YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2013

'The remote online freelance industry has grown by leaps and bounds worldwide thanks to the spread of technology around the world. You could be based in, for example, Manila, and yet accept work from clients located in the United States, using various online job matching platforms. Indeed, according to Elance.com the demand for and the supply of online talent have been surging across the world – and especially in Asia – signaling an increasing preference for more casual, freelance

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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David Cohen

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Recently, I wrote a post called “ Entrepreneurs Deserve Full Transparency ” for my WSJ series. Several entrepreneurs wrote me, but this story really stands out as a warning to do your diligence and demand full transparency. Not all accelerators are created equal. I’ve posted the following email by permission of the author, who shall remain anonymous as his request.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I have lived (England, France, Italy, Spain, Japan & the US) and worked (Ireland, Germany, India) around the world. I adore accents. I listen not only for the country but the region. I became engrossed with the origins of both accents and phrases. One of most fascinating & enjoyable books on the topic is Bill Bryson’s “ Made in America ,” which demystifies the origins of the English language and why Americans speak more traditional English than the English do.

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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

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

'You can’t win as an entrepreneur working alone. You need to have business relationships with team members, investors, customers, and a myriad of other support people. That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of C

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deal architect

AUGUST 29, 2013

'During my early summer visit to Software AG HQ campus in Darmstadt, Germany I opened the door to the balcony of the second storey room I was working in, and was impressed with the friendliness of the Blauregen (literally Blue.

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deal architect

AUGUST 29, 2013

'My summer project developing a book for the CEO of Software AG gave me a glimpse at innovation at 30 of the largest brands in the world in 15 industries and 10 countries. Truly invigorating - and revealing in that.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I was just down at Demo Day for the USC Incubator. They had some pretty high quality companies presenting. I just found out about a great award opportunity for people connected to USC (or who can figure out a connection in time). I also have a discount code below for the event. USC’s Marshall School of Business will host the second annual Silicon Beach Awards (SBAs), a $50,000 venture competition focused on innovation in technology & entertainment.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I’m spending the new two days filming the content for a MOOC on raising venture capital. The content is based on my book with Jason titled Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. After exploring a few different MOOCs for this, I think NovoED is the most interesting platform. I’ve been impressed with the quality of the courses that currently exist.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I was out to dinner with members of my advisory board when we ordered some wine. I noticed that each wine glass had a star on it (see the picture below). When asked, the waitress explained that the star was used as fill point for a glass of wine. What a smart system! Then she filled it to the very bottom tips of the star. I felt ripped off. This is when a great system goes sour.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I’m rather late to this, but this morning I was pointed towards an eMarketer projection of Twitter revenues from March this year which has them hitting $950m in 2014, up from $583m this year. That’s some growth given the scale they are at and explains why people are talking more and more often about Twitter’s IPO. eMarketer puts the growth down to Google and Facebook focusing on mobile, Twitter’s ads API, and the fact that its ads are truly native (i.e. a genuine part of

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

'I was talking today with a colleague who is involved in a consulting business. We discussed that people like us, are often providing is pure inspiration and motivation to our clients. Sometimes more often than we are providing actual knowledge. The all singing, all dancing outsourced inspiration division. He was somewhat concerned that, the client might not be getting what they actually signed up for – specific domain information transfer.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2013

'It''s hard to believe that I''ve been involved with the Innotech Beta Summit since 2007. Every year it seems like we move to a larger room, yet each year it is standing room only. This is an incredible showcase for fresh new technology from companies in "Austintonio.".

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2013

'In today’s world it seems there’s a card for everything—Shopping at Sainsbury’s and BP with the Nectar Card, having a Costco Clubcard, or getting free sandwiches with Subway’s Sub Club Card. The whole idea behind this interaction of brand and card is to try and gamify consumer actions and secure a repeat purchase. But what techniques are being implemented out there?

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Since the inception of the Longhorn Startup Program at the University of Texas two years, Ben Dyer, a serial entrepreneur, has served as a mentor to the student startups. But during the last year, Dyer took on an even bigger role in assisting Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation and Joshua Baer, specialist of computer science, […] The post Ben Dyer Named Entrepreneur in Residence at UT Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Sometimes the end game or sale of the company is not a happy event. Especially when outside investors, venture capitalists, or angels, have put in substantial money and the sales price is less than the value of their investment. Most all experienced VC and angel investors have found themselves in such a situation, since it is the unfortunate truth that half of their investments fail, on average, within the first several years of the investment.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Makexyz is a global online marketplace that connects people who want to get a product made with a 3D printer to people who have them in their neighborhoods. Nathan Tone, the company’s co-founder, spent some time Thursday morning chatting with Silicon Hills News about the startup, which launched in January and has quickly grown both […] The post Makexyz Connects People with 3D Printers appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Business Plan Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Risky Business. Every business in every industry assumes a certain level of risk. Furthermore, every business’ fate depends on several internal and external factors and the operators ability to manage their risk and adapt to the future. In any industry, the companies that succeed are those that can identify trends – be them positive or negative – and those that can adjust appropriately to benefit from these trends.

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Early Growth Financial Services

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Bottom line is that you’re in business to make money. If your customers aren’t paying you, that’s a serious cash flow problem. If they’re slow to pay, that’s a problem as well. While late invoices are fairly common for many businesses, that doesn’t mean you can’t fight it. The key is process. There are a few steps you can take to improve your collection process to expedite payments and maintain control over your cash flow.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2013

'You can accuse Singapore Internet service provider MyRepublic of many things, but lack of ambition is unlikely to be one of them. Since its launch in February 2012, the little upstart has launched various initiatives aimed at challenging the stranglehold on the broadband services space largely dominated by incumbents SingTel and Starhub. Yesterday MyRepublic announced another weapon in its growing arsenal – its entrance into the enterprise broadband space, with a three-tiered product

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Venture Chronicles

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Like many Gmail users I have adopted the new tabbed interface that started rolling out in June. I like the organization model and find their categorization remarkably accurate, which in light of the ongoing government data privacy scandals only makes me more concerned about the machine processing of communications. However, it is useful and I only wish I could create my own tabs.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Local telecommunications provider StarHub yesterday introduced a new converged technology solution called SmartPipe that combines high-speed fibre broadband, VoIP and IPTV services targeted at small and medium businesses. Leveraging on Singapore’s Next Generation National Broadband Network (NBN), SmartPipe provides each service with its own dedicated channel and delivered over a single end-user connection so there’s no contention of bandwidth when all three services are being us

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2013

'Content Marketing for Brand Engagement and Demand Generation 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 David Capece – Enjoy! Digital marketing has enabled brands greater control in sharing information and entertainment with customers, making content marketing an increasingly common marketing vehicle for brands.

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