Columbia entrepreneurs, I think you’ve finally been heard.
The Columbia Venture Community looks poised to be the group that finally brings entrepreneurship to the forefront of the Columbia community (and if not, it at least looks like it could save a senior or two from unwittingly going into banking or consulting).
I’ve written about the Columbia entrepreneur […]
When it comes to startups, you’re always told to narrow your idea. Focus on a niche community, rather than take on the whole world. Refine.
When it comes to experience, though, early entrepreneurs should broaden themselves. When you’re starting out, participate in a wide swath of activities to better understand each part of a business. […]
I spent most of this weekend refreshing and learning a few things in UNIX, and I kept thinking about two points:
It’s great to know how to teach one’s self
It’s great that there’s this thing called the “internets” to help
Point #2 is something I want to revisit later. Using the internet as a learning tool […]
It’s true. Getting Real by 37signals gave me the chills.
Several months ago I asked my friend Laks to recommend a good book that would really help me better understand how software should be done. For the past two years, I’ve worked in two completely different environments and seen two completely different ways of […]
Tonight, I attended the second meeting of the Columbia Venture Community. As I wrote in my original post about the group, CVC is exactly the type of group that Columbia needs. In fact, it’s actually only part of what Columbia and the greater New York City startup scene needs.
Now, I’ve never lived or […]
Hi my name is Patrick Cushing. This is my blog about early stage web entrepreneurship. What's that mean, anyway?
Contact me at pcushing [at] enterventure [dot] com.
