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Recent Start-up Videos

Business Is All About Details 

Unless you get thousands of tiny details right when you launch a new business, you'll have nothing.  Watch video

What Makes Your Company Distinctive? 

Josh Linkner, CEO of Detroit Venture Partners, says you should make your company known for one thing, or no one will remember you.  Watch video

If You Don't Dream, Nothing Happens 

"If you set seemingly impossible challenges," says Sir Richard Branson, "you make what people believed impossible possible."  Watch video

How to Sell Investors Your Dream 

NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on how to make an effective case for getting funded.  Watch video

Your First Venture Can Be Extraordinary 

Sir Richard Branson talks about entrepreneurial audacity--his own and that of his "great friends," Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.  Watch video

Are There Too Many Start-ups? 

NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch wonders whether we've reached the silly season for entrepreneurship.  Watch video

How to Get Into TechStars 

The NYC TechStars managing director on what he looks for in a TechStars applicant.  Watch video

A Husband-Wife Team, the Holiday Shopping Season & the Birth of a Second Child 

Patrick Mish and Devon Mish almost shuttered M-Edge Accessories when running the iPad case business from home became too much.  Watch video

OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter: 'We Agonized & Overthought It' 

In 2010, OMGPOP had a million loyal users playing games on its website. But it had to go after Facebook to make a huge hit.  Watch video

How Zumba Fitness Turned Pirates Into a Street Marketing Team 

Each week, 12 million people in 125 countries take Zumba Fitness classes. Here, co-founder Alberto Perlman talks about how he protects the company's trademark.  Watch video

How to Win the War for Talent 

NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on what needs to be done to deepen the talent pool for start-ups  Watch video

How to Choose the Right Vendors 

Partnership advice from Nick Friedman, co-founder and president of College Hunks Moving, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

Entrepreneur Ben Lerer: 'I Realized I Had Been Going to Work the Wrong Way' 

When his father, Ken Lerer, sold The Huffington Post, Ben Lerer realized it's not all about the exit.  Watch video

Passion, Courage & Everything Else You Need to Start Up 

Russell Simmons talks about how to avoid the rigid expectations of the business world.  Watch video

Sometimes, You Need Millions of Dollars to Grow a Start-up 

In 2009, in order to build her organic baby food company, Shazi Visram raised $11 million--fast. Last year, HappyFamily Brands's sales hit $35 million.  Watch video

Dude, How Has Thrillist Grown So Fast? 

In 2010, Thrillist founders Ben Lerer and Adam Rich knew it was time to diversify revenue streams. Here's how they did it.  Watch video

Too Sexy? 'No VC Wanted to Touch Me With a Barge Pole' 

Cindy Gallop, founder of MakeLoveNotPorn, explains how every obstacle she encounters only proves why she must launch her "real-world" sex sites.  Watch video

Test Retail Ideas Before You Sign a Lease 

Try out store concepts before you commit. Advice from Naveen Jain, founder and CEO of inome, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

Path co-founder Dave Morin: 'Why Are We Doing This?' 

Adoption was slow when Path--now a fast-growing mobile social network--first launched. Here's how it turned around.  Watch video

When Joe Bastianich Bet It All on Babbo 

Restaurateur Joe Bastianich and his business partner, chef Mario Batali, took on a massive debt before their first restaurant together--they now have 23--too...  Watch video

How We Launched a Fan Factory 

Cal McAllister, co-founder of ad agency Wexley School for Girls, talks about why the foundation of his success is his non-traditional approach.  Watch video

Thinking Outside the Box 

Cal McAllister, co-founder of Wexley School for Girls, talks about why he started his odd-ball ad agency and how he makes it stand out.  Watch video

Your Business Needs Fans, Not Customers 

Cal McAllister, co-founder of ad agency Wexley School for Girls, talks about the difference between fans and customers.  Watch video

Presentation Pizzazz: Keep Your Audience's Attention 

Presentations don't have to be boring. Advice from David Tisch, managing director of TechStars, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

'It Was All My Mother's Idea' 

Entrepreneur Lisa Price talks about naming her business after her mother, Carol.  Watch video

Hacker Alert: When You Know It's Time to Hire Employees 

Anthony Casalena's Squarespace was a one-man operation when, late one Friday night, hackers shut down thousands of sites the company hosted.  Watch video

Trust Yourself: Go With Your Gut 

Entrepreneur Lisa Price talks about launching her homemade beauty care products company, called Carol's Daughter, while keeping her identity in the business.  Watch video

5 Ways to Tie Your Brand to News Events 

Public relations advice from serial entrepreneur and investor David Rose, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

'That's a Terrible Idea...You Will Fail' 

When Josh Linkner, now CEO of Detroit Venture Partners, sought $1,000 to start his first business, he learned a lesson he will never forget.  Watch video

Create Change, Embrace Crisis & Lead with Passion 

Former NYPD Police Commissioner William Bratton talks about what you have to do to really make an impact as a leader.  Watch video