Brandanew
JULY 15, 2015
Marketing leader Michael Hyatt posted a very critical post last year- here. The reason I got reminded of it, was a conversation with a brand owner about the great impact he had created for this brand on earned media. While the brand/ products had found organic mentions all over the Internet and who’s who media of their particular industry, the brand itself had little presence on social media or Google.
Up and Running
JULY 15, 2015
Are you throwing money away? No matter what size your company is, your marketing budget is likely never as high as you would like it to be. It’s a precious commodity; your investment into your own company stock. You need it to perform. You need it to help grow your company. The question is, are you using it effectively? Do you even know if it’s working?
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deal architect
JULY 15, 2015
BusinessWeek had two recent stories – one was how quickly the bubble around rare earths has burst. Molycorp has filed for bankruptcy just a short couple of years after the world was fretting that China had a stranglehold on that.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 15, 2015
As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. People cite sources like this BusinessWeek story a while back “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ,” or even my own article on this subject, “ 10 Reasons Not To Write A Business Plan First.
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
JULY 15, 2015
The WSJ profiles Dave Smoley, CIO of AstraZeneca in a story about how cloud computing is pressuring Indian outsourcing. Dave is one of my favorite CIOs and he had allowed me to showcase in SAP Nation his remarkably brave initative.
Agile VC
JULY 15, 2015
We’re preparing to make our third investment with a hardware component here at NextView. This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. We very nearly missed the opportunity to invest in this startup even though it’s located in our backyard and the founders knew NextView by reputation and through other e
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This is going to be BIG.
JULY 15, 2015
Mayor Bill DeBlasio is on the verge of making NYC one of the most unfriendly cities in the world for technology companies to operate. It first started with Airbnb, which got caught in a crackdown aimed at people who turn "affordable" residential housing into full time hotel space. Don't concern yourself with the fact that Airbnb is simply an outgrowth of the lack of affordable housing--where no one would ever bother renting out their place if they didn't have to struggle to afford to live here.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 15, 2015
Yesterday’s post titled The Silliness Of Recapping Seed Rounds generated a robust discussion. It also inspired Joanne Wilson to write a post titled Recapping a round?? which is a description of a different situation and a different company, but generated a similar negative response from Joanne. In her case, the new investor insisted that the cap on the notes (for money that had already been spent) be raised so the seed investors would get less ownership than they’d signed up for,
The Equity Kicker
JULY 15, 2015
Facebook’s share price was up 2.4% on Monday taking its market cap above $250bn just three years after its IPO and eleven years after it was founded. Bloomberg and other sites are lauding Zuckerberg and co for beating current record holder Google’s eight years from IPO to $250bn valuation. Those with long memories will know that Facebook went public with a much larger valuation than Google ($104bn vs $23bn) so the more apt comparison is Facebook’s eleven years from founding t
Agile VC
JULY 15, 2015
We’re preparing to make our third investment with a hardware component here at NextView. This company will remain in stealth mode for at least a little while and it isn’t my place to divulge their plans, but we’re very excited about the founding team, market opportunity, and syndicate we will be part of. We very nearly missed the opportunity to invest in this startup even though it’s located in our backyard and the founders knew NextView by reputation and through other e
SiliconHills
JULY 15, 2015
Perk.com, based in Austin, announced Wednesday that its common shares began trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the stock symbol “PER.” The startup, which creates a rewards platform for users online, also raised about $20.2 million in a private placement financing as part of a qualifying transaction. Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Beacon Securities […] The post Perk.com Raises $20 million and Begins Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange appeared first on SiliconHills
YFS Magazine
JULY 15, 2015
Here's a look at seven indicators that suggest your customer service efforts are not up to the mark, and could likely use an overhaul.
SiliconHills
JULY 15, 2015
TrueAbility, which created a platform to test job candidate’s technical skills, has pivoted. The San Antonio-based tech startup still offers its AbilityScreen which tests job candidates’ technical aptitude but it is no longer offering its jobs board and instead plans to focus on the information technology certification and training business. It wants to help companies […] The post TrueAbility Pivots to Include IT Training and Certification appeared first on SiliconHills.
YFS Magazine
JULY 15, 2015
Financing is a widely discussed topic in the startup community and it seems like everybody has a different opinion.
SiliconHills
JULY 15, 2015
Ziften, which develops security software, Wednesday announced it has raised $24 million. The Austin-based startup reported that Spring Mountain Capital led the funding with participation from Fayez Sarofim, an early investor in Ziften. The company plans to use the money to market its products globally. The company has created security tools that allows companies to […] The post Ziften Raises $24 Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.
YFS Magazine
JULY 15, 2015
Here are four tips to consider before you put the finishing touches on your elevator pitch.
Mike Michalowicz
JULY 15, 2015
Ever notice all the distractions that take place in your office? If you are like most entrepreneurs, there is no doubt that you live it day in and day out. The phones ringing, e-mails coming in, cell phones going off, text messages being received, co-workers needing help – you name it, it happens! Problem is, all those distractions wreak havoc on employee productivity.
SiliconHills
JULY 15, 2015
The Central Texas area is a hotbed of activity in the cybersecurity arena and Cybersecurity Ventures, based in Menlo Park, Calif. has named 19 local companies to its 2015 Cybersecurity 500 list. The list shines a spotlight on the hottest cybersecurity companies to watch worldwide this year. Absolute Software, an Austin-based mobile device management & […] The post 19 Central Texas Companies on the 2015 Cybersecurity 500 List appeared first on SiliconHills.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 15, 2015
When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project. Let us start the slow clap for Anise. Check out more great work on Anise’s profile page. Nicely done, Anise, nicely done! Related posts: Fresh from the SPRING: 5IVE_STAR_CREATIVE. Fresh from the SPRING: Feniks.
ithacaVC
JULY 15, 2015
What is a sales pipeline? Sounds easy to understand and maybe it is. But after some recent conversations with some sales guys, I thought i should write down an explanation. Many of you know that I am a very literal person. I am a very direct person too – not much nuance in my communication style and not much making you guess what I mean. Well, a sales pipeline should be the same way.
SiliconHills
JULY 15, 2015
The Austin Technology Council announced Wednesday that it has hired Suzanne Kho as its executive director of the ATC Foundation. In that role, Kho will oversee partnerships and programs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, known as STEM. She will also focus on fundraising and other community initiatives in Austin and Central Texas. ATC, which […] The post ATC Names Suzanne Kho Executive Director of its Foundation appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 15, 2015
How To Create a Thriving Virtual Company written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. The Invisible Organization by Mitch Russo. Marketing Podcast with Mitch Russo. It’s never been easier to build a business without an office, without or without a full-time staff and stocked with the best talent from around the world.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 15, 2015
By Robert Hake, Founder and CEO of MyLocker.net. All successful entrepreneurs remember the first few months of their start-up and know that feeling of pure innovation that makes your business click. You need creativity to keep going, and you need creativity from your employees to keep growing. For us, it all started with a blanket. We needed custom blankets for a client, and when we saw a pile of thermal pizza delivery bags, we were inspired to back our fleece blankets with pizza bag lining for
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