Startup Team
Startup 2020: Step 3, Form the Team
This is the third article in a series on how to start a company in…
Startup Incorporation
Startup 2020: Step 2, Form the Company
This is the second article in a series on how to start a company in…
Startup Ideas
Startup 2020: Step 1, Validate the Idea
Thinking about starting a company this year? Awesome! There’s never been a better time. The…
Startup Operations
The Startup Founder Imperative: Balancing the Important with the Immediate
The startup founder imperative is to decisively act on what’s most important and most immediate each week. What’s important…
Startup Sales
Seal the Deal by Learning What People Value
Early on in my career I was sent on an important sales call alongside two…
Misc. Startup Info
10 Guiding Principles for a Healthy and Sustainable Startup Community
Startup businesses are the life blood of every region they operate in. They create new…
Startup Inspiration
The Power of Trusted Relationships (Podcast)
In this Podcast I share the most traumatic and defining moment of my life as…
Startup Product
Getting from Proof-of-Concept to Minimum Viable Product
Most aspiring entrepreneurs start with an idea – hopefully, a BIG idea. They first set…
Startup Team
Gender & Tech – Why Everything Is Changing Right Now
by Victoria Greene. Image credit: Pexels It’s 2018, and women around the world are beginning to…
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Misc. Startup Info
10 Guiding Principles for a Healthy and Sustainable Startup Community
Startup businesses are the life blood of every region they operate in. They create new…
Startup Team
Gender & Tech – Why Everything Is Changing Right Now
by Victoria Greene. Image credit: Pexels It’s 2018, and women around the world are beginning to…
Startup Marketing
Why Networking Will Help Your Business Grow Along With Sales
by Aliana Keith In 2011, a Business Insider article on the importance of networking concluded with the statement,…
Startup Funding
How to Get a Business Loan
Introduction According to The SBA Loan Book: The Complete Guide to Getting Financial Help Through…
Misc. Startup Info
The Lure of False Prophets (leaders)
The world is full of charlatans and some are disguised as false prophets. Their domain…
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Michael O’Donnell, Curator
Entrepreneur and early-stage company director, mentor, advisor, and angel investor. Mike’s background is starting and building technology companies backed by angel investors and venture capital. He has raised more than $50M in venture financing. Co-founder, Data Technologies (merged w/IPS). Founder, Ask-Me Multimedia (acquired by Midisoft). Founder, iCopyright.com (Silicon Valley venture funded). On the launch teams of CompuServe Sprynet, one of the first national Internet Service Providers (went public as part of CompuServe in 1996), and Design Intelligence (acquired by Microsoft). Currently focused on mergers and acquisitions for early-stage growth companies. Summary of my journey as an entrepreneur/business owner: Started, built and