Thu.Aug 08, 2013

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How to Present so People will Hear

David Teten

'You probably have to make presentations, but does the audience hear what you’re saying? And do they believe it? Based on my experience in investment banking and strategy consulting, I’ve put together a 3-part series on how to prepare memos and presentations that people will read and believe. Part 1 was How to Write a Memo That People Will Actually Read , and Part 3 will be How to Choose the Right Images for Your Presentations.

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The Post Mortem on a Short-Lived Tech Startup: Grapevine

SiliconHills

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News More than 90 percent of technology startups fail, according to a 2012 report from the Startup Genome Project. The researchers studied tech startups and found that most fail “due primarily to self destruction rather than competition.” “For the less than 10 percent of startups that do succeed, […] The post The Post Mortem on a Short-Lived Tech Startup: Grapevine appeared first on SiliconHills.

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6 Things The Kardashians Can Teach Us About Branding

YoungUpstarts

'by Ryan Currie, product manager at BizShark.com , Kim. Kris. Khloe. Kameron. Wait, is Kameron a Kardashian? Who can even tell anymore? The Kardashians have done such a fabulous job branding themselves that they’re as ubiquitous as Netflix and LOL Cats. Often chastised for their relentless desire for fame, the Kardashians can actually offer a lot of great lessons to marketers out there.

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The Reputational Damage of Non-Responsiveness

Feld Thoughts

'VCs love to say things like “we are entrepreneur friendly.” It’s trendy, catchy, and looks good on a blog post. But, as I’ve said in my post Your Words Should Match Your Actions , one can “ damage their reputations by having their words not match up with their actions.” Now – this post isn’t about responding to emails.

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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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Entrepreneur Creates Aqwastream™ to Help Environment

Rembrandt Communications

'Information for Experienced Professionals Starting a New Business Recently, I went scuba diving in Redondo Beach, California and was looking forward to seeing fish, crabs, lobsters, and some interesting sea snails. But that wasn’t the case. This time, I dropped down into the ocean, and there was a sea of garbage. I can’t say I [.].

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The Forwardable Intro

This is going to be BIG.

'I offer up a lot of intros to people, and when you add them all up, they can take a lot of time. That''s why I try and push off as much of the work to the person being introduced by asking for a clean, forwardable email. What is that? Well, first, it starts with the person being introduced hitting Compose, not Reply. We don''t want the history of how the guy I''m introducing you to is an a **e sometimes finding it''s way into his inbox.

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The 80/20 Foundation Promoting Tech Education and Innovation

SiliconHills

'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News It’s hard to start something from nothing. Even the greatest, most world-changing idea needs some seed funding and community support to get under way. This is what the 80/20 Foundation was created for. As Graham Weston’s personal philanthropic organization, the foundation operates on the same 80/20 principle, […] The post The 80/20 Foundation Promoting Tech Education and Innovation appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Risk Is The Only Rule

Mike Michalowicz

'I think bumper stickers are the modern versions of Chinese proverbs. When I see a parked car covered with them, I get butterflies in my stomach. I just stand and stare at the car, taking it all in. I saw this “car of proverbs” in Woodstock, VT while vacationing with my family. Risk is the only rule. So true. Successful people get it. Risk means breaking out of your comfort zone.

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Starting Up Your Business: First Steps

Up and Running

'So you have an amazing idea, and you’ve told your friends, family and business acquaintances about it and they to think it has potential. What do you do next? The thought of setting up your own business can be daunting, leaving you feeling overwhelmed with where to begin. With the help of GOV.UK and ClearSky Accounting we’ve provided the basics to setting up your business.

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Create and nurture your collective intelligence.

Berkonomics

'At the MIT Center of Collective Intelligence, professors and graduate students are wrestling with an important opportunity – and gaining ground. With new collaborative tools available for use in the cloud, people are no longer isolated in their creative endeavors. Some label this “crowdsourcing,” a term used to describe one form of this new empowerment.

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Global Challenges Facing Energy Production and Water Availability

SiliconHills

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News The relationship between clean, abundant water and clean, abundant energy is a lot more complicated than most people realize, according to Michael Webber of the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas. Webber gave a presentation called: Thirst for Power, The Global Nexus of Energy and […] The post Global Challenges Facing Energy Production and Water Availability appeared first on SiliconHills.

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3 Marketing Strategies You Haven’t Tried

Duct Tape Marketing

'3 Marketing Strategies You Haven’t Tried 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 Josh Kaufman – Enjoy! Photo credit: LollyKnit. Every business owner knows that attracting the attention of the right client at the right time is an essential part of building a thriving business.

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Developing Your Startup Revenue Model in 7 Steps

Early Growth Financial Services

'Originally published in AffinityLive. One of the most important things you can to ensure the financial health of your business is to create your revenue model. Your revenue model gives you a necessary understanding of your cash flow and needs and is your way of demonstrating—to yourself and to potential investors—how you plan to earn revenue and maximize your profitability.

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3 Essentials for Increasing Content Exposure

Duct Tape Marketing

'3 Essentials for Increasing Content Exposure 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 Justin Belmont – Enjoy! Photo credit: bigstock. So you’ve read about content marketing and why it matters. You’ve written and rewritten everything so that it sounds better.

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The apps I use to consume content on my phone

Jeff Hilimire

'I really love reading and watching content on the Galaxy S4. The screen size is just terrific. And since I’m always interested in what tools people use to do this, I thought I’d share my list. Above is a screenshot of the folder on my homescreen that I call “Consume” CNN and AJC – you know what those are but truth be told they are probably the least used of any of these.

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@GeorgeMasonU Alumni @GloboxRentals Launch International Film Kiosk Startup

Campus Entrepreneurship

'{DISCLOSURE: I have worked closely with this startup and am mentioned in the article below and am pictured} Great piece on Mason born and Mason Alumni run startup Globox Rentals , a kiosk DVD rental service making top international films available to various consumer markets. The team recently placed its first 10 kiosks, including one in the Johnson Center — the student union @GeorgeMasonU.

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[Review] To Sell Is Human

YoungUpstarts

'Do you know that 40% of our time at work is engaged in selling, even if we’re not in sales? Or that “Bob the Builder” can be a sales trainer? Sprinkled with discoveries from fields such as behavioral economics, life coaching, and improv acting, “ To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others ” by bestselling author Daniel H.

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How to add an extra hour to your day

The Next Web

'Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by Ilya Pozin , the founder of Ciplex , and a columnist on entrepreneurship and marketing. I’ve found that I function best when there’s a lot on my plate. I’m one of those “work-well-under-pressure” type of entrepreneurs. Maybe you can relate. But there’s one thing I can’t stand: repetitive tasks. These are things that should be automated.

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10 Principles for Startup Success Through Failure

Startup Professionals Musings

'If you can’t deal with failure, then the entrepreneur lifestyle is not for you. Don’t believe that urban myth that all you need is a good idea, a little fun work, and the money will start rolling in. When you are pushing the limits, nobody gets it right the first time, or even maybe the tenth time. That’s why the term “pivot” was invented, so you don’t have to call every change a failure.