Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 7, 2015

'I just saw my first proposal for a Coding School Rollup. As you are probably aware, 2014 saw the explosion of coding schools all over the US. These are typically four to 12 week programs. Some are full-time, others are part-time. Many are immersive and include internships. A few are longer than 12 weeks. I know several people who have gone through the with great success and gone on to have excellent software development jobs.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Are you looking to start a new business in 2015? Then you must consider building a website and trading online. Like it or not, the internet is the best tool at your disposal, and it could make or break your company. Regardless of which marketplace you want to enter, there are many benefits to having a good online presence. However, many new entrepreneurs get things wrong.

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David Teten

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates , the world’s largest hedge fund, is a man after my own heart. A few years ago he publicly set down his core Principles for living, managing, and investing. Bridgewater uses these codified rules for recruiting, training, and most important, managing the firm’s culture. It’s well worth your time to read them, or at least a summary from a Bridgewater alum.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2015

'For a few, delegating comes easily, maybe too easy. For others who are perfectionists, letting go of even the most trivial task is almost impossible. If you are in this second category, you probably don’t like the references behind your back that you are a “control freak” or a “micro-manager.” London business school professor John Hunt notes that only 30 percent of managers think they can delegate well, and of those, only one in three is considered a good delegator by his or her subordinates.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2015

'by Young Pham, chief strategy officer at Comrade. Mobile is opening the door for designing new experiences that compliment a brand’s physical presence. The context of when, where and what a customer is doing during their day allows companies to enhance a person’s interaction and customize device-specific experiences. Essentially, mobile product development and device-appropriate customer experience design are converging; people are spending more time on their mobile devices than ever before and

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 7, 2015

'If you’ve looked at enough SaaS websites, you’ve probably noticed a bit of a theme: home pages designed to act as landing pages. They have minimal top navigation. Or in some cases, they have none at all. Their intent is to get their visitors to take a very specific action – usually sign up for a free trial of a service. For conversion purposes, they can be a dream come true.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Are you unhappy with your soul-sapping job? Have you always wanted to be your own boss? Don’t just quit! You need to create a plan to fire your boss—first. In today’s business environment, small business owners have even less time to hit it big with their target customer. The key to success is not only to come up with a sound business concept , but also taking the time to figure out the business of running a business.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 7, 2015

'While folks seeking employment may spend hours prepping for their interviews, the failure to adequately prepare typically comes on the end of the person asking the questions. Your staff can be your greatest strength or your greatest liability, and we owe it to ourselves and our businesses to take the time to find the most talented employees who are also a good fit for our business model.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Hunger is a mounting problem in the U.S and abroad. In the U.S., 49.1 million Americans lacked access to a sufficient amount of affordable and nutritious food, according to Feed America. This “food insecurity,” as it’s called, is impacting a growing number of families. In response to this growing demand, you might consider opening a food shelf to help those in need.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 7, 2015

'With a little luck, 2015 could go down as one of the best years ever for American business. Here are seven reasons why: 7. Low Oil Prices. For both businesses and consumers, $50 per barrel oil and $3 per gallon gas have both strong real and psychological benefits. Real, as in lower input costs for businesses and more disposable income for consumers, and psychological in removing that sense of scarcity and dread that high prices at the pump bring. 6.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 7, 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 Dogwings. Check out more great work on Dogwings’ profile page. Nicely done, Dogwings, nicely done! Related posts: Fresh from the SPRING: ?ravitejabhukya. Fresh from the SPRING: greenblack.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Apply to OnRamp: https://www.f6s.com/onrampwisconsin#/apply (Deadline: January 16!) When: January 22nd 2015 12:00PM-4:00PM BMO Harris Bradley Center (Milwaukee) In an effort to increase connections between Wisconsin’s startups and established corporations, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Milwaukee Bucks, and gener8tor are sponsoring.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Why Your Goal Setting Attempts Fail written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Michael Hyatt. “This year is going to be different!” Have you ever said that to yourself as you start a new year? A lot of people do. Unfortunately, the stats prove that although people have good intentions, things rarely ever change.

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Bryce Dot VC

JANUARY 7, 2015

'I’m heading back east next week and thought it might make sense to host a couple informal sessions where I could give a bit more of the backstory on indie.vc and where those who’re interested in participating could ask questions. So, I’ve lined up dates in NYC and Chicago. NYC will be next Wed evening @ Kickstarter HQ. RSVP here. Chicago will be a brown bag lunch session next Friday @ Basecamp HQ.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 7, 2015

'Stuart Scott was a broadcaster at ESPN. Arguably one of the best, I remember him as the guy who always got the Jordan interviews. Therefore, he was my guy. Sadly, he lost his battle with cancer this weekend. He will be missed. The way I found out about his passing was I think indicative of the shift in how we consume media. I didn’t learn about it by reading the paper (don’t get it).

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2015

'In November, I introduced some basic statistics to help startups make sense of their data. Then last month, I described an engagement pyramid , which organizes a user’s behavior in a hierarchy. It helps you identify the highest level of user engagement so that you can allocate resources to achieve that outcome. For this blog post, I thought I’d combine these concepts and illustrate how they work together with a fictional example.

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OnlyOnce

JANUARY 7, 2015

'How to Ask For a Raise. I’m guessing this topic will get some good play, both internally at Return Path and externally. It’s an important topic for many reasons, although one of the best ones I can think of is that most people aren’t comfortable asking for raises (especially women and more introverted people, according to lots of research as well as Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In ).

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