Looking for a unique promotional item to give away this year? Forget the boring old calendar or refrigerator magnet. Guest poster Matt Deutschman, president of Doubletake Promotions & Printing, LLC, offers five unusual--and unusually good--swag items to ring in 2012.How many branded calendars and journals did you receive last year from various customers, vendors, or
10 Top Content Marketing Tips for Your Startup

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers you need. But most entrepreneurs don’t know where to start.Of course, there
Best Practices For Raising a VC Round

Having raised a number of VC rounds personally and observed many more as an investor or friend, I’ve come to think there are a set of dominant best practices that entrepreneurs should follow.
A VC’s Productivity Hacks

I spend a lot of time trying to maximize my efficiency. For all of us, time is the scarcest resource. Here is a list of some of the tools I’ve picked up along the way to help me get more out of my days.
How Bonobos Manages Web Analytics & Social Media Marketing
This is the first in a series of posts featuring startup leaders and the tools they use to run their businesses. First up is Bonobos...Bonobos got its start selling pants online and has grown into a diversified men's fashion brand and retailer over the past three years. The company is highly analytical and pretty damn amazing at online marketing and social media. We




