Fri.Jan 04, 2013

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Don’t Delay Your First Startup to Get an MBA Degree

Startup Professionals Musings

I don’t have an MBA. I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around. In some reputable surveys , as many as two-thirds of entrepreneurs felt that their entrepreneurial spirit was more ingrained than learned, so a specific education level is at least irrelevant.

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New Year’s Data Security Resolutions

YoungUpstarts

by Phillip Alexander, author of “ Home and Small Business Guide to Protecting Your Computer Network, Electronic Assets, and Privacy “ Now that is 2013, here are some New Year’s resolutions to consider, with a data security angle. I’ve always been a firm believer that the best decisions are always well informed ones. So, to better protect your sensitive data, here are some New Year’s resolutions to help you be better informed: Phishing Attacks.

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How to End Your Job Search: Post Job Campaign Considerations

David Teten

Jim Kacena. This is a guest post from Jim Kacena , Career and Job Search Coach, in Chicago, IL. I received the article below via the International Executives Resource Group , of which I’ve been a long-time member. (The IERG is a gated online community for senior executives with strong international background.). I couldn’t find this article online anywhere, so Jim graciously gave me permission to post it.

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Five Career Predictions For 2013

YoungUpstarts

by Dr. Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Vice President and Managing Director of Apollo Research Institute. We at the Apollo Research Institute see job growth ahead in 2013 – and in some surprising places. In addition, we find women are advancing organizations and the economy as they forge innovative career paths and start new businesses. Based on extensive environmental scanning and two years of research for our forthcoming book, “ Women Lead: Career Perspectives from Workplace Leaders “, here

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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“You Gotta Want to Be Successful So Bad that You Forget to Eat” (via Jeremy Lin)

Scott Edward Walker

Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching a venture, trying to execute your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward.

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Tips for the New Facebook Marketer

ithacaVC

Here is a guest post from Stanna Johnson who works at Qwaya. Completely outside my areas of experience. Enjoy… and thanks Stanna! Facebook Marketing for Startup Brands . With over a billion people on Facebook, it’s the most vibrant social media site in the history of the Internet. Naturally, thousands of new startup brands are pouring onto the site every week, all in hopes of creating a huge following and boosting their businesses.

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WSJ: What is the most important issue that the venture capital industry faces in 2013?

Bryce Dot VC

WSJ: What is the most important issue that the venture capital industry faces in 2013? @annimaniac: It’s the same issue that venture capital faces every year: Who will invest in the top 15 companies of 2013? That’s really the only question that matters.

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Twitter Link Roundup #160 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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14 Legal Tips for Starting Up

Early Growth Financial Services

Originally published in Inc. Starting a company means lots of surprises, but a lawsuit shouldn’t be one. Successful young entrepreneurs explain what they wish they knew about the law when starting up. The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 14 successful young entrepreneurs about which unforeseen legal issues pop up while starting up. Here are their best answers. 1.

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