IDEA ACCELERATOR  

Jeff Hoffman, co-founder of ColorJar, is a serial entrepreneur who was on the founding teams of Priceline.com and uBid.com. He is also a frequent public speaker on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership. @colorjar


How Smart Companies Use PR to Get the Word Out

What you need to know to market your new business idea, without spending much (or at all).  Read story

You Don't Have to Be a Start-up to Be Like One: 5 Ways

You can maintain your entrepreneurial culture--long after you raise funding, and start making money. Here's how.  Read story

The $100 Million Funding Secret

A serial entrepreneur who has raised $100 million in his lifetime explains exactly how he did it.  Read story

Distill Your Message to as Few Words as Possible

Your customers are constantly being bombarded with new information. Simplicity has never been more powerful.  Read story

Build the Best Team Possible (Drycleaning Matters, But Not Why You Think)

Start by asking a potential hire his life's goals--and then draw a roadmap of how those can be achieved working for you.  Read story

Explore a Seemingly Unrelated Industry for a Day

Where will you find your next powerful idea? It might just be when you take a close look at a different business.  Read story

Do One Thing & Do It Better Than Anyone Else

Become the best darn whatever-you-are that you can be. Set aside your other good ideas. The rest will follow.  Read story

Innovation Secrets From Apple, Priceline & Spotify

Find out why your customers come to you. And focus on making whatever that is faster and easier to get.  Read story

Eight Ball, Corner Pocket: Think 6 Steps Ahead of the Competition

Want explosive growth? Strategize like a world-renowned pool player.  Read story