deal architect
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Remember Dirty Harry’s reaction when he was told he was being grounded and assigned to the Personnel department? Well, Personnel has a more sophisticated moniker these days but its image in the eyes of many executives, is not much better.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2014
'By Ken LaRoe, Chairman and CEO of First GREEN Bank. January is here and hopefully you have already decided where you are going to take your business in 2014. As a serial entrepreneur, I’ve learned firsthand the financial struggles of small businesses. Instead of letting your businesses’ finances cloud your day-to-day, make the steps to take control this year: revisit, rethink and refuel.
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deal architect
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Apple has been sliced and diced in countless books and blogs to find its “secret sauce”. To me, Steve Jobs created a petri dish and threw in all kinds of rare elements – Tim Cook’s operational excellence, Jony Ive’s design.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2014
'The millennial generation came into adulthood when the stock market was in an unsteady place, and investing might not seem like the smartest thing to do with your money when you can safely tuck it away into a savings account. But beginning a financial portfolio as early as possible is a great way to start accumulating interest and dividends, and the best way to get ahead in your retirement fund.
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
deal architect
JANUARY 29, 2014
'It is an honor to welcome Plex to the past and present gallery of innovators and disruptors who sponsor the Deal Architect and the New Florence. New Renaissance. blogs. Plex is the Manufacturing Cloud, delivering industry-leading ERP and manufacturing automation.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2014
'by Thomas Moran, CEO of Addison Group. 2014 is well underway and so are the changes workplaces are implementing for the year. The economy is improving at a slow rate and employers are trying new strategies to attract and retain quality employees. By anticipating the needs of employees and future employees, employers can create an accommodating environment that encourages growth, happiness and productivity.
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Up and Running
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Amy Balliett, co-founder of Killer Infographics, offers entrepreneurs advice on starting a business. Amy Balliett and her partner grew their design company, Killer Infographics , into a thriving business in just three years. The company today has 20 employees working to create graphics for hotshot clients like Microsoft and Starbucks. But while the company is growing now, it wasn’t an instant success.
The Next Web
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Startup Stories is a series of short documentaries about TechStars companies, hosted exclusively by The Next Web. This time, it’s the tale of Romotive , the San Francisco-based startup that can turn your iPhone into a robot. From a simple prototype, via a successful crowdfunding campaign and makeshift assembly line to a $5 million Series-A funding round and 19 employees, this is their journey so far.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 29, 2014
'The Austin Technology Incubator celebrates its 25 anniversary and plans to graduate its latest crop of 25 companies during an event Wednesday night at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. The ATI, part of IC2 Institute at the University of Texas, will also announce the winners of the Laura J. Kilcrease Civic Entrepreneurship Award […] The post Austin Technology Incubator Celebrates 25 Years and Graduates 25 Companies appeared first on SiliconHills.
Growthink Blog
JANUARY 29, 2014
'This blog post was written by Mary Juetten, founder of Traklight.com, a site that provides inventors, creators, and small businesses with integrated software tools to identify and protect intellectual property. Startups and small businesses are torn when it comes to protecting their ideas. There is a challenging balance between keeping the critical pieces secret and promoting products and services during fundraising – whether with angel investors, venture capitalists (VCs), or crowdfunding plat
OnlyOnce
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Years ago, my co-founder Jack and I developed a training presentation to give to new employees who were not just new to Return Path but also new to the workforce. This is another one of those things, like my last post on our sabbatical policy , that people ask me for all the time. Bringing new people into the workforce is different from just bringing new people into an organization.
The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 29, 2014
'I was reading this morning ab0ut what the most successful people do before breakfast (a post largely based on a book by Laura Vanderkam), and there are two big takeaways: Firstly willpower is a muscle. It becomes fatigued from over-use, but when you exercise it regularly your willpower gets stronger. Better still, if you exercise it regularly enough tasks that used to require a lot of willpower become easier, even habits (this is why behaviour change coaches put so much stress on committing to
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Banks like to advertise how friendly they are. Customer service comes first, last and in between. At least, so they say. Yet these “friendly” banks bury customers with small fees. Didn’t maintain the right balance? Fee. Received money via a wire? Fee. Sent money via a wire? Fee. Overdraft? Fee. Fee. Fee. Not so friendly. Now try getting a refund for these fees.
Up and Running
JANUARY 29, 2014
'I admit, when I started reading this book I was skeptical. I’m a social media pro. I thought I knew all about it. But no, as it turned out, I really had to read Jim Blasingame’s new book The Age of the Customer. And, if you’re running a business, or thinking about business, so do you. . I started this book in the airport waiting for the first flight of a business trip, thinking I was reading it because Jim is a good friend, a smart guy, and one of the best small business journalists around.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
JANUARY 29, 2014
'[ Download MP3 | Subscribe In iTunes | Subscribe In Soundcloud ]. In episode #16 of the Everything Entrepreneurship podcast Walter explains what happened to his body after spending three days of straight coding. I talk about the domain name land grab that is just about to kick off when over 1,000 new domain name extensions are released in February. … Read the rest of this entry » The post Why You Can’t Afford To Miss Out On The New Wave Of Domain Names appeared firs
ithacaVC
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Last night the Ithaca startup community held one of its periodic Tech Meetups. It was by far the best one yet in my mind for the simple reason that there were a lot of engaged people there! The energy in the room was incredible. My VC partner Jennifer and I are really proud that CVF sponsors these events. We were really thrilled with the conversations.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Gazzang, the big data security experts, today announced year-end results for 2013, posting revenue growth of more than 250 percent year over year. The company also more than doubled its global employee base in 2013.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Process and Planning in Stories written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Kim McDonald. Some people learn by reading, some by doing and some by seeing. And yet, a great deal of planning and process developed by organizations comes in the form of the dry written word only. I happen to be one of those visual learners.
ConversionXL
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Testimonials & word of mouth are the driving force behind 20-50% of all purchasing decisions , and yet only about ? of businesses are actively seeking & collecting customer reviews on an ongoing basis. If you’re not investing in testimonials right now, you need to read this. Why? Well, for starters recent behavioral research by Granify revealed that “social proof” is often more important to online buyers than “low prices.” when influencing purchasing decisions.
Jeff Hilimire
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Your talent sets your floor. Your character sets your ceiling. I heard this quote on sports radio this week and it immediately resonated with me. It reminded me of the philosophy that in startups, execution is everything. Think about it. Your talent, your natural ability, your charisma, your <insert your personal gifts>, really only indicate the floor of how successful you’ll be at anything.
ithacaVC
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Last night the Ithaca startup community held one of its periodic Tech Meetups. It was by far the best one yet in my mind for the simple reason that there were a lot of engaged people there! The energy in the room was incredible. My VC partner Jennifer and I are really proud that CVF sponsors these events. We were really thrilled with the conversations.
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