The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 9, 2014

'As you can see from the chart above (produced by Microsoft) Android devices have been outselling iOS devices for a couple of years now. However, many of the Android devices were barely smartphones and device sales were only half the story. The app economy was the other half of the story, and iOS was stronger here. For most startups the app economy is the more important side of the story because it’s a better proxy than device sales for revenue and customer acquisition potential.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

'Medium site navigation Cancel Home Search Collections Sign in with Twitter 10 min read Photo from the Happy Startup Summercamp Next in trending 10 ways you’ll probably f**k up your startup Here I highlight some common early-stage mistakes I come across working closely with startup teams (and how you can avoid them) Laurence McCahill in Spook Studio 10 min read 10 ways you’ll probably f**k up your startup Here I highlight some common early-stage mistakes I come across working closely with startu

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2014

'The Future of Small Business SEO (Hint: It’s About Content) 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 Phil Singleton – Enjoy! 2013 was an exciting year for small business Internet marketing. Search engine optimization transformed from a game of link popularity into what it was supposed to be from the beginning: high quality, relevant content from trusted sourc

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Business Plan Blog

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Steve Rowles has been serving the San Diego startup ecosystem for over 20 years. Beginning in 1987, he worked in the garages of the first companies to come out of UC San Diego. Steve strives to provide a higher value to the local startup community and serves on the Board of Directors of CommNexus , a non-profit technology industry association that works to accelerate the formation, growth, and success of the industry in the San Diego region.

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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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deal architect

JANUARY 9, 2014

'I am reading news from CES this week including that from a “personal cloud” company, Lyve Minds, a Seagate Technology startup. It made me ponder how believable the offering would be if an enterprise software company had announced it. 3.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2014

'By Peter Davidson. The lifeblood of nonprofits lies in effective planning, management and fund raising. These 5 top must-have apps are specifically designed to eliminate wasted time and make nonprofits more efficient at achieving their goals. Nonprofit organizations do a great deal of good and are an intricate part of societies around the globe. However, in order to survive, they must create, organize and execute successful campaigns that reach out and persuade people to give to their cause.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2014

'by Richard McMunn of How2become.com. Establishing your own business can be a thriving and fulfilling opportunity for young entrepreneurs. However, as well as being an enriching and profitable career path, you must be willing to accept the trials and tribulations of running your own business. Below are five legal tips which will help to avoid any of these pitfalls for your business: 1.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 9, 2014

'I just did a long 90 minute video interview stretch with Boulder Digital Arts that generated a number of specific videos on entrepreneurship. While they are selling them, a few are free. One of the free ones is on Founder’s Syndrome and Origin Stories. Given the last few posts I wrote on CEOs, and some upcoming ones, I thought you might be interested in this one.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Does a home business really need high speed internet? The answer: Kind of. Obviously the proper answer to that question depends on your specific business, its operations and its potential growth. Firstly it has to be said that if you plan to grow your business than high quality internet is definitely necessary – consider it an investment or future proofing your business.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 9, 2014

'One of the super crazy fun companies we are investors in is Betabrand. At this point, half of my new wardrobe comes from them. They are hunting for a new amazing UI/UX developer. But – to show how much they want someone, they’ve designed an incredibly hideous new look for their site. They’ve got blink tags, Comic Sans, spinning boxes, Nyan cat cursors, Papyrus, an on fire Under Construction prompt, and really bad color overlays.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 9, 2014

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News If your company meets the criteria for the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, you may have a good shot at a $2 million investment. But don’t rush to fill out the application, says Larry Peterson, executive director for Texas Foundations for Innovative Communities. Instead, go directly to a […] The post Are You the Kind of Business the Texas Emerging Tech Fund is Looking For?

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Start Up Blog

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Today is a hot day in Melbourne 34 degrees celsius or 93.2 degrees fahrenheit. It seems though it is never too hot to retail coffee in our fair city of Melbourne. Looking for a java fix I quickstepped down to the nearest caffeine haunt in docklands. I happened upon a new outfit called Cafenatics. Their coffee and food were both good. Their outdoor air conditioning was the total bomb.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Every business, be it a service provider or a manufacturer, or a restaurant or insurance company, goes through a chain of activities to deliver its offering. To be in the restaurant business you need to get the ingredients, mix it up in a bowl, fry it up in a pan, put it on a plate and serve it. To be in the insurance industry you need to make the cold call, discuss the project, write up the specifications, put it in a quote and deliver it to the prospect.

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The Startup Lawyer

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Many founders choose to maintain a full-time job (i.e., “day job”) during the initial stages of their startup, whether or not the startup is incorporated. This is a common way to self-fund or otherwise hedge prior to a friends & family or seed round. If in the technology field, however, a day job likely requires […].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2014

'The Importance of Transactional Emails for Small Business 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 Willie Pena – Enjoy! The open rate for transactional emails far exceeds that of any other type of email, whether it is newsletters or bulk marketing mail.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 9, 2014

'ArthroCare Corp., a medical device maker in Austin, has agreed to pay a $30 million fine to settle securities fraud charges. The settlement resolves “charges that senior executives at the company engaged in a securities fraud scheme that resulted in more than $400 million in shareholder losses,” according to a Federal Bureau of Investigations news […] The post ArthroCare Corp.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with one of my favorite startups in the Village in Atlanta , period. The CEO asked me to come and talk to his team about my experiences building and selling a similar business, give them advice, pump them up, etc. Considering his company at this size reminds me a LOT of my company at the same size in 2001, it was a blast to compare and give them advice and share my experiences.

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Early Growth Financial Services

JANUARY 9, 2014

'Originally published in Noobpreneur What is one thing you ALWAYS do before green-lighting a new project or biz idea? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and ema

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Bryce Dot VC

JANUARY 9, 2014

'“It’s surprisingly powerful to dump your heart into a blank box.” - Me at the end of a post I’ll never publish.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 9, 2014

'By Richard Sudek. Dave’s note: Our guest insight this week is by Richard Sudek, an associate professor of entrepreneurism at Chapman University Graduate School of Business. He is Director of the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurism and Business Ethics, and Chairman Emeritus of the Tech Coast Angels, the largest angel group in the United States.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2014

'I am stunned over this #trafficgate scandal where Chris Christie apparently caused a bunch of traffic with some fake road closures in order to strongarm another politico into getting his support. Just stunned. that people don''t think this kind of thing goes on everyday. And stunned that we think this is anywhere near the worst of it. I don''t know about you, but this seems like child''s play compared to my assumptions around what probably happens in Washington.

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