Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Mid-level or even top executives who “grew up” in large companies often look with envy at startups, and dream of how easy it must be running a small organization, where you can see the whole picture and it appears you have total control. In reality, very few executives or professional stars from large corporations survive in the early-stage startup environment.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Sometimes it’s the smaller business that has more freedom to innovate. An increasing number of big companies are hiring small businesses to help them develop innovative products, processes and procedures. If your company is an innovator, you may be able to team up with larger firms to grow your business much more rapidly. Many small businesses see themselves mainly as competitors with larger companies in their particular industries.
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'by Milysan Troche, founder of MyHauteCloset.com. Launching a business can feel completely overwhelming, and it is far too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that you don?t possess the means or knowledge or have the slightest inclination on how to begin. After fleshing out at minimum a 1-3 page plan in order to assess your target demographic, price points of the items you wish to carry and overall branding voice of your business you will then need to focus on the nuts and bolts of bringing y
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Techstars Boulder Demo Day was last week and it was the best one yet. As I got up on stage to close things out, I was incredibly proud of all of the entrepreneurs, but even more proud as I looked out at the audience and saw many of the mentors who make Techstars the experience that it is. Element seven of the Techstars Mentor Manifesto is Be Responsive.
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
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Businesses use social media in a variety of ways to get their names out, encourage people to recognise their brands, and increase traffic to their websites. This, in turn, increases conversions and profits. But if you’re a business owner or manager who’s planning a conference or party, how can you use social media to effectively market your event to the masses?
The Equity Kicker
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'The table below was published by Martin Prosperity. The data is for deals of $5m-200m from 2010-13 and hence excludes lots of deals that are included in other studies which show a much larger market. Given that San Francisco and San Jose/Silicon Valley are effectively one market the right way to think about this market is that 19% sits in the winning region, and the rest of venture capital activity is highly fragmented.
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Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'How to Create an Effective Social Media System written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. This post is one in a series of tips designed to guide small business owners through the challenges of today’s startup environment and is sponsored by Canon MAXIFY – the printer lineup designed to help small business owners increase productivity so that they can focus on everything else that matters.
entrepreMusings
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Below are some really great, entertaining, and thought provoking posts & articles. Please check them out and let me know what you think. Good at math (Seth Godin) – This post arrived in my in box after my 9 year old daughter told me she wasn’t good at math. I told her she was too young to make that decision. I told her that only after she has taken Calculus that she could she tell me she didn’t like math or it wasn’t her best subject.
Jeff Hilimire
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Terrific quote from Peter Platzer , CEO of Spire , in this Fast Company article. I have rarely seen people who are passionate about what they’re doing mess up in big ways. And personally in my experience, the times I’ve messed up the most have been when I wasn’t really into what I was doing at the time. Moral of the story: Find a way to be passionate about your job.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'By Russell Harley, veteran project manager and Director at PMO. The last ‘How to …’ article was very well received How To Hire A Great Project Manager “), so it seemed appropriate to write another one. Especially since project sponsorship is an important role in the project management process. Just like project managers and project teams, project sponsorship is also needed to make the difference between successful projects versus failures.
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'One of the most famed football players of all time is wide receiver Jerry Rice. Famous for his work ethic , Rice was practicing running routes the day after his team won the Super Bowl. Every single day, Rice was always the first to the field and the last one to leave. What is your entrepreneurial practice like? How intensely are you studying what you do?
Up and Running
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'What are venture capitalists looking for? What do venture capitalists want in an investment? If you have to ask, then you (and your business) are probably not a good candidate. And—just in case you don’t recognize it—that’s a reference to an old joke: When someone asks a Ferrari salesman how much it costs, the salesman answers, “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.”.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 13, 2014
'Sharon Greenberg is the CEO if CryptoNext plc. The hi-tech world is all about innovation, but selling a spanking new product or service can be a daunting prospect when your target audience has little or no understanding of what it is you do. If you don’t know where to start with marketing your business, here’s my guide to selling a product no one understands.
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