Wed.Oct 09, 2013

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[Infographic] What Does It Cost To Run A Startup?

YoungUpstarts

'Planning to start your own technology startup? That’s great, but do you know how much it will cost to hire the talent that would make take your idea from concept all the way to a market-ready product? And even if you do, did you know that where you’re based also matters when it comes to doing up the numbers? It’s true – it’s cheaper to start a company in some countries compared to others.

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“BUG: Government occasionally shuts down”

SiliconHills

'Dave Rupert, a software developer with Paravel in Austin, posted a bug to GitHub, a web-based hosting service for software development projects. Rupert goes by the name “davatron5000″ on Github. I filed a bug with the @whitehouse https://t.co/Lf75PaCeR1 — Dave Rupert (@davatron5000) October 9, 2013 Here’s the complete post: “No one is assigned.

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Five Ways Your Company May Be Scaring Away Innovative Ideas

YoungUpstarts

'by Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer, authors of “ Smartstorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas “ For most of us, the arrival of Halloween evokes childhood memories of trick-or-treating, jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, goblins, witches, black cats—and staying up late to watch horror movies like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street.

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10 Ways To Manage The Stress From Your New Company

Startup Professionals Musings

'One of the most common complaints I hear from entrepreneurs is that they are overwhelmed by the workload and stress of starting their company. Then there are the additional challenges of balancing the demands of family and friends. Having too much on your plate can turn your dream into a nightmare. Some people will tell you to just get a bigger plate, meaning hire some help.

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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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What tech world can learn from Joe Maddon

deal architect

'“Joe Maddon used so many pitchers, (the network) TBS ran out of commercials” was a smart comment I heard last night as the Tampa Bay Rays finally used up their nine lives in this year’s baseball season. The Rays played.

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WineFamily – Connecting Wine People In Asia

YoungUpstarts

'One of the key selling prepositions of e-commerce platforms is the fact they promise to bring producers and consumers together while cutting out the middle men in order to get costs down. But newly-launched Asia-based online wine marketplace WineFamily instead aims to invite licensed wine retailers across the region to create virtual stores in an Etsy-style platform and sell directly online to consumers in Asia.

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Defrag 2013 In One Month

Feld Thoughts

'We’re just under one month until Defrag , and if you’re a startup founder, a VC, and IT exec, or anyone that wants to have their brain stretched, I hope you’ll join me in being there. The agenda is now about 90% complete (check the google doc for real-time updates) and Eric tells me that he’ll be finalizing everything in the next week or so.

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How to keep your business going even when the CEO disappears

The Next Web

'Ilya Pozin is an entrepreneur, writer and investor. He is the founder of Open Me , a social greeting card company, and Ciplex , a digital marketing agency. He’s a columnist on entrepreneurship and marketing. More often than not, a company’s big achievements are attributed to the work of an amazing CEO or a few all-star players. But let’s face it: Your company couldn’t succeed without its entire team.

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Synthetic biology

The Equity Kicker

'Yesterday I gave a brief intro to Singularity University where I am spending the week immersed in technologies that are changing the world and thinking about how they can be applied to the world’s biggest problems. One of those technologies is synthetic biology which promises to help with cancer and longevity. This short video gives a great intro to synthetic biology and the sort of things we are talking about here.

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SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners

SiliconHills

'South by Southwest Eco this week put the spotlight on the enormous problems facing our planet. It also showcased innovative entrepreneurs and individuals working to solve those problems and conserve natural resources. On Tuesday night, SXSW Eco gave awards to two videos that highlight ways people can make a difference in helping our planet in […] The post SXSW Eco 2013 Award Winners appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Who Should You Hire?

Duct Tape Marketing

'Who Should You Hire? written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Marketing podcast with Dan Schawbel. When it comes to hiring business owners want to find people with the skills they need to do the job. In that regard there are many positions where a set of predetermined skills are generally accepted as the “natural fit.”. photo credit: reutC via photopin cc.

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8 things I learned from Danny Davis about leadership at our fireside chat last night

Jeff Hilimire

'(thanks for the great photo, Jay !). Last night my good friend and marketing extraordinaire, Stephanie Critchfield , interviewed Danny Davis and I in a “fireside chat” on leadership at Digital Atlanta. Danny and I were partners at Spunlogic (along with Raj and Raghu ) so it was fun to talk about our experiences, both together and then separate (Danny started Proving Ground over three years ago and I stayed at Engauge until recently starting Dragon Army ).

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Start Up Nation - Trip Report

Seeing Both Sides

'I spent last week visiting Israel with a group of fellow venture capitalists touring Start Up Nation - a trip sponsored and organized by CJP. We had a terrific time - despite being in the midst of a pretty tough neighborhood, the country''s innovation economy is absolutely booming. A recent report named Tel Aviv the second most vibrant start up ecosystem in the world , behind only Silicon Valley.

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Bangkok.NET User Group #3: Best tools for.NET developers 2013

Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

'Yesterday’s was the third event of the Bangkok.NET user group. We had the pleasure to have some people from Microsoft and an MVP attending. Here are the slides from yesterday’s session about the best tools for.NET developers. Community.

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New Video: Key Startup Investing Risks for Friends, Family, and Angel Investors

Pascal's View

'Establishing a mutual understanding between investors and entrepreneurs as to what each expects from the other is essential to a harmonious beginning for a new venture. The future is likely to be challenging; if entrepreneurs expect to be able to count on additional support from their friends, family, and Angel investors, several key risks that must be addressed in advance.

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How Do you Motivate Yourself and Stay Focused?

Both Sides of the Table

'Look, if you had, one shot. Or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted. In one moment. Would you capture it, or just let it slip? [ Eminem, Lose Yourself ]. I’ve often said that to run a startup you almost have to abstract yourself from the daily stresses and grind just to exist. You almost have to have an out-of-body experience as though it’s not really your life but it’s just a game you’re playing in order to not be buried by the burdens of your decisions.