Catching Up On Readings: Forbes Sneak Peak 2010

As 2009 draws to a close, the American spirit, the American way of life — entrepreneurial, hard-working, path-breaking — stands battered. But this hardship, I argue in my Forbes Sneak Peak 2010, can be a good thing. For the rest of this week’s posts, click on the full article.

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Helping Failing High School Students Pass: Revolution Prep Founders Ramit Varma and Jake Neuberg (Part 4)

SM: What does a deal size look like for your company? Let’s use Los Angeles Unified as the example. RV: The LAUSD contract ends up being between $500,000 and $600,000 annually.

The Post-American World

I just finished reading Fareed Zakaria’s The Post American World. It explores the ‘rise of the rest’ – China, India, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey – and America’s role in this rather more balanced world where it no longer has undisputed hegemony.

Food Entrepreneurs: Johnny Cupcakes

By Guest Author Erika Valdez If you’ve already had your fill of holiday sweets, the next installment in the food entrepreneurs series is for you. Today’s post is the story of Johnny “Cupcakes” Earle, the founder of Johnny Cupcakes—a kitschy and fun food-themed merchandise design business. You might be asking yourself how this story relates

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Helping Failing High School Students Pass: Revolution Prep Founders Ramit Varma and Jake Neuberg (Part 3)

SM: Are you primarily a brick-and-mortar tutoring service, or are you an online education service? RV: The SAT prep courses are 90% offline and 10% online. However, we have another larger business that we started in California and Texas three years ago which is 100% online.

Forbes Column 2009: Health Care’s Email Prescription

Zero In this week asks: How often have you balked at your doctor’s unwillingness to use e-mail? Read: Health Care’s E-mail Prescription.

Helping Failing High School Students Pass: Revolution Prep Founders Ramit Varma and Jake Neuberg (Part 2)

SM: What kinds of learning challenges do you help your students to overcome? RV: A lot of students have a hard time reading long passages. They read something and then realize they have no idea what they just read. To counter this, we teach kids how to actively read by asking themselves questions after each

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If VCs Turned You Down

We’re at the dusk of 2009, a gruesome year for most businesses. It has been an especially harrowing one for those entrepreneurs on the funding trail. This post is specifically meant for those entrepreneurs who have tried but not succeeded in raising venture money this year.