thebarefootvc
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I gave a talk, titled “What in the World?”, almost exactly 2 years ago to this day at Bloomberg LP’s headquarters in NYC as part of Social Media Week. You can view the full presentation here. I overviewed demographic and economic trends globally and outlined the opportunity for technology companies to access growth in the emerging markets.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Teams that build continuous customer discovery into their DNA will become smarter than their investors, and build more successful companies. — Awhile back I blogged about Ashwin , one of my ex-students wanted to raise a seed round to build Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) with a Hyper-spectral camera and fly it over farm fields collecting hyper-spectral images.
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Spencer Fry
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'It''s been a while since I wrote a new article for my website — over three months in fact — and I''m sorry about that. I''ve been continuing to publish new writing almost weekly over at Treehouse , one article for Ooomf and an essay in the soon-to-be-published Customer Support Handbook. You should check those out if you''re looking for new writing by me.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I have a feeling Kirill Tatarinov, EVP for Microsoft Business Solutions, is going to have a more nuanced version of this statement come March 3 at his conference in Atlanta “No-one has done cloud ERP!” I bet Zach Nelson and.
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
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'by Asif Khan, CEO of Caremerge. An adult child’s concern for an aging parent is nothing new, but as the baby boomer generation heads for retirement the Department of Health and Human Services says nearly 20% of the population will be 65 or older by 2030. The concern about aging parents living alone at home is about to reach an all-time high and while the state of assisted living facilities continues to improve, many seniors prefer to keep their independence as long as possible.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Rahul Varshneya is the co-founder of Arkenea Technologies and a mobile strategy advisor. He can be contacted via Twitter @rahulvarshneya. Aspiring entrepreneurs often don’t even start up. The reasons are aplenty, but if you can get over these five, you have got a chance to start your first venture. You have it in you to start your own venture… or so you think.
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Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I had a wonderful time interviewing Larry Gold last night at Entrepreneurs Unplugged. Larry is a special guy and someone I learn from every time I’m with him. Among the many great stories he told, including a doozy about the time he was a sophomore at Yale, he had a powerful one about how entrepreneurs assess potential outcomes. It resulted in a fun version of entrepreneurial math.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Marketing is always changing and companies who are at the leading edge of advanced techniques will get on top and stay there. It requires skill, taking chances, and knowing what your customer wants before they spend their money with another company. 1. Good Marketing Strategies Costs Less Money in the End. Effective marketing starts with an initial investment and ends when that investment yields monetary gains.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Go pitch a VC with an idea, and they''ll tell you to build it. Go to them with a prototype and they''ll tell you to launch it. Launch it, and they''ll tell you to get more users. Get users and they''ll tell you to get paying customers. Get paying customers and they''ll tell you to get bigger, enterprise clients. Get enterprise clients and they''ll tell you to get them faster, because it seems to be taking too long.
Gust
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'There are two separate and distinct sets of things that you need to look at when evaluating an offer. The first, and most important, has to do with who the investment is from. It is impossible to over-emphasize the value of “smart money” and “good money” over “dumb money” and “evil money” You should do at least as much diligence on your potential investor as they are doing on you.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Neil Helm is Chief Executive Officer at OzForex , a global provider of online international payment services. In October 2013, OzForex listed. It was the biggest IPO the Australian market had seen all year , and sparked a flurry of subsequent listings – but ‘going public’ was not the only option we considered, and until we had progressed our exit strategy to near completion, it also seemed the most unlikely.
Babbling VC
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'So it''s been a couple hours now that the news is out: Facebook purchased WhatsApp for €16B (plus €3B on top for employee retention). There''s plenty of press out there about this so have fun sifting. Nevertheless, it seems like there are two things missing from the analysis of this purchase. 1. Facebook just made every damn other messaging app that much more expensive.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'We all know it’s better to seek good advice and have a safety net before you need it. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs end up learning that lesson the hard way. It’s not always obvious what traps you might get caught in before it’s too late (and you’re a few thousand dollars poorer). To learn some common legal pitfalls we’d all be better off avoiding, we asked nine founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what unexpected things they found themselves ne
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News San Antonio is on a short list of cities that may get Google Fiber high-speed Internet access to the home. “San Antonians deserve Internet speed that is faster than the third world and now we’ll have it,” Mayor Julian Castro said at a press conference at City […] The post San Antonio on a Short List for Google Fiber High Speed Internet appeared first on SiliconHills.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I just read The Perils of Renting Mailing Lists: Bank Mailer Sent to “Slut” on Small Business Trends: . A San Francisco freelance writer got a credit card offer in the mail from Bank of America, addressed to “Lisa Is A Slut McIntire.” … A letter inside the addressed envelope even has the same unfortunate name tagged in paragraphs to make it sound more personal, like: “Lisa Is A Slut McIntire, you have earned this special ….”.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'In a press conference this morning, RideScout and Austin B-cycle announced the recent integration of the bikeshare system in RideScout’s mobile app and celebrated better transportation options in the city. RideScout, an Austin-based startup, is a technology platform that connects users to public, private and social modes of transportation, linking users to Austin B-cycle, CapMetro, car2go, Electric Cab, and pedicab as well as walking, biking, driving, and real-time parking options in one app.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Why Earned Media Is Essential to Marketing Success written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Marketing podcast with Christina Daves. The term “earned media” is pretty fashionable these days. While it’s certainly taken on expanding meaning of late, I’ve been using it for years. photo credit: European Parliament via photopin cc.
Andrew Payne
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'A few years ago, I was bearish on Dropbox. I thought they would be an OS feature in time and that turning down a (rumored) $800m from Apple was a bad move. On Quora, I wrote : I think “slow fade” is another probable outcome. I’m reminded of FTP Software, which went like gang-busters selling a TCP/IP stack for Windows. Their revenues fell very quickly after Microsoft started shipping TCP/IP as part of the OS.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I’ve always been someone who listened to music on my laptop when I needed to crank out some work. Helps me to focus and block everything else out. The key was always to find music that I knew so I didn’t get distracted by the music itself. Recently I’ve heard of people watching (or listening to) movies while they work. I thought that sounded crazy at first but then a week ago decided to try it out.
Andrew Payne
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'A few years ago, I was bearish on Dropbox. I thought they would be an OS feature in time and that turning down a (rumored) $800m from Apple was a bad move. On Quora, I wrote : I think “slow fade” is another probable outcome. I’m reminded of FTP Software, which went like gang-busters selling a TCP/IP stack for Windows. Their revenues fell very quickly after Microsoft started shipping TCP/IP as part of the OS.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Today''s feature is with Jerry Bowerman, CEO of sonarDesign.
Scalable Startup
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'tomnora : Starting a wine related travel company, looking for partners, collaborators. Originally posted on Bucket List Publications : As I was flying in first class because of a free upgrade then again when I arrived at Marriott’s Newport Coast Villas to two massive welcome baskets and a schedule of luxury events, it really sunk in; being a travel writer is better than winning the lottery.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. “If you have visions, you should go see a doctor” - Helmut Schmidt, one of the most admired German chancellors.
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'I received an email from Blake, a business owner in Australia, this morning (at 3am, mind you). He joined an accountability group that is “Pumpkin Planning” their businesses. Each one of the members is located near a major city and has identified an industry vertical, except Blake. For Blake the nearest populous area is Melbourne, an eight hour drive and at least seven run-ins with kangaroos from his house.
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