The Consumer Electronics Show is an amazing conference.  It's where inventors, startups, and tech enthusiasts pour into Las Vegas for a week to geek out on gadgets, learn some new trends, and maybe win some

Finding the mythical unicorn is almost impossible.  There are literally hundreds of angel and VC funds that have been created to do just that. They play the numbers game in an effort to fund as

Over the past 20 years, I have started and grown dozens of startups.  I have even had the "luck" of exiting a few, if you want to spit in my face and call it luck.

STARTING & GROWING A BUSINESS: SOME LESSONS LEARNED IN A STARTUP ACCELERATOR, AKA MY MBA 2.0 I graduated in December with an MBA after 18 months of classes learning how to analyze financial statements, build

RUSSIA AND THEIR STRUGGLE WITH INNOVATION AND CHANGE Russia, over the past centuries, has made a habit of economically developing the country and enhancing the quality of life, only to ultimately be set back by

BE IN THE ONE PERCENT....OR DIE! Ok so that sounds harsh, but seriously, ninety-nine percent of startups fail because they build the wrong product….so don’t do that. Be in the one percent of startups that

In the very first, very MVP version, of our Seed Sumo Casual Convo Series we sit down with Luke Hubbard, Senior VP of Sales at Nutrabolt. We hear a lot of founders say

Corey Cormier, CEO of Legal Monkeys was at Seed Sumo to talk to the teams about dreaming bigger. Corey used several examples of different companies that have been able to grow and progress largely

"With our app you can instantly and effortlessly communicate with anyone around you without knowing their name, phone number, or social media info." At a recent Startup Grind event in San Francisco that was the

Before applying for accelerator programs, be sure you have a solid foundation in each one of these points and that you stay in this order. 1. THE TEAM   The team is important because it is

“Craiglist is dumb and unsafe, Ebay is complicated, takes too long to use, and shipping costs are too high, so we believe that our product is a better experience for people who want to buy

This is a MUST SEE video by Scott Edward Walker from San Francisco about the 5 common legal mistakes startups make.  This video can literally save you thousands of dollars.  Don't spend money on legal until

I wanted to quickly share with you a quick overview of a short 10 minute meeting that has now become the single most important 10 minutes of Seed Sumo’s day…Everyday. Last month, Seed Sumo Management

They call them Exponential Organizations or ExO's and they are a new breed of organization that are disrupting every market, geography and industry. Who calls them that?  Singularity University,  which is a new type of university funded

We just got back from the Global Accelerator Conference in Santa Monica, CA.  It’s a meeting held once per year with the top accelerators in the world.  We share knowledge, data, stats and networks.  It

Negotiating is an art and science that can make all the difference between being profitable and having to close your doors for good. So what happens when you are locked in to the most important

I found a post a few years back on Quora.com written by Noah Kagan. I’ve used it several times to launch mobile apps and help others launch mobile apps with no marketing budgets. 1. Create

Backstory During my first hands-on experience in business, I was working for a bank. I was “building relationships” at the bank. The banking world had a very structured idea of how to build relationships at