Thu.Jan 31, 2013

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Small Tablets Are Further Atomizing Ubiquitous Computing

Agile VC

I’ve been enjoying my iPad Mini for a couple months month now. I thought seriously about getting a Nexus 7 (in fact gave one to my sister as a gift recently), but because I’m frequently on the go with intermittent WiFi I got the Mini which is still one of the few LTE-enabled 7 inch tablets currently on the market. As my partners & I have written about constantly, we think “mobile” is a terribly misleading term for what is a broad megatrend of ubiquitous computing.

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How Reed Hastings’ Facebook Status Update Landed Netflix in SEC’s Crosshairs

Gust

Last month, the SEC announced it was taking action regarding Netflix’ (NFLX) securities compliance based on a Facebook status update posted by CEO Reed Hastings. The move came as a shock to many in the tech business community, in which we’ve become accustomed to real-time disclosure by company executives through social media. What could be wrong with more transparency?

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The 5 Fastest Ways to Get More Referrals for Your Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is from Andy Sernovitz – Enjoy! photo credit: woodleywonderworks via photopin cc. Most small businesses will tell you their new customers come through word of mouth, but very few can tell you how those referrals happen or where they come from. But, it’s not magic and it’s not an accident.

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Game On!

deal architect

Verne Harnish at Fortune talks about 5 ways to close big deals – now. Help the deciders earn more Quantify the cost of delay Get them to put skin in the game Submit three proposals Hire an Influencer And it.

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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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8 Key Processes Distinguish a Business From a Hobby

Startup Professionals Musings

Even when your startup is a one-man show and lots of fun, a “business” needs some discipline and controls to keep it from being defined as a hobby by investors, and assure some financial return. Like it or not, you are now entering the dreaded realm of specifying and documenting “formal business processes.” The right question is “What is the minimum that I need?

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Let the game come to you

deal architect

I had one New Year’s non-resolution: Don't even try to compete with the 2012 New Florence 750+ post record. No Olympics or Presidential elections in 2013 to support that volume. Need to work on next book, and more consulting and.

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I Am Enough

Feld Thoughts

I received a bunch of great comments and responses to my post Be Vulnerable. Several people asked if I was inspired by Brené Brown’s TEDxHouston talk in 2010. I hadn’t ever seen it so I watched it last night. After 20 minutes, it’s easy to see how it could have inspired my post – it’s absolutely wonderful. As a bonus, it’s an example of an excellent 20 minute presentation - Brené shows us how a 20 minute high concept talk is done.

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[Infographic] How Geospatial Technology Drives Global Economic Growth

YoungUpstarts

Geospatial technology, such as the use of advanced digital mapping, GPS and other location-based services, is changing the way the world works. While it used to be paper maps and printed guides that told us where to go and what to do, we’re now using such technology to do so. Aside from improving our lives – no more frustration and hair-pulling from taking the wrong road, for example – what some may not realize is the impact these technologies do for the world economy.

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Eugene Chung – New TechStars NY Managing Director

Feld Thoughts

Over at the TechStars blog today, David Cohen introduced the new Managing Director for TechStars in New York, Eugene Chung. Thirty-five great candidates were interviewed for this position; the only offer we extended was to Eugene. His background includes NY-area investments BuzzFeed and Bedrocket while he was at New Enterprise Associates. Prior to that, he worked at Warbug Pincus and Morgan Stanley.

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Viber Amasses Over 50 Million Users Across Asia

YoungUpstarts

Mobile communications technology platform Viber , this week announced that it has hit 160 million users globally, of which over 50 million come from Asia and growing. The company, which offers free messaging and HD-quality phone calls on most phone OSes over 3G/4G or WiFi , has set Asia as a strategic market for 2013 and look at further catering to the needs of its users in the region.

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Why the Best Business Ideas Come in the Shower

Mike Michalowicz

You’ve been there – in the midst of a vigorous shampooing ritual and mid-foam-up, you suddenly have a light bulb moment that effectively solves the problem you and your team puzzled over just the day before. No, it’s not the magic of warm water. Nor is it an enchanted formula the Irish Spring folks are using in little green soap bars. It’s not magic.

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[Singapore][Event] Social Media Week Singapore

YoungUpstarts

Social media practitioners and enthusiasts in Singapore, rejoice – Social Media Week Singapore 2013 is upon this month, and will see over 30 free-to-participate events scheduled across 18-22 February. Hosted by AKA Asia , the series of events offer an great opportunity for those in the industry – and beyond – to meet, hear and learn from global social media thought leaders.

