Up and Running
JUNE 18, 2013
'Technology today affords us the opportunity to initiate contact with a lot of potential customers online, but many businesses fall short of actually converting these customers because they fail to truly engage them. The days when large companies could just blanket the airwaves with their sales pitches and actually expect a return from such advertising are gone.
A Crowded Space
JUNE 18, 2013
' . It’s not demo days. It’s not AngelList. It’s not lawyers or bankers. It’s the stuff that happens behind the scenes. Due diligence calls. —— I recently led a $2M Series A investment for my firm, Sigma West. It’s in a company that’s building a killer analytics and engagement platform (still private, announcement to come soon).
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deal architect
JUNE 18, 2013
'It is embarrassing to see large vendors so desperate to show they are cloud players that they will grab at any straw. First there was SAP''s Bill McDemott''s gushy, mushy claim "We thank Lars so much for bringing the cloud.
Steve Blank
JUNE 18, 2013
'There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo. The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. This week 100 educators from around the world will come to Stanford to learn how to teach it. —– Life is full of unintended consequences. Ten years ago I started thinking about why startups are different from existing companies.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 18, 2013
'People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of failure. For people with a victim mentality, this fear of failure alone will almost certainly make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. I’m sure you all know someone who is the perennial victim. The problem is that most of these people aren’t likely to accept your assessment, so it’s hard to help them.
Early Growth Financial Services
JUNE 18, 2013
'Originally published in CoFounders Lab. I work with startup CEOs every day—from clean tech to Web 2.0, from SaaS to life science and everything in between—and I’ve seen what it takes to found and grow a successful company. Interestingly, the essential qualities you need to possess to be a founding CEO—or might be looking for in a co-founderVare not always obvious.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 18, 2013
'by Eugene Teo, Manager for Security Response, Symantec Singapore. The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is around the corner and excited shoppers are likely to take their purchasing online to beat the crowds. However, cybercriminals might also be taking advantage of this by tapping on unprotected online transactions and targeting unsuspecting online shoppers.
Early Growth Financial Services
JUNE 18, 2013
'Originally published in CoFounders Lab. I work with startup CEOs every day—from clean tech to Web 2.0, from SaaS to life science and everything in between—and I’ve seen what it takes to found and grow a successful company. Interestingly, the essential qualities you need to possess to be a founding CEO—or might be looking for in a co-founderVare not always obvious.
Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 18, 2013
'You are equal to your five closest friends. This is either good news or bad news, depending on the type of people you hang out with. You love your mob, but how would you feel if you were judged solely on the company you keep? The truth is, in many situations, you are. Beyond association, your peer group is the filter through which you see the world.
Genuine VC
JUNE 18, 2013
'Mobile is changing the world. As a startup-tech industry, we’ve been talking about it coming right around the corner for well over a decade. And now, it’s actually happening. Really happening. I am not going to spend time in a blog post detailing figures & charts about this mega-trend which will astound you, despite the fact that intellectually you know it is happening.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 18, 2013
'Every year or so I freshen up the Feld Thoughts design. This time I did it with the help of Cole Morrison, who is the Hackstar I hired at the end of last year. I’ve gotten some feedback so far but am looking for more. And I’m happy to get whatever you’ve got for us – nice, constructive, or harsh. Whatever comes to mind – just toss it in the comments or email it.
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 18, 2013
'It has always been difficult to stand-out in a crowded market. When the products you sell are also available from thousands of other vendors at the same or lower prices, how do you differentiate your business and convince customers to buy from you? Smart companies surprise their customers when customers least expect surprises. When you deliver what people expect, but add a surprise, you can create something unusual.
SiliconHills
JUNE 18, 2013
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News The entrepreneur’s reality began to warp as the pitch competition took on a Shark Tank feel. The entrepreneur made an introductory joke…nobody got it. Then the investors began asking more and more personal questions. Nobody would really ask those kinds of questions would they? Soon it was [.] The post The Funemployment Movie Seeks to Showcase Austin’s Tech Startup Scene appeared first on SiliconHills.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JUNE 18, 2013
'Tweet Download the Text Transcript in PDF. Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes. Anthony Puttee is a designer with a background in video games and television media. He entered the world of publishing after illustrating a young adult book series. Through his experience he became a go-to-guy for dealing with all aspects publishing all kinds of books, from fiction, non-fiction, … Read the rest of this entry » Download the Text Transcript in PDF Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes Anthony
Up and Running
JUNE 18, 2013
'Imagine piloting an airplane: you taxi to the runway, prepare for takeoff, and as you’re rapidly speeding up to get airborne you notice a construction crew frantically working to build out the rest of the runway. This just about sums up the financial stress of being an entrepreneur. While a certain amount of discomfort is just part of the lifestyle, being able to answer these key questions should help you sleep soundly at night.
SiliconHills
JUNE 18, 2013
'San Antonio has landed its own chapter of Health 2.0 and an organizational meeting will be held Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Geekdom. The organization’s mission is to support health technology startups. Health 2.0, based in San Francisco, started as an annual convention and now has 64 chapters around the world. Cynthia Phelps, founder [.] The post San Antonio Gets Its Own Health 2.0 Chapter appeared first on SiliconHills.
Up and Running
JUNE 18, 2013
'Congratulations! This week marks the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week. The U.S. Small Business Administration will be hosting workshops and mentoring match-ups today in Dallas/Ft. Worth and later this week in St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., and events (featuring entrepreneurs like Jack Dorsey of Square and Twitter and Angie Hicks of Angie’s List) will stream live here.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 18, 2013
'It’s been a big week at Facebook. Hashtags rolled out to most users causing quite a stir in the marketing world. (It’s yet to be seen how much utility they actually bring to the everyday user.). And, Graph Search finally got turned on for my account. Graph Search is the long-awaited jump by Facebook into the world of search engines powered by Microsoft’s Bing.
Business Plan Blog
JUNE 18, 2013
'Business Plan Benefits. You can be sure that writing your business plan will be a time consuming process. However, undertaking this process is completely worthwhile. Your plan will help you gain focus, sync all of the supporting programs, develop short and long term strategies, show investors what you are doing and what you are asking, and support your vision with an evolving guide to evaluate your progress and plans for the future.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 18, 2013
'Running a small business is tough, but lately it’s gotten even tougher. That’s the consensus of the respondents to a new Constant Contact survey called “Small Businesses: Then and Now Survey” conducted in May 2013, which found that 59% of small businesses believe it’s harder to run a business today than five years ago, with more than half citing an economy that has hit their business hard.
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