Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Many startups fail before reaching that magic “cash-flow positive” position they have been striving for, despite seemingly reasonable financial projections. A closer analysis often indicates the cause to be a lack of diligence in handling common business finances. These mistakes are usually masked by excuses, like the economy turned on me, or my competitors played dirty.
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008. At De Correspondent, Ernst-Jan serves as publisher, fostering the expansion of the platform. He originally published this post on on Medium.
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YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'by Keith Tully , a partner at business rescue specialists Real Business Rescue. Without customers, no commercial organisation can survive. It can be a struggle initially to attract new customers to your organization, but once you have done this, how do you keep them? Satisfied customers will return, and may also tell their family and friends about their good experiences.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'2013 has proved to be a wild year. Companies being created has continued to go up dramatically making managing dealflow nearly impossible. Thank you to Tasha for helping to keep me sane by managing the onslaught of meeting requests, board meetings and constant change. You’ve had a few difficult years outside of work – I feel confident 2014 is going to be a great one!
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
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'By Robert L. Dilenschneider, author of “ A Briefing for Leaders: Communication As the Ultimate Exercise of Power “ There are many fine values, such as courtesy, confidence, ingenuity, thrift, and so on. The trouble is that the list of values grows easily and can cause many employees to lose their focus. They fail to prioritize. A “short list” of values is far more useful in putting the workplace back on track.
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Blair Swedeen is the SVP of Strategy & Business Development, Placecast. Every year around this time, we hear about some new survey that says Americans plan to do more online shopping for the holidays than ever before. While these surveys may be accurate, we must remember that there is a difference between wanting to do something and actually doing it.
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VC Cafe
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'You’re probably familiar with the 60′s bestseller by Dale Carnegie , or at least you’ve heard of it. He’s main point is “Interested is interesting!” The best way to get people to want to connect with you is to show interest in them. We’re all selfish creatures, or so it seems. So, given this is the key to making new connections, why are people so lame when it comes to social networking invites.
The Equity Kicker
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'I think it’s generally accepted now that in ecommerce faster sites convert better. For many startups, though, investment in improving site performance need to be weighed up against other initiatives that can improve growth or profits. Here’s some data that can help in that decision (courtesy of VentureBeat ). These are meaningful numbers, but I was a little surprised they aren’t higher.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'By David Steakley. This week, David Steakley returns for another bite at the corporate apple, with just the right amount of tart comments that will keep this document legal for now. Read on! - DB. How do you judge a company’s prospects, if a corporate business-to-business sale has to be your game? If your company’s market is huge corporations, how do you convince investors you can crack the market, and how do you deliver?
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Bob Metcalfe is the Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise at the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught an undergraduate course on entrepreneurship called Longhorn Startup for the past two years along with Joshua Baer and Entrepreneur in Residence Ben Dyer. Metcalfe was also inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame […] The post Startup Grind San Antonio Features Bob Metcalfe appeared first on SiliconHills.
Mike Michalowicz
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'I’ve always been a fan of picking up tips and tricks from everyone I can. Todd Hunt, Business and Studio Manager for McCormick Photography was generous enough to share some ways Skype has helped make him more effective. McCormick Photography is based in Guelph, Ontario. They specialize in weddings, family, and modeling photography. They provide services to clients in the Toronto area as well as southwestern Ontario and points north.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'This Is The Story Of How I Sold My First Web Business For $100,000… I have two updates for you in this newsletter. First, let me get my "pitch" out of the way so I can sleep well knowing if you wanted my latest e-guide you downloaded your copy before the launch week special ends. There is less than 24 … Read the rest of this entry » The post The Story Behind How I Sold My First Web Business For $100,000 appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
market-by-numbers.com
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'I’m going to go out on a limb here. I guarantee that good startup mentors exist everywhere, even in your neck of the woods. Without any more evidence than my personal experience—working alongside hundreds of mentors and entrepreneurs around the globe, including such far off places as Brussels, Moscow, and Kuala Lumpur—I’m willing to bet […].
Life Beyond Code
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Note : I wrote an article for Huffington Post titled – “ Too Busy to Say Thank You ” and you might want to read that before you read this article. I have been a long time fan of Sally Hogshead ( @sallyhoghead on Twitter) and she recently posted a short and touching story on Facebook. The photo and the story are below: “30 years ago, a man fell out of a tree stand and broke his back.
VC Cafe
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'Guest post By Daniel Saunders. Britain and Israel are inextricably linked by a profound and intimate history. Common values and shared ideals have developed circumstance and a fledgling relationship into the close bond and firm friendship that we now enjoy. However, beyond the dazzling lights of the political circus, one can also clearly see a close and compelling partnership between Britain and Israel, specifically in business and trade, where both countries recognising their partner’s streng
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'By Miles Kierson, author of “ The Transformational Power of Executive Team Alignment “, and Bruce Hodes, author of Front Line Heroes “ A lot of business literature exists regarding “change.” There are terms such as: “change agents,” “change initiatives,” “transformational change,” etc. Clearly a lot is changing in business. Yet is it?
VC Cafe
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
'I was asked to contribute to a crowdsourced book about the future, looking to predict the world in 2020. While it doesn’t seem that far away, I took the liberty of virtually ‘closing my eyes’ to imagine how Media, Context and Education would change in 6 years time. In the words of Theodore Hook. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Media in 2020.
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