Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
Consumer Application Thought Leaders – Interview with Kris Tufto, former CEO of Jasc Software, Developer of Paint Shop Pro
Kris Tufto was the CEO of Minnesota-based, Jasc Software during their growth phase from from 1998 to 2005, a period that saw Jasc grow from what was rumored to be $5 million in revenue to over $30 million in revenue before their eventual sale to Corel in 2004. Jasc Software was most widely known for their Paint Shop Pro graphic editing program. [...]
Minnebar 2009 Sets the Tone for Minnesota Start-ups
On November 21st over 600 developers and entrepreneurs got together to discuss what’s important to Minnesota tech start-ups. The halls that Best Buy legendary founder, Dick Schulze, built made for a great location for the next wave of Minnesota entrepreneurs to begin spreading their wings. Several Minnesota start-up thought leaders were on [...]
Why Browser Add-ons & Net Neutrality Are So Important
John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla, and Mitchell Baker, Chair of Mozilla, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal on October 29, 2009 called "Net Neutrality: Spur to Entrepreneurship". In the article, John and Mitchell publicly voice their support for the FCC’s recent “net neutrality” proposal. They say that since 1995, open [...]
Trouncing the Recession like an Upstart!
The following two paragraphs were taken from an excellent post written by Donna Fenn. I highly recommend you pick up her book Upstarts! "Small business owners are typically an optimistic lot, even in the face of dismal economic conditions. But a recent American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor survey found that GenY entrepreneurs are more [...]
Twin Cities Young Entrepreneur Award Pictures
About a week ago on Twitter I posted a link to a picture I took of Daren Cotter (Cotterweb founder), Ryan Weber, and myself with the new Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis as a part of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Young Entrepreneur Award event. The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal posted quite a few more [...]
GenY Entrepreneurship
I just started reading Donna Fenn’s new book, Upstarts (http://www.mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0071601880.html). I first heard about the book when Donna contacted me as part of her research. Donna has a great perspective on what drives today’s young entrepreneurs. Her perspective on GenY reminds me of a book I read on vacation a couple of months [...]