Sat.Aug 10, 2013

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The Importance of Realism in Startups

Both Sides of the Table

'I’ve done a lot of video interviews. This is one of my favorite if not my favorite outright. It’s only 12 minutes long and if you’re a first-time entrepreneur (or second time, frankly) I encourage you to watch it if for nothing else than to get a sense that your struggles are universal. TechCrunch interviewed me and asked me to talk about failure.

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Filing Bankruptcy is a Painful End to Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

'If you are just plain tired of working so hard, or your startup is not getting the traction you expected, should you shut down cleanly, or just file for bankruptcy and walk away? For those who think that bankruptcy is the easy way out, think again. Bankruptcy should always be the absolutely last resort. The “advantage” of filing for bankruptcy, of course, is that it gets creditors permanently off your back, with no continuing lawsuits, based on funds derived from selling all assets.

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Being a manager doesn’t make you a leader

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. It’s a myth that managers and leaders are the same thing. While every leader may not be a manager, every manager should be a leader. A manager who lacks effective leadership traits will drive a business into the ground faster than you can count to 10.

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How To Prepare For Entrepreneurship

Mike Michalowicz

'One of the more frequent questions I am asked about entrepreneurship is how to prepare for it. You do it. You just start doing it. Doing is the best way – the only way – to prepare.

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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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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “Just Do It and Enjoy Yourself”

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 launching a venture, trying to execute on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball for

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13 ways to master UX testing for your startup

The Next Web

'Perfecting your product’s user experience (UX) means creating something that people truly enjoy using, be it an app, gadget or multifaceted service. Look no further than below and you’ll find a list of 13 excellent UX tips from startups like Square, Path, Uber and more. 1) Embrace guerilla usability testing. “Many startups don’t test their product at all or only after release because they fear it would be too expensive and would take too long.

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Becoming an Entrepreneur You Get Risk, But No New Skills!

Small Business Force

When you set out to start up your own company, early on, investing your time, and, often your savings, you, pretty much, knew the risks. But did you know what it was going to take, in terms of skills, to make your enterprise succeed? Did you really understand how much you needed to know about marketing, sales, operations, finance and customer support, just to name a few.