Sat.Sep 17, 2016

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50 shades of pessimism

deal architect

Silicon Collar is off to very nice media reviews, Amazon reader reviews and many nice emails from readers. But in many ways it has also touched a nerve. Some are irritated with my optimism. I find they fall into three.

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Push Marketing Has Been Replaced By Pull Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs have always believed that their product or service must show real value to customers, but today the smart ones are even able to make their marketing valuable. The days are gone when marketing was all “pushing product.” Now customers seek out people who are willing and able to add value, with expertise and insight, even before they have a product.

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What the rise in encrypted messaging apps means for other companies

The Next Web

The rise in end-to-end encryption in messaging apps — for instance, WhatsApp and Facebook adding E2E encryption and built-for-encryption systems like Telegram and Signal gaining popularity — highlights a growing consumer focus on data privacy. But what does the popularity of E2E encryption mean for startups, small businesses and tech giants? To find out, I asked a group of successful founders from YEC the following question: Do you think companies will start to further prioritize E2E encryption?

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12 Steal-Worthy Steps To Market And Brand Your Interior Design Business

YFS Magazine

Do you own an interior design business, but can’t seem to figure out how to market or brand it to reflect who you are as a designer?

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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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From idea to IPO in 12 months

The Next Web

Earlier this year, I released the book Progressive Partnerships – The Future of Business. The central tenant of the book was that we are moving away from competition and into a period of collaboration. In it, I show how, whatever stage your business is at – even if it’s nothing more than a vague idea – you can use partnerships to achieve pretty much anything.

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Breaking Bad: Is Your Business At Risk From Insider Threats?

YFS Magazine

Does Bill from accounting really need access to the server on which all your company’s proprietary blueprints are stored?

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Weekend Favs September 17

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs September 17 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.

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15 Entrepreneurs Discuss Why They Love Their Business

Hearpreneur

Share Being in love is great. Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any job they have had. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your job can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality.

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Why It’s OK to Show Your Anger

Both Sides of the Table

There’s an old saying in polite circles in the United States that there are two things one should never talk about a social gatherings: Politics & Religion. I think this is so engrained in the psyche of many Americans that in times of great need many still won’t speak out publicly about what they say privately. With just over 50 days until we elect a new president of the US it’s critical for the interests of yourself and your fellow citizens that more of you speak up.