Blake Imeson *Innovatrepreneur

AlphaLab Entrepreneur Shares Startup Tips

AlphaLab is a startup incubator in Pittsburgh. I got to go see their "demo day" last year. It was really fun to see all the innovative companies. One of the most awesome presenters and coolest products was "the Resumator" The brains behind the startup, Don Charleton, has written a very insightful post about his experience with [...] Tags: AlphaLab, bootstrapping, internet entrepreneurship, startups

Teach Thyself.

I’m a passionate advocate of autodidactic learning, in other words, educating yourself. Here is a quick tip that I use to keep learning about a niche I am passionate about. In my case it is WordPress. In your case it can be anything you are crazy passionate about. My advice to [...] Tags: autodidactic, Del.icio.us, learning

The Golden Opportunity of Upset Customers

Not Seth Godin again…Yeah I am a Godin fanboy, I will admit it. Check out this gem from his post today… The best time to do great customer service is when a customer is upset. The moment you earn your keep as a public speaker is when the room [...] Tags: customer service, reputation management, Seth Godin

Chaos = Opportunity | A look at New Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs thrive on market imbalance and chaos. Profit comes from inequalities and disorder in the marketplace. Entrepreneurs make money by bringing balance to these disorders. Price of a good is high in one area of the world and low in another. Entrepreneurs will buy in the one and sell in the other. Producers may be creating [...] Tags: bailouts, chaos, Entrepreneurship, globalization

Content Generation... Sell Picks and Shovels.

"In the business of mining, don’t mine sell picks and shovels." Chris Brogan shared this at PodCamp3 and it was a theme touched on by several people at PodCamp. Here's what it breaks down to... In the ever-expanding internet world there is an over-abundance of UGC (User Generated Content). People are starting blogs, twittering, posting, commenting [...] Tags: content, internet entrepreneurship, PCPGH3, UGC

Entrepreneurs: "Going it Alone"...Really?

Just got back from my yearly eye appointment where I always seem to hear bad news and the Ophthalmologist started to make small talk... Him: where do you go to school? Me: Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Him: What are you studying? [...] Tags: Entrepreneurship, networking

An Open Letter to Incoming Entrepreneurship Majors

I am about to start my junior year at Grove City College. The cliche is true; it flies by! Looking back on these 2 years I have learned so many different things and found myself wishing I had known them at the beginning of freshman year. With the help of some great fellow entrepreneurs and former [...] Tags: college, Entrepreneurship, internships, major