Fri.Aug 29, 2014

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Entrepreneurs Need To Be Experts On Social Change

Startup Professionals Musings

'Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt just as completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Today’s customer buying dynamics are all about “user experience,” according to Brian Solis, in his recent book “ What’s the Future of Business?

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

Up and Running

'How do I decide if a business idea is likely to be successful? While there are no guarantees any startup business will be successful, a good first step to determine if an idea makes sense before proceeding with an investment of time and resources is to do a venture feasibility study. A venture feasibility study analyzes an idea from several perspectives: market opportunity, competition, resources available, resource gaps, financial viability, operational issues, intellectual property rights, de

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The Top Google Analytics Reports for Assessing Mobile Activity

Duct Tape Marketing

'The Top Google Analytics Reports for Assessing Mobile Activity written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from Mark Hansen – Enjoy! As the use of mobile devices continues to increase, understanding the needs and behaviors of our mobile visitors is increasingly important.

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Grand Challenges

deal architect

'I love interviewing senior corporate executives for my books. The conversations are always about large problems they are trying to solve. So, for this book, an executive talked to me about how they define Big Data. 15 gb of data.

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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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Top 3 Do’s Online Before Starting that Job Hunt

YoungUpstarts

'by Lior Tal , co-founder of Repnup. A job hunt isn’t the easiest task in the world, but if you have to get ahead, you have to look out for better opportunities. Hunting for a great job is inevitable in professional life, until you attain your elusive goals of success. But before you start applying to roles and companies for better professional growth, there are some very important steps you must take to improve your chances in landing that dream job.

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Habits of a highly productive entrepreneur: Do better work by taking time off

The Next Web

'Jason SurfrApp is the founder of IWearYourShirt and author of Creativity For Sale. Want to read more of his writing? Go to MoreJason.com. I can remember it clear as day. The first year of IWearYourShirt was coming to a (fun and profitable) end and people were emailing in to congratulate me on pulling off such a crazy idea. Besides the accolades, there was a message that got repeated over and over: “Jason, you did a great job with the first year of IWearYourShirt, but you need to plan to take s

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12 things you should know about raising money from angel investors

The Next Web

'When you need funding, angel investors can seem like a godsend. However, raising money from angels isn’t as easy, or as simple, as it might seem. To learn more, I asked 12 successful founders from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: I’m thinking of raising money from angels. What is one thing I should know? Their best answers are below: 1.

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Impress investors with your execution of the fundraising process

The Equity Kicker

'Semil Shah wrote a good post yesterday with advice for entrepreneurs raising money. He makes a number of good points and the full post is well worth a read, but if I was to summarise it in one sentence it would be ‘impress investors with the way you execute your fundraising process’ That means: Get a quality introduction. Fashion your first email well.

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When should you delegate your tasks? A helpful guide for control freaks

The Next Web

'Ilya Pozin is a serial entrepreneur, writer, and investor. He is the founder of online video entertainment platform Pluto.TV, social greeting card company Open Me, and digital marketing agency Ciplex. Are you killing your employees or coworkers with your controlling behavior? Delegating doesn’t come easy to many of us, but micromanaging rarely motivates people to work harder.

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4 Easy Ways to Lower Your Monthly Expenses

Up and Running

'Small changes, like converting to energy-efficient light bulbs, can save you money. Whether your business is a brand new venture, or you’ve been up and running for years already, it’s likely that you’re on the lookout to reduce your expenditure as much as possible. A common fear that comes with saving money is the concept of “cutting back,” that a large-scale, dramatic change is necessary in order for you to start saving exponentially—and of course it’s more than reasonable that as

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Can Watching Movies Teach You The Key To Winning Negotiations?

Mike Michalowicz

'I’m old school. I like Roger Moore as James Bond. But you never know when your tastes can change, so I went to see the new James Bond movie (with new guy Daniel Craig) with a friend of mine. And I thought was kinda marginal. I came out and realized I still have a bias toward Roger Moore. Sure the gadgets were cool, but I definitely think the movie was not even close to Moonraker.

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Awesome quotes from The Effective Executive

A Crowded Space

'I recently finished reading The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker. It’s a business classic that’s chock full of exceptional advice and insights. It was originally published in 1966 and all of the lessons still apply. Here are my highlights. Enjoy. The Effective Executive (Harperbusiness Essentials) by Peter F. Drucker "The fewer people, the smaller, the less activity inside, the more nearly perfect is the organization in terms of its only reason for existence: the service to

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SXSW Eco Announces Startup Showcase and Place by Design Finalists

SiliconHills

'South by Southwest Interactive attracts geeks from all over the world every March to find out about the latest technology. But another SXSW conference, held every October, attracts companies worldwide to focus on innovative solutions for saving the planet from environmental destruction. That conference is SXSW Eco and this week, its organizers announced the finalists […] The post SXSW Eco Announces Startup Showcase and Place by Design Finalists appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Diapers with a Triple Bottom Line

The Entrepreneurial Mind

'Entrepreneurial Profile : Jessica Alba: The Honest Company. Jessica Alba, a successful actress, founded The Honest Company with the vision of pursuing the three “P’s” of a triple bottom line business : profit, people, and planet. The Honest Company initially sold diapers online, but quickly expanded its product line and began selling through retail stores, such as Target and Costco.

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By Popular Demand, Mahana Expands Outside the Restaurant Industry

SiliconHills

'BY SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News One of the rules of startups is that you can’t always follow the rules of startups. Mahana was trying. After launching its technology that helped restaurants reach out to their best customers when they were in proximity of the establishment, it kept getting calls from hotels, sports […] The post By Popular Demand, Mahana Expands Outside the Restaurant Industry appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Twitter Link Roundup #232 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

'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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San Antonio’s Code for America Fellows Create “Homebase” App

SiliconHills

'Since January, the Code for America brigade has worked with the City of San Antonio. The team made up of Maya Benari, David Leonard and Amy Mok have met with citizens and city officials. They spent a few months here working and then went back to San Francisco to complete their project. Now they’ve completed […] The post San Antonio’s Code for America Fellows Create “Homebase” App appeared first on SiliconHills.

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5 Lead Generation Avenues You May Never Have Thought Of

YoungUpstarts

'by Frank E. Paterno, VP of Marketing at Intelliverse. The Internet is a powerful channel that continuously develops the way people connect with brands, products, and services. In the age where the Internet is in full swing and people’s attention spans are slim to none, it’s important to ensure that your brand sticks out from the pack. Looking beyond the typical lead generation avenues of your business can significantly increase the top of your lead funnel.

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Interactions to Hire 1,000 Customer Service Workers in Austin

SiliconHills

'Interactions Corp., a Boston-area based company which provides virtual assistant services to companies, plans to expand in the Austin area by hiring 1,000 new employees by next year. The company is hiring people who can provide customer service and do data entry jobs to support Interactions’ iCenters, an automated system for customer support.

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