YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 19, 2013
'You have a great idea for an app or a startup but you have have absolutely no programming skills. You can either search for a technical co-founder who shares the same vision – which is a lot harder than it sounds – or look at outsourcing to a competent and affordable agency that can help you put something together (but without the soul).
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 19, 2013
'How to Deliver Extreme Value Through a Collaborative Sales Process written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Today’s sales process must be bathed in collaboration. The idea of a “sales process” is not a new one, most sales people either figure something out that works and it become the de facto process for them or their organization hands down and trains around a specific method or moving a lead from inquiry to close.
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deal architect
AUGUST 19, 2013
'I was part of a group of analysts Gartner started hiring in the mid 90s to expand their business applications coverage. It launched the Administrative Application Services (AAS), Customer Relational Management (CRM), Integrated Logistics Services (ILS), and several vertical ones.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Too many entrepreneurs still believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and investors will throw money at you. Every investor I know is frustrated with the poor quality of the business plans they get. This is sad, since “how to write a business plan” is a frequent topic found in every business journal, and a common title in the business section of every book store.
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
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 19, 2013
'I’ve talked openly about the five month long depressive episode I went through earlier this year. If you missed it, I encourage you to read my article last month in Inc. Magazine titled Entrepreneurial Life Shouldn’t Be This Way–Should It? Depression is a fact of life for some entrepreneurs. My depression lifted near the end of May and I’ve been feeling normal for the past few months.
Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 19, 2013
'In this episode of On A Roll, Mike Michalowicz explains how $10/hour may be worth a lot more than $100/hour. It is all about moving from a “doing it” mindset to an investing mindset.
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Growthink Blog
AUGUST 19, 2013
'An endearing, but dangerous quality of entrepreneurs and small business owners is their propensity to go all-in -- not only pouring all of their lives, hearts and souls into their business, but all of their money too. Of course, many entrepreneurs simply need every penny they have and more to fund their businesses and there just isn''t any money left to invest in anything else.
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 19, 2013
'I just read How LinkedIn became a Wall Street juggernaut on Techcrunch. The article lists four things, three of which relate to being a great company (multiple growth vectors, a product that gets better as it gets bigger, deep competitive advantage). The fourth describes how their approach to the market, which was to under promise and over deliver.
Up and Running
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Today’s consumers expect great customer service and if they don’t find it, they’ll spend their money elsewhere. What can you do to go above and beyond to ensure customers not only buy from you, but also recommend your business? Here are four sure-fire tips for effective consumer engagement. 1. Use Twitter to Connect with Customers Instantly.
The Next Web
AUGUST 19, 2013
'Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. He is the co-founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc. His passions are business process automation, surfing, and his new baby girl Maya. ?. Sales are the bloodstream for most businesses, and tech startups are no exception. It’s always better to be earn money, not just raise it, as money you earn doesn’t dilute your ownership and reassures your investors.
Up and Running
AUGUST 19, 2013
'In 2009, Helen Nahoopii was unemployed—laid off in the midst of the recession from her job in non-profit fund development—and itching for the next big thing in her life. And then one evening, while preparing dinner with her good friend Rayton Takata, she found it: Rayton’s infamous teriyaki steak, the meal she loved and looked forward to, was so good and so unique that it could be the cornerstone of a restaurant menu.
Jeff Hilimire
AUGUST 19, 2013
'We work so hard to achieve the goal. We’re taught at an early age to set a goal and then try like heck to achieve it. Sports, politics, business…they all teach us that there is first place and then there is failing. That if we don’t reach the destination then we haven’t achieved anything. But sometimes if you pay close attention, the journey can actually BE the destination.
The Startup Toolkit
AUGUST 19, 2013
'false Imagine you and I are cofounders. We’re talking about the direction of the company. We have different ideas. I am making fair criticisms of your idea and you are doing the same to mine. But my idea is inside my head, so it feels like you’re criticising me, not it. The conversation escalates. It doesn’t end productively. I’m sure you’ve had conversations like this.
Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli
AUGUST 19, 2013
'I needed a simple way to write new A/B tests on a WordPress website and I couldn’t find one that was working specifically for Google Universal Analytics so I wrote one. https://github.com/AymericG/ABjection.js. Basically, it comes down to this: The code will look for any DOM element with the class.ab-call-to-action and will either apply the default variant or the variant1 variant.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 19, 2013
'by Chris Majer, author of “ The Power to Transform: 90 Days to a New You “ You can’t transform your business, until you transform yourself. Knowledge and learning are critical. You have to learn new ways of being and moving in the world, new ways to carry yourself, and new practices to achieve your ambitions. Learning is the only way forward.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 19, 2013
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.
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