The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Jackson Bond is the co-founder of Relayr , the team behind the WunderBar - a set of wireless detachable sensors and smart modules, all of which can be monitored and controlled from your phone and web apps. After deciding to launch a crowdfunding campaign for our product, we landed on the date of December 16th, 2013. Nothing about this sounds out of the ordinary, except that we had chosen this date just four weeks prior to when we needed to launch.

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thebarefootvc

JANUARY 27, 2014

'I just wrote a short piece which Quartz published today. I’m re-posting below. Do I think we are in a valuation bubble? I think that later stage valuations are frothy (for reasons I explain below) while earlier stage valuations are starting to stabilize from previous highs (with the exception of the superstar serial entrepreneur) - turns out scaling in a sea of competition (both startup and entrenched) is not so easy.

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deal architect

JANUARY 27, 2014

'I am a lifelong software guy – developer, analyst, blogger, author– and have marveled how the industry has grown around the world over the decades. The New Florence blog has number of software innovation categories, my books are chockfull of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the best entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. On the average, the entrepreneurs I know are living on Ramen noodles. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. They rush in with a passion to better the world, and money is just an indication of their progress.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Singapore, as we know, is a startup-friendly city. As a technology and startup system it is supported by its government to some extent or another, and has attracted many entrepreneurs from around the region – and indeed from around the world – to start a company here. But is there any data supporting this? Apparently there is.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Marc Andreesen famously said that “ software is eating the world.” Now it looks like mobile is eating the web. Back in 2010, Mary Meeker and Morgan Stanley predicted that within the next five years, “more users will connect to the Internet over mobile devices than desktop PCs.” We’ve arrived at that milestone. The shift from desktop to mobile, whether smartphone or tablet, is happening across a variety of activities.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 27, 2014

'I was talking to a female engineer turned product manager last week about her experience as one of the few women at a hackathon. While she didn''t experience anything particularly negative, she still didn''t feel particularly welcome. When you''re one of only a few people who look like you in a place, if the event is a free-for-all, it''s tough to break into new groups and connect with strangers.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Recently I’ve been hearing a lot that there is a new bubble in Silicon Valley. People are worried that it will burst and we will feel the effects over here. They generally cite one off events like Snapchat turning down a $3bn acquisition or Google’s $3.2bn acquisition of Nest as evidence. This sort of debate seems to come round every year or two and my view today is that there are localised incidents of frothy behaviour but nothing widespread enough that we should call it a bubble.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Today I’m reviewing value propositions of several websites. Value propositions are critically important – especially if you’re not super well known or you’re driving traffic via ads. Background reading: How to create a good value proposition. How to come up with a value proposition if what you sell is not unique. Watch this 7-minute review: Websites mentioned in this review: Tradable.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 27, 2014

'It’s really hard to be a CEO. Becoming a great CEO takes a lot of time, work, focus, coaching, and introspection. My very close friend Jerry Colonna is hosting his second CEO Bootcamp from April 2 – April 6. Several CEOs from the Foundry Group portfolio went last year and each had an amazing time. This year I’m going to be attending as a special guest and participating throughout the four day program.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 27, 2014

'In Predictably Irrational , Dan Ariely recounts a study of coffee drinkers. When coffee was served to test subjects in fanciful dishware, complemented with condiments in beautiful glass and metal containers, they believed the coffee tasted better than when the same coffee and condiments were served in Styrofoam cups. The quality of the surroundings greatly influences the experience.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 27, 2014

'A tax audit cost serial entrepreneur Jordan Markuson one of his businesses. Jordan Markuson has six startups under his entrepreneurial belt. From a real estate investment company to a supplement business, he has really built up his startup street credit. But while this young entrepreneur enjoyed early success, one of his startups hit a roadblock. A roadblock called the IRS.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 27, 2014

'I am a sponsor of Children’s Literature Independently Published Principals’ Award (CLIPPA). I am a major believer in self-published authors, and am sharing this with you should you qualify as a nominee: The CLIPPA, Children’s Literature Independently Published Principals’ Award, recognizes self-published authors who are serious about promoting their books, and who strive to stand out in the market of the millions of books printed each year.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2014

'My prediction going into the weekend was that SpareFoot would repeat this year in the Austin Startup Games. If you''re not familiar with the games, they pit teams from Austin startups against each other in such prestigious events as flip cup, foosball, and beer pong. The real winners at this event are the charities, as each team is playing for their favorite charitable organization.

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Rob Go

JANUARY 27, 2014

'A lot of things are evolving in the startup and VC world. Many of them for the better, as there has been a great surge in great talent going after big ideas and greater access to capital at the early stages. It’s an exciting time to be an entrepreneur and investor in this ecosystem. But I find myself lamenting some things that seem to be changing.

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Jeff Hilimire

JANUARY 27, 2014

'One of the benefits of having an Android device – I have the Nexus 5 and it’s the best phone I’ve ever had – is that you can use apps that really allow you to tweak and improve your phone. Unfortunately, Apple still does not allow you to use apps such as the ones I’m about to describe, which is a big reason that I’m an Android user now.

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aweissman.com

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Over the holiday, I was visiting my mother on the upper east side of Manhattan. To get to her place from the subway I needed to cross 86th Street at 3rd Avenue. I''ve been crossing that street since I was 5 years old, it''s a horribly crowded corner. On the east side of the street are public and private bus stops. On the west side are numerous retail shops and a movie theater, and at the corner is the famous Papaya King hot dog stand which attracts hungry cab drivers pulling over in front all d

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