View from Seed
MARCH 12, 2015
'In a typical first meeting between a VC and team of co-founders, the investor typically ends up asking more questions than the founders. Here at NextView, we (like all good VCs) encourage founders to ask questions they may have of us, but it’s just the nature of the interaction: We spend the majority of the time talking about the founders’ startup, not the VC firm.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 12, 2015
'by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com. One of the key ingredients to starting up your own business is the ability to see a solution to everyday problems you face in your industry. The trouble however is that this ability to come up with solutions does not stop once you set your foot in a business – the ideas just keep coming. And they may all seem like the next big thing that you should definitely jump into.
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Feld Thoughts
MARCH 12, 2015
'In 1995 I made a seed investment in a tiny company called Harmonix founded by two guys, Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy. After one meeting with them I knew I wanted to be part of their journey and made one of my early $25,000 angel investments. The journey they went on as founders and a company was amazing. A big part of it was captured in what I think is one of the best long form magazine articles ever about the history and drama of building a company – Just Play in Inc.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 12, 2015
'by Scott Byrom, head of commercial for domestic energy at UKPower.co.uk . It’s not easy task to launch a new business in 2015. Modern startups have to follow a whole new set of rules that entrepreneurs even a decade ago did not need to worry about. Amidst rising fuel prices and concern about the impact of human activity on the environment, the UK government has enacted strict regulations on future carbon emissions in the country.
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
Rembrandt Communications
MARCH 12, 2015
'Are your processes, BtoB and BtoC content and team ready for sales to flourish? It’s finally time to spring forward. You are more than ready to shed the winter doldrums and get your business fired up for the warmer months ahead. But how exactly do you spring forward for the best results? Well, here are […]. The post Spring Your Business Forward!
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 12, 2015
'Business cards have been around for a really long time and they do have that unique ability of making a really strong impression on the customers. When referring to the small businesses, there is this growing trend of not printing these cards since there is the general belief that they are not going to help. This is definitely incorrect and you should realize that the small business does have various advantages associated with the business card.
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Lightspeed Venture Partners
MARCH 12, 2015
'Highfive will change the way we work together. Arif Janmohamed, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partner. “Please enter your 9 digit meeting code and hit pound.”. “Sorry, that passcode is incorrect.”. “Please enter your 9 digit meeting code and hit pound.”. “At the tone, please announce yourself and hit pound.”. For over a decade we’ve had to deal with an antiquated, frustrating model for running remote meetings and video conferences.
K9 Ventures
MARCH 12, 2015
'I still remember pleading with my elder sister to help me draw the diagrams for my Biology class. She could draw the leaf with perfect proportions and beautiful veins. Her microscope and her digestive system looked so much better than mine! Over the years, I finally just resigned myself to thinking “I suck at drawing.” And that feeling has persisted ever since… till now.
SiliconHills
MARCH 12, 2015
'Looking for a taste of the Texas tech startup scene during South by Southwest Interactive? Check out these nine innovative tech startups that call Austin home. Able Lending – Launched last year, this startup offers low-cost loans to entrepreneurs. It requires its applicants to raise 25 percent of the loan amount themselves and then it […] The post Nine Tech Startups to Meet at SXSW appeared first on SiliconHills.
Berkonomics
MARCH 12, 2015
'When a new CEO or manager is hired into a company, for a while lots of energy flows from the top and new ideas seem to be generated daily. It is one reason not to fear the unknown when upper level management long in place turns over, often leaving most everyone worried about the future of the company and for their own prospects. Even the best of us fall into a routine in our jobs.
SiliconHills
MARCH 12, 2015
'No drones can fly the skies at South by Southwest Interactive this year. “SXSW has a strict no drones policy due to the safety risks drones present to the public,” according to a blog post on the official SXSW website. The Austin Police Department ban the use of drones with the city limits for public […] The post Austin Police Ban Chaotic Moon Studios’ Drone From Flying at SXSW appeared first on SiliconHills.
Mike Michalowicz
MARCH 12, 2015
'The faster runners are unknown, but the fastest is – Usain Bolt. Stronger financial returns are nice, but the strongest financial returns are what everyone wants. There out countless companies that are better than the competition, but they don’t get noticed. Only the best company gets the attention. Endeavor to be the best in your niche. Otherwise you’ll never get the attention (and the customers) you deserve.
SiliconHills
MARCH 12, 2015
'OutboundEngine Thursday announced it has moved into larger office space in downtown Austin. The Austin-based startup, which launched its email, social media and content marketing platform in 2012, late last year closed on $11 million in venture capital. When OutboundEngine closed its funding round, company officials said the company would use the money to support […] The post OutboundEngine Moves to New Digs in Downtown Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 12, 2015
'A Simple Approach to The Customer Journey written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Today’s Guest Post is by Duct Tape Marketing Consultant, David Smith – Enjoy! Photo Credit: OneDollarPhoto, gustavofrazao. If you are a small business owner, you instinctively know it’s a wonderful thing when a customer receives value AND has a very positive experience when they deal with your business.
Jeff Hilimire
MARCH 12, 2015
'Every entrepreneur and CEO is making bets. Maybe they aren’t doing it publicly, or even consciously, but they’re making bets. Maybe its a bet that they’ll nail their IPO, or finally figure out their product market fit , or that they’ll double in size, but they’re making bets. That’s what we do. I couldn’t be more excited about where Dragon Army stands a year and a half into our business.
Bryce Dot VC
MARCH 12, 2015
'“The only surefire antidote to capital market climate change is positive cash flow. If you generate cash, investors mean nothing. If you do not, then your success will depend upon the kindness of strangers.
Early Growth Financial Services
MARCH 12, 2015
'It seems that you can’t read about startup funding these days without hearing about someone’s wildly successful crowdfunding campaign. There’s also no shortage of cautionary tales either; just read the press around HealBe. To be clear, I am talking about crowdsourced or peer-to-peer funding offered by sites like Indiegogo and KickStarter, not equity crowdfunding, which though technically legal since 2012, is still awaiting a legal framework for implementation.
Bryce Dot VC
MARCH 12, 2015
'“Anyone in an established industry who stands up and says “The way things are being done here is totally insane; here is why it is insane; and here is a better way to do them” is bound to incur the wrath of established insiders, who now stand accused of creating the insanity.
Professor VC
MARCH 12, 2015
'The above was the opening salvo of a controversial tweetstorm yesterday by my former student and 500 Startups founding partner, Dave McClure (full venom below). I''ve known Dave for 20 years and one of my favorite parts about him is that he will always tell you what he thinks and make sure you don''t miss anything through creative use of profanity and CAPS.
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