YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

'For many start-up companies, the dream is to one day become the other half in a merger or acquisition with a larger, more developed organisation. While this is a great dream to have, there are thousands of businesses offering the same or similar products or services as yours, so you’ll need a competitive edge to turn this dream into a reality. Whether your start-up involves providing a service or your planning on selling a product, it doesn’t really matter – and it also doesn’t really matter wh

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2014

'If you’ve watched any industry in the last 20 years where technology has begun to transform how the industry works the results are always predictable driven by what Clay Christensen appropriately called “ The Innovator’s Dilemma ” (one of the most influential books that changed my thinking about markets). Young startups claim they are going to change the world, large companies that dominate that sector scoff at how low quality these new entrants are, until l ike frogs bo

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

'The advent of the Internet has changed the way humankind does many things, and last year – 2013 – marked the first time that there became more Internet-capable mobile devices than humans. But how do we consume the Internet? There’s fixed broadband, of which around 40% of the world’s households are hooked up to. And then there’s our mobile phones, where one out of every 4 persons in the world use mobile broadband to access the Internet.

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For Entrepreneurs

APRIL 1, 2014

'This article is part of a series titled “The Art & Science of Growth Hacking” that will be published over time. My thanks to Gail Goodman, the founder and CEO of Constant Contact for introducing me to this concept. Free trials and freemium products are two of the best ways to sell your product. They […].

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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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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

'If there’s any indication that the mobile handset markets in Southeast Asia is ripe for the taking, it’s the sudden interest from a number of China-based handset vendors that started to introduce their mobile products into the region’s markets. The recent introduction of Xiaomi ‘s quadcore Redmi into Singapore saw the stock allotment sell out within minutes (even though the China company declined the reveal the exact number sold within that timeframe).

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 1, 2014

'For those of you that missed my note yesterday, I’m going to start using the first paragraph of my posts with an announcement about something in my world. Today’s is the launch of a new product from Orbotix called Selfiebot. My Orbotix friends are masters at creating amazing robots and are hard at work on the next generation of what we are calling “connected play.” Selfiebot is an autonomous flying robot that shoots HD photos of you, freeing you from the limitations of a

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 1, 2014

'Ever since my friend Albert and his wife Susan have started to homeschool their kids, I have been thinking about the best ways to make custom learning more accessible to kids, families, and adults alike. Albert and Susan have taken an innovative approach to homeschooling (if interested, you can read more about their experiences here ). They recently devised the idea to hire individual guides for each of their three children.

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The Next Web

APRIL 1, 2014

'Paul Jarvis is a Web designer and bestselling author, who’s obsessed with nature and hairless rats. His latest book, Everything I Know, is a guide to freelancing as a creative professional. People assume that if they’ve heard of you, you must be raking it in. The theory goes something like this: If you work for yourself and make things that other people buy, your income magically skyrockets past what an average corporate job would pay.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 1, 2014

'They say you can''t go home again. I think "they" are wrong. After much thought and consideration, I''ve decided that the best move for my career right now is a second stint as an analyst at Union Square Ventures. By the end of the day, I will have formally completed their analyst application. Why now? Why go back to a job I first took nine years ago when things are going so well for me and I''m running my own fund, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures.

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2014

'On a recent trip to Boston, I was enjoying Quincy Market when I came across a delightful street entertainer. I don’t know about you, but I love a good street entertainer—you know, one that engages the audience, is exceptional at what they do, and makes you want to stop and watch. What was of particular interest with this street performer, though was how much he made at the end of his gig.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

APRIL 1, 2014

'Abuse Poisons Innovation Efforts — and Innovation Experts Take Fairness as a Given. The Five Forms of Employee Abuse (see below). One of the nice things about working for yourself is you don’t have to put up with abuse. Yes, sometimes I’m out there scrambling, sometimes clients are very demanding — but that’s a small price to pay for living or dying on the strength of my own ideas and work.

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Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 1, 2014

'I hustle to get the word out about my books, bringing them to events, doing signings at bookstores, and sticking them in supermarket cereal boxes in hopes that people will think it is the coolest prize inside, ever. And yet, at the end of the day, it doesn’t move many books. But if Seth Godin blogged about my books (he hasn’t), the books would sell like wildfire.

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The Equity Kicker

APRIL 1, 2014

'Over the weekend the FT wrote that the value of TMT M&A deals in Q1 was $174bn, the highest level since 2006 and up 65% on the year ago period. The market is hot right now. No doubt about it. The $174bn includes a bunch of cable deals that aren’t relevant for the startup community, but even with those stripped out I’m sure the picture is still very healthy. ‘Is this a bubble?

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2014

'Facebook announced a couple of interesting new features last week. First, they are beginning to test video ads on Facebook. (This is definitely in the very early stages so stay tuned.). The second announcement affects those with existing business pages on Facebook. If you haven’t already seen some changes to your Facebook business page, a new format will be rolling out in the next few weeks.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 1, 2014

'BY LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News ENTvantage Diagnostics won the Emerging Medical Technology Symposium’s pitch competition on Tuesday afternoon. “ENTvantage Diagnostics provides primary care and ENT physicians with critical information on the causes of ear, nose and throat illnesses,” said Joseph Skraba, its CEO. The Austin-based company’s first product is a test its […] The post ENTvantage Diagnostics of Austin Wins the Emerging Medical Technology Symposium’s Pitch

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Up and Running

APRIL 1, 2014

'Intuit, the makers of the accounting software QuickBooks and QuickBooks Online, recently pulled from their customer base of nearly 5 million entrepreneurs and the download activity in the Inuit App Center to figure out how small business owners are managing their companies and staying productive. What tools are they using, and what choices are they making?

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SiliconHills

APRIL 1, 2014

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Kerry O’Connor, Austin’s new Chief Innovation Officer, defines innovation as “any project that is new to you and has an uncertain outcome.” Her job as innovation officer, she said, is “bringing smart people together to feel around in the dark.” O’Connor spoke at a party to welcome […] The post Austin’s New Chief Innovation Officer appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 1, 2014

'Duct Tape Selling Site and Blog written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing I’ve launch a new website and blog to coincide with the launch of my upcoming book Duct Tape Selling – Think Like a Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar. (May 15th). Like many book related sites I feature comments, news and reviews.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 1, 2014

'I was honored a few weeks back to be asked to speak at Startup Grind Atlanta. Chris hosts a great fireside chat and we had a lot of fun batting stories around. The entirety of the chat is at the bottom of this post, but in case you want the quick version, it went like this: Spunlogic. 1998 – 1999: Fun times (carefree, exploring our passion for web design). 1999 – 2001: Hard times ( credit card debt rising , no real plan for growth). 2001 – 2003: Focused times (starting to figu

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Early Growth Financial Services

APRIL 1, 2014

'Previously published in Fox Small Business. Managing stress is the $64,000 question for entrepreneurs. Below are some of the best ideas we’ve heard on how to handle it effectively. What’s your favorite strategy to manage stress while in the office? Remove Distractions “For me, stress builds up quickly when I’m not accomplishing as much as I should or could.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2014

'The four different media tools for communicating with your customer on the web are text, graphics, moving images and sound – that’s it. Those are the only tools you have to explain concepts, convey emotions , and create an “experience” online. Take a step back & you see that what “converts best”, is really just how these elements are designed and combined to get a user into a “flow” state , where each click comes more naturally than the next.

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