Tue.Nov 11, 2014

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Why Corporate Skunk Works Need to Die

Steve Blank

'In the 20 th century corporate skunk works were used to develop disruptive innovation separate from the rest of the company. They were the hallmark of innovative corporations. By the middle of the 21 st century the only companies with skunk works will be the ones that have failed to master continuous innovation. Skunk works will be the signposts of companies that will be left behind. ——– In the 20 th century companies could be leaders in a market for decades by just focusing o

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Survival Tips For The Overworked Entrepreneur

YoungUpstarts

'By Chelsea Berler, author of “ The Curious One: From Food Stamps to CEO – One Woman’s Journey through Struggle, Tragedy, Success and Love “ Starting and running your own business can be an exciting, empowering act that has positive ramifications for your entire way of life, but the responsibility entailed in such an endeavor can often lead entrepreneurs to place themselves in situations where they are handling too much at one time, pushing themselves physically and menta

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Elon Musk: SpaceX will launch micro-satellites for low cost internet

The Next Web

'Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX is working on micro-satellites. Following a story in The Wall Street Journal, he tweeted this morning that SpaceX is developing “advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations” with an official announcement due in two to three months. SpaceX is still in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations.

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Three Common Expense Tracking Mistakes

YoungUpstarts

'by William Olsen, CPA, Co-founder and VP of Product Development at Deductr. It seems like tax time is fraught with last minute scrambling to gather business records for those who claim business deductions. The vision of sorting through receipts “mining” for deductions makes procrastinators out of all of us. Proper deduction tracking during the year is not as difficult as you might think.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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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How bonus plans can incite mutiny instead of motivate your employees

The Next Web

'Ernie Capobianco, CEO, Sq1, a digital conversion optimization agency. The generally accepted or prevailing attitude about bonus plans is that they can serve as an effective motivator and incentive to increase productivity and employee performance. Why is this so? Because it’s been a time honored tradition. And as such, its efficacy has not often been called into question or analyzed.

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[Infographic] Insights Holiday Marketers Just Can’t Ignore: Experian

YoungUpstarts

'We’re coming up to the festive holidays at the end of the year again, and marketers are already initiating their cross-channel marketing campaigns to capture that festive dollar. Experian Marketing Services recently ran a survey to gather insights from marketers around the world – 379 of them, to be exact – who are running holiday-specific campaigns this year to learn what kind of marketing channels they are looking to use, as well as how they determine and target their best

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[Review] Who Scooped My Bagel?

YoungUpstarts

'It may take a little explaining that founder and CEO of Georgetown Bagelry , Mary Beall Adler, didn’t exactly start the bagel baking business she’s most known for. That honor actually belongs to her former husband, but Georgetown Bagelry, based in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., entered into her governance after he upped and left a hole in her life.

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Free Webinar: PR Tips for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

'Do you want to build your visibility? Grow your brand? Get your “unfair share” of attention? And are you at a loss at how to do so? Any size business can benefit from public relations, and PR expert Jennefer Witter is here to provide you with nuts-and-bolts tactics that PR pros use. The best part? After her talk, you’ll be able to immediately implement her advice in your own business model.

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Ambiq Micro Gets $15 Million More in Venture Capital

SiliconHills

'Ambiq Micro, maker of ultra low power integrated circuits, announced it has received $15 million in Series C funding. The Austin-based company, founded in 2010, has raised $36.9 million from eight investors in eight rounds, according to its Crunchbase profile. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) led the latest funding round which was supported by […] The post Ambiq Micro Gets $15 Million More in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.

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How to Make Your Competition Irrelevant

Duct Tape Marketing

'How to Make Your Competition Irrelevant written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit: jenny downing via photopin cc. Lots of companies come to me for advice on ways to grow their businesses massively. I start off by telling most that if you have big growth objectives you better have big marketing vision.

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Worldpay Acquires Austin-based SecureNet Payment Systems

SiliconHills

'Worldpay, a London-based electronic payment company, announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SecureNet Payment Systems, based in Austin. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sterling Partners, a private equity firm in Chicago, owned SecureNet. SecureNet, which has 100 employees, will remain in Austin and is planning on […] The post Worldpay Acquires Austin-based SecureNet Payment Systems appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Too Much Choice

Bryce Dot VC

'The longest line at my movie theatre this weekend was not at the ticket office to buy our seats for Interstellar. Nor, was it the line to get popcorn and drinks. The longest line at the movie theatre this weekend was the one in front of the Coca Cola Freestyle machines. Perhaps you’ve seen one of these soda dispensers FROM THE FUTURE before. Every Coke product ever conceived on tap to be flavored in any number of combinations.

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BuildASign.com’s Troops Program Honors Veterans with Free Signs

SiliconHills

'Austin-based BuildASign.com has a special way to honor soldiers on Veteran’s Day and every day. BuildASign.com announced Tuesday that the company has donated more than 337,000 welcome home signs and banners, worth more than $10 million, to the friends and families of returning military service members. BuildASign.com, an online custom printer, has created a site […] The post BuildASign.com’s Troops Program Honors Veterans with Free Signs appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startups And Market Research: How Much Do You Need to Do?

Early Growth Financial Services

'Guest post contributed by Jesal Trivedi, Founding Partner at The Phat Startup. I get it. As an entrepreneur, spending time doing market research is not the most fun thing you could be doing for your business. Not only does it eat away at your precious time, but you begin to question whether you’ve been doing too much research (analysis paralysis) or not enough.

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The Millennial Entrepreneur: Idealistic or Realistic? [with Infographic]

Up and Running

'Earlier this spring, studies in both the U.S. and the UK have reported declines in entrepreneurship: more startups failing, fewer getting off the ground, and low growth expectations for those currently open. After all this time, is it possible that entrepreneurs are now an endangered species? I hope you can sense the sarcasm in my tone. As is often the case, the speculation surrounding these kinds of studies has veered into the realm of sensationalism.

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$1bn sales in 17mins 58s – Alibaba

The Equity Kicker

'Singles Day has just started in China. It’s a day where single people celebrate, and was selected because of the number of ‘1s’ in the date – it’s 11/11. It’s also the largest online shopping day in China and the news this morning is that Alibaba racked up $1bn of sales in the first 17mins 58s, and $2bn in the first hour.

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