Thu.Feb 06, 2014

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Sometimes It Pays to be a Jerk

Steve Blank

'That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made. William Shakespeare Henry V | Act 4, Scene 3. The concepts in my Lean LaunchPad curriculum can be taught in a variety of classes–as an introduction to entrepreneurship all the way to a graduate level “ capstone class.”. I recently learned being tough when you select teams for a capstone class pays off for all involved.

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Oracle HCM World: Worlds Away

deal architect

'I took the family to Cirque du Soleil in Orlando over the holidays. Excellent show, but this week in Vegas walking by their many other shows along their Strip I was reminded of the compilation of several Cirque skits in.

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[Infographic] Double Your Facebook Likes

YoungUpstarts

'Most small business owners know it is critical for their businesses to get onto social media, such as starting a Twitter or Instagram account, and especially setting up a Facebook page. But what do you do after getting started? It’s one thing to create a Facebook page, it’s quite another to attract a sizable following and build a thriving, engaged community of loyal fans.

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Subliminal Travel

deal architect

'I was, of course, prepared for a wide range of technology as guest columns poured into the Technology and my Passion series but reading each I have been amazed how the mere mention of an unusual or less mentioned place.

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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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Seven Insider Tips For Landing Investors

YoungUpstarts

'by Tom Larkin, cofounder and CEO of Social Rebate. As Transamerica’s youngest-ever partner, I’ve examined, modeled, and invested in several thousand companies. Drawing from my experience on both sides of the handshake, here are five tips for attracting investors: 1. Focus on developing your idea. Understand the problem you’re solving, recognize your market size, and identify the most effective channels to that market.

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20 must-attend tech conferences for female entrepreneurs in 2014

The Next Web

'Earlier this month, I asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council about the top events for founders in 2014. But we thought we’d dive a little deeper and get opinions from our female members. We asked 20 women of YEC the following question: What is one must-attend conference or event you’re looking forward to in 2014, and why? Their top picks (not all are gender-restricted!

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A good story is the key to any pitch

Version One Ventures

'When it comes to putting together your pitch deck and preparing for an investor meeting, there are countless articles and advice you can refer to. For example, we have a list of articles on our Resources page (see under “Pitching”). And one of my favourite blog posts is Tomasz Tunguz’ “ 7 questions a startup should answer in their fund raising pitch.”.

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The Last Page In The Book Problem

Feld Thoughts

'I learned a very profound thing from my partner Dave Jilk at Feld Technologies 25 years ago. I have been practicing, and getting better at it, ever since. It’s a core part of the way I work with people and I have Dave to thank for it. First, some context. Feld Technologies was my first company. Dave and I started it in 1987. We hired, then fired, a bunch of part time people and then just worked together – the two of us – for the next 18 months until we hired our first employee

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Innovate, don’t duplicate: Why the ‘me too’ mentality does nothing for your company

The Next Web

'Tim Moore is the founder and CEO of Venture Glass , which creates wearable products and solutions, and was recently identified by Forbes as ”an emerging thought leader in wearable technology.” Connect with him on Google+ and Twitter. Late last month I was invited to attend ISPO in Munich, Germany. It is one of the largest sports business trade shows in the world, promising an opportunity to experience innovative brands, new business horizons, and ‘see the future.’.

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Six Tips from MC Hammer on Entrepreneurship at Startup Grind

SiliconHills

'By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Known as an entertainer, entrepreneur and humanitarian, M.C. Hammer also adopted social media tools early on. Hammer tweeted before most celebrities knew Twitter even existed. During meetings with Twitter’s founders Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey, Hammer explored the emerging world of micro-blogging with his fans. […] The post Six Tips from MC Hammer on Entrepreneurship at Startup Grind appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Two charts showing the opportunity in ecommerce

The Equity Kicker

'We all know that ecommerce penetration has been growing fast. This first chart shows how fast – US penetration was up 54% to 6.0% from 2007-12. Put another way that’s a CAGR in online sales of around 15%. That level of growth is projected to continue going forward. The growth won’t come evenly though. Under-penetrated sectors will grow fastest and they are where the biggest opportunity for startups lie.

