Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

'It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I see now emerging a new wave of investors, popularly known as “super-Angels,” micro-VCs, or “super-seed” investors. Every early-stage startup should explore this new funding alternative. Examples of some leaders in this space include Mike Maples in Silicon Valley and David S.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 26, 2013

'I recently backed the Kreyos Smartwatch on Indiegogo (a Kickstarter competitor) and since I already have a Pebble Watch , I thought I’d explain why I wanted this device. If you aren’t familiar with the Kreyos, you can check out the video at the bottom. I always knew the Pebble Watch was “version one” of smart watches, and while I enjoy it I am eagerly waiting for companies to start building the next generation of this technology.

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deal architect

JUNE 26, 2013

'When Oracle announced its cloud extensions via Microsoft and Salesforce this week, I wondered where NetSuite was in the mix. It was announced today, in a nuanced positioning. NetSuite ERP and Oracle Fusion HRM will go to market together in.

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Rembrandt Communications

JUNE 26, 2013

'An SEO secret that boosts online awareness fast You have probably noticed the thousands of blogs online from big businesses, Mom-and-Pop stores and individuals. Some of the information is interesting while most of it is boring (or just a way for people to vent or talk about themselves.) However, if you are not blogging, [.].

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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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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 26, 2013

'Some of my best ideas hit me in the shower. I’ll be singing away, shampooing my hair when. BAM! A great idea pops into my head and I have to jump out of the shower and write it down. This is not always a good thing, say when my in-laws are over and I run naked through the house looking for a pen and paper! Maybe I need to keep a pad of paper in my bathroom for such emergencies.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 26, 2013

'Startups fail. That’s part of the natural entrepreneurial cycle. A great post is making the rounds from an entrepreneur who has 30 days left before he hits the wall. His blog - My Startup has 30 Days to Live – promises to be a powerful one, at least for 30 days. I’m only sad about two things: (1) It’s anonymous and (2) There are no comments so it’s one way.

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The Next Web

JUNE 26, 2013

'Streaming live on The Next Web, ReTargeter founder Arjun Dev Arora will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Thursday, June 27th. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Counci l’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Arjun will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site. Arjun Dev Arora is the founder and CEO of ReTargeter.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 26, 2013

'Former private equity exec and now Microsoft employee Tren Griffin has a great post up: A dozen things I’ve learned about business. The full list is great, containing many themes and points that have been discussed here over the years. It’s pretty short and well worth a read. I’m going to highlight just one here, and narrowly beating Bezos’ “Your margin is my opportunity” which I love for it’s brazenness is the following from Bill Gurley which I chose

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2013

'An anonymous tech entrepreneur—who at his height in the startup world “hit the top of TechCrunch” and landed a prestigious spot in a startup accelerator—has predicted the demise of his fledgling business, and is blogging the collapse as it happens. He made the decision to start My Startup Has 30 Days To Live ”in the middle of the night last night while lying in bed next to my sleeping wife”, and the two posts he’s written so far are chock-full of valuable takeawa

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ithacaVC

JUNE 26, 2013

'Yesterday I visited StartFast up in Syracuse with my VC partner Jennifer and Ithaca-based digital media pro Ken Rother. StartFast is a Tech Stars affiliated accelerator, and it is a testament to what human drive can accomplish. Not to belabor the point, but Syracuse is not known being a hot bed of startups. That is changing. Nasir Ali, Martin Babinec and Chuck Stormon have launched (and now Nasir and Chuck are running) a great program.

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2013

'This is interesting: Stanford Business School professor Charles O’Reilly on Why Some Companies Seem to Last Forever : What explains this longevity? Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Charles O’Reilly calls it ‘organizational ambidexterity’: the ability of a company to manage its current business while simultaneously preparing for changing conditions. ’You often see successful organizations failing, and it’s not obvious why they should fail,’ O’Re

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SiliconHills

JUNE 26, 2013

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Is it possible to marry the insights from stories—quantitative data, or data-in-context—with the qualitative world of big data? How do you scale the collection and interpretation of thousands of stories that might contain truths more pithy and authentic than you could ever mine from a survey? And [.] The post Quantifying Stories for Health Care Reform appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2013

'Brand identity is an important aspect of any small business. It will play a part in the success or failure of many business endeavors, from finding funding to growing your market share. These strategies are your best bet to build a stronger brand identity and improve your chances of dominating your market. Use market research. Though it is often a time-consuming and involved process, market research is an essential part of your brand-building efforts.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 26, 2013

'Civitas Learning has received $8.75 million in funding with Emergence Capital Partners leading the funding round joined by returning investors Austin Ventures, First Round Capital and Floodgate. New investors include Felicis Ventures and New Markets Venture Partners. The funds will allow Civitas Learning to expand its predictive analytics platform and software program and to hire [.

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Up and Running

JUNE 26, 2013

'Brand identity is an important aspect of any small business. It will play a part in the success or failure of many business endeavors, from finding funding to growing your market share. These strategies are your best bet to build a stronger brand identity and improve your chances of dominating your market. Use market research. Though it is often a time-consuming and involved process, market research is an essential part of your brand-building efforts.

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Social Media Advertising Audience Database 63

Bryce Dot VC

JUNE 26, 2013

'With PRISM, Snowden, NSA and privacy grabbing headlines over the past few weeks we’ve seen an increasing amount of attention getting turned on the eyes of those watching our online and offline lives. Countless voices have taken to the airwaves and tubes to weigh in on where lines should be drawn and whether those rules should be different depending on the intent of those prying eyes- be they corporate or government for ad targeting or target practice.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2013

'You can get your $7.50 pre-registration tickets here, or you can pay $10 at the door.

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The Next Web

JUNE 26, 2013

'Berlin-based startup Contentful , the cloud-based content management platform for web and mobile apps, has launched in beta following a successful round of seed funding. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, leading the round was Roberto Bonanzinga from Balderton Capital, with Christoph Janz from Point Nine Capital named as another “major investor”.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2013

'by Joseph and JoAnn Callaway, authors of “ Clients First “ So, you’re building a small business from the ground up, with only the proverbial wing and prayer to keep you aloft. What are you most intensely focused on? If your response is “stretching my shoestring budget,” “establishing processes that work,” or (the biggie) “making money,” you’re not alone.

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Business Plan Blog

JUNE 26, 2013

'The main objective of a company’s marketing strategy is to define and reach the target customer demographic while differentiating itself from the competition. Value propositions and positioning statements stem from this marketing strategy and help the company to accomplish its marketing goals. Many people use these terms interchangeably when writing a business plan or discussing their marketing strategy, but there are some key distinctions.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2013

'By Robert D. Smith, author of “ 20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course For Mastering Your Life Right Now “ Are you being fooled by the 20 percent? If you have any desire to write a book, start the next big blog, be a speaker, be on stage, etc… the answer is most likely yes. What is the 20 percent? Let me go to a slightly different industry for an example — show business.

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