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Steve Goldberg, Partner at Venrock

Steve Goldberg

Steve joined Venrock in 2009 after having been CEO of several early stage companies including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave and CoWave Networks. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications and Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation.

Steve also held senior management and engineering positions at Trimble Navigation and Hewlett Packard. At Venrock, Steve focuses on investments in the wireless, mobile and energy sectors. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Asoka, FutureDial, Neoconix, Newport Media, Kineto Wireless and Quantenna Communications. Previous board seats include Canesta (Acq by Microsoft) and Teranetics (Acq by PLX Technology). Read More...

Reinventing Finance, One Startup at a Time

Sean Park believes finance will change radically in the coming months. He talks about some of the fin-tech startups he believes in, from people reinventing banks to new payment systems. This video is about finance being reinvented by entrepreneurs with bold new ideas about what modern finance services should serve customers.

LLC vs. S Corp — Incorporating Your Startup

Which entity is best for a start-up?

First, let’s define each type of entity and how they can be formed. Then we will discuss which is best.

An LLC (Limited Liability Company) is a hybrid of a partnership and Corporation. Instead of “Shareholders”, owners are referred to as “Members”. In a corporation there are officers that run the company, such as President, Treasurer, Secretary. With an LLC there are no officers, instead they are referred to as “Managers”. Read More...

Improve Business Through Public Speaking Engagements

Every business could use more good publicity, right? If you’re looking to garner more attention to your company and make a positive impression at the same time, consider a public speaking engagement. Now, if this strikes fear deep into your very core, take heart the National Institute of Mental Health reports that 74 percent of people suffer anxiety about giving speeches, and fear of public speaking is so widespread, it often doesn’t even occur to management to encourage employees to do so. We’ll help get you started.

Donald Trump has used this technique brilliantly. Aside from having a tremendously successful real estate business, he’s transformed himself into a celebrity and his name is known in households across the nation. Major conglomerates like Ernst Young have benefited from sharing the expertise of their staffers. Chairman and CEO Elect Mark Weinberger has an impressive resume, having worked both in the corporate world and at high levels of government. It’s great publicity for EY when international tax expert Weinberger appears on a major network to discuss tax policy; it engages potential clients, industry influencers and potential business partners and costs just a few hours of an employee’s time.

Your experience in public speaking will also make you a better presenter when it comes time to report to a board, pitch to investors and all sorts of other occasions. Read More...

What They Don’t Teach in Business School about Entrepreneurship

A group of entrepreneurs talk about what they learned in the trenches that they never could have learned in a classroom.

Starting Your Own Business

by Martin Vivek

Starting your own business is exciting. Putting your dream in action, ideas down on paper and out for the world to see can be challenging. Becoming an entrepreneur can hold some difficulties. You must be prepared for hard work, planning every aspect of the business and how it will become profitable, meticulous organization, and strong dedication.

To become a successful entrepreneur you need to possess certain skills, to be independent, creative and more than willing to take risks in order to see the rewards of your business. Many entrepreneurs who have found success in starting their own businesses have a strong support system and business mentors that will help provide them with insight and guide them along the road to success. Read More...

Top Five Mistakes Startups Make in Raising Angel Funding

What are the top 5 mistakes that entrepreneurs make when trying to raise angel funding?

This video was created by the the Texas Entrepreneur Networks, which puts startups and mid-market companies in front of Angel Investors around the state. Typically, companies raise between $200K and $3M. Once companies have raised the funding they are looking for, TEN can assist with go-to-market strategies to grow the business.

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You Say Campaign, They Say Camp-pain: Keys to Email Marketing

With each day comes new emails marketing random products from floor rugs to prescriptions to spa services 1.) it’s overwhelming. 2.) It’s frustrating. Society has gotten to the point where these generic messages go to a junk folder that you don’t ever look at. As a small business, are you wasting your time, energy and resources for nothing? Can you get ROI out of your email campaigns or should you skip this form of advertising all together?

Absolutely invest the time and energy into email marketing right along with direct, social and mobile. Your return on investment relies on your marketing campaign and your brand identity depends on it.

So, what do you do to retain current customers and generate new leads without being a pain? The new year is a great time to take steps to realign company priorities. Read More...