Holly Hughes

I was talking with Steve Bracy at CustomScoop today who — among many other things — oversees our sales and marketing efforts.  We were talking about that very subject when he said to me, “What do you think the difference between sales and marketing is?”  As is frequently the case, my mental ramblings had made…

Don Dodge shares a lot of great angel investing data in a detailed post worth reading if you are on either side of the investing/entrepreneur fence.  A highlight: The Angel Capital Association did a survey of its members and got data on 590 deals that achieved an “exit”. 47% lost money 26% returned 1X to…

I’m a serial entrepreneur at heart.  An idea guy.  An angel investor.  I love diving into new things.  I guess you could say I have Entrepreneur ADD.  I just can’t help myself sometimes.  A constant in my life since 2000 has been CustomScoop. But I have had other companies that I have started and sold off…

A snowstorm in the Northeast last week could prove extraordinarily costly for JetBlue.  Accustomed to positive press coverage, the company has been besieged by a multimedia attack from customers and reporters alike.  First there was the plane stuck on the tarmac for 10 hours while passengers suffered.  Now, the airline has been forced to cancel…

Shel Israel pointed out this morning that the presenters so far this year have seemed far less prepared than in past events.  I would add that they have seemed less inspired in their demos.  It almost seems as if most companies are just going through the motions here. Lots of reading from notecards in a…