The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'_. This post is brought to you by Lenovo Inspire Me. More info can be found at LenovoInspireMe.com , where you can enter our competition to win the trip of a lifetime. _. In the first of a new series talking to tech industry leaders about what shaped them as entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned in their careers, we speak to Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings.

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Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'There are some things which we as humans intuitively know will occur. Almost every industry has a future state which we can see occurring at some point. While the timing might be hard to predict, the inevitability is predictable. We can take a quick look at certain industries to provide exemplars of this contention: In the future cars will not run on gas / petrolium.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'San Antonio-based AirStrip has announced a strategic partnership with Samsung to include its products on all Samsung computer products. Dr. Cameron Powell, an obstetrician, and Trey Moore, whose background includes application development and building scalable business applications, founded AirStrip Technologies, which has recently changed its name to AirStrip.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Today is a day I’ve waited patiently for for 5 years but more earnestly for more than 1 year. I am thrilled to announce that we have added Hamet Watt as a Partner at Upfront Ventures. Now that he’s become a VC he’s promising me he’ll provide way more public information and discourse so please welcome him by following him on Twitter and better yet welcoming him with a Tweet of your own linking to his Twitter handle or this post.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Behind most great startup success stories is a long list of mistakes! Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. But rather than dwell on the failures, I’ve tried to extract from them a list of practical action items that will improve your survival probability. Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'by Thomas Moran, CEO of Addison Group. Though job numbers may be increasing, the job market is still a competitive place. With human resources departments receiving hundreds of resumes it’s crucial for applicants to have a resume that’s effective in order to stand out. . It’s tough to stand out in such a competitive atmosphere. Luckily there are several easy ways to attract employers with a strong resume.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'by Stacey Thompson. Working from home (telecommuting) might be a real trendy thing nowadays, but chances are that most of the people you know are still reporting to an office or worksite to do their daily toil. The modern day office may still have a lot of traditional holdovers from eras past, but it has to be said that there are also many fundamental changes.

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'An interview with Mike Michalowicz at the Skype 4 Biz, Denver event. Tips include: 1. A new book that helps entrepreneurs with the decision process. 2. Why fear is your ally. 3. How “liquid courage” got Mike started in business. 4. How to be ultra-mobile. 5. Which businesses get “all the rewards” of success.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Dell Thursday announced that its stockholders approved the $24.9 billion buyout of the company by Michael Dell, its founder, and Silver Lake Partners to take the company private. The company issued a news release based on a preliminary vote tally from the special meeting of stockholders. The deal calls for Dell Stockholders to receive $13.75 […] The post Dell Becomes World’s Biggest Startup appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Let’s just start off with “programmers rock”. Tomorrow (September 13) is International Programmer’s Day (it is always on the 256th day of the year, which is somewhat of an inside joke for us programmers), and I’d like to take a step back from the technical intricacies and appreciate how much we’ve achieved. Modern cell phones have more than 10 times the computing power of the first Cray supercomputer.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'I thought this list of simple ways of identifying suspect transactions was interesting (from SiftScience ): Fraudsters have stacks on stacks of cards. If the customer has multiple credit cards on file from different banks, their order is 7x more likely fraudulent. fraudsters dislike capital letters. if a customer wrote their billing name in all lowercase letters, the order is 2.7x more suspicious.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Last week, I wrote an article for AllthingD that talked about the shift if the ways that people are “sharing” online, mainly that niche social networks are giving people very targets, often private ways to share more freely. This shift it is driven by a handful of new mobile-centric networks. Often, these networks are not only seeing the majority of their growth occurring on mobile but also seeing it driven by a younger demographic with a frequency that we haven’t really seen befo

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Every business knows that it’s important to create a loyal customer base. They may not know, however, how many loyal customers they actually have or why those customers are loyal in the first place. Founded by Chad Keck and Ricardo Reyna, Promoter.io was created to help companies […] The post Promoter.io Featured on A Slice of Silicon Hills appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'As you know if you received my newsletters in the last month or so, I am currently in the process of putting together a magazine for the iTunes newsstand app. I am doing this to reach a new audience and hopefully gain early mover advantage by being one of the first bloggers to have a magazine. It helps that I … Read the rest of this entry » The post Which Magazine Cover Do You Like Best?

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'When we start a business, we are optimistic that we will succeed and dream of riches to follow when the company is sold or even participating in an IPO. Some of us build our businesses to be lifestyle creations, destined to provide for our families but not necessarily as creators of great equity upon an eventual sale. But most of us dream of selling the business someday for lots of money and building our wealth upon that event.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'How to Measure Facebook ROI 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 Mickie Kennedy – Enjoy! It’s easy to get lost in the social media juggernaut that is Facebook. Between all the status postings, helpful links, and Instagram pictures of your food (um, scratch that last one), are you actually bringing any business in?

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Upstream Commerce announced plans for a U.S. office in Austin, led by Bill Fanning, formerly of Bazaarvoice. Fanning will serve as Upstream Commerce’s new general manager of North America and vice president of sales. “We’re delighted to add Bill’s perspective, depth of experience, and incredible energy to our leadership team, to continue to help retailers […] The post Upstream Commerce Expands with an Austin Office appeared first on SiliconHills.

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market-by-numbers.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Mentoring is also a more significant part of the economy today than since, perhaps, apprentorship in the craftsman age. Why? The rise of entrepreneurship and the freelance economy is similar to the craftsman age since as the very structure of the economy undergoes massive transformation, workers are increasingly required to find their own means of making a living.

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aweissman.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'This is for me t he essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love w ith those of my kind Libations, sensations That stagger the mind -Steely Dan We are in the middle of the sharing age - Internet media allows (and empowers us) to share our thoughts , friends , sounds , videos , p ictures , feelings. This is fundamental, and good: self-expression is a base human need and desire, and for too long our media was projected at us, and not with us.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'Apple has always prided themselves in producing their own hardware AND their own software. And for a long time, it worked. They’ve been able to use this strategy to completely disrupt entire industries, beating the competition to the punch and sustaining their stranglehold on the market for years. But in the mobile phone market, that has all changed.

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Early Growth Financial Services

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'You’ve identified a pain point. You’ve come up with a solution. You’ve thought through your offering—and it’s a winner. You’re ready for next steps. You’re ready to raise some funding. Or are you? Before working your contacts and networking like crazy to connect with VCs, you need to make sure that you’ve fully assessed the business opportunity.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'“Toys are not really as innocent as they look.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

'To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we present Vinod Khosla , a brilliant entrepreneur and founder of Khosla Ventures. In this interesting interview conducted yesterday by Michael Arrington at TechCrunch Disrupt , Vinod shares some words of wisdom for entrepreneurs, including the following: “Lots of VC’s

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