Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2014

In the US, nearly 18 million workers identified themselves as independent in 2013, up 10% from 2011. Work is becoming more of a tradable commodity, rather than a job, with freelancers and independent contractors, according to new data. Another study predicts this number could grow to 24 million by 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Teens fueled that growth when in 2011 12% of teens reported using Twitter. They are going to Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, Kik, and other applications. By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%. You need influencers more than advocates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

IPOs in 2008, the market was up to a still trivial 159 in 2011. Even though the Initial Public Offering (IPO) alternative for a successful startup seems to be coming back into vogue, it is relatively rare. After a record low of 39 U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2013

In fact, damage to reputation and brand has moved up to #4 from #6 in the Top 10 risks identified in Aon's 2011 Global Risk Management Risk Ranking , moving ahead of business interruption and failure to innovate to meet customer needs. This intangible asset can represent more than 60% of a company's market value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2012

This total rate for 2011 has been estimated at 7 trillion, or nearly 225,000 text messages sent every second, according to the Quora statistics website. But are these text messages an efficient and appropriate business tool?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

For the latest info, Gartner recently released their Hype Cycle Special Report for 2011 , detailing some of the biggest trends in technology this year. Startups can now truly define a problem, and position their solution for rapid growth. Investors love this stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

I just read the Q1 2011 report from CB Insights , which shows venture capital is back. Overall, investors put $7.5 billion to work across 738 financing deals with U.S. That represents a $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

In the US, nearly 18 million workers identified themselves as independent in 2013, up 10% from 2011. Work is becoming more of a tradable commodity, rather than a job, with freelancers and independent contractors, according to recent data. Another study predicts this number could grow to 24 million by 2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: The number of Baby Boomers starting a business from 1996 to 2011 rose nearly 7 percent, while the start-up rate by those aged 20 to 44 fell about 5 percent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. According to the Kaufman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity (KIEA), the entrepreneurial rate in the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

As of January 2011, there are a staggering 1.2 Since 1992, Congress has diverted nearly $1 billion in applicant-paid fees already earned by the USPTO to other uses (like the 2010 census), leaving the patent office unable to deal with the threefold increase in patent applications over the last 20 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2010

I believe that startups and venture capital firms that struggle but survive in 2010 will emerge stronger in 2011, making that a year of recovery and renewal in the investment world. Luckily, some VCs feel that the best time to invest is during a struggling market, when both valuations and competition are at an all time low. Marty Zwilling.

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