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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

These are with no doubt worthwhile goals, but I’d like to pose an important challenge for founders: Make learning and development your key resolution in 2013. Technical courses from Udemy: Learn how to make iPhone and iPad apps in 1 hour without any programming knowledge. Pick up your programming skills from Codecademy.

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10 Startups That Changed The Narrative In 2013

ReadWriteStart

That’s what ReadWrite predicted would be the hottest of hot startups in 2013 and, for the most part, we were right. 2013 showed us new hardware built by smaller companies for what seems like the first time in a long time. Evolution and innovation continue in 2013, unabated and unafraid. Startups abounded in every sector.

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A Primer to Setting Up Your Own Affiliate Marketing Program

ConversionXL

How to be successful at running your own affiliate program. billion respectively) in 2013. Real World Examples of Revenue Growth By Adding an Affiliate Program. An affiliate program is a long term investment, don’t expect overnight success”. Launching and running your affiliate program. image source.

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Top Five Mistakes Small Business Owners Are Making During Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

Failure to Access Small Business Administration (SBA) Programs. The majority of businesses owners do not full advantage of the programs the government is offering. It is prudent for small business owners, who sometimes lag behind in technology innovations, to reach their customers through digital channels.

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Acquire New Users by Adding Growth Hacking to your Marketing Strategy

ConversionXL

Channel-level expertise: An understanding of how the channels work (e.g., Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. The team created a referral program that allowed users to earn more storage for recommending Dropbox to their friends.

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10,000 Startups – Startup Weekend Next

Steve Blank

Today we are announcing the biggest entrepreneurial program ever launched – Startup Weekend Next. I’m partnered with four great organizations to deliver the program. The program expands to all of Startup Weekend’s 350 member communities in 2013 where it will be offered up to five times a year in each city.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Olin College Foundry Program. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Startup Institute – Practical training program to prepare you to join a startup. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating. MIT Start Lab.

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