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Howard A. Tullman is president & CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy.
He is the general managing partner for Chicago High Tech Investors, a
member of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Council of Technology Advisors and
Governor Pat Quinn’s Illinois Innovation Council and an adjunct
professor at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Over the last 40
years, he has founded more than a dozen high-tech companies. @tullman
Why the Manti Te'o Train Wreck is Good for Entrepreneurs
By Howard A. Tullman | Jan 17, 2013
The Manti T'eo scandal could provide just the push the Web needs to get real. Read story
Why Facebook Graph Search Is Huge for Start-ups
By Howard A. Tullman | Jan 16, 2013
Rather than using filters to sabotage search results, Facebook lets you use them to find exactly what--or who--you need Read story
Why We Need More Small Ideas
By Howard A. Tullman | Jan 16, 2013
Big ideas get a lot of press. But there are plenty of small ideas waiting to be big businesses. Read
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Why Data Is the Oil of the Digital Age
By Howard A. Tullman | Jan 9, 2013
In the most competitive markets, the winners will be those with the most, and most accurate, data. Read story
Saving Your Way to Success: Why You Can't Do It
By Howard A. Tullman | Jan 3, 2013
It's hard to invest when the economy is poor. But that's exactly when you need to do it. Read story
Where Social Media Will Take Us in 2013
By Howard A. Tullman | Dec 28, 2012
These four trends show just has fast technology and social media are evolving -- and how you need to respond. Read story
Why "Whatever" Will Sink Your Business
By Howard A. Tullman | Dec 18, 2012
It's easy for staffers and loyal customers at a start-up to get burned out. How to keep the focus on the right things. Read story
3 Ways To Keep Your Best Customers
By Howard A. Tullman | Dec 11, 2012
You've got three ways to keep your best customers on board. Here's how to manage each. Read story
Are Your Customers Ready to Bolt?
By Howard A. Tullman | Dec 4, 2012
Which customers tend to stick around, and which are getting ready to leave? Here's how to tell. Read story
How to Keep Your Customers by Thinking Ahead of Them
By Howard A. Tullman | Nov 28, 2012
At certain predictable points, customers start
thinking about leaving you for someone else. How to find those points
and intervene. Read story
Why "Old Doors" Are Your Best Sales Prospects
By Howard A. Tullman | Nov 20, 2012
Don't work so hard at getting brand new customers, and stop worrying about customers who leave. Do this instead. Read story
The Easiest, Most Cost-Effective Way to New Profits
By Howard A. Tullman | Nov 13, 2012
Winning new customers is all well and good, but there's a much better way to increase your company's profitability. Read story
How 'Mocial' Selling Will Transform Your Business
By Howard A. Tullman | Nov 8, 2012
How the world of 'mocial' will up-end your competition and make a race to the bottom, already toxic, even more foolhardy. Read story
Innovation in Education is Here. We're Ignoring It.
By Howard A. Tullman | Nov 1, 2012
For profit-colleges are taking a beating. Don't let that distract you from the real innovation taking place. Read story
The Big Deal About Facebook Gifts
By Howard A. Tullman | Oct 25, 2012
It's not about the flowers. It's about the data. How Facebook is taking over the world of social commerce. Read story
Are Your Values Costing You Too Much?
By Howard A. Tullman | Oct 23, 2012
Big companies can afford big, broad, vague values. You can't. Here's how to pick values that will help your company grow. Read story
How To Beat Copycats
By Howard A. Tullman | Oct 16, 2012
There's only one way to beat the copycats, discounters and big companies trying to make money from your idea. And it's brutal. Read story
6 Rules for Deal-Making
By Howard A. Tullman | Oct 8, 2012
Partnerships, endorsements, or other deals can make or break your company. Here's how to strike good ones. Read story
3 Employees You Need To Fire. Now
By Howard A. Tullman | Oct 2, 2012
You know the saying: Hire slow, fire fast. Here are the people you need to get rid of, right now. Read story
How to Make Room for People
By Howard A. Tullman | Sep 24, 2012
Hanging on to your great hires is just as important as getting them onboard in the first place. Here's how. Read story
How to Make Smart Hires, Even if You're CEO
By Howard A. Tullman | Sep 19, 2012
CEOs are generally the worst people to do their
company's hiring. But most entrepreneurs want to do this themselves.
Here's how. Read story
Why the Chicago Teachers' Strike Will Help Education Entrepreneurs
By Howard A. Tullman | Sep 14, 2012
The Chicago teachers' strike is going to make new education technologies look much more attractive Read story
Is Your Business Plan a Roadmap or a Roadblock?
By Howard A. Tullman | Sep 11, 2012
That business plan you worked so hard on? It's downright dangerous. Read story
Who Said Failure was Fashionable? Frankly, It Sucks.
By Howard A. Tullman | Sep 5, 2012
There's a world of difference between failing and
simply making mistakes. It's critical for entrepreneurs to know the
difference. Read story
Great Entrepreneurs Do These 3 Things
By Howard A. Tullman | Aug 29, 2012
Columnist Howard Tullman has started more than a
dozen tech companies. Here are the three things he says separate the
winners from the losers. Read story
Dear Entrepreneurs: Have a Dream & Make It a Big One
By Howard A. Tullman | Aug 25, 2012
...and more advice from seasoned entrepreneur and
investor Howard Tullman. If you want to start a business, check out
these seven tips. Read story
VCs' Nastiest Interview Trick
By Howard A. Tullman | Aug 21, 2012
Most of the entrepreneurs I meet will walk right into this one. Here's how to be prepared. Read story