Monthly Archives: June 2015

White-label it: Make it ‘YOU’ inside.

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Dave Berkus

By David Steakley This week’s insight comes from David Steakley, who has contributed several great posts to Berkonomics this year.  David is an active angel investor in Texas and is a former management consultant, where he obviously plied his trade … Continue reading →

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The five kinds of risk in building your business

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Dave Berkus

If you could predict a crisis within your business before its occurrence, wouldn’t you move to prevent or reduce its impact?  Making such predictions is a skill that can be developed, and here’s one method of doing so. There are … Continue reading →

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My story: Fail locally, one customer at a time.

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dave Berkus

By Frank Peters Our guest insight this week is from Frank Peters, well-known in the angel and in the bicycle worlds for his podcasts and passion.  His personal story is full of lessons for us all. – Dave We’ve all … Continue reading →

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Drive your recurring revenues.

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Dave Berkus

This week, our guest post is by  David Steakley, a past President of the Houston Angel Network, and a reformed management consultant.  David is an active angel investor, and manages several angel funds in Texas.  I have a positive fetish … Continue reading →

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Nail it; then scale it.

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Dave Berkus

So your business has begun to take off. You’ve figured out your channels of distribution, pricing model and how to support your growing list of customers. Don’t be alarmed by this next statement. That’s relatively easy. You can be the … Continue reading →

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