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Recent Start-up Videos

Where to Start a Business in 2012 

Sageworks CEO Brian Hamilton discusses which industries are hot and which are not in 2012.  Watch video

Do You Need a Partner, or Not? 

How do you make a fair partnership agreement for you and your company? Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur advises.  Watch video

How To Find Investors 

Choose from a variety of sources to raise the money you need to grow your business. Also, Rent the Runway co-founder Jenny Fleiss explains how you can reach ...  Watch video

Entrepreneurship at All-Time High 

Despite a drop in venture capital investment in the third quarter, venture capitalist Jeff Bussgang says he is seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity.  Watch video

Lessons Learned: Become a Serial Entrepreneur 

Dan Ushman and Zak Boca co-founded SingleHop, which manages web servers dedicated to particular clients, after selling MidPhase, another web hosting company ...  Watch video

Success Stories: From Entrepreneur to Founder 

Co-Founder of PopCap John Vechey explains his evolution from start-up entrepreneur to the founder of a large company recently sold to Electronic Arts.  Watch video

Lessons Learned: Selling Health 

Shazi Visram, founder and CEO of HappyBaby, created a health conscious baby food brand to make a positive difference in the lives of children and parents.  Watch video

Lessons Learned: Partnership Pays Off 

Michael Palatnek and David Stutz Co-Founders of C2C Outdoor have found success through the combination of their unique skill sets.  Watch video

Success Stories: Creative Perseverance 

Laurence Hallier, founder and CEO of Show Media, shares how a positive culture and creative sales strategies overcame the perceived limitations of a shrinkin...  Watch video

Lessons Learned: Pushing Through Pressure 

Tekscape founder and owner David Smith uses his experience as an engineer and his belief in his business to manage pressure and his employees.  Watch video

Success Stories: Starting From Scratch 

Matthew Corrin founder and CEO of Freshii discusses how he started a restaurant business with no experience in the industry and the lessons he learned on his...  Watch video

Lessons Learned: Conquering Scaling 

Birchbox co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp share how they manage scaling their quickly growing beauty discovery service.  Watch video

Success Stories: Maintaining Company Values 

Leonard Lynskey, CEO and co-founder of Complete Pharmacy Care, talks about the need to determine a company's values and why passion is the most important thi...  Watch video

How Barry Silbert Launched SecondMarket 

Don't fear established players. Entrepreneur Barry Silbert talks about how he started a marketplace for non-public alternative investments.  Watch video

How I Did It: Lessons Learned: When Things Go Viral 

BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti talks about how an e-mail exchange with Nike led to his idea for promoting social content across the Web.  Watch video

How I Did It; Lessons Learned: Jack Cohen-Martin, DynamicVideo 

DynamicVideo founder and COO Jack Cohen-Martin discusses how he evolved his core customer base during the recession.  Watch video

Duncan Watts, From Yahoo Research and Author of Everything is Obvious: *Once You Know the Answer. 

Duncan Watts directs the Human Social Dynamics group at Yahoo Research and is formerly a professor of Sociology at Columbia University.  Watch video

Jessica Kim of BabbaCo 

Jessica Kim, formerly a brand manager at Kraft Foods, is founder and CEO of BabbaCo.  Watch video

Steve Huffman, Co-founder of Hipmunk 

Steve Huffman founded Reddit in 2005 when he was 22-years-old. Hear how he took the lessons from there to his newest company, Hipmunk.  Watch video

Dan Leahy, Co-founder of Savored 

Learn how a pair of young Wall Streeters decided to quit their jobs to launch an online deal site that focuses on upscale restaurants.  Watch video

Jason Ross, Founder of JackThreads 

The founder of this men's fashion e-commerce company based in Columbus, Ohio, talks about building a brand, bootstrapping a start-up, and where he finds his ...  Watch video

Chris Guillebeau, Author of The Art of Non-Conformity 

The entrepreneur talks about his new book, how he turned a blog into a real business, and offers tips on travel hacking.  Watch video

Matt Mickiewicz, Co-founder of Sitepoint.com 

The Vancouver-based founder of Sitepoint, Flippa, and 99Designs, Matt Mickiewicz, speaks on bootstrapping and internet marketing.  Watch video

Eric Ries, Author and Startup Lessons Learned Blogger 

The author, consultant, and blogger at The Lean Startup discusses new management disciplines in the practice of entrepreneurial innovation.  Watch video

Scott Gerber, Founder of Sizzle It! and Inc.com Blogger 

Entrepreneur and author if the book "Never Get a 'Real' Job" talks about passion and start-ups.  Watch video

Christopher McCann, Co-founder of StartupDigest 

Young Silicon Valley entrepreneur Christopher McCann answers questions about starting a successful e-mail newsletter business.  Watch video

Making Your Business Sellable 

Serial entrepreneur John Warrillow answers reader questions on how to build value in your business.  Watch video

Brock Blake, CEO of Funding Universe 

The CEO of Funding Universe answers questions on raising capital from banks, angel investors, and local venture capital firms.  Watch video

Sarah Prevette, Founder of Sprouter 

Sarah Prevette has created a service that entrepreneurs can use to socialize, share tips, and ask questions in a rapid-fire, short-attention-span fashion.  Watch video

Aaron Patzer, Founder of Mint.com 

Aaron Patzer, founder of the personal finance management site, Mint.com, talks about starting and growing an online business.  Watch video