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The three step dance – creating a great company

Berkonomics

'Creating a gerat company in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that the entrepreneur knows what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. It’s probably happened, but not often enough to trust this method as a formula for success. So, I’ve developed the three step dance in order to help form a repeatable method of how to create a great company from an early idea.

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Bubbles, Unicorns, Outliers and Innovation in Silicon Valley and Austin

SiliconHills

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News When the Facebooks and Twitters of the world are soaring everyone thinks of Silicon Valley as a glorious place, said Bill Gurley, general partner of Benchmark Capital. “But when that changes people go away very, very fast,” Gurley said. “They scatter like the lights coming on in […] The post Bubbles, Unicorns, Outliers and Innovation in Silicon Valley and Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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How To Do Everything (Hint: You Can’t)

Mike Michalowicz

'Want to do everything? You can’t! What? Were you expecting a quick primer that would affirm your belief that you can do it all, AND teach you how to stay sane in the process? Yeah… Not gonna happen. I’ve got news for all of you multi-tasking kings and queens out there in entrepreneurial la-la land – you can do it all…NOT! That is, you can’t do it all and be great at it, or even average.

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Taming the Print Zombie: How to Use a Once “Dead” Medium to Market Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

'Taming the Print Zombie: How to Use a Once “Dead” Medium to Market Your Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Pamela Wilson – Enjoy! Twenty years ago it was one of the most important means we had to market our businesses.

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Boxer Acquires Android Email App Enhanced Email

Austin Startup

'Boxer, the next generation mobile inbox, today announced its acquisition of leading Android email app developer, Enhanced Email.

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Why Your Startup Needs to be GAAP-Compliant

Early Growth Financial Services

'If you’ve already raised VC funding or are looking for your first round, it’s time to switch over to a GAAP-compliant accounting solution—if you haven’t already. Investors expect this and it’s a useful tool for your company as well. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)—What You Need to Know For those of you unfamiliar with GAAP compliance, let me bring you up to speed.

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How an Uber driver’s story gave me the confidence I needed

Jeff Hilimire

'I love Uber. It’s fantastic and if you ever find yourself needing a “cab”, use Uber. And I think if you sign up with this link , we both get a free ride. The other day I was in downtown Atlanta, in the rain, at 4:15 and needed to get to Buckhead for a 5pm meeting. And I didn’t have my car. If you’re familiar with Atlanta you know that’s pretty much an impossible scenario.

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Vegas Tech Fund’s Jen Mccabe on making hardware startups easier and surviving the ‘trough of sorrow’

The Next Web

'For the past eight months, Jen Mccabe has been leading Nimbus, the hardware investment portfolio for Tony Hsieh’s Vegas Tech Fund. She stepped into the role after learning about hardware the hard way at robotics startup Romotive. We spoke with her about what she’s doing to make things easier for young hardware startups and how they can perserve through the so-called “trough of sorrow.”.

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7 Habits of Highly Wealthy Entrepreneurs

Growthink Blog

'In writing his book, "Rich Habits - The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals," author Thomas C. Corley studied the daily habits of hundreds of wealthy and poor people. He defined wealthy people as those earning at least $160,000 annually and owning assets of at least $3.2 million. Conversely, he defined poor people as having an annual income below $30,000 and less than $5,000 in assets.

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Twitter’s Problems

Venture Chronicles

'Twitter is having a bad day. They did put up some good numbers, indicating real progress on their revenue management, which is just another way of saying they are now a successful ad platform. Great, but that’s only as good as your ability to drive audience growth and engagement, and here Twitter is having a real challenge. When I click on random profiles in Twitter I can see the problem in realtime, there is a significant clustering of people how follow low single digits and are followed

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Should You Sell on Etsy, or Build Your Own E-commerce Site?

Up and Running

'Word is on the street that you’re a talented crafter. (Don’t blush, you know it’s true.) After years of ignoring the pleas of friends and family members to hurry up and start selling your wares already (because seriously, people would pay good money for that!), you’ve finally decided to dip your toes into entrepreneurial waters. You’re going to become a crafterpreneur.

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