Wed.Nov 28, 2012

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The Value of Paying Down Technical Debt

OnlyOnce

The Value of Paying Down Technical Debt. Our Engineering team has a great term called Technical Debt, which is the accumulation of coding shortcuts and operational inefficiencies over the years in the name of getting product out the door faster that weighs on the company’s code base like debt weighs on a balance sheet. Like debt, it’s there, you can live with it, but it is a drag on the health of the technology organization and has hard servicing costs.

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How To Get The Most Out Of A Startup Accelerator

ReadWriteStart

Startup accelerators: There are more of them – and more demand to land a spot within one – than ever before. But how can you make sure your company gets the most out of the accelerator experience? To find out how real startup founders dealt with the accelerator issue, we asked eight successful entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to share their experiences – and their advice for other founders considering a startup accelerator. 1.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

I’ve been advising and mentoring startups and growth companies for years, and find myself always pushing them to try something new, for the sake of growth and survival. When you try new things, you make mistakes, and I’ve seen many. Smart companies learn from their own mistakes, but some don’t pay enough attention to other people’s mistakes. In the spirit of saving you a few lifetimes of pain, here are some common mistakes that seem to happen routinely: Wait until your company is up and growing

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More New Renaissance

deal architect

On the innovation blog A grudging hat tip to O’Hare Field EcoATM: Kiosks to recycle your electronics The mother of all salvage operations You’ve got Nobel Kind of like fixing the Hubble telescope Apple in China Tampa Bay’s Image Uptick.

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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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Competencies vs. Behaviors

YoungUpstarts

by Dr. Andrew L. Thorn, author of “ U-wun-ge-lay-ma “ I recently ran a marathon in Death Valley, California. The brutal course was made even worse by a nasty rain storm. As I struggled through the uncharacteristically cold and wet weather in the lonely desert, I found myself thinking about the loneliness of leading. The faces of the many leaders I have worked with and their individual leadership styles were the scenes that played across the miles.

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Are You Using Organic SEO?

Rembrandt Communications

Search Engine Optimization Offers a Competitive Advantage Many people often ask me to set up their SEO pay-per-click advertising strategies and campaigns. But one of the first things I ask is… What about organic SEO? Organic search engine optimization (SEO) is when you get a lot of people to visit your site without paying for [.].

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Thinking about new market opportunities case study: 3D printed figurines

The Equity Kicker

Regular readers will know that I’m excited about the emerging opportunities that 3D printing technologies are enabling. In fact I’ve been looking for an investment in this area for nearly two years now. My first thought was that falling costs and rising quality would unlock opportunities in the consumer space, but none of the opportunities we have looked at worked out, mostly because the use cases weren’t compelling enough or were too niche.

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Mass Relevance Brings Social to Life with SocialPhoto

Austin Startup

In the world of social media, the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” has taken on new meaning for brands looking to involve their customers in their marketing efforts. Brands are encouraging consumers and fans to take photos that support advertising campaigns, live events, products and cause-related initiatives. The key for those brands is [.].

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Reinforcing decisions – Wikipedia feedback

Start Up Blog

My post yesterday was about the simple yet great fundraising effort by Wikipedia. Well today I got a lovely follow up letter, which although I’m sure much of it is ‘form, it didn’t feel like it. It was also from ‘Sue’ with her actual email address and phone number (not included) not a ‘thankful robot’ Actually it said some smart stuff which reinforced my decision – which is something few brands bother to do. —-.

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Sailpoint Opens New Headquarters

Austin Startup

SailPoint, the market leader in identity and access management, today announced it has hired more than 100 new employees over the past year and expanded into Asia. The company will end the year with more than 275 employees worldwide, with approximately half of those employees based in Austin. To accommodate that growth, the company has [.].

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Startup Valuations Revisited

ithacaVC

On October 17th I posted on seed and early stage startup valuations. This morning I read a post by Marty Zwilling on startup valuations. Here it is. Marty’s posts are solid in my opinion – short and content driven. His post on startup valuations lists the following rules of thumb (i.e., possible inputs) for the calculation (and he explains each): Place a fair market value on all physical assets (asset approach).

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7 Natural Advantages of Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Next week I’ll travel to the Middle East to meet with a large group of SME’s on the verge of unlocking their potential. photo credit: Mukumbura via photopin cc. The entrepreneurial environment in many parts of the world is undergoing dramatic change. Even in cultures that are very government and big business centered, small business is seen as the future of both growth and stability.

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3 Tips for Starting a Small Business Blog

Duct Tape Marketing

Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is from Collis Ta’eed – Enjoy! Image credit: Shane Pope. In the age of social media , blogging is even more important as a small business marketing weapon and if anything, it has been enhanced by social media. A blog can establish you as an expert, open you up to organic search traffic, help you grow an audience, and be a part of a coherent marketing plan for your business, but getting started can be tricky.