Wise Startup Blog

Like many hurdles with startups, the first of everything is always the hardest. The first money is always the hardest to raise, the first employees are always the hardest to find, and the first advertiser is always the hardest. We’ve already covered how we’re selling advertising on our startup.

Now, these days, advertising is the lifeblood [...]

So you’ve already read our piece on when to start advertising on your startup and now are trying to figure out how to actually sell ads. Well, I feel for you. We’re going through a similar struggle at our startup and I wanted to share the steps we’ve taken in beginning to sell ads on [...]

For those of you who love Apple, you are great admirers of Steve Jobs and are well aware of his work. For some, however, Apple is an often-sneered at company for its “elitist” practices. Either way, at the end of the day, if you’re listening to music on the go, you have an iPod. Love [...]

iMeem has received ~$25 million in Venture Capital, currently has all 4 major labels signed to licensing deals, and has about 10 million visitors per month to their website. As for their competition, Rhapsody is doing the best with 4 million visitors, while Napster and eMusic struggle with 2 million visitors. Granted, these are great [...]

When you were growing up, did you love to play with dumptrucks and backhoes? Well, an entrepreneur in Colorado Springs has created an adult playground that lets you live out your wildest childhood dreams. Startup ideas can come from anywhere, and owner Ed Mumm, discovered a great concept in simply clearing some land for a [...]