Tue.Oct 21, 2014

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When Should Startup Founders Discuss Valuation with Seed VCs?

View from Seed

'As the seed-stage startup fundraise process has received more transparency in recent years, ranging from published advice on how to raise seed capital to increased availability through AngelList, Funders Club, and various accelerator programs, I’ve noticed another trend emerging. In short, more and more entrepreneurs are signaling their price expectations earlier in their seed fundraise process.

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Have you hugged an Enterprise Blogger today?

deal architect

'Enterprise conference season is in full swing and it gives you a chance to catch up with so many smart people who make this industry a reality – Stan Swete at Workday, Charles Phillips at Infor, Mike Ehrenberg at Microsoft, Industry analysts (Gartner, Forrester, AMR, others) Industry Commentary'

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Stubborn Visionaries & Pigheaded Fools

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

'Scenario 1 (S1). At time (A) you start an AdWords campaign. At time (B) it’s obviously not working; a waste of time and money. But you keep trying, and by time (C), you’ve figured it out; it’s working! Scenario 2 (S2). At time (A) you start an AdWords campaign. At time (B) it’s obviously not working; a waste of time and money.

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Five Expert Tips To Build An Online Travel Business

YoungUpstarts

'by Bob Diener, co-founder of Getaroom.com. At first glance, the online travel business would seem to be conquered by entrenched players that have their reach into several aspects of travel, including overseas markets. Despite the competition, there is always room for innovation, especially in such a varied and large market as travel. Companies that can find a profitable niche and offer a clear and sustainable value proposition will be able to thrive.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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

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How to integrate social media into unexpected parts of your business

The Next Web

'It’s hard to believe that Facebook is now more than a decade old. In a few short years, the platform evolved from a small network of Ivy League students to an identity management resource for people around the world. Today, Facebook touches the lives of more than 1 billion people worldwide. Consumers rely on Facebook to discover new content, stay in touch with loved ones, express themselves, and share their major life milestones.

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10 Business Books Every Savvy Entrepreneur Should Read [+ GIVEAWAY]

Up and Running

'Below we’ve compiled a list of books that you’ll find particularly helpful if you’re starting a business. That said, even if you’re already in business or not planning to get into business anytime soon, these are all excellent reads that will teach you how to do things better, faster and more efficiently , and they’ve all been handpicked by our team.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

Up and Running

'Are you taking our day-by-day #30DayChallenge to start a business? We’d love to hear from you if you are. Skip ahead and leave us a comment or share your progress with us on Twitter. Don’t forget to use the hashtag! Every time I think about the topic of ‘starting a business’, I recall a book I read years ago: “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway”.

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The best accelerators for hardware startups

The Next Web

'Adam Benzion is the co-founder of Hackster, a global community for hardware hackers and starters. A Microsoft alumni and a hardware entrepreneur, Adam moderates The Hardware Startup group on LinkedIn. The never-ending boom of fledgling software companies in the past decade has triggered scores of accelerators around the world to support them. Now that hardware startups are joining the game, a new breed of accelerators is coming to life to meet their unique demands.

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The best of times, the worst of times

The Equity Kicker

'I read two startling different commentaries on the health of the UK as a society this morning that made me recall the “best of times, the worst of times” quote from Dickens. First up was a highly optimistic piece in the Financial Times titled Miserablism risks causing Britain serious harm which argues that we should all wake up to the fact that times are good right now and be wary of policies and politicians proposing radical moves that might well make things worse – e.g. pric

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Google’s Penguin is flapping again – but what about the much-feared guest post penalty?

The Next Web

'Rohan Ayyar works at E2M, a premium digital marketing firm specializing in creative content strategy, Web analytics and conversion rate optimization for startups. The long awaited and widely anticipated Penguin 3.0 update from Google is finally here. It’s nearly finished rolling out as I write. Penguin 1.0 targeted sites with backlinks that had anchor text overly optimized for money keywords.

