Fri.Jan 11, 2013

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The SAP Fanboy

deal architect

“Rubbish” responded John Appleby to a tweet of mine which pointed out SAP evolves very slowly and that 95% of its revenues still come from older ECC and Business Objects licenses and maintenance. A few documents later the official numbers.

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Great Entrepreneurs are Masters of Business Chaos

Startup Professionals Musings

Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. They envision a stable environment after that point, and may have convinced themselves that they will be safer and happier with a livable income, maintaining a loyal but flat customer base.

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Stop that SEO Resolution Now!

Rembrandt Communications

What are you thinking? Did you make a New Year’s Resolution for your search engine optimization (SEO) activities? If so, why? We all know that the chances of keeping a resolution are slim. Instead, why not make SEO goals for the year? By setting goals, you can plan specific activities and timelines to actually make [.].

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The case for European venture

The Equity Kicker

I was chatting with a friend last night about the lack of institutional investor (LP) interest in European venture capital as an asset class. We both believe that now is an attractive time to invest in European technology startups and started why we think so differently to most of the people we would like to invest in our funds. Having thought about it for a few hours I remain convinced that there is a strong case for European venture, but I think it is a case built largely from anecdotal and ci

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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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How to Stay Calm

Life Beyond Code

Just to be more realistic, let’s slightly modify the topic to. How to Stay Calm (Most of the Time). as I don’t think there is anyone in my audience who are on the path to becoming a saint. Let me set the expectations right too – there is no magic pill or magic formula or magic anything that will help you stay calm forever. There is no need for you to pretend as if you are always calm either.

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What Angel Investors Look For

Mike Michalowicz

Entrepreneurs seem to confuse “angel investors” with givers of free money grants. They’re not. An angel investor is an investor. Just like you buy Ford stock with an expectation for return, angel investors do the same. Instead of buying Dow Jones stock, they buy your company’ stock. And they too expect a return. Angel investors do grant your wishes for growth and stability, but they do it strategically.

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The Performance Appraisal - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

'Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Home. Archives. Profile. Subscribe. « Long term thinking -- for entrepreneurs | Main. | The Myth of Private Markets: Symmetry and Expectations » January 11, 2013. The Performance Appraisal. A big part of company growth is the alignment of purpose in an organization.  As companies grow, the leader usually has to find ways to help his team maximize their effectiveness in ex

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Being the Person with the Least Fear at the Table” (via 50 Cent)

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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Balancing Your Day Job and Your Startup

Business Plan Blog

'For many entrepreneurs , it is often necessary to depend on a fulltime job during the launch and startup phase of a new business. Balance a fulltime job and launching a startup can be a huge challenge. Below are few tips that will help you get through this transition successfully. You must be extremely efficient and organized with your time. - If possible, schedule 2-3 hours of your day that you are going to work uninterrupted on your startup.

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What I saw at CES, and the two things that blew me away

Jeff Hilimire

I made my annual trek to CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Vegas this week. The show is massive – somewhere between 150,000 and 250,000 people attend depending on who you’re talking to – and most* of the major consumer electronics companies are in attendance, showing off their latest and greatest products. Here is what I saw (my two favorite things are at the bottom #scrollbait): Digital or virtual shopping.

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The Future of the Classroom | Fortune Tech | Hack Edu

Campus Entrepreneurship

Can you text your Professor or TA at any hour? Will they respond? What is the future or the classroom and the relationship between instructors and students? From Scott Olster, editor of Fortune Tech: The market for mobile education—which encompasses everything from e-books to courses delivered to tablets and learning management software—is currently worth $3.4 billion, according to a 2012 study by GSMA, an association of mobile operators, and consultants McKinsey & Co.

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"Maniacal Focus" Should be the Mantra of Every Start-up Entrepreneur!

Small Business Force

Years ago one of my then-business partners, who had earlier been a client, always used the phrase "maniacal focus" when it came to describing how his company then and our company, later, approached the marketplace. I don't think I've ever heard one phrase more appropriate for start-up entrepreneurs, because beyond running out of money, I believe lack of clear, pinpoint focus is the reason many start-ups are doomed to fail.

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Yes! New favorite shirt.

Jeff Hilimire

Thanks to @ratpack for suggesting this beauty.

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Twitter Link Roundup #161 – 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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How to Keep Your "Maniacal Focus" on Generating Revenue

Small Business Force

Years ago one of my then-business partners, who had earlier been a client, always used the phrase " maniacal focus " when it came to describing how his company then and our company, later, approached the marketplace. Get your product or service in the hands of your customer I don't think I've ever heard one phrase more appropriate for start-up entrepreneurs, because beyond running out of money, I believe lack of clear, pinpoint focus is the reason many start-ups are doomed to fail.

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Who Owns Your UX Philosophy?

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been in three board meetings in the last month where it was painfully apparent that there wasn’t a person in the company who owned the UX philosophy of the product. I’m explicitly saying “UX” (user experience) rather than “UI” (user interface) as each company had an excellent designer and the application looked great.