Ben Behrouzi's MaxStartup

10 Signs of A Business Athlete

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:58:29 +0000

If you’re still hiring “employees”, then you’re still in the land of the 20th century.  In today’s fast moving, challenging world you need to recruit nothing but business athletes.  These are fearless individuals that take the ball and sprint through a maze of challenges to the finish line.  These folks don’t dance around a problem, [...]

Recession Times & Your Company’s Happiness and Wellbeing

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:32:37 +0000

I was asked by Forbes today to offer up some experience around some actions companies take during tough economic times like these to maintain or even increase employee happiness and wellbeing. We all know that without a happy and thriving team, there’s no growth, especially in a recession. At DotNext we strive to employ a [...]

Startups, Progressive Governance and How to Apply the Gas and Brakes During Growth

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:41:10 +0000

Startups and startup executives all over Silicon Valley intensely debate around how, when and how much governance startups should apply to their operations when considering the challenges facing them at the moment and the challenges that lie ahead.  These sometimes grueling discussions take place at executive meetings, board meetings and manager meetings when a startup moves form one phase [...]

LeapFish - A Search Engine With Results as You Type

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:23:10 +0000

Who needs a search button? LeapFish.com just released a no-click search technology that delivers instantaneous search results as you type.  No need to use the mouse to click a submit button, the engine displays results in real time.  The brand new search engine is also an aggregator that conveniently gathers results from YouTube, Google, Yahoo Images [...]

Fragmentation, The Internet’s Need for Aggregators, and Startup Opportunities

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:52:12 +0000

Recently I’ve been very focused around content accessibility and the information overload that is occurring online. It’s clear that the natural progression of the Internet has produced a normal fragmentation of the web. More simply put, there are more and more online destinations that we care about, support or use than we have adequate tools [...]

DotNext Inc, Happy Second Birthday!

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:43:09 +0000

It’s been 2 years since the inception of DotNext. A company dedicated to entrepreneurship and innovation.  It’s been a long and tough road with all sorts of surprises, twists and challenges, but I am proud to say that the team of once 3 members is now near 100 strong and growing. Happy Second Birthday DotNext! Our [...]

LeapFish Unveils Most Convenient Search Engine on the Web

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:00:33 +0000

Hello readers. Today we announced the official Beta of LeapFish.com! Our new multi-dimensional search engine. We’re looking forward to your comments and feedback. Please place them here or at http://blog.leapfish.com Here is the press release : Newly Released Beta of Multi-Dimensional Search Portal Offers the Best of the Web in a Single Search PLEASANTON, CA (November 20, 2008) [...]

Welcome to MaxStartup

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:17 +0000

Hello and welcome to MaxStartup!   My name is Ben Behrouzi, I’m 27 years of age and a serial entrepreneur from the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been thinking, dreaming and executing business concepts since I was 15 years of age and in my time thus far I have been fortunate to be a part of [...]

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