Steve Blank
JANUARY 2, 2014
'This post is part of our series on the National Science Foundation I-Corps Lean LaunchPad class in Life Science and Health Care at UCSF. Doctors, researchers and Principal Investigators in this class got out of the lab and hospital talked to 2,355 customers, tested 947 hypotheses and invalidated 423 of them. The class had 1,145 engagements with instructors and mentors.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 2, 2014
'I often get asked how I ended up becoming a venture capitalist. When people ask me how they can become a VC, I point them to my partner Seth Levine’s excellent blog posts How to become a venture capitalist and How to get a job in venture capital (revisited). But it occurred to me today – after getting another email asking me how I’d become a VC, that I wasn’t really answering the question.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Many startups these days are started by young, technical or product founders who are in the idealistic phase of their lives and careers. Thus I hear many talk about “radical transparency” when virtually ever experienced operator in my inner circle talks knowingly about that naiveté. It’s not that I don’t love idealism – I was young once, too!
deal architect
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Over the holidays personal data has drawn plenty of my attention. On the one hand, we can celebrate the data rich life we live as I wrote in Living the Vida Data. On the other hand there is a constant.
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
JANUARY 2, 2014
'If you’re a chronic smoker you’ve probably tried quitting those cancer sticks a few times now to no avail. It can be an incredibly tough journey to being smoke-free but there’s help at hand – literally. There are a number of quit smoking applications for the mobile smartphone that can help you along the way. Take Quit Pro , developed by Singapore-based Bitsmedia , for example.
The Next Web
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Justin is the Product Manager for Industry Mailout. He’s passionate about building products that delight customers, and also blogs on justinjackson.ca and tweets via @mijustin. When you’re trying to build your own product, it’s easy to get in a rut. Stuff happens, and it affects your momentum: failed launches, procrastination, fear, not knowing where to start… all these things take their toll.
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SiliconHills
JANUARY 2, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The entire region is booming. As evidence, check out the Forbes story listing Austin and San Antonio number one and two metro areas, respectively, when it comes to booming economies for 2014. San Antonio’s technology industry got a huge boost from Geekdom, a downtown incubator and coworking […] The post San Antonio’s Top 10 Tech Stories for 2013 appeared first on SiliconHills.
This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Storytelling is one of the most important skills you can have as a founder. You tell stories to investors, customers, potential new hires, the press and partners. The key to telling a good story, and what I find most often lacking, is the ability to put yourself in someone else''s shoes. Who is this person and what about this story are they going to care about?
The Startup Lawyer
JANUARY 2, 2014
'I thought I would expand upon and update my “If I Launched a Startup” post from 2010 to include recent issues such as incubators and crowdfunding. So in 2014, here’s what I’d do in the beginning: Incorporation (1) When: As soon as I was serious about making my startup a business (2) Type of Legal […].
Berkonomics
JANUARY 2, 2014
'My dad was a smart businessman, even if not formally trained. He occasionally gave me advice that turned out to be more than wise, looking back at subsequent experience and events. His personal teaching event was a typical experience, as I reflect now upon the tens of partnerships I have counseled over the years. Most often, one partner remained active as another partner drifted away from the business, no longer carrying the weight anticipated at start-up.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 2, 2014
'When you need money the most. when your sales are good, but your profits are bad. when you are exhausted and don’t want the business any more. those times. those are the worst time to sell your business. Would you buy a business (or anything) that needs money desperately to survive, has no profits, and the current owner hates the business? I hope not.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 2, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Austin’s tech industry continued to boom in 2013. Austin ranked number one on the Milken Institute’s list of best performing cities for 2013. Austin ranked number two on Livability Index’s list of the best U.S. cities for people 35 and under. It was a big year for […] The post Austin’s Top 10 Tech Stories for 2013 appeared first on SiliconHills.
The Startup Lawyer
JANUARY 2, 2014
'I typically advise issuing 50% to 80% of the authorized shares of Common Stock to the initial founders upon incorporation. Thus, if the certificate of incorporation authorizes 10,000,000 shares of Common Stock, an aggregate of 5,000,000 to 8,000,000 share should be issued at incorporation. If the startup plans to bring on additional founders in the […].
Up and Running
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Amy Larchuk hopes others can learn from her home business attempt. A growing number of Americans are jumping on the home business bandwagon. One of those wagon-hoppers is Amy Larchuk. She launched MemorialBooklets.com from her Pennsylvania home in 2008. It all started when her friend passed away. In his memory, she collected pictures and poems and put everything together in a nice booklet for his family to have as a keepsake.
Ben's Blog
JANUARY 2, 2014
'God body and mind, food for the soul When you feeding on hate, you empty, my ni*&$a, it shows” —Rick Ross, “Hold On”. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -George Bernard Shaw. Lately, it’s become in vogue to write articles, comments and tweets about everything that’s wrong with young technology companies.
The Startup Lawyer
JANUARY 2, 2014
'On January 22, 2014, my law firm is putting on a seminar on the topic of Convertible Notes. I will be the presenter and will discuss topics such as the pros and cons of a convertible debt round to specific terms and structural tactics. The seminar is free for entrepreneurs (and investors) and will be […].
Ben's Blog
JANUARY 2, 2014
'God body and mind, food for the soul When you feeding on hate, you empty, my ni*&$a, it shows”. —Rick Ross, “Hold On”. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -George Bernard Shaw. Lately, it’s become in vogue to write articles, comments and tweets about everything that’s wrong with young technology companies.
The Startup Lawyer
JANUARY 2, 2014
'At the time a startup compensates an advisor with incentive equity, it is best practice to also have a written agreement typically called an “Advisor Agreement” or “Advisor Letter” in place to protect the startup. The Advisor Agreement also has the side benefit of managing expectations on both sides. A typical Advisor Agreement defines the […].
Business Plan Blog
JANUARY 2, 2014
'How Crowdfunding is Affecting Angel Group Investment. In September of this year, the SEC voted to overturn the ban on “general solicitation” that made it illegal for companies to publicly advertise that they are raising capital. An easing on some of the U.S. government’s long standing restrictions on fundraising has given life to a new type of financing called crowdfunding that allows Angel and other early stage investors to quickly assemble a group of investors over the internet.
The Startup Lawyer
JANUARY 2, 2014
'One asset that startups should consider taking advantage of is advisors. Luckily for startups, advisors are prevalent and can be readily found through incubators, networking and/or personal contacts. The best advisors are in it to pay it forward or give back to the startup community. If you want to take a very informal advisor relationship […].
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 2, 2014
'5 Most Popular Podcasts of 2013 written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing photo credit: Bill Selak via photopin cc. Podcasting saw a huge renaissance in 2013 as major content producers woke up to the ease or production and portability afforded the spoken word. It didn’t hurt that Apple made the podcast app a default app of the iPhone IOS either.
ConversionXL
JANUARY 2, 2014
'You’re working to increase your online profits, and you do conversion optimization. That’s great. But it’s not enough. Even the terminology is off. I’m not alone in this – most optimizers I know dislike the term ‘conversion optimization’, and want to replace it with something else. Even the guys who invented the terminology.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 2, 2014
'Whether you’re an operations manager with an MBA in operations degree or merely looking forward to being one in the future, there are some goals that all operations managers will need to have in 2014. Operations managers are responsible for the overall productivity, efficiency and revenue of chains of companies, and they need to always be on the move and improving if they are to retain their competitive edge.
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