Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2013
'The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Overall, 90% of small business failures are caused by poor cash flow, according to the D&B Small Business website. Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company, so this is not the place for shortcuts and sloppy practices.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2013
'By Brian Cristiano, CEO of BOLD Worldwide. 1. Tell an honest story. Big companies have budgets to make their TV ads look like Hollywood movies. Small businesses do not. But with an authentic, genuine message and the right team, even low budgets can produce advertisements that look professional and connect a great product or service with target customers.
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deal architect
AUGUST 1, 2013
'I wrote this post about Sabremetrics and Selling for the salesforce blog. Billy Beane of the Oakland A''s - Mr. Moneyball - is prominent in my post. He will also be keynoting at the HP Vertica Big Data conference in.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Singapore-based accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator ( JFDI Asia ) has revealed that over 300 digital startup teams have applied for its second accelerator program for this year, competing for just 12 places in this intake. Applications has streamed in from all over Asia, with applicants from Singapore and India comprising over half of the total number, with representation even from the UK – India (28%), Singapore (23%), Philippines (7%), Indonesia (6%), Taiwan (4%), Vietnam (4%), UK
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
Rembrandt Communications
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Hiring outside experts may be the key to boosting sales now. Summer is flying by and August is here. With this in mind, what are you doing to make your life easier during these warmer months? As a business owner, it’s easy to want to control every aspect of your business. But you can actually [.].
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Put this in the protip category. When you create a calendar event and invite someone to it, make it useful. For example “Board Meeting” is not helpful. But “BigDoor Board Meeting” is very helpful. Don’t invite me to a meeting that says “Meeting with Brad Feld.” Make it something like “Smith / Feld – UX for BigDoor” meeting.
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SiliconHills
AUGUST 1, 2013
'It’s no secret that men far surpass the number of women, especially in leadership positions, in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, known as STEM. “The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that by 2020 there will be more than 1.4 million computing-related job openings,” according to a “Girls in IT: The Facts” report by [.
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Our portfolio company Makers Academy have just released this great new promo video. They run twelve week immersive code courses, so check it out if you would like to become a developer. Great also to see the my old friend Colin Howe , CTO of Conversocial , endorsing the programme.
SiliconHills
AUGUST 1, 2013
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News There were entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs, mentors and advisors at Open Coffee for Entrepreneurs at Houndstooth Coffee downtown Thursday. About 50 people showed, the largest group ever, according to Damon Clinkscales who organizes the event. There was a large Techstars contingent including Brandon Marker, Techstars analyst who [.
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2013
'If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re a small business owner or an entrepreneur with a product that you’re ready to push. But just for a moment, I want you to step into your consumer shoes—how do they feel? They—like you—probably hate squirming through commercials after a cliffhanger scene in their favorite TV show. I bet neither you nor they can remember an ad from the Sunday paper.
SiliconHills
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Dropbox, based in San Francisco, plans to open its second U.S. office in Austin and is hiring. The company, founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, has more than 175 million customers. The Austin office will focus on Dropbox’s growing business base, according to this post. The company has raised $257 million and [.] The post Dropbox Expands to Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2013
'The other night, I was out at my favorite sushi restaurant. We go there quite regularly because both my son and I are in love with their rolls, especially their Signature Dynamite Roll. Being the marketer I am, I couldn’t help but notice, as the little boats floated around with various dishes, that others must share our passion. The boats were full of our favorite rolls.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 1, 2013
'There are a number of key performance indicators that help new generation company management see more clearly their progress and corporate health. The old measures, including return on investment, percentage of profit against revenue or employee count, and more, obviously are still relevant. But businesses that expose their story to tens of millions of potential customers through the Internet need additional tools.
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 1, 2013
'5 Reasons Why Every Business Must Be a Learning Business 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 Jeff Cobb – Enjoy! Flickr photo credit DaveBleasdale. We are living in a golden age for “self-directed” learning. The Internet has empowered us to search and find information on nearly any topic imaginable, exchange knowledge with experts around the globe, and eve
Early Growth Financial Services
AUGUST 1, 2013
'I’m not trying to be an alarmist, but honestly fundraising can oftentimes feel like you’re navigating a minefield: one false step and the money blows up! That’s why you need to be clear on what you’re looking for, where to look for it, and what you need to get it. You start the process by targeting the right investors, seeking connections for warm intros, and then doing your research and homework to prepare yourself for investor meetings.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 1, 2013
'The heat is on, but the air conditioning is cool at Molotov for happy hour with our friends from Volusion.
Bryce Dot VC
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Love this short video about Sherpaa. Pay special note to Jay’s comment on the impact they’re having on client’s insurance premiums in under a year. It’s been extremely rewarding to see the service more than paying for itself after a year in place at client companies. And to hear the stories of lives they’ve impacted. Keep an eye on this one.
Jeff Hilimire
AUGUST 1, 2013
'I can’t get over how funny this is. Dude from Dubai stole a guy’s phone and forgot to turn off the automatic camera upload. And that’s when the magic happens… – LINK. Google is going to put new wifi into Starbucks soon and its going to increase the speed by 10x. CANNOT WAIT. – LINK. And thankfully, one of my favorite people in the startup world who has one of my favorite interview-style blogs just posted a new one, and wouldn’t you know he picked anothe
David Teten
AUGUST 1, 2013
'I spent many late nights as an investment banker and strategy consultant early in my career. My #1 learning from that experience (besides financial modeling ) was how to communicate in an effective way, particularly with senior executives. As training now for my team at ff Venture Capital , I’ve written a three-part series on communications. And you won’t have to stay up to 3am to read them. - Part 1: How to Write a Memo That People Will Actually Read (this post). - Part 2
Version One Ventures
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Are you focused on new sales or bringing in loyal, repeat customers? Whenever a business is completely dependent on new customers, it’s vulnerable. Not only are customer acquisition costs high, but new customers are just as likely to turn to any new competitor that enters the market. The better a company is at turning one-time customers into repeat business, the more successful they will be in the long-term.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
AUGUST 1, 2013
'Luke Williams, Author of Disrupt. The following is a review of Luke Williams talk at the recent World Innovation Forum. Roving reporter and colleague Dr. Orin Davis gives Luke high marks as both a speaker/entertainer, AND as an innovation expert, high praise indeed. I’d not heard of Luke Williams, apparently he’s a fellow at Frog Design, an author, and a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Rob Go
AUGUST 1, 2013
'This past Monday was a bit of a whirlwind. In addition to our typical (but contracted) partner meeting, we also said goodbye to our office at 186 South Street and moved in to our new space at 179 Lincoln Street. For those of you who know the area, we just moved a couple blocks away. It was a little bittersweet to say goodbye to our old very first space, but it was fun to dig through our things and reminisce a little bit.
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