YoungUpstarts
APRIL 29, 2014
'by Shankar Ganesh, Marketing Analyst at Freshdesk. Back in 2007-08, I remember when not a week went by without Twitter going down. In fact, sometimes, the fail whale would take ages to load. The good people behind Twitter would apologize and if it was a slow news day, tech media would pick it up. People grumbled, But those were the dark ages. People went offline and “cloud computing” was just a bunch of castles in the air.
deal architect
APRIL 29, 2014
'With infrastructure-as-a-service enjoying a price war of sorts thanks to Amazon’s continuous price improvements, there is talk that Moore’s Law has given way to Bezos’s Law. Call it what you want but we have have had a deeper disease in.
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YoungUpstarts
APRIL 29, 2014
'By Larry Caretsky, CEO of Commence. If you manage your company’s sales team, you probably spend a lot of time working with your sales professionals to identify opportunities and monitoring their performance. You may focus on helping them effectively outline your company’s value proposition and discuss specific sales techniques with them. All of that is important.
The Next Web
APRIL 29, 2014
'Vanessa Camones is the founder and CEO of theMix agency, a full-service marketing and communications boutique. If we’re to believe the buzz around “growth hacking,” companies should totally toss traditional marketing methods out the window and simply drive growth by leveraging user data, social sharing features, and other tools. While those are important, the emphasis on “hacking” can lead companies to miss some important distinctions: While growth hackers may enjoy a measure of hype now, they
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
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 29, 2014
'by Brian Fielkow, owner and president of Jetco Delivery and author of “ Driving to Perfection: Achieving Business Excellence by Creating a Vibrant Culture “ Los Angeles Clippers owner, Donald Sterling (pictured), makes headlines today for his racist remarks captured on audio and published on TMZ over the weekend. But putting aside the abhorrent nature of his comments, for CEOs watching this unfold are there lessons to be had?
SiliconHills
APRIL 29, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Immigration laws haven’t kept pace with the digital economy, said Burnie Burns, founder of Austin-based Rooster Teeth. Burns spoke on a panel of entrepreneurs promoting immigration reform Tuesday night at Techstars’ offices in downtown Austin. Erika Sumner, co-founder of Social Good TV, moderated the event.
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Mike Michalowicz
APRIL 29, 2014
'The riddle has been around for ages: “Five frogs sit on a log. Four decide to jump in. How many are left?”. If you respond the same way I did, the first time I heard this riddle, you would say “one.”. But the correct answer is “five.” There is a big difference between deciding and doing. A big difference. Do you make big decisions in your business?
K9 Ventures
APRIL 29, 2014
'For all the stuff we hear in the press about Venture Capital, one thing that you don’t hear about as much is that operating a (small) venture fund is really similar to operating a “small business.” Yes, while we strive to fund the next big business, our own business is a small business. Venture funds tend to have relatively small, close-knit teams and generally do not need a lot of infrastructure.
VC Adventure
APRIL 29, 2014
'One of the big uptrends in technology is the rise of DevOps. Whether your organization is a large enterprise or a fledgling startup, DevOps can help. We have seen this first hand in many of our portfolio companies and the market in general. This is why we are excited to be working with Eric Norlin and the Gluecon team and DevOps.com in bringing Camp DevOps to Boulder on May 20 th.
Growthink Blog
APRIL 29, 2014
'Last week my post on investment motivations generated a lot of great responses. Many were of the genre that “ …Yes these companies you describe sound amazing - awesome technologies, exciting markets, management with knock-your-socks off resumes, but when it comes to actually investing them…. ” …How do I even have a chance of separating the wheat from the chaff?
Start Up Blog
APRIL 29, 2014
'There’s an interesting link between startups, technology and fashion. Any industry which is defined by rapid change and innovation has a fashion element to it. The latest hot stuff which is getting attention, the stuff the market gets excited by, the stuff that gets media attention, the stuff that gets the fanboys and fangirls writing blog posts about it.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 29, 2014
'Best Books on Sales and Selling written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. I believe books are still one of the greatest values available when it comes to learning new business thinking. There’s certainly a place for courses and videos and workshops, but for about $20 and the time to read, you can gain access to another person’s ideas, systems, processes and tools that may have taken a lifetime of experience to craft.
