crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'I have written occasionally about legislation in Congress and how it impacts small businesses and startups, and three proposed laws have recently caught my attention. Congress makes a lot of noise about the importance of small businesses to our society, but their track record over the past few years has been abysmal, at best. Proposals come, proposals go, the wind howls, Representatives and Senators shake their collective fists and, at the end of the day, small businesses have little or nothing

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'Every startup founder I know talks about the chaos of their business, which they usually attribute to that burst of growth that is required to get to positive cash flow. They envision a stable environment after that point, and may have convinced themselves that they will be safer and happier with a livable income, maintaining a loyal but flat customer base.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'According to a recent Research And Markets report , corresponding with explosive growth in the demand for mobile broadband is a similar increase for Over-the-Top (OTT) content, where the delivery of video, audio and other media over the Internet other than via a service provider’s own dedicated, managed IPTV network. In fact the need for OTT content has grown rapidly with a staggering 352.4 million people expected to pay for access to OTT programming by 2016.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield via Wikipedia. Most startups dream of attracting a celebrity endorsement, and assume that it will take their startup to the stars. Startups such as Chirpify have managed to flourish and raise millions with endorsements from folks like Lil Wayne and Snoop Lion. Others go the way of 12Society , an LA subscription commerce startup with six celebrity sponsors, but still couldn’t get any traction.

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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

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'Digital marketing events have been getting tired of late, and perhaps it’s no surprise that interactive advertising and technology conference ad:tech in these parts recently rebranded itself into a regional event, ad:tech asean 2014. And to help promote the event, exhibition organizer dmg::events will be introducing a series of roadshows across three major Southeast Asian cities – Jakarta (5 th of May), Kuala Lumpur (7 th of May) and Bangkok (9 th of May) that will lead up to the

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'It’s a daily occurrence that a college student emails me asking how they can get involved in the Boulder startup community or any startup ecosystem. This gets me both excited and sad – excited that another young soul is ready to put their energy into the fray and sad that opportunities for them to do so are not readily available or visible to them.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'$19 billion. That’s a lot of money, right? A week ago if you mentioned that figure in Silicon Valley without context you might get a variety of responses. “Is that the public market cap of LinkedIn?” [No, that would be $23 billion] “Jeff Bezos’ net worth?” [Nope, that was $33 billion, at least last November] “Iceland’s GDP?

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Think of this group as super heroes for the city of San Antonio. They’re a brigade of citizens seeking to solve the city’s problems through technology with an empathetic twist. Together, they seek to tackle issues around transparency, information about school closures, creating customer service portals, discovering […] The post Code for America Hosts CodeAcross in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'Great leaders delegate. They get other people to do the work for them. They focus on vision and strategy, and getting their people to perform at their highest possible level. And when their people perform, the company executes on the strategy and achieves its vision. While much about leadership has been written over the years, much of it has changed.

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Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'In the super terrific web series Comedians in cars getting coffee , Jerry Seinfeld (the host) was asked what he thinks has more value in comedy: A funny story which is suitable for talk show. or. A small bit more suited to a stand up session. Jerry had an unequivocal answer. He said; ‘A bit is gold’. He went on to say it was superior in every way to a longer piece that requires more explanation, and that’s why you leave long stories for the talk show.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'Jaime Tardy has this uncanny ability to get along with everyone. This is an especially helpful skill when you run a podcast about interviewing millionaires – you end up with some very successful friends! [ Download MP3 | iTunes | Soundcloud ]. Jaime has just released her new book, The Eventual Millionaire , the same title as her blog and … Read the rest of this entry » The post Jaime Tardy: From $70K In Debt To A Six-Figure Coaching Business, Podcast, Book And Masterm

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Scott Edward Walker

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to execute on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball

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Bryce Dot VC

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'“Foursquare is on a full 23 percent of homescreens. I know traditional marketing people will argue this sample is small, and skewed to early adopters, but in doing so they miss a fundamental aspect of networks. The most active users are the most densely connected members of networks and their participation and data isn’t merely an early indicator of success; it’s an unfair advantage.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'This post originally appeared on the TransferWise blog. TransferWise is the clever new way to transfer money between countries, from the people the people who built Skype and PayPal. From Silicon Valley to Silicon Alley, and Berlin’s hip coffee shops to East London’s Silicon Roundabout , the world is well versed in the global innovation boom towns.

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SVPG

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

'One of the most significant changes in how we do product today is our use of analytics. Any capable product leader today is expected to be comfortable with data, and understand how to leverage analytics to learn and improve quickly. Note: For the purposes of this article, consider the terms: “analytics,” “data,” “KPI" (Key Performance Indicator), and “metrics" to be synonymous.

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