YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2013

'by Lance Whitney, author of “ Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time “ You fire up your new computer, fresh with Windows 8, looking forward to trying out all of the new features and commands. Normally, you would enjoy poking around the latest version of Windows discovering what’s new and improved. But when Windows 8 pops up, its Start screen and colorful tiles staring you in the face, you feel a little bit like you did when you got your very first PC with Windows way back when.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 3, 2013

'Marketing podcast with Sally Hogshead. Value propositions are a sales and marketing staple. It’s very difficult to get a purchasing conversation started unless the potential buyer understands some way in which a product or service they are considering adds value in a way that is somewhat unique from other offering. Lacking a strong value proposition lands one in the commodity pile.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2013

'Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. That’s why I often say that ideas are worth nothing, until they are put in the context of a business plan and real people committed to executing the plan.

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Rembrandt Communications

JULY 3, 2013

'How to Boost Site Traffic with SEO Content ASAP! It’s the 4th of July and time to enjoy the fireworks! But if your Website is not seeing new traffic that leads to sales, you probably don’t feel like celebrating. Don’t worry. There is something you can do right away to increase online awareness… Are you [.].

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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

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2013

'by Todd Patkin, author of “ Finding Happiness “ America’s “birthday,” July Fourth, is coming up soon. All across the United States, this holiday is a chance to grill out, watch parades, admire fireworks, and hang flags on our front porches. I would venture to say that most of us feel a swell of patriotic pride as we look at all of the red, white, and blue surrounding us.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 3, 2013

'I want to ask you a question. It’s multiple choice. Similar to the one that your grade school teacher would spring on you as a pop quiz. Or when she had just enough of your class’s relentless fidgeting. I want to ask this question because most of us get it wrong. At least, in practice. And until you get this right, your business’s growth will plateau.

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The Equity Kicker

JULY 3, 2013

'YC’s Paul Graham recently posted an essay on Startup investing trends. These are the killer paragraphs: There are two big forces driving change in startup funding: it’s becoming cheaper to start a startup, and startups are becoming a more normal thing to do. When I graduated from college in 1986, there were essentially two options: get a job or go to grad school.

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Startup Venture Capital Operations Cost 100

David Teten

JULY 3, 2013

'I hope you can join me for this: So You Want to Be an Angel? what you need to know as an early stage investor: best practices in origination, evaluation, structuring and adding value. 6:30 – 7 pm: Check-In, Drinks, hors d’oeuvres. 7 – 8 pm: Presentation and Q&A. 8 – 8:30 pm: Meet other angels. Keynote Speaker: David Teten ( Presentation sneak peek: Introduction to Angel Investing ).

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 3, 2013

'In baseball, wins are built on a lot of small moves over the course of a game--a hit that just misses the foul pole, being safe by an inch to break up a double play, or bunting. The other day, a friend that wasn''t familar with the game asked me why anyone would bunt and give yourself up. Doesn''t it cost you an out? Any fan knows the answer: Bunting moves the runners over.

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Venture Capital Bankruptcy Portfolio Founder 94

Life Beyond Code

JULY 3, 2013

'A role model is someone who sets an example of where you want to go and who you want to become. A coach is someone who will help you to get from where you are to where you want to go. Putting the above two together, if you have a good coach, he or she might help you to create strategies to design your life similar to that of your role model. But unfortunately, not many people have coaches.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 3, 2013

'Tweet Back in 2006 I began the process of researching which technology systems to use to sell an online teaching course. I had originally planned to release an ebook and was looking at using Clickbank , or even just selling directly with a Paypal link. There were a few other dedicated ebook selling services around too.

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Start Up Blog

JULY 3, 2013

'I’ve just comes across one of those advertisements which is a pleasure to watch. Something which earns your attention, and you’re thankful for their creation – rare indeed. This advertisement for Honda is creative, inspiring and totally eyeball worthy. From a strategic viewpoint they’ve achieved something which is difficult to do.

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Advertising Entrepreneur Marketing 76

Up and Running

JULY 3, 2013

'This story is part of Bplans’ “How I Did It” series—true stories of real businesses getting started, solving problems and finding success. Dave at Next Day Flyers : “I started my printing company, Next Day Flyers, in 1998 out of my home. I had had some success selling discounted postcards and business cards, but I was never able to build up much momentum.

