Fri.Jun 14, 2013

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How Many Entrepreneurs Really Need a Business Plan?

Startup Professionals Musings

'On a regular basis, I am approached by entrepreneurs who assert that business plans are a waste of time. They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. From my perspective as a professional investor and long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, much of this urban legend advice is just plain wrong.

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[Review] The Three Rules – How Exceptional Companies Think

YoungUpstarts

'Many business books take the route of dispensing advice in the form of to-do lists. You know the kind – How to hire the best team. Check. Leadership principles 101. Check. Ten ways to improve your marketing strategy. Check. It’s great for those who are looking for advice that’s simple to follow. But oftentimes the knowledge avalanche is overwhelming – 100 points to follow, for example.

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Five reasons you need a virtual data room

Up and Running

'As everything goes digital, it becomes more and more important to establish new methods for quickly disseminating information. It isn’t enough to simply store files on a hard drive; they need to be accessible and well-organized. A well-managed file system can help ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, and giving the right people constant access to certain files and computer systems can stop potential catastrophes before any serious damage can be done.

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Verizons Ethics and Governance

deal architect

'In 2007, when Verizon was negotiating Congressional immunity for its role in wiretapping, I wanted to be a fly on the wall to hear how its Shared Success Council (its ethics committee which reports to the Board) was reconciling government.

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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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Eyetease bags Verifone deal for iTaxiTop in London, soon you’ll be seeing news, ads and more on the roof of your cab

The Next Web

'London TechCity startup Eyetease has signed a deal with Verifone Media for its iTaxiTop digital media screens to be rolled out on the top of London’s iconic black cabs. The deal (of undisclosed amount) will bring a wealth of “digital content” (ads) as well as the latest news, public information and transport updates to the display-equipped vehicles in what Eyetease is calling the rollout of a “disruptive new media format”.

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San Antonio Mayor Castro and Local Business Leaders Support Immigration Reform

SiliconHills

'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Fresh off a trip to Washington, D.C. to tout immigration reform, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro met with local business leader to drum up support for current legislation pending before Congress. On Tuesday, Mayor Castro joined President Obama and other government and business leaders at the White [.

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Report from World Innovation Forum

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

'My good friend and colleague Orin Davis, Phd is covering the World Innovation Forum 2013 and I’m pleased to post his reporting here. Dr. Davis has the unique perspective of a bona fide psychology and innovation researcher, see his website here for more on his interesting work. Orin has worked directly with the famous Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of “Flow” — suffice to say he not only knows Mihaly, he can pronounce his name properly!

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More Words of Wisdom from Marc Andreessen

Scott Edward Walker

'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 again present Marc Andreessen , a brilliant entrepreneur and a co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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Tweet, Big Data, Geekery Added to the Oxford English Dictionary

SiliconHills

'Remember when Google became a verb? It was 2006. And now tweet has become a verb too! The world is getting much more high tech and a lot quicker at that. In a “Quiet Announcement” on the Oxford English Dictionary site that has been picked up globally by just about every news outfit, John Simpson, [.] The post Tweet, Big Data, Geekery Added to the Oxford English Dictionary appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Tech Happy Hour June 27th

Austin Startup

'It''s time for our annual Summer Bash courtesy of our sponsor Blackbaud! The spring weather has been fantastic this year, but now it appears the heat is here to stay for the rest of the summer. Come quench your thirst with some refreshing drinks and fantastic friends from the Austin technology community at happy hour. We''re looking forward to seeing you there!

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How to Work on Purpose and Why You Must

Duct Tape Marketing

'Marketing podcast with Tom Asacker. A few months ago I started a series of posts I’m calling Recover You. The series is focused on practices and habits that I believe lead to a healthier mind, body and spirit, a healthier business and ultimately a healthier economy. This is the final post in the series. You can catch the entire Recover You series here. photo credit: JeremyMP via photopin cc.

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6 keys to being a great networker

Jeff Hilimire

'Over time I’ve become more and more convinced that networking / relationship building is one of the most important skills a person can develop. It really doesn’t matter what line of business you are in or what your role is, networking can help you be more successful. Building your network is like planting seeds. You can’t expect to have a few meetings with people and then reap the rewards.

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Just Because You're the Boss, Doesn't Mean You Have to be a Jerk!

Small Business Force

We've all had them.Bosses who led through fear and managed like they were kings or queens and all employees were simply serfs.Those who asked for feedback, as long as it was good. Bad bosses! So as an entrepreneur, how much impact do you think those bosses have had in forming the foundation of YOUR leadership and management philosophy, going forward?

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The June cS Awards and May cS Award Winners!

crowdSPRING Blog

'Back in 2011, we announced a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. The June cS Award. We’re not sure if you’ve noticed, but things are a little different around the crowdSPRING site lately. We’ve rolled out some major changes that we’re very excited about. You may have even noticed the little number that’s appeared by your name.

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Every Business Is Ultimately A Manufacturer (Yours Too)

Mike Michalowicz

'While traditional manufacturers create products, all businesses create experiences. No matter what you deliver to your customer, it gives them an experience. Your job is to manufacture that experience perfectly, every single time.

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Apps Every Entrepreneur Should Download

YoungUpstarts

'by Hashem Bajwa, CEO of DE-DE. The life of an entrepreneur is a hectic one. With so much going on, this group of people needs all the help they can get to stay organized. The best technology doesn’t create new problems to solve, but rather improves upon actions that are already a part of daily life. As such, below are my suggestions for apps that every entrepreneur should download to make life easier: LinkedIn.