure of chatting with Lauren Simonetti at FOX Business today about startups, and whether or not they should offer emplo...
Friday, August 22, 2014
Why Big Companies Struggle With Innovation
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/22/2014As I have been doing startup consulting at Red Rocket, I have also had many executive conversations with several big companies. These compan...
Friday, August 15, 2014
A Guide to Hiring the Right Type of Salesperson for What You're Selling
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/15/2014Hiring good salespeople is one of the hardest things a company has to do. Typically, companies need to go through three salespeople, in orde...
Lesson #186: Marketing Automation Tools
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/15/2014As the name suggests, marketing automation is software designed the automate your marketing efforts. There are companies that power mark...
Monday, August 11, 2014
Lesson #185: B2B Marketing Mix & Budget Benchmarks
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/11/2014Back in Lesson #171, I wrote about the Basics of B2B Marketing . This lesson takes the discussion to the next level, and talks about ho...
Friday, August 8, 2014
Should Your Startup Offer Employee Benefits?
Posted By: George Deeb - 8/08/2014In years past, companies of all shapes and sizes needed to offer a good employee benefits program, with which to attract the best candidates...
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