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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
The 4 Key Drivers When Calculating Equity Splits Between Founders
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/30/2014I am often asked how best to divide up the equity between the founders in a new startup. That is a very big question, with lots of variable...
Monday, April 28, 2014
Lesson #176: How to Filter Conflicting Advice from Multiple Mentors
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/28/2014I am a mentor for the Chicago chapter of Techstars, now in my fourth year. In the first month of the program, the member companies are...
Lesson #175: In-House Teams or Outsourced Services for Startups?
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/28/2014Entrepreneurs have many options to consider, in terms of how they go about building their businesses or seeking help. Today's post ...
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Lesson #174: Growth Hacking--Marketing for Startups
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/24/2014As you may already know, I have detailed plenty of low-cost marketing lessons within our 101 Startup Lessons--An Entrepreneur's Hand...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Do Pass Go: Business Lessons from Monopoly
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/23/2014With my kids now in elementary school, I find myself back playing the same board games I grew up playing. Surprisingly, a lot of the game...
Seek Strategic Partnerships. But, the Devil is in the Details!
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/23/2014Overall, I am a huge fan of strategic partnerships, if they are structured correctly and both parties are incentivized to see the success of...
Sunday, April 20, 2014
[EVENT] Red Rocket Office Hours With George Deeb: Tomorrow Monday April 21st 2-5pm.
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/20/2014If anyone has any pressing questions about your business, Red Rocket's George Deeb will be downtown Chicago tomorrow, Monday April 21st ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014
5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Joining Someone Else's Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/17/2014Typically, entrepreneurs start their own business. But, from time to time, they will see a unique opportunity to join somebody else’s startu...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
[NEWS] Nominations Now Open for Moxie Awards in Chicago-- Vote @Freebie_App, @EnsembleHQ and @GeorgeDeeb
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/16/2014Nominations are now open for the third annual Moxie Awards, celebrating the best entrepreneurs and companies in Chicago's digital startu...
Consider Sharing Part-Time Executives Between Startups--The Same Brain at 20% Cost
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/16/2014The cost of a proven C-Level executive inside a startup can be around $150,000 to 250,000 per person. When adding together a CEO, CMO, COO,...
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
What the Evolving VC Market Means to Startups Raising Capital
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/09/2014Boy, how times have changed for the venture capital market over the last decade. Here are a few of the overriding trends (according to data...
Monday, April 7, 2014
How to Filter Conflicting Advice from Multiple Mentors
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/07/2014Mentors are invaluable to entrepreneurs. But what happens when you get conflicting advice from multiple mentors? It can be confusing, as the...
Thursday, April 3, 2014
[NEWS] @RedRocketVC Launches New Group on @Meetup--Please Follow Us There For In-Person Startup Events in Chicago
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/03/2014Red Rocket launched a new events profile page on Meetup today: http://www.meetup.com/Red-Rocket-Ventures-Meetups-for-Startups-in-Chicago/ ...
[EVENT] @EnsembleHQ Office Hours: "Open Mike" Q&A Night for Startups (& Pizza Party) on June 4th @TechNexus
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/03/2014Ensemble Alliance members George Deeb (Managing Partner at Red Rocket Ventures ), Mike Kelly (CEO at Ora Interactive ), Brent Payne (CEO at...
[NEWS] @RedRocketVC Blog Passes 200,000 Reads -- Thank You For Your Readership!!
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/03/2014We are excited to announce that the Red Rocket Blog passed the 200,000 reads mark today, more than doubling our readership in the last seve...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Comparing Startup Ecoystems: The Midwest vs. Silicon Valley
Posted By: George Deeb - 4/02/2014Last week, I attended the ” Reinventing America ” summit in Chicago, produced by Forbes. There was a very interesting panel discussion abou...
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