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TechStars NYC – Welcome Eugene Chung

David Cohen

TechStars NYC is on a roll. I couldn’t believe my eyes when more than 500 companies applied on the last day of the application period (about one company every three minutes!), bringing the total to just under 1,700 companies. Man, do we have our work cut out for us! There are some amazing companies in this mix this year and narrowing them down is going to be an enormous challenge.

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Four Tips For Struggling Freelancers

YoungUpstarts

So you’re a freelancer – a freelance writer, photographer, wedding coordinator, plumber or even a baby-sitter. But things have not been going too well for you – the bad economy has meant that projects have dried up, there’s just been more competition lately or you just haven’t found as much time as you’d like to for freelance work.

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Facebook Q4 results – strong growth, good profits but entering into an investment phase

The Equity Kicker

Facebook announced strong Q4 results yesterday: 1bn monthly active users across all platforms, a 25% YoY increase. 680m monthly active users on mobile, a 57% YoY incease. Mobile DAUs exceeded web DAUs for the first time in Q4 2012. Revenues of $1.6bn, up 40% since Q4 2011 and slightly ahead of analysts’ expectations. 84% of revenue from advertising. 23% of revenue from mobile, up from 14% in Q3 2012.

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Would George And “Honest Abe” Make It In Today’s Business World?

YoungUpstarts

by Joseph and JoAnn Callaway, authors of “ Clients First “. Presidents’ Day, which falls between the birthdays of two of our nation’s most revered leaders — George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — is coming up on Monday, February 18. And as every school-aged kid knows, both men are remembered for their honesty. The “lip service” we pay to honesty, even as we fudge the truth in our day-to-day lives, raises a question: Would Washington and Lincoln make it in today’s business world?

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Oh please! Walk the talk!

Berkonomics

Ever had a manager who hung those motivational posters around the office, spoke of “pushing together,” or “you’re empowered to give great service” – and then acted at least once in complete disregard of those statements? It takes only one time caught by subordinates to lose the faith of an entire group of faithful followers. And that certainly counts for customers too, although the customer jungle drums don’t communicate quite as fast as the virtual water cooler system, even with today’s many w

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Can right brain types embrace their left brain???

Austin Startup

(Note: Best selling author Bill Donius was what he would term a classic “left brain” type, before he discovered Dr. Roger Sperry’s Nobel prize winning discovery about the independence of brain function between the left and right hemisphere. Donius, who works for Endeavor Management as a consultant, will be in San Antonio, Feb. 6 for [.].

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Denver PUC is being Uber-Annoying

David Cohen

If you’ve ever ridden in an Uber , you know it’s a great innovation. Now Denver’s PUC is trying to shut Uber down by inventing new rules targeted directly at it. It’s a sickening defense of a poor incumbent. Image from www.thegoodlifedenver.com. Right! Who needs clean, comfortable rides on demand from your smart phone anyway?

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The ultimate peptalk

Jeff Hilimire

First saw this on my sister’s new blog , who apparently heard about it from @kaitlyndennihy (who also has a great blog ). And while I try not to re-blog too many things, I couldn’t help it. This is just too awesome not to share.

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Creating Your Chart of Accounts for Your Startup

Early Growth Financial Services

Regardless of what accounting system your startup uses, at its core will be the chart of accounts (COA). A chart of accounts will differ from company to company, but the common thread is that it is a system of your accounting records that aligns with your financial structure and offers the level of detail required in your financial statements. More specifically, it’s an indexed list of accounts that shows classifications and sub-classifications that are impacted by your financial transactions.

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The #hash economy

VC Adventure

Back in the late 90′s I started noticing URLs at the end of many TV advertisements. They started as general company URLs (and were relatively infrequent) and eventually because almost ubiquitous leading not just to company home pages but eventually to product pages or other ares of a company’s site were one could get more information about whatever was being hocked on TV (or in a magazine, etc.).

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The #hash economy

VC Adventure

Back in the late 90’s I started noticing URLs at the end of many TV advertisements. They started as general company URLs (and were relatively infrequent) and eventually because almost ubiquitous leading not just to company home pages but eventually to product pages or other ares of a company’s site were one could get more information about whatever was being hocked on TV (or in a magazine, etc.).