YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

By Dana A. Oliver, author of “ Mantra Design ” and “ Mantra Leadership “ Successful businesses are not a result of chance, but are the by-product of an effective and evolving strategic plan, complimented by an equally effective operating infrastructure, and supported by exceptional human talent. While there is more than one recipe for business success, I personally prescribe to the following four underlying foundational principles for continuity, guidance, and continuing

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

Also Available On. Show Summary. Welcome back from the weekend! Today Dr.Zarik Boghossian shares his personal story of being born in Iran and moving to the US, the hardships he faced because of his accent, having no money and how he moved on to successfully develop a software that does the flight navigation for the international space station. Join us to learn some interesting insights on what can drive profitability and success for anyone.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 31, 2016

Smartphones have drastically changed over the years in how they are used for both personal and business environments. In the past, phones were mainly just used for personal calls and as a device for communication but in today’s world, technology has evolved the cell phone into an innovative device in which is used for managing every aspect of individuals lives that includes both personal and business.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 31, 2016

Debt funding is an interesting option for start-ups in two scenarios: you can increase your funding base while times are good in order to maximize growth or you can use it stretch your runway when equity raises are tougher (or you don’t want to price your equity). But as the equity funding market is cooling down, we see the impact rippling over to the venture debt market as well.

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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

Startup

This is going to be BIG.

MAY 31, 2016

Most of life isn't clear victories or losses. It's something in the middle. It moves forward, or sometimes sits still, but, for most of us, it's never really that terrible or fantastic. And even when it is terrible, it's not the end of the world, and when it's fantastic it's not exactly perfect. That's why it's really hard to see someone's truest self.

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Up and Running

MAY 31, 2016

“But how can I write a business plan? I’m an artist.” He was one of my favorite students in the class I used to teach on starting a business. He had a delightful way of challenging assumptions, occasionally on the basis that art, by its very nature, was above—or perhaps immune—to cash flow. As a student, he was engaged, intelligent, and eager to learn; so yes, he was one of my favorites.

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The Next Web

MAY 31, 2016

So you’ve founded a startup. Congrats! Now it’s time to hit that stack of resumes. You might think that you have better things to do as a founder, like raising funding, securing partnerships, and generally being the face of the company. But your number one job is to build a successful company, and you do that by hiring the right people. It can be intimidating.

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Feld Thoughts

MAY 31, 2016

I was at a Nima board meeting today and was asked by a new friend on the team about my link to Homer, Alaska. After a brief explanation, I said “McDonald’s made Homer famous around some Super Bowl by making a completely inappropriate TV ad there.” I couldn’t remember the year – I thought it was in the 1980s somewhere. It was 1990.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 31, 2016

This chart is from a Cambridge Associates research report into where VCs make their returns. Cambridge Associates is a service provider to the Limited Partners that invest in venture capital funds that’s known for the quality of its research. The conclusion of the report is that returns in venture capital are distributed across a larger number of companies and across a wider number of venture capital funds than is widely believed.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

Obsidian Launch announced the June 20, 2016 release of Surge , a new business strategy book from the author of Profit First , Mike Michalowicz. After launching and selling two multi-million companies, Michalowicz set out on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty through mentoring business leaders, and writing game-changing, “from the trenches” business strategy books that helped entrepreneurs save and grow their businesses—and their bank accounts.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 31, 2016

Considering the up-side, mobile devices grant modern businesses a powerful opportunity to stay connected and improve workflow. Sooner or later you may find yourself ditching PC's all-together.

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SiliconHills

MAY 31, 2016

Rocket Software, a Waltham, Mass.-based company, announced Tuesday the opening of its first office in Austin. Rocket Software’s local office is located at The Domain in the same building as Amazon and across the street from IBM, according to a news release. Rocket Software also recently opened offices in Japan and China. Rocket Chief Technology […] The post Rocket Software Opens Office in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 31, 2016

Social responsibility is more than a company’s marketing strategy — it’s quickly becoming a way to retain millennial employees as well.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2016

When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project. Let us start the slow clap for ddamiandd. Check out more great work on ddamiandd’s profile page. Nicely done, ddamiandd, nicely done! Related posts: from the SPRING: airborne. Fresh from the SPRING: cre8it.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 31, 2016

As someone who knows what it feels like to be loathed and loved, I've learned to give people the benefit of the doubt.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 31, 2016

Why Social Media Isn’t Working and What to Do About It written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Social media as a way of life is approaching ten. Already there have been proclamations of its supreme awesomeness accompanied by more recent claims of its demise. But look, here’s the deal – social media isn’t dead – it’s just fed up with how it’s being abused.

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Austin Startup

MAY 31, 2016

By John Kirk & Richard Prieto, Co-Founders of Cnverg Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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Occam's Razor

MAY 31, 2016

An off-topic post this week, to celebrate this incredible outpost you've helped create on the web, Occam's Razor. This month my beloved blog is ten years old. T. E. N! It feels more like five. But, I've already celebrated the blog being five years old ! I have to admit life has been a tad bit busy lately, and it took a note from a reader to remind me of the birthday.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2016

Let’s talk about the collective pain in everyone’s marketing ass. Pretty much everyone’s mobile conversions suck. This isn’t a secret. You know it. I know it. Your bottom line might even be reeling from it. All types of businesses are seeing significantly lower mobile conversion rates. Mobile traffic is essentially being wasted, and it gets worse, because every day, the percentage of online traffic coming from mobile increases.

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