YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'Say you’re a Mac user and need video recording, image capturing and annotating software – perhaps you simply need something nifty to manipulate videos and pictures for Web use - but unwilling to shell out the dough for Adobe’s full Creative Cloud suite, you may want to consider Voila by software developer Global Delight. Voila is an intuitive all-in-one tool that’s likely to prove useful for small business owners, web developers, content creators and educators – s

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'I have met several young people in business recently who believe that they are natural born entrepreneurs, and actually seem to feel that traditional training and experience may be a detriment to their success in this new world. I concede that some natural born skills do exist, but more often I tend to agree with Peter Drucker , who said “It’s not magic, it’s not mysterious, and it has nothing to do with genes.

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deal architect

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'On his Google+ page, Eric Schmidt, the Chairman writes “Like the people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back, you will switch from iPhone to Android and never switch back as everything will be in the cloud, Cloud Computing, SaaS Enterprise Software (IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP)'

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'The chart above shows that the ratio of businesses started per head in the UK to the US is maybe 3.8:7.6 – i.e. about 0.5 – whilst the ratio of VC investment as a percentage of GDP is 0.04:0.17 – i.e. 0.2. That tells me that the UK venture industry needs to grow 2.5x to match the US in size relative the economy and population. I’ve been saying for a while now that the UK startup ecosystem is underfunded.

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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

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'Though it’s sometimes difficult to physically catch up with PR guru Drew Gerber, CEO of Wasabi Publicity, Inc. , he’s always available virtually. He’s a citizen of the world who currently splits his time between Hungary, Serbia, and the US. Wasabi Publicity produces innovative campaigns for companies (and authors) that strive to make the world a better place.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

'The concept of Black Friday has me thinking about what we reward as consumers. My idea of shopping has nothing to do with sharp elbows, crowds, or even bargains. The kind of shopping I like is when I find something truly unique, really special and creative or innovative, at a small shop or family business. Best for me if it’s made in America, and of high quality craftsmanship, to me, this is real value — and I’ll buy that, I’ll reward that.

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