Sat.Sep 07, 2013

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5 things you need to know before starting an enterprise company

The Next Web

'Vik Singh is CEO and cofounder of Infer , which recently raised a $10 million Series A round from Redpoint Ventures and provides data-powered applications to companies like Box, Jive, Nitro, Tableau, and Zendesk. . Over the past two years while building up my company, I’ve gained some valuable insights on what it takes to succeed in the enterprise world.

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Why Titles Matter a Lot if You’re a Blogger

Both Sides of the Table

'Gabe Rivera wrote a post on why TechMeme is now using its editors to curate titles that appear on its site. Gabe’s post appears first on TechMeme’s website, which must mean Gabe has paid off some TechMeme editors to get his story to rise to the top. I never saw it go out with a “tip @techmeme” on Twitter. Did you? Well. His article is well worth reading anyways.

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10 Tips For Building The Most Scalable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

'Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. But what does that really mean? Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets.

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Old Dogs Can Teach New Tricks

Mike Michalowicz

'You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Maybe that’s true. Maybe they are already overflowing with tricks. Maybe they can’t absorb more. Maybe they are just unwilling. But old dogs have a lot to offer. They have already mastered tons of tricks. Tricks that you don’t know. Ones that they can teach you. Old dogs can teach you new tricks.

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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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Welcome To The 2013 New EJ Blog Design

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

'Every few years I launch a brand new design here on Entrepreneurs-Journey. I’m happy to announce that the new 2013 design is live. If you are reading this page on an RSS reader make sure you take a look at www.entrepreneurs-journey.com on a desktop or laptop screen to see the new layout. The mobile version of EJ is new … Read the rest of this entry » The post Welcome To The 2013 New EJ Blog Design appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.

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“It’s About Having the Courage to Fail” (via Michael Jordan)

Scott Edward Walker

'“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 just getting started or you’re trying to execute on your business model or you’re raising funds, you need a little juice to help you

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Should Every Entrepreneur Expect or Aim for "Hockey Stick Growth?"

Small Business Force

Virtually, every business plan that's ever been presented to the investor community, invariably, has that fabled "hockey stick growth" period where suddenly revenue jumps exponentially. And in reality, few businesses ever experience such growth, at least not all at once. For every Amazon or eBay that have, there are the thousands of small businesses that just "putt-putt" along growing either at a slow by steady rate or taking a few years before they really begin their growth period.

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The insanely Simple Key to Boost Your Leverage

Life Beyond Code

'The insanely simple key to boost your leverage is to consistently collect the right “rain checks” from smart people. Warning: Insanely simple only refers to the understanding of this concept and not the implementation of the concept. In life, to get real results, you have to pay real price. No shortcuts there. Let us go through the concept in detail.

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