A tech startup team creates a fantastic app, hustles their ass off to perfect it, and then raises several million dollars from VCs to get a favorable valuation and take things to the next level… We often read about tech startup stories similar to that, …
Learn to Share if You Want to be a Great Entrepreneur
The new era for entrepreneurs is one that is based on people - lots of people, who share everything. From Bitcoin, to Uber, to Airbnb and now EatWith - it’s all about sharing capacity. You can now get paid to share a ride, a room, …
The New Online Economy - Unconventional Ways to Make Money
The New Economy… [dropcap style=”style1, style2, style3, or style4″]I[/dropcap]n Thomas Friedman’s seminal macroeconomics text, The World is Flat, the renowned New York Times contributor repeatedly warns his readers that economic success in the 21st century will be directly tied to being skilled in a variety …
Ashton Kutcher: A Great Leader for our Youth and Future Entrepreneurs
We’ve written about Ashton Kutcher’s strong business acumen here at Capitalist Creations in the past. He is an extremely successful venture capitalist and started A-Grade Investments, with Ron Burkle and Guy Oseary. The fund was an early investor in many companies we’ve featured here at …
A Business Model Based on Renting Cool Places
Hire Space: In the Lucrative Business of Renting Cool Space With the continued growth of service networking services and sites, which allow people to swap services and goods with each other through online platforms, new ideas in this market happen daily. One of the newest …
August: Using Smartphones to Launch Innovative Smart Lock Business
Bringing Next Generation Technology to Home Security With the rapid advances in technology and gadgetry being felt everywhere from online business, to mobile communications, to social media, it is easy to forget that certain segments of the marketplace could stand to benefit from new and …
Airbnb Mastering the Service Networking Economy But Can it Play in the Big Leagues?
The Service Networking Economy One of the most promising emerging markets in the web economy is the service networking market, which consists of sites that essentially trade services (like doing errands, micro tasks, or sharing resources that previously required a third-party broker, such as cars …