Sat.Feb 22, 2014

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Security And Privacy Are Entrepreneur Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

'With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 30% increase in privacy breaches in 2013, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Why is everyone so paranoid these days? My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

Gust

'The answer is no , yes , and it’s irrelevant. Back in the days of the dinosaurs, my first software company was in the wireless communications space (when that meant “pagers”, not “smartphones”), and our product let you type a message on your computer and send it to a pager, using a very simple protocol known as “TAP” We were—by far—the market leader in the industry (providing the software for Motorola, Nextel, Apple, Sprint, etc.) despite having lots

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5 reasons you should stop hiring based on titles

The Next Web

'Mary Gay Townsend is the Senior Managing Director of Managed Services for OneWire. The time comes for every young company when the addition of a COO or a dedicated IT specialist is required. In the face of a growing talent shortage and a war for the best employees, however, adding the right people to your team can be a large task for a growing company.

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Everything that glitters.is not digital

deal architect

'OK, so I admit. I write books about Digital Enterprises, I prefer digital banking, mobile travel sites, GPS navigation over paper maps, self service airline check-in and grocery store check-out. I will take a digital route way before a paper/people/process.

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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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Why MANY Smart People Don’t Get the Support They Deserve

Life Beyond Code

'You may have experienced this (or might have seen someone go through this situation) – you are on to something big and need a LOT of help but even people who have known you for a while are not actively supporting you in your quest. They seem to listen to everything and say encouraging words about your adventure but when it comes to doing something, they shy away from it.

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You’re Amazing

Mike Michalowicz

'You have a blend of talents that no one else has. You have a wealth of knowledge that no one else has. You have a history of experiences that no one else has. You have talent. You have knowledge. You have experience. How dare you waste it. The post You’re Amazing appeared first on Mike Michalowicz.

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There’s an Internet Showdown Brewing

Andrew Payne

'Back home in West Virginia, our Verizon phones have no 3G service. There’s no fundamental technical issue; Verizon and US Cellular just won’t enter a 3G roaming agreement. This scenario captures a core net neutrality concern: are we moving to an Internet where our access is determined more by business agendas and less by technical issues?

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Weekend Favs February Twenty Two

Duct Tape Marketing

'Weekend Favs February Twenty Two written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting.

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There’s an Internet Showdown Brewing

Andrew Payne

'Back home in West Virginia, our Verizon phones have no 3G service. There’s no fundamental technical issue; Verizon and US Cellular just won’t enter a 3G roaming agreement. This scenario captures a core net neutrality concern: are we moving to an Internet where our access is determined more by business agendas and less by technical issues?

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An inspiring example of following your passion

Jeff Hilimire

'This week I was able to catch up with a friend of mine who is easily one of the most talented people I’ve worked with. Her name is Lynn and she was one of the creative directors at Engauge (still is) when I was there. I bet we pitched over 20 pieces of new business together, so we’ve been in the trenches together! Lynn started a personal passion project back in January of 2013.