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You Should Never Break These 7 Networking Rules

Mike Michalowicz

'The rules of networking are a lot like the rules we learned in kindergarten, high school or college: - Behave yourself. - Give first receive later. - Be prepared. - Ethics above all. - Influencers can make or break your experience. - Look at the person you’re talking to — not the person over their shoulder. - Above all, keep your promises. There’s no surefire, “we’ve got this in the bag” way to guarantee your networking efforts will pay off, but understanding these seven networking rules and wh

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Ask an Entrepreneur: Can I Really Start a Business in 30 Days?

Up and Running

'Are you looking for advice on getting your business up and running quickly? Scroll down for expert tips. If you like them, share this on Twitter with the hashtag #30DayChallenge. Got a question for one of the entrepreneurs mentioned below? Skip ahead and leave it in the comments. Do you have questions about starting a business quickly? Ask an entrepreneur!

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European Unicorns (or not!) @ TC Disrupt London

Cracking the Code

'Exciting couple of days at TC Disrupt London: I had the chance of starting my Monday morning with an interview at Bloomberg TV "On The Move" with Jonathan Ferro and my Tuesday Morning with a panel at the conference led by Ryan Lawler. Both discussions addressed the theme of European Unicorns - ie can Europe produce large venture outcomes. A few years ago, the potential was real.

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Good Technology Buys Austin-based Macheen

SiliconHills

'Good Technology, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., bought Austin-based Macheen, a mobile cloud applications service provider. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Macheen, founded in 2010, has raised $34.4 million in five rounds of investment, according to its Crunchbase profile. The company provides broadband connectivity to mobile devices. The company provides a software as a […] The post Good Technology Buys Austin-based Macheen appeared first on SiliconHills.

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How To Avoid the 3 Most Costly Mistakes When Using Google AdWords

Duct Tape Marketing

'How To Avoid the 3 Most Costly Mistakes When Using Google AdWords written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from Adam Lundquist– Enjoy! . photo credit: Red X via WikiMedia Commons. Do you ever feel like your small business would get a better return on investment by literally lighting your money on fire than using Google AdWords?

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Announcing Angel Bootcamp 2014

Rob Go

'I’m pleased to announce that NextView is co-organizing an event on November 11 called “ Angel Bootcamp ” along with the event’s original creator Jon Pierce. The event will be held at MIT from about Noon – 7PM. The first Angel Bootcamp happened several years ago. The goal was to mobilize and educate the angel community in Boston to become more comfortable and more active investing in early stage internet, mobile, and software companies.

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5 Things You’re Measuring Incorrectly With Digital Analytics & What To Do About It

ConversionXL

'Watching the growth of digital analytics over the last several years has been both exciting and disturbing. It’s been exciting because what was a once niche-activity has evolved into a serious, business-focused enterprise activity. Disturbing, because many people & organizations want to compete on analytics, but are not doing the right things or adopting the right thinking about analytics.

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Writing Content People Will Share, The Basics

Early Growth Financial Services

'Guest post contributed by Marta Segal Block, Editor of GrouponWorks. It’s not news anymore, writing great content can bring people to your site, increase your brand recognition, and grow your sales. But great content alone isn’t enough, you also have to write great content that readers want to share. There’s a lot of research out there about algorithms, what content gets shared the most, and what goes viral.

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Does the Campus Play a Role in the Creation of High Growth Student Startups? #Hackedu #Dissertation @GeorgeMasonU

Campus Entrepreneurship

'I am in the final weeks of finishing my dissertation. My research question investigates the role the campus plays in the opportunity recognition and startup processes of high growth ventures created by students at US universities and colleges. From Microsoft, Nike, and Dell to WordPress, Groupon, and Under Armour, many innovative and world changing firms have been conceived in the minds of students on the campuses of US universities and colleges.

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10 Best Practices For Email Marketing For Small Business and Startups

crowdSPRING Blog

'Marketers are seeing an alarming trend. Although 122 billion emails are sent every hour, a large and growing percentage of emails are never read. This is not surprising – most marketing emails are simply pure spam without any creative or substantive value. Even worse, really bad marketing emails can easily destroy a company’s reputation and annoy even the most loyal customers.