Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

'The greatest number of jobs is created when startups create a new market – one where the product or service never existed before or is radically more convenient. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect. These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 24, 2013

'I’m seeing a renewed appreciation of culture and values in business these days. Maybe it’s just another example of nature abhorring a vacuum, but I prefer to think it’s a natural evolution of the pervasive social networking communities, where people relate to and expect to interact with businesses and products they like. They drive the market, rather than the other way around.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 24, 2013

'The greatest number of jobs is created when startups create a new market – one where the product or service never existed before or is radically more convenient. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect. These opponents have their own name – “rent seekers” – the landlords of the status-quo. Smart startups prepare to face off against rent seekers and map out creative strategies for doing so… First, however, they need to understand what a

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deal architect

JUNE 24, 2013

'We hear so much about Silicon Valley and Bangalore and Shanghai that it is refreshing to hear about innovations in other parts of the world. Google''s Project Loon Finland''s next blockbuster Spain: Mobile Banking Innovation Santander: A city of sensors.

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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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Agile VC

JUNE 24, 2013

'Ferdinand Porsche’s electric car, circa early 1900s. I’ve been doing some thinking about the future of cars and the impact of the internet. A large part of this is just some idle thoughts, a small part is driven by my love of cars, and a small part is thinking about what potential opportunities for innovation & investment might stem from this.

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Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 24, 2013

'I recently bought my last proverbial truck load of coffee from CoffeeForLess. I have a Keurig, and found the CoffeeForLess site to be competitively priced for the Keurig cups. I became a loyal customer after I made my first purchase about a year ago. The transaction went smoothly. The coffee arrived quickly. And the price was fair. I’m sure other sites have better prices, but the transaction was so easy and smooth I labeled myself as a CoffeeForLess consumer.

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Up and Running

JUNE 24, 2013

'Step one was deciding to green your company’s buildings and culture, but step two is getting your employees on board with your company’s new environmentally-friendly persona. Here are some creative ways to get where you’re trying to go: 1. Form a “green team” Implement an employee-run committee to come up with Earth-conscious measures.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 24, 2013

'The big news in my corner of the world is that after nine good years I’ve left DFJ Esprit to join Forward Internet Group where I will be Managing Partner at Forward Investment Partners (FIP), responsible for early stage investments and Forward Labs. The core business of FIP is seed stage investments in tech companies and Labs is in the business of creating companies, again in the tech space.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 24, 2013

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News In Austin, Mike Holp has become one of those guys who seems to be at every tech event, making friends and hawking his app: Dude Where’s My Car? DWMC lets iOS users mark where they left their cars so that if they have to park in some [.] The post Mike Holp Moved to Austin and Created “Dude, Where’s My Car?

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 24, 2013

'The fundamental challenge of modern business is finding that right balance between tactics and strategy, between execution and innovation, between management and entrepreneurship. Typically, as companies grow and age, they naturally become more tactical, more execution - focused. In contrast, the “tabula rasa” of startups has traditionally been the best milieu for out-of-the-box strategy and innovation to thrive.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 24, 2013

'Tweet Download the Text Transcript in PDF. Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes. Have you noticed how many people go around calling themselves a social media expert , yet don’t have much proof that they actually have earned real business results from it? In this interview I introduce you to a person who has worked with social media to generate … Read the rest of this entry » Download the Text Transcript in PDF Subscribe to this Podcast in iTunes Have you noticed how many people

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Up and Running

JUNE 24, 2013

'Get your business on Pinterest : 69 percent of Pinterest’s users say they use or have used their pin boards to “get inspiration on what to buy” “Small Business Person” vs. “Entrepreneur” : Which one are you? Will crowdfunding change the face of entrepreneurship? Scott Purcell , CEO of FundAmerica , says crowdfunding will be “bigger than the internet” when its potential is fully realized.

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Business Plan Blog

JUNE 24, 2013

'Many first time entrepreneurs get tripped up on the positioning statement portion of their business plan and how it differentiates from their value proposition. In this blog post, we will tell you just how to write a positioning statement. Please refer to the following links for instructions on how to write a value proposition and the difference between a value proposition and positioning statement.

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Up and Running

JUNE 24, 2013

'If you’re a small business owner trying to make sense of what you need to do in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act, you should check this out—the top business planning advisors at Palo Alto Software and leading human resources experts at ThinkHR are teaming up to offer a webinar on how to prepare for the upcoming changes in national health care laws.

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Jeff Hilimire

JUNE 24, 2013

'The prison I toured in Jackson, Georgia. What a day. Thanks to Leadership Atlanta , I find myself striving to experience things that I never would have before. I want need my eyes to continue to be opened wide. And yesterday was the epitome of that. One of my new friends from my Leadership Atlanta class invited me to go on a tour of a prison in Georgia and I excitedly signed up.

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Bryce Dot VC

JUNE 24, 2013

'Thanks to the magic of Timehop I was reminded that a year ago today we made the trek back to Utah after 2 years in the bay area. The picture above was taken of the 5 kids in our driveway before we all loaded into the car for the 12hr drive (yes, our house had its own name- Echo Creek). As I flipped through the pictures in my feed this morning, I was reminded of the way we felt then- e xcitement around starting fresh in a familiar place; yet, uncertain about the impact it might have on us as a

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2013

'by Susan Baroncini-Moe, author of “ Business In Blue Jeans: How To Have A Successful Business On Your Own Terms, In Your Own Style “ Seasoned entrepreneurs know many things that newbies don’t, but there are five that are at the top of the list. Once you master these five things, you, too, will join the ranks of seasoned, successful entrepreneurs. 1.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2013

'I believe in the power of hiring business coaches. The practice is proven and pretty much a mainstream behavior for many in business today. photo credit: DVIDSHUB via photopin cc. But, simply hiring a coach to help you work on some aspect of your business, career or life does not guarantee success or even progress. One of the things I’ve learned about the coaching relationships I’ve had over the years is that it takes a certain kind of approach to get results and it takes a great amount o

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 24, 2013

'Recently, I asked my newsletter readers and members of the NY Tech Meetup who they supported for Mayor. Hundreds of responses later, the results were pretty interesting. First off, you have to win the primary, so let''s start with Registered NYC Democrats and Republicans. That''s key, because many of the respondants who answered the survey with who they were supporting were either a) not registered to vote in NYC or b) not registered with a political party.

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