deal architect
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'InformationWeek as kindly run a column on the new book The Digital Enterprise. My basic premise was IT has become fun and profitable for most of the companies we interviewed for the book. The reason is they have moved past.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Real innovation in the business world is still rare. As I’ve said before, everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of new business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with more features, another smartphone app for marketing, or one more platform for faster e-commerce. Historic changes and great successes don’t come from linear thinking.
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deal architect
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Lots of press like this around Delta’s decision to change its frequent flyer program starting in 2015 to reward dollars spent versus miles flown. Same thing happened with Southwest similar change couple of years ago. As I I approach the.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Adam Benzion is the founder of Entirely —a Seattle startup focused on social innovation, keen on connecting more people in more places to create special things together. . Your day is finally here. Your two-to-three person team is ready to rock after freeing yourselves from the golden claws of your highly disappointing day job. And you are hell bent on making your new venture a success, as you should be.
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
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'As we gear up to release Uncommon Stock , our first FG Press book, we just had an internal discussion about book blurbs. The concept of a blurb was apparently invented in 1907. The origin story of the blurb is amusing – according to Wikipedia: “The word blurb originated in 1907. American humorist Gelett Burgess’s short 1906 book Are You a Bromide?
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Denis Duvauchelle is CEO and co-founder of Twoodo , helping your team organize itself using simple #hashtags. When you look at any of the thought leaders in marketing and copywriting, read any top keyword research guide (from Hubspot , Copyblogger , Moz ) they will all tell you the same thing: You gotta get your keyword research right. What will keyword research impact on?
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David Teten
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Can you go to SXSW and stay in shape? South by Southwest (SXSW) is famous for a jam-packed schedule, infinite free food & drink, minimal sleep, and radical overstimulation. It’s easy to go into sensory overload. That’s not a great outcome for people who leave the festivities, barely feeling alive. So before attending for my first time (finally!
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'It’s old school thinking – if you want your employees to be more motivated, put a carrot out in front of them. The logic goes like this: I have a gift (reward) for you. But you can’t have this great gift until you do X, Y and Z. Only once you achieve the results I expect, may you have the gift. Which, by its nature, isn’t really a gift since you need to earn it.
The Equity Kicker
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'I’ve just re-read the a 2012 report by the Kauffman Foundation about the contractual relationship between venture capital funds (often called GPs, short for General Partner) and their investors (often called LPs, short for Limited Partners). Kauffman is a major investor in venture capital and they were (and still are) unhappy with the standard arrangements between GPs and LPs, and also with LPs for not pushing harder for change.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'The culmination of an entrepreneurship accelerator is the opportunity to pitch investors on your business. After my business partners and I spent eight weeks in a startup accelerator at the JFE Network , we got the chance to show off Credential Cabinet to a room full of attentive investors. Pitching was a great experience. We told the story of Credential Cabinet’s past, present, and future in seven minutes.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'I know what you’re thinking, “Ugh… webinars…” I couldn’t agree with you more. They’re played out, they can feel dirty, and definitely have a high reputation of being – in general – thinly veiled pitch feasts. But then again, Lars Lofgren told me in his interview that webinars were one of the prime reasons KISSmetrics has been able to grow as quickly as it has.
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Websense, a data security company, announced Friday plans to move its corporate headquarters to Austin and create 470 new jobs. The city of Austin approved an incentive package estimated at $438,000 during the next ten years. The company also received a $4.5 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant. The Austin Chamber of Commerce, through its Opportunity […] The post Websense Moves Offices to Austin and Plans to Create 470 Jobs appeared first on SiliconHills.
Early Growth Financial Services
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Many entrepreneurs dream of starting a business in their garage, scaling it, then selling it to Google for a billion dollars. Such things rarely happen. But scaling happens every day, in our career, our business or our workplace. We are constantly trying to improve ourselves, share our ideas, and put in systems and infrastructure that will grow our organizations without destroying that which made them great.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'5 Ways Your Offline Marketing Efforts Can Improve Your Online Reputation 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 Andy Beal – Enjoy! An ongoing theme in my new book, Repped: 30 Days to a Better Online Reputation , is that your offline actions greatly influence your online reputation.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'This is the fourth installment of my “5 Questions for a CEO” series. The first was with Raymond King , CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe , CEO of Insightpool; and the third with Mark Feinberg , CEO of Uruut. I’ve known Simms Jenkins (CEO of BrightWave Marketing ) for a long time and I’ve always been impressed with how he’s built his business.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'We''ve created an affordable, portable, stand-up environment for small form-factor laptops and tablets.
Early Growth Financial Services
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Originally published on PRWeb. EGFS continues nationwide expansion with strategic move into Colorado to support growing startup communities. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 04, 2014 Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an outsourced financial services firm that services small to mid-sized businesses nationwide, has just announced their expansion into Colorado, punctuated by their affiliation with recently launched startup accelerator “Boomtown,” a Boulder-based venture backed by former CP&
Early Growth Financial Services
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'Originally published in PRWeb. Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS) enters Austin market, providing outsourced financial services to startups, small, and mid-sized businesses. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2014 Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an outsourced financial services firm that provides accounting, CFO, tax, and valuation services to small to mid-sized businesses nationwide, has just announced their expansion into Austin, and active presence at the upcoming SXSW conference
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