The Company That We Keep
As the founder of a new startup that is nearing its launch I find the company that I keep is constantly changing based on the rapidly shifting priorities that an early stage startup demands. Over the last three years I divided my time between the various national conferences that relate to the space the startup [...]
Team Building for Early Stage Startup Companies
I have interviewed a lot of early stage startup company founders and one thing that they all have in common is a frustration with recruiting. It isn’t just with recruiters although for some the recruiters rank highly on their list of complaints. The biggest challenge for founders is to identify who to hire, how to [...]
Advice to a Start Up CEO, Me – 20 Years ago
Comments OffDon Rainey, a General Partner for Grotech Ventures in Northern Virginia, contributed this article. For more of his thoughts and advice related to startups check out his blog.
In many years of start ups, I’ve noticed some truisms of potential value for the start up CEO. I just wish I could tell them to myself [...]
Sometimes being a Follower really pays.
Comments OffYep. It literally pays to follow us on Twitter this week.
Some lucky Twitter followers of @SocialMatchbox found out why. We welcome all followers and love to follow Social Matchbox alumni as well.
As we mentioned, get ready! The next event [in AUGUST!!]will be the best one yet thanks to the strength of the Mid Atlantic entrepreneurs [...]