VC Adventure
APRIL 29, 2014
One of the big uptrends in technology is the rise of DevOps. Whether your organization is a large enterprise or a fledgling startup, DevOps can help. We have seen this first hand in many of our portfolio companies and the market in general. This is why we are excited to be working with Eric Norlin and the Gluecon team and DevOps.com in bringing Camp DevOps to Boulder on May 20 th.
conversionxl.com
APRIL 29, 2014
'Blog. Conversion Optimization Services. 1:1 Consultations. Conversion Research. About. RSS. Landing Pages. Email Marketing. Copywriting. Lead Generation. UX & Conversion Design. Pricing Strategy. Website Reviews. Apr 24, 2014. Onboarding Emails: What Happens After They Sign Up For Your “Free Thing” Tweet. Tweet. Think about every lead magnet you ever signed up for.
Early Growth Financial Services
APRIL 29, 2014
'Guest post by Nik Milanovic of Funding Circle USA. Starting a business isn’t easy – it often takes a combination of grit, know-how, and luck to get a successful new venture off the ground. Add to that all the expenses that go into launching a business and you have a big challenge on your hands. Yet, depending on how you define the term, small businesses make up anywhere from 90% to 99% of employers in the US.
Jeff Hilimire
APRIL 29, 2014
'And that’s why I’ll keep this Plants vs. Zombies action figure on my desk. #thegoal.
Small Business Force
APRIL 29, 2014
Launching a start-up is no small task. Getting those early customers and revenue, adding the necessary contractor or employee and the additional supplier, as revenue incrementally ramps. But how do you really get your young company ready for sustained growth, that is growth that is both dramatic and consistent over a significant period of time, and how do you maximize the potential for that growth?
Up and Running
APRIL 29, 2014
'Tax season has come and gone, but the main takeaway from our recent webinar on tax planning for small businesses is that the key to saving money on your taxes is to think ahead and plan. It’s never too early to start thinking about how to prepare for your business taxes. One of the first things you’ll have to consider is what type of legal entity you would like your business to be.
Small Business Force
APRIL 29, 2014
Launching a start-up is no small task. Getting those early customers and revenue, adding the necessary contractor or employee and the additional supplier, as revenue incrementally ramps. But how do you really get your young company ready for sustained growth, that is growth that is both dramatic and consistent over a significant period of time, and how do you maximize the potential for that growth?
ConversionXL
APRIL 29, 2014
'If you’ve heard of Dropbox , Eventbrite , LogMeIn or Qualaroo , you’re familiar with my work. I’m Sean Ellis & I’d like to tell you how Conversion Rate Optimization played a critical role as the growth engine for the companies I’ve worked with. I’m going to lay out the specific tests & processes I’ve used to grow these startups into incredibly valuable businesses.
David Teten
APRIL 29, 2014
'Why do so many venture capitalists ignore the single best predictor of the future: demographics? One of my particular interests is looking for women & minority entrepreneurs in which to invest. It’s not because of personal ties; I’m yet another white male in the overwhelmingly white male VC industry. According to the National Venture Capital Association/Dow Jones VentureSource, the VC industry is dominated by men (89% of VC Partners), specifically white men (76% of the total).
VC Cafe
APRIL 29, 2014
'The healthcare sector is undergoing historic transition, spurred by the reforms of Obamacare and innovation in mobile, digital and nano technology. Many of these advances are in the developmental stage, such as virtual digital brains, recreational cyborgs, nanorobots in blood, gamification based wellness, full psychological simulation, holographic data input, home diagnostics, multi-functional radiology, remote touch, humanoid robots, augmentation of human capabilities, etc.
Growthink Blog
APRIL 29, 2014
'Earlier this month, the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team was sold by Herb Kohl for $550 million. What’s interesting was that in 2003, Michael Jordan was interested in investing in both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Charlotte Bobcats. However, for his $50 million, neither organization would give him managerial control. So, Jordan passed on the opportunity to invest in either.
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