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Los Angeles Customer Advertising Employee 69

SiliconHills

JULY 3, 2013

'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News According to Kyle Samani, CEO of Pristine, which is developing a surgical app for Google Glass, people need to think hard about what glass can do and what it really shouldn’t do before they begin developing apps for it. For example, Glass has a tiny little screen [.] The post More Reasons NOT to Develop for Google Glass appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2013

'When an industry is in disarray, with multiple disruptions hitting it from all sides, what’s the right way to plan adequately for an uncertain business future? That’s what’s happening to the cable and broadcast TV industries right now. For years, the model for broadcast was advertiser-driven. Advertisers paid the networks to broadcast their messages to a large group of TV households.

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Business Plan New York Channel Internet 67

ReadWriteStart

JULY 3, 2013

The unexpected news that Samsung has acquired the video-startup Boxee — reportedly for $30 million —is supposedly a plus for the South Korean company’s smart TV plans. In fact, though, it’s a likely death sentence for a much-loved start-up’s technology—and one that isn’t likely to do much for Samsung, either. Meet Boxee. Boxee, which started out focused on video streaming software, teamed up with D-Link last year on a hardware set-top box for digital video streaming.

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Up and Running

JULY 3, 2013

'Proos Manufacturing recently announced that Amy Proos won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award in Michigan & Northwest Ohio. The award recognizes outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 3, 2013

'photo credit: ?ethan via photopin cc. What’s the most common complaint of the small business owner? There aren’t enough hours in the day. Everyone is short on time. Between providing your customers quality products and services, handling your invoicing, managing employees, prepping for quarterly taxes, etc. – where to you find the time to squeeze in the new stuff you need to learn?

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 3, 2013

'I love it when people follow their passion. And I’m incredibly impressed when people can do that AND their full time job. Case in point, I have some amazing co-workers that are working on a short film called, A Fish Tale. They’re a talented group of people trying to produce a hopefully award-winning film on nights and weekends. And the work they’ve done so far has blown me away.

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Altgate

JULY 3, 2013

'At ExtensionEngine we recently launched an online budget estimating tool for mobile apps and I thought I’d share a bit of the back story. Almost every day I meet with our current clients or prospective clients and I get some version of this question, “ Back of the envelope , how much will it cost me and how long will it take to [build/maintain some sort of web or mobile software solution]?

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Mobile Software Cost Web 39

Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 3, 2013

'Newly formed leadership team positions EGFS for increased rapid expansion. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2013 Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an accounting, finance, and tax consulting firm that provides on-demand outsourced services to companies at all stages of development, has just announced the promotions of three key team members to executive positions: Brian Young to CFO, Mike Hilberman to COO, and Glenn McCrae to Chief Strategy Officer.

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Leadership San Francisco Merger Acquisition 38

Jeff Hilimire

JULY 3, 2013

'It’s probably horrible, but I have to give it a try… Humor'

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Early Growth Financial Services

JULY 3, 2013

'Newly formed leadership team positions EGFS for increased rapid expansion. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2013 Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an accounting, finance, and tax consulting firm that provides on-demand outsourced services to companies at all stages of development, has just announced the promotions of three key team members to executive positions: Brian Young to CFO, Mike Hilberman to COO, and Glenn McCrae to Chief Strategy Officer.

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Leadership San Francisco Merger Acquisition 28

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2013

'by Allen Elkin, PhD, author of “ Stress Management For Dummies “ Benjamin Franklin once commented that “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Well, Ben, most Americans have a third item to add to your list: stress. If you’re reading this, chances are you’re one of the millions of people who are stressed in every aspect of their lives: at work, at home, in relationships, financially, and even by the “little” things like traffic jams and rude cashi

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Ben's Blog

JULY 3, 2013

'Cause two suckers can’t agree on something. a thousand mutherfuckers die for nothing. —Geto Boys, F**k a War. [single_grooveshark code="hostname=cowbell.grooveshark.com&widgetID=25053975&style=metal&p=0" width="150"]. Battle is a highly fluid situation. You plan on your contingencies, and I have. You keep your initiative, and I will.

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Ben's Blog

JULY 3, 2013

'Cause two suckers can''t agree on something a thousand mutherfuckers die for nothing —Geto Boys, F**k a War. Battle is a highly fluid situation. You plan on your contingencies, and I have. You keep your initiative, and I will. One thing you don''t do is share command. It''s never a good idea. - Major Vic Deakins, Broken Arrow (played by John Travolta).

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