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Twitter Link Roundup #351 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

Social media is an easy form of entertainment. Social media has become, too, an oft-touted tool to build your business’ brand presence, launch entrepreneurial careers, and pursue creative side gigs. Read more about how to grow your success, and what to focus on instead of social media, in this Medium article.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

To find out what people are complaining about, read forums, turn to your social media accounts, and read reviews. Not only will this impact how you design the product, but also where you distribute it, and how you market it. I’m not just talking about a 3D-printed mockup of your product, but a real-life working design.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start?

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

Design Articles and Tutorials. Graphic Design Theory. Design Downloads. Social Media. Web Design. Sign that person to an NDA if necessary. An NDA – This isn’t a deal-breaker for everyone, but it can be for me, depending on how it’s structured. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.

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Defending Groundbreaking Ideas From Killer Competition

YoungUpstarts

When you file a provisional patent, make sure to anticipate any potential changes or design alterations and include all possible iterations in the provisional patent application. That said, you should recognize that many investors and potential clients will hesitate if you ask them to sign an NDA.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Design and maintain a roadmap of projects to meet demanding business objectives, taking advantage of trends and new technology where appropriate. Work as an industry thought-leader, representing and evangelising the company at conferences, on-line, off-line and with social media, and through working with and steering relevant industry bodies.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

A note about NDAs: 1) almost no experienced entrepreneurs/VCs will sign them (in fact, you asking them too is widely considered a sign of inexperience), 2) It’s not clear they have any real value – are you really going to spend years suing someone who signed an NDA? Have any candidate sign an NDA.

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