Funding and Building your Business

Without good interviewing skills, however, you could extend an offer to someone who’s ultimately not the right fit for your company.

They’re violent, they’re ruthless, they have caused misery to many, but you can’t fault their business sense: mafia bosses know how to make a profit.

"The Internet provides a perfect stage for fraud because bad actors in the loan industry can easily portray a professional image that provides unsuspecting small business owners with a false sense of trust."

What do you expect to see from an entrepreneur whom you don’t know or have a casual introduction to before scheduling time to listen to a pitch?

Start-up Speed Dating will give you the opportunity to practice and refine your pitch in front of a select group of Investors, other experienced CEO’s and Entrepreneurs. All who apply will be invited to a special tips and tricks "pitch" workshop on May 1.

Startup entrepreneurs typically wait too long to reach out to decision-makers in their industry for strategically insightful, mostly pro bono guidance. I encourage aggressive outreach before products are designed rather than after. (You can contact me at [email protected] …)

Here’s the deal… Angel investment groups are businesses.

Quality begets quality. Hire the highest-quality people from the outset, then have them do the interviewing.

Roberts is perhaps most well known for an idea he came up with called "lovemarks" — which means creating a brand for which the consumer has "loyalty beyond reason."

Not only do you save money, you create an environment that is healthier for you and your employees.