Startup Student came out of a need like all good ventures. I was sick of trying to be sold something whenever I went to a blog that dealt with entrepreneurship. I wanted real TANGIBLE resources. Real content. I have started a couple of businesses in my day and so I thought that compiling some of my knowledge and others’ would be helpful to the community at large. I have a network of people who have also started their own businesses. They will be adding content on there as well.
I know that’s a hefty promise but I plan on accomplishing it. How?
Good question. I will be brining in relevant content (not just techy, internet, make millions with a blog content). Yes the internet is great but not everyone wants to start a business on the internet. I will be brining in guest bloggers from Universities. Professors of Entrepreneurship. People who have built business’ before and have degree’s for doing it. I also plan on bringing in people who have started there own business to impart their wisdom and knowledge with you.
All of the information on the site is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license. I believe in providing content which is helpful, accessible to others, and able to be built upon. If someone wants to take a post and republish it with more information then more power to them!
If I/we ever stray away from this idea … please let us know!
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Let me know how I can help – recovering entrepreneur turned academic (PhD in entrep) turned economic developer/social entrepreneur… or that’s what I tell my family, LOL.
Cheers,
Norris
Hey, your blog seems like an excellent idea–there is a true lack of quality content out there. Readers would love to learn more about who is writing here! We want to know who we are taking advice from, no matter what their experience–let us know who the real people are behind the site!
Keep up the great work and let me know if you or any other entrepreneur needs help.
Great feedback!
Thanks Matt. I will add an ‘bio’ section for the writers.
This is a great site Adam. Great idea. My current site is the opening marketing salvo to a startup I am currently finishing the business plan for. Its already taught me a lot about SEO. You will be seeing me frequently on your site.
If you want lots of free content for entrepreneurs please check out http://ecorner.stanford.edu/
We have been at this since 2001 and would love for any student aspiring to be an entrepreneur to download thousands of Youtube length videos be great entrepreneurs and VCs on topics critical to starting a business.
Having started a few companies and mentored over 35 startups I know that the best info is just in time, any time any place the entrepreneur needs it. Your blog is a great idea and resource.
Hope you will find the ecorner useful.
Tom Kosnik
Fenwick and West Consulting Professor
Stanford Technology Ventures Program
Tom.
Woah. I never knew about you all. This is great stuff man!
Thanks. I have added it to our ‘resources’ section!
Let me know if any of the professors over at Standord are ever interested in blogging
Great website idea. Maybe, I can help out when I free up sometime.
I love that Stanford site. I should visit more often.
@Tom Kosnik
Adam, Great site you have here! You may want to consider adding YoungEntrepreneur.com to your resources as well as the blog they have.
I have been a big fan of theirs since I have really started meeting some wonderful fellow entrepreneurs (and even my current business partner).
Keep up the great posts!
Adam,
I found you out of curiosity about who subscribed to my Twitter feed. I’ve only spent a couple minutes on the site but really like what you are up to, and what I’ve seen so far. Keep me in mind for “Sales” related content – my niche is teaching sales to non-sales people (Techs and Execs). Best of luck to you!
Adam,
I love your blog. I came across your blog on Twitter and I definitely like what I see! If you need anyone for your marketing pieces (especially market research) please feel free to contact me or check out my blog. Keep up the great job!
Excellent work Adam – and happy to help if you need it.
Hi, I don’t quite know how to say this delicately, but do you use voice writing to do your posts? I see so repeated spelling errors in your Twitter posts…there for their, for example. In reading this About page I see guess for guest. Spellcheck wouldn’t catch either of those, of course.
@Barbara,
AHAHAHH. No. Its either me or Jeremey. I suck at spelling and grammar in general.
You wanna be my editor!?! I do need one.
Greetings from Glanmire, Cork.
I wonder if I could be useful to you? I’ve only just now logged on and read your “about” page.
I hope to read more and think.
Your twitter that you were looking for writers hooked me but I’m pretty stretched on many projects right now. I’ll do my best.
All the best
Hi Adam,
Great site. I started my business, Optix Solutions Ltd in the UK 10 years ago at university, I have now started my blog to try and help students here in the UK with the lessons i’ve learnt, the pitfalls and hopefully inspire others to go out on their own. My blog is http://www.iambanksy.co.uk if you’re interested.
Thanks and good luck from across the pond
Alastair
just wondering what age group your target is for “startup students”? working on a conference for young entrepreneurs…
I do not even know how I stopped up right here, but I believed this post was once good. I don’t know who you are but certainly you are going to a well-known blogger if you happen to aren’t already
Cheers!
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Thanks
Brad