Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Over the last three years our Lean LaunchPad / NSF Innovation Corps classes have been teaching hundreds of entrepreneurial teams a year how to build their startups by getting out of the building and testing their hypotheses behind their business model. While our teams have mentors, socialize a lot and give great demos, the goal of our class final presentations is “ Lessons Learned ” – about product/market fit, pricing, acquisition/activation costs, pricing, partners, etc.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'It’s good to see my friends Dennis Howlett launch Diginomica, David Vallente at Wikibon, Ray Wang at Constellation, Phil Fersht at Horses for Sources and others expand their firms, Michael Cote join 451 Research.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'One of Asia’s biggest regional technology and startup blogs just got bigger – Tech in Asia ( Techinasia.com ) just announced its acquisition of fellow Singapore-based tech blog SGEntrepreneurs (SGE) for an undisclosed sum, entrenching itself as one of the leading English language blogs covering the technology scene in Asia. Founded in 2005 by Gwendolyn Regina Tan, Bernard Leong, and Lai Wei Chang, SGEntrepreneurs has been a leading light and key resource for many Singapore-based st

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'It’s no secret that many companies in the Boulder/Denver area are looking for talent — there are dozens posted on the Foundry Group and Techstars job pages alone. If you’re looking to meet some great Boulder companies looking for technical help in person, check out the Boulder Tech Job Fair Sept. 11 from 3-7 p.m. at the Boulder Chamber building, 2440 Pearl Street in Boulder.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'By Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession. Remember founding father Ben Franklin’s advice that ends in, “Healthy, wealthy and wise?” There is no place where the interconnectedness of those very attributes Franklin championed are more evident than in the workforce. Not only will a mentally healthy workforce directly translate to direct benefits for the American worker, it will bolster businesses’ bottom lines by greatly reducing lost productivity, absenteeism, and worker&#

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'In March 2013 we led the Series A of Whisper , an extraordinarily engaging smartphone app. The app allows users to anonymously share secrets, their text over arresting images. Other users can then read, heart and reply. Here is one on weddings: Here is one on being in the closet: And here is one about college: As you can see, anonymity is key to authenticity for these sentiments.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Growing your email list is probably one of the hardest things to do when starting up an email marketing campaign. So, here are some easy to follow, ethical tips from email experts namely Charlotte Sumner (Head of Email, Pancentric Digital ), Amy Birch (Marketing Assitant, Wired Marketing ) and Jason Almolla (Marketing Executive, Digital Round ). 1: Alert your prospective subscribers with a time sensitive notification.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Complexity is a shortcut. The simple solution is almost always harder to find. So we take the easy path. the complex one. Complexity comes about when you can’t solve a problem in one fell swoop. Complexity is a stacking of partial solutions. Resulting in a acceptable, but not perfect fix. Complexity is not reliable. There are too many moving parts.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'In the last couple of days Samsung have launched their Galaxy Gear Smartwatch and Sony have launched their QX Smart Lens which attaches to smartphones. The watch duplicates a lot of phone functionality whilst the lens pairs with a phone so it doesn’t need it’s own screen. I think the Sony device shows the way of the future. At the moment it only uses the smartphone screen, but over time it could use its processor, storage and comms.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News What is the best time for students to be exposed to entrepreneurship and tech careers? Early College? High School? San Antonio nonprofit Venturelab is giving kids hands on experience with entrepreneurship and product invention as early as age 10. Founded earlier this year by Cristal Glangchi, Venturelab […] The post A Slice of Silicon Hills hosts Educational Nonprofit Venturelab appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'As a user Google seems simple: you type in your search query, and milliseconds later a variety of websites are returned to answer your question—usually one or more of them able to assist with your problem. As a company, being one of the many websites that is shown in the first couple of pages of Google is far from simple; it’s really more of a science.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'For years, many of our most high profile hardware investments have had a quiet partner. Dragon Innovation – experts at helping hardware ideas actually happen – have helped companies like Makerbot , Sifteo and Orbotix (all from the Foundry family ) move from product idea to product reality. As the startup world shifts from an intense focus on bits to celebrating atoms and the “maker movement” of hackers who give those atoms life, there is bright light being shined on th

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'When we are young and early in our business lives, we feel infallible to the degree that we do not think of what might happen if we die while in office or decide to leave the company for any reason. Such thoughts just do not occur to most of us until the business is substantially far enough along in its growth to have multiple layers of management and enough employees and stakeholders that there is a board of directors and calls for key man insurance and succession planning.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Assessing the Profitability of Top, Middle and Bottom of the Funnel Content written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is John-Henry Scherck – Enjoy! Image Credit: M Glasglow. Create engaging content! That’s what we tell every client.

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Business Plan Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'What Not to Say to Potential Investors. Yes, you need to impress an investor if he/she is going to break out the checkbook. However, there are some common claims made by first-time and seasoned entrepreneurs alike that do not resonate well with investors. Some of these claims are infamous buzz words that can be explained in other terminology, other are just outright lies.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

For years, many of our most high profile hardware investments have had a quiet partner. Dragon Innovation – experts at helping hardware ideas actually happen – have helped companies like Makerbot , Sifteo and Orbotix (all from the Foundry family ) move from product idea to product reality. As the startup world shifts from an intense focus on bits to celebrating atoms and the “maker movement” of hackers who give those atoms life, there is bright light being shined on the

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Early Growth Financial Services

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Rapidly growing companies have a lot to deal with—product development, customer acquisition, raising financing, user scaling issues—just to name a few. HR and finance can seem like daunting tasks that you know are important, but just never have time for. But if you want to start your company on the right foot, you must take the time to build in the necessary HR and finance infrastructure.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'“Jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut. I need that again, and Dragon Army is going to give it to me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to rea

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

'Credit Unions are more like James Stewart than Henry Potter. Do you belong to a Credit Union? Many Americans do, about 97 million to be precise. A large number, although Credit Unions represent only 6% of financial transactions. I’m posting about credit unions because these beneficial organizations are under attack. The link to innovation is profound — credit unions are how many people establish their financial base.

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