Tue.Jan 06, 2015

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There Are 4 Types of Startups

Steve Blank

'There are 4 types of startups. Which one are you? If you can’t see the video click here. Filed under: 2 Minute Lessons , Market Types.

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6 Important Steps To Consider When Starting A Business

YoungUpstarts

'Starting a business can be an exciting prospect. For many people, it might be their lifelong dream. In fact, more people nowadays are starting their own businesses than ever before. The prospect of working for yourself can be a thrilling one. Setting your own hours, dictating your workload and answering to no-one but yourself is the dream of millions.

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Israeli tech exits hit $6.94 Billion in 2014

VC Cafe

'A new report by IVC Research Center and law firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal found that 99 Israeli high tech exits reached $6.94 billion in 2014 up 5 percent from $6.59 billion of 2013 (90 exits). The IPO activity in 2014 reached a 10 year peak, to $2.1 billion. 18 companies sold in the range of $100 million to $500 million, compared to 12 in 2013 and the M&A equity ratio is up sharply.

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Crucial Printed Marketing Materials You Shouldn’t Ignore

YoungUpstarts

'Everyone is raving about online marketing, but you shouldn’t write off print materials just yet. There’s evidence that people become more engaged with print material, which provides less of a fleeting presence than an online ad which could be gone in a blink. Although you have just a few seconds to get someone to look at a print ad, it’s more time than is available to get someone’s attention online.

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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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Business Owners Share Their 2015 New Year’s Resolutions

Up and Running

'2015 is here, and you’ve got plans for your business. It’s that time of year again—you’ve no doubt been spending time on vacation and with your loved ones, and now it’s a new year and you’re getting back into the swing of things. Of course, being an entrepreneur, you’re also doing some reflection. How did 2014 go for you? The start of the year is a good time to take stock of what worked well for your business and what mistakes may have been made.

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An Idea for Amazon to Spread More Joy

A Crowded Space

'I now have a 3 month old baby boy. His arrival has been highly correlated with a rapid increase in Amazon purchases… diapers, wipes, toys, books, diaper bags, play mats, etc. . I love pretty much everything about Amazon these days. They are wonderful — they supply our life. . The only downside to this supply is the massive quantity of cardboard boxes that accumulate each week in my house.

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How To Destroy Employee Loyalty

Mike Michalowicz

'I had dinner a few nights ago with a friend who works for a Fortune 500 company. He’s been looking for another job for nearly two years now, and he told me that he’s been so unhappy – so mentally checked out – that he’s been doing the least amount of work that he possibly can while still going unnoticed. He’s basically dead weight, and he knows it.

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Entrepreneurs: go deep, not broad

The Equity Kicker

'I just read Evan William’s post making the point that comparing different companies using a single metric (say unique visitors) is dangerous. He draws an analogy with rectangles, saying that anyone with half an education wouldn’t judge the size of a rectangle if they only knew the length of one side. He then goes on to say (and this is my point today): Most Internet companies would build better things and create more value if they paid more attention to depth than breadth.

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How to Promote Every Piece of Content You Create

Duct Tape Marketing

'How to Promote Every Piece of Content You Create written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. You’ve written a series of useful blog posts and done everything you’ve told to optimize that content for your most important keyword phrases. Now it’s time to post it to your social media profiles and sit back and enjoy the rush of traffic.

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