Sat.Jul 30, 2016

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15 Female Entrepreneurs Share What Changes They Would Most Like to See in Their Industry

Hearpreneur

Share A census in 2012 found that 36% of all businesses were owned by women – a number which has steadily increased. Female entrepreneurs and business owners are no longer taken with a grain of salt. In 2015, businesses owned by women brought in more than $1.5 trillion in sales. Women no longer hold lowly positions in favor of keeping the peace. Female CEO’s of S&P 500 companies include Mary T.

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The next 100 days

deal architect

I hardly ever write political posts on this blog. This is an exception – somewhat. For starters, I am middle of road politically. Right leaning economically as many small businesspeople are, left leaning socially. I tend to fall in line.

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6 Principles For Proper Use Of Funds From Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” Those who respond with one of the wrong answers, such as “I want to pay myself a salary,” usually go home empty-handed.

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How Much Stock Should Startups Dole Out?

YFS Magazine

One of the toughest compensation-related questions that founders and executives face is that of granting stock to key employees, board members, advisors or consultants.

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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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Is your Nest thermostat a service or a device?

Austin Startup

Once upon a time, reviewing a computer, a phone or some other product as a journalist meant spending time with the device and checking its… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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6 Ways To Take Your Sales Skills From Average To Extraordinary

YFS Magazine

Selling is not dumb luck, magic or wishful thinking – it is pure science. So use it fearlessly.

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