Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 8, 2014
'By definition, most entrepreneurs are thought leaders. They have the ability to recognize a market need, the skills to design and implement a solution, and the drive to start a business from that solution. It all comes from within themselves. A business leader does the same thing and more through the people around them. Most entrepreneurs are not both.
Gust
MARCH 8, 2014
'While it sounds tautological, the most important thing a law firm brings to the startup table is… a knowledge of the law surrounding everything having to do with founding, financing and operating a startup! But while obvious, that doesn’t make it any less important. There are an enormous number of laws that cover the world of business, and those go up almost exponentially once you start dealing with fundraising/financing.
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The Next Web
MARCH 8, 2014
'Jason Lemkin is the Managing Director at Storm Ventures , a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage enterprise and IT companies, including MobileIron , Marketo and GuideSpark. From the standpoint of a founder, the life of a venture capitalist can seem very, very different. It certainly did to me when I was an entrepreneur. The drive down to Sand Hill Road, the corner offices, the Range Rovers and Teslas in the parking lot.
Hunter Walker
MARCH 8, 2014
'If you’re graduating this spring and starting a career in tech, I’ve got one piece of advice: go work at a midstage startup (I’ll define that as B/C rounds of financing – eg Twilio, Stripe, Airbnb, Warby). Here’s why: 1. Your Work Will Matter : Past the point of product market fit, but before large company ossification.
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
SiliconHills
MARCH 8, 2014
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Everywhere Energy won the UT Longhorn pitch competition Saturday morning at SXSW. The company uses “a commercially available material” to collect kinetic energy through a shoe insert that can later be used to charge a cell phone. CEO Darla Hollander said the technology was originally devised by […] The post UT Longhorn Pitch Showcase Winner Puts Power in Your Shoe appeared first on SiliconHills.
Mike Michalowicz
MARCH 8, 2014
'Maybe its the gravity of an industry. Or that relentless march of the same-ol’ same-ol’ at a corporation. It plays out in business after business, time after time. The ways things are, are the way things will continue to be. It’s gravity. Until someone defies it. Let that person be you. Defy gravity. Pull away, with all your might, from how things have always been done.
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SiliconHills
MARCH 8, 2014
'Every night, you can find copies of the first print edition of Silicon Hills News at Fogo de Chao starting at 5 p.m. for Entrepreneur’s Lounge. This is an invitation-only party so if you’re not on the list, you might want to check one of the other spots. This afternoon, I’m dropping some more copies […] The post Where Can I Get That Awesome SXSW Silicon Hills News Print Magazine?
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 8, 2014
'Weekend Favs March Eight written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or one that I took out there on the road. photo credit: Kay Gaensler via photopin cc.
SiliconHills
MARCH 8, 2014
'ROIKOI is a new hiring application recently launched in Beta and the company is making a big splash at South by Southwest Interactive. Austin-based ROIKOI is the signature sponsor of Entrepreneurs Lounge, an invitation-only party aimed at entrepreneurs, investors and insiders, held on the rooftop of Fogo de Chao every night through Tuesday. ROIKOI’s giant […] The post Hire, Fire or Skip?
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 8, 2014
'This week I hosted my first Technology Talk event from the Metro Atlanta Chamber. We’ll be doing these quarterly and the next one is in June on Social Media. The topic this time was Mobile and the panel I had was excellent: Donovan Panone of Sandbox Digital , Danny Davis of Proving Ground and Del Ross formerly of IHG. I noticed my friend Rich from Dangerous Kitchen in the back and, given that he drew a pic of me the last time I spoke at a Chamber event , I was pretty excited to see what h
SiliconHills
MARCH 8, 2014
'Austin-based Banter just launched at South by Southwest Interactive. Yes, some people say not to launch at SXSW because the signal to noise ratio is just too high. So much stuff going on SXSW that a new company might just lost in the shuffle. But Banter’s app seeks to solve that problem. Banter is the […] The post Chat it Up at SXSW with Austin-based Banter appeared first on SiliconHills.
Scott Edward Walker
MARCH 8, 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 a venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball for
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