“entrepreneur’s drug of choice”

clipped from www.techcrunch.com How Many Silicon Valley Startup Executives Are Hopped Up On Provigil? Is someone you work with taking Provigil to give them an extra competitive edge? I’ve spoken with one executive who says he uses it regularly to work twenty hour days, and the buzz lately is that it’s the “entrepreneur’s drug of choice” around Silicon Valley. Over the last week two separate entrepreneurs have mentioned it casually in conversation, and one said he tried it once and loved it. Provigil (aka Modafinil) is marketed by Cephalon in the United States and is available by prescription only. It’s only approved use in the U.S. is to treat narcolepsy, a sleeping disorder. But since the main effect of Provigil is to keep you awake and able to concentrate, a lot of people who get their hands on it use it to be able to work longer hours, even though it has not been deemed safe for that kind of use.

StartUp

clipped from startup.partnerup.com How to do market research Step 1: Evaluate the potential of your business idea. When performing market research you must first do a quick and dirty evaluation of your business idea’s potential. Find five potential customers. They can be either people or companies, so long as they are truly representative of your target customers. Make sure each signs a non-disclose agreement, which prohibits them from sharing the information you give them and therefore protects your idea. Once that is taken care of, proceed to tell them about your product or service. Don’t overload them with information, just give them what they need to decide if they would be willing to be a customer or not. Then ask them their opinions. Would they buy your product/service? If so, why? If not, what can you do to make it better? Be sure to make it clear that you want their complete honesty.

Technology

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