Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'I know I’m getting old. I remember in 2007 when the idea of a super angel appeared, where successful entrepreneurs were suddenly angel investors making 10 or more seed investments a year. This was a “new” innovation that was celebrated with much fanfare. Between 1994 and 1996 I made 40 angel investments with the money I made from the sale of my first company.
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Bragging existed long before the Internet was invented. But with the rise of the Internet and social media there’s been a rise in the “Look at me! Me, me, me,” kind of bragging. Bragging is a bad enough strategy to use with friends, unless you’re 12 years old; but it’s a horrible strategy to follow in business. But, if you don’t tell people how great you are, who will?
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SiliconHills
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'For the past six years, Chris Valentine has overseen the SXSW Interactive Accelerator competition. During that time, he’s witnessed a maturation of the Austin tech startup community. “Last year was the best group from Austin so far,” he said. Five Austin companies made the SXSW Interactive Accelerator finalist list in 2014 and three more were […] The post Time to Apply for the SXSW Interactive Accelerator for 2015 appeared first on SiliconHills.
Eric Friedman
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'The recent changes announced by Google to let folks using Gmail to have the ability to email people in G+ got me thinking. This is not the first time Google, or anyone else for that matter, has attempted to intercept user behavior to change workflow. It’s all about winning the “default” game and gaining market share in any way possible.
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
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'WP Engine, a leading platform as a service for websites and applications built on WordPress, today announced that the company has surpassed 23,000 customers with 200,000 + domains, representing a customer increase of 130 percent in the last 12 months. The company has expanded its offices in Austin, San Antonio and San Francisco to 195 employees – almost a 150 percent growth over the same time period.
Start Up Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'This year I’ve been working steadily on my new book and sharing ideas with people who want to know about the technology revolution. And while it is true we are always learning while on the job, I feel like people in the information business need an off-season as much as professional sportspeople and musicians do. Problem is we don’t tend to plan for it on an annual basis as much as other ‘seasonal industries’ do.
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
SVPG
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'In my last article I discussed the differences between an IT Mindset and a Product Mindset. I must have struck a chord because I heard from so many people, from all over the world, that they were stuck in an “IT Mindset” organization. Unsurprisingly, their next question was how do they change their organization, or in some cases, their question was around whether it’s possible to change an IT Mindset organization, or do they need to just leave and move to a startup?
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'I''m excited to announce HireBetter’s third acquisition this year! We have expanded our presence in Texas by acquiring Expiritis Consulting Group, a Dallas-based firm specializing in providing growing companies executive search, interim search and talent management expertise. By combining forces, HireBetter and Expiritis will be better positioned to help our high-growth middle market clients scale and get to the next level - across Texas and beyond.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'EMC Corp., based in Hopkinton, Ma., has acquired Spanning Cloud Apps of Austin. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Spanning, which provides backup and recovery for SaaS applications, helps organizations to protect and manage their information in the cloud. It will continue to operate under its brand in Austin as division of EMC. […] The post EMC Buys Austin-based Spanning Cloud Apps appeared first on SiliconHills.
Scott Edward Walker
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share our favorite video of successful entrepreneurs, investors or business leaders on a variety of topics. This week, we present legendary angel investor Ron Conway (commonly referred to as the “ Godfather of Silicon Valley ”) and Marc Andreessen , a brilliant entrepreneur and co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Greenling, an organic food delivery service, announced Tuesday Bill Tolany will become its new CEO and has joined its board of directors. Founder Mason Arnold, who has led the company since its founding in 2005, will remain on Greeling’s board of directors. Tolany previously spent eight years at Whole Food Market in a variety of […] The post Greenling Gets a New CEO appeared first on SiliconHills.
entrepreMusings
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'My 12 year old son made an interesting statement while we were driving to soccer practice today. He said that Clash of Clans , a game he plays often on my iPhone and the mini-iPad that he and his sister share, is like business. He said it out of the blue. He hears me and his dad talk about businesses and companies often. I asked him why he thought that and he said because you can join clans, you have to find clans, and then sometimes people are nice or not nice in those clans.
Early Growth Financial Services
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Bottom line is that you’re in business to make money. If your customers aren’t paying you, that’s a serious cash flow problem. If they’re slow to pay, that’s a problem as well. While late invoices are fairly common for many businesses, that doesn’t mean you can’t fight it. The key is process. There are a few steps you can take to improve your collection process to expedite payments and maintain control over your cash flow.
Small Business Force
OCTOBER 28, 2014
Almost every entrepreneur or small business, at one time or another, trumpets that their service and support is what separates them from their competition; what makes them special. But, too often, help desks don't help and customer support, doesn't. Many entrepreneurs either miss obvious flaws in their delivery, or worse, "shoot themselves in the foot," while delivering that service and support.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Want to incentivize your employees, but not break the bank? Read on. So many things in this world are about the almighty dollar, but job satisfaction doesn’t have to be one of them. Giving your employees raises may help their short-term happiness, but if you want those employees to stay on, you need to offer them incentives that they can’t get elsewhere.
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