Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'Intuitively, many entrepreneurs and businesses believe that the key to faster growth and success is more products, features, and markets. Since we all have limited resources, and can’t add more hours to the day, the result is usually more things done poorly, rather than a few key things done better than anyone else. The message here is focus , reiterated by every advisor and investor.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'by Jessica Ekstrom, founder and CEO of Headbands of Hop e. During my first week of college, a girl in my dorm said she had to go to an information session about internships at Disney World for one of her classes. She asked if I wanted to tag along. She also added that maybe we could get some frozen yogurt on the way back. Never wanting to turn down an opportunity for frozen yogurt, I obliged.
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Startup Lessons Learned
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'I have some news I''m excited to share: I''m launching a Kickstarter campaign in March. I can''t wait to tell you more about it. But before I do, I''m conducting a very short survey. It''s been a while, but long time readers know I always try to collect data before any kind of launch. Please click here if you''re interested in participating. I''ll have more details to share soon.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'by Will Bridges, HR Consultant at Unum. Many office-based employers are granting their employees remote working privileges, allowing them to work from home for 1 or 2 days a week. Of course this is not a viable option for all jobs, but the majority of office jobs contain elements that allow workers to do their job from almost anywhere, as long as they have a computer and internet connection.
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
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'How do you turn window shoppers into loyal customers? Have you ever been in awe of brands that seem to have mastered the art of “customer whispering,” frequently getting casual onlookers to buy on the spot? Much of this comes from consumer attraction techniques that anyone can learn and apply easily. Follow us as we demystify conversion and customer retention with the help of a few simple tricks.
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'CODE2040 has partnered with Google for Entrepreneurs to launch an Entrepreneur in Residence program aimed at fostering diversity with local tech startups. The program is aimed at “boosting the pipeline of Black and Latino/a entrepreneurial talent and creating diverse tech ecosystems in select locations around the country,” according to a news release.
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SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'By KEITH H. COLE Founder and CEO of Water Lens in Austin Special Editorial Contribution to Silicon Hills News Being a startup isn’t easy to begin with, but working in a highly-regulated industry like oil and gas can be even harder, especially when it’s also slow to adopt new technologies. We all know the challenges—navigating […] The post How Texas Startups Are Spurring Innovation in the Most Entrenched Industries appeared first on SiliconHills.
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'As a manager of a small, online business I wear a whole range of hats: I supervise marketing, customer service, engineering, business intelligence, HR, and operations (among other things). My days are full, my hours are long, and my budget is ever limited. Like all of us, I am constantly looking for money-savers and productivity-boosters and because my days are spent in front of my computer I need tools that allow me to do the most work in the shortest amount of time for the smallest investment
Guy Nirpaz
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'I’ve been known for MBWA – Management by Walking Around. I’m not sure how much my team likes it though. For me it’s about being truly interested in the way the team thinks and works, getting to know the details directly by the team. I find it useful to suggest alternatives and challenge my team with new ideas. An important lessons that I’ve learned when Totango became much bigger is that some of the folks interpret my comments as immediate call to action.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'One of the participants in Advice For Good , after donating an hour of time to a charity and then blogging about it on the AFG website, asked me if she could ask the list of advisors four questions to help her with her startup. What a great way to use the AFG community! Because each question has many answers, I’ll share these over time so its not too overwhelming of a blog post.
Seeing Both Sides
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'Dear, You were recently chosen as a potential candidate to represent 2015 Worldwide Branding Registry of Distinguished Professionals and Executives. We are pleased to inform you that your candidacy was formally approved January 2nd. Congratulations. The Publishing Committee selects potential candidates based not only upon their current standing, but focusing as well on criteria from executive and professional directories, associations, and trade journals.
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
'Show Summary. Gabrielle Fontaine, Bookkeeper and and Consultant joins Episode 13 of the Profit First Podcast. Gabrielle shares her insight on how to implement profitability in your professional bookkeeping services. Our Guest. Mike Michalowicz & Gabrielle Fontaine. Gabrielle assists consultants and micro-business professionals get their books under control, maximize cash flow and save on taxes.
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