YoungUpstarts

MAY 23, 2014

'By Lynda Chervil, author of “ Fool’s Return “ Personal power is a core leadership competency that everyone needs to develop before they can lead others. It has to do with being able to lead yourself. “Personal power is the ability to achieve what you want,” according to Frederick Mann, a successful entrepreneur and author of “ The Economic Rape of America “ “More than anything else, it is personal power that brings you success and happiness.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2014

'Let’s face it, consultants have a bad image. Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Even consultants don’t like their job, since they don’t often get to see results, and too much of their time is spent looking for the next gig. The Internet has changed the world.

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deal architect

MAY 23, 2014

'McKinsey has some examples of what it calls digital optimization of the back office “At Starbucks, one of the leaders in customer-experience innovation, just 35 of 100 active IT projects in 2013 were focused on customer- or partner-facing initiatives. One-third.

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The Next Web

MAY 23, 2014

'Leif Abraham is a Partner at Prehype, a venture development firm in New York City. His latest e-book “Madison Valley” focuses on building digital products and how Madison Avenue can be more like Silicon Valley. For the first several years of my career I never had a job title. And even today it always feels kind of wrong to put myself into a box. My skills are relatively broad and I think I could adapt to any task (if I want to).

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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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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2014

'You’re probably mulling over a business idea. It’s probably something you’ve been thinking about for a while. And you’re probably ready to turn your business idea into a reality. As part of the planning stage, you’ll want to gather information, do research, and make sure that your business idea is viable. During this information-gathering stage, there’s a small list of people you should talk with before you move forward with bigger steps like applying for a bank loan or looking at commer

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The Next Web

MAY 23, 2014

'David Hassell is the CEO of 15Five. This post originally appeared on the 15five blog. We work in an age where detailed information and data are available across so many areas of our businesses, driving our decisions because the numbers don’t lie. But when it comes to assessing our people, quantitative analysis is only half the story. The other half of analyzing employee performance and team dynamics involves listening to your employees to hear a story more subtle and complex than the numbers al

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SiliconHills

MAY 23, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News A panel of women entrepreneurs in Austin managed to find funding for their ventures despite the odds being stacked against them. “There’s no ratio or statistic that has gotten in their way,” said Jan Ryan, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Women@Austin. That panel at the Austin Technology […] The post Pioneering Women Tech Entrepreneurs in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Entrepreneur Media Founder 125

Mike Michalowicz

MAY 23, 2014

'No pictures, not much text. Just 55 seconds until you are getting the best word of mouth marketing for free! 1. One Hand Washes The Other. By pitching a client or customer to a source for some PR, you not only make them extremely happy, but you make the source that is interviewing them happy. It is a win-win in the world of PR. 2. Blind Referrals. Don’t be afraid to say, “My product works great for , but I also love.” If you genuinely like someone’s product, it will give you credibi

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SiliconHills

MAY 23, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The Austin Technology Council’s Startup Showdown builds a bridge between the startup community and those who have more seasoned experiences and companies, said Josh Alexander, founder of Toopher. Toopher, a security platform that helps businesses authentic and verify their customers online, won the ATC Startup Showcase in […] The post Four Austin Startups Shine at the 2014 ATC Startup Showdown appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

MAY 23, 2014

'Filament Labs raised $1 million in a seed round led by Mercury Fund to grow their flagship product, Patient IO, a care plan delivery platform for health professionals. Patient IO helps health professionals create personalized care plans that can be seamlessly delivered to patients outside the clinic.

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SiliconHills

MAY 23, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News In a panel titled “Austin’s Brand: Go Big or Go Home” at the Austin Technology Council’s CEO Summit three seasoned tech leaders gave their perspective on building a billion dollar company. “Something that Austin is not known for is thinking big,” said Mark McClain, CEO and founder […] The post Go Big Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 23, 2014

'The Entrepreneurial Mind : Populr.me founder Nicholas Holland talks about scratching the various entrepreneurial itches, as well as his recent participation in 500 Startups- one of the top accelerator programs in the world. Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious The post The Entrepreneurial Itch Never Really Goes Away appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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Programming Founder Startup 68

SiliconHills

MAY 23, 2014

'When San Francisco-based Dropbox announced plans to open an office in Austin, the company had more volunteers than positions here. “We still have interest,” said Ross Piper, vice president of enterprise strategy at Dropbox. The startup kicked off its local office with a small founding team from San Francisco to maintain its corporate culture, Piper […] The post Dropbox’s Austin Office Serves as Gateway to Latin America appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2014

'Six “Killer” Tips to Bring Your Outbound Marketing Back to Life written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is from Gal Borenstein – Enjoy! . Is outbound marketing finally dead? Conventional wisdom says yes. After all, how many of us look forward to getting spam emails from businesses we don’t know or open an envelope with an invitation to a “free” event we know is rigged to sell

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Austin Startup

MAY 23, 2014

'Famigo, a company providing safer experiences for children on mobile devices, is now available pre-installed on the HTC One M8 on the AT&T network.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2014

'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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