ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 30, 2014
ReadWriteReflect offers a look back at major technology trends, products and companies of the past year. This year’s hottest startups were all about boosting our productivity and well-being. They seized the opportunities presented by open APIs, and they rode the ongoing shift to mobile devices. In so doing, these small, innovative companies improved our professional and personal lives in ways that mattered.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'The landscape for how to turn life science and health care technologies into viable companies has changed more in the last 3 years than in the last 30. New approaches to translational medicine have emerged. Our Lean Launchpad® for Life Sciences is one of them. But a new class of life science/healthcare co-working and collaboration space is another. ———– The National Institutes of Health recognizes that Life Science/Health Care commercialization has two components: the sc
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deal architect
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'The Workday Predict and Prepare videocast that Bill Kutik, Naomi Bloom, Brian Sommer and I recorded a couple of weeks ago is now available for on-demand viewing here (registration required) The video lasts an hour but, if I may say.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'Chef (May 2014); Open Road Films. Jon Favreau (who also wrote and directed the film) stars as Carl Casper, a head chef who is fired after a video of his spat with a food critic goes viral. That’s when he decides to start a food truck and reignite his passion for cooking. This is the only movie on my list that actually involves an entrepreneur starting a business.
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
deal architect
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'My wife booked the family on a Christmas cruise through the Caribbean. Brilliant suggestion. It’s tougher to get the aging kids to agree on a destination but there was no argument about this one. I was just a tad wary.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'Foundry Group has now been around for over seven years and I’ve been working with my partners for 14 years. We’ve started to develop some traditions. One of my favorites is exit gifts. When a company has an exit that generates a return for us, we give a gift to the partner who served on the board. These gifts are generally tuned to what the partner loves such as musical stuff for Ryan and Jason, bike stuff for Seth, and art for me.
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ithacaVC
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'Yet another “best place to win” poll highly ranks Ithaca at #5. This one is by Outside Magazine. Check out the results here. I love Ithaca! Happy New Year… almost!!
Scott Edward Walker
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'Below is a list of my top five posts in 2014 based on pageviews. Happy New Year! Cheers, Scott. 1) The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make. 2) “Greatness Is A Lot Of Small Things Done Well” (Via Ray Lewis). 3) Selling Your Company? The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes. 4) Words Of Wisdom From Mark Cuban. 5) Motivational Clips For Entrepreneurs: “You Gotta Find Something Within”.
Early Growth Financial Services
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'You’ve identified a pain point. You’ve come up with a solution. You’ve thought through your offering—and it’s a winner. You’re ready for next steps. You’re ready to raise some funding. Or are you? Before working your contacts and networking like crazy to connect with VCs, you need to make sure that you’ve fully assessed the business opportunity.
Mike Michalowicz
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'One of the most important aspects of sales – whether you’re dealing with products or services – is getting in front of the decision maker. Most entrepreneurs have faced the situation of making a brilliant pitch, only to discover that all of their time and energy went into convincing the person who isn’t authorized to pull the trigger. None of us has the time to spin our wheels.
Seeing Both Sides
DECEMBER 30, 2014
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Hunter Walker
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'95% elation, 5% terror. That’s my perpetual state in thinking about my personal playbook as a seed VC. Developing, refining and iterating on that playbook is the single key to my success but it’s also characterized by small datasets, long cycle times, inevitable mistakes. What I mean by playbook in this case isn’t Homebrew’s overall strategy or best practices for managing a fund.
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