YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2015

by Jack Narcotta, Devices Analyst at Technology Business Research. Lenovo’s modest overall revenue growth in calendar 2Q15 – 3.1% year-to-year to $10.7 billion – masks how sagging performance from its PC business wiped out the momentum Lenovo had generated since 2013 and has forced Lenovo to reset its profit and revenue growth expectations for its enterprise and mobile device businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs tackle starting a business as a random walk into a business minefield, and they count on their street smarts, thick skin and pure determination to get them to their destinations alive. That does work once in a while, usually with some serious collateral damage, but a less painful approach is to prepare and plan for each step along the way.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 14, 2015

While most of us like to believe that branding comes naturally with digital marketing, the fact could not be further off. Branding is a different ballgame and if done wrong, you may get something nasty stuck to your image for as long as forever, hampering your growth in your niche field. Like every other marketing technique, executing successful branding strategies needs some inspiration as well.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2015

This week everyone has been talking about Zirtual – the on-demand virtual assistant company that collapsed on Sunday night, suddenly laying off more than 400 employees (the company now is going to be acquired by Startups.co). Zirtual CEO Maren Kate Donovan blamed the collapse partly on an outsourced CFO firm and numbers that failed to account for two additional pay periods.

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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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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 14, 2015

I used to write a lot about the music industry but it because less interesting once Spotify became dominant and everyone accepted that streaming is the future. This chart got me excited again though. Pop stars regularly complain about how little they get when their music is streamed, but they are mistaken in blaming the streaming services. It’s the labels that have the biggest take.

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 14, 2015

Following is a guest post from my friend Eliot Peper. I met Eliot several years ago when he approached me about his first book. I loved his writing and FG Press went on to publish Eliot’s first two books – Uncommon Stock: Version 1.0 and Uncommon Stock: Power Play. Eliot’s third book, Uncommon Stock: Exit Strategy came out recently and the topic is particularly timely.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 14, 2015

root9B announced this week it is opening a new office this fall in downtown San Antonio. The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company provides advanced cybersecurity services and training to private businesses and government agencies. Its new office will be located in the Tower Life building downtown. The company was ranked 45th on the Cybersecurity 500, a […] The post Cybersecurity Firm root9b Expands to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2015

The difference between cash and profit is not subtle. Understanding the difference and planning ahead is essential to prevent financial disaster.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 14, 2015

You want to buy or sell on Craigslist but worried about meeting up to complete the transaction? Towns are creating safe “ exchange zones ” with ample lighting and video surveillance to facilitate peer-to-peer commerce. Often in concert with the local police , they’re a fascinating example of the physical world shifting to reflect the needs of the digital one.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 14, 2015

Lyft, the ridesharing startup, is coming back to San Antonio. Following three hours of discussion, the City Council of San Antonio on Thursday voted six to five in favor of a nine-month pilot agreement with Lyft. It’s been a bumpy ride so far for ridesharing companies operating in San Antonio. Lyft originally launched in March […] The post Lyft Returns Ridesharing to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2015

Upgrade your Business Performance by Tracking this Metric written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit: A Good Feeling via photopin. I’m going to ask you three questions that are integral to the health of your business. And how you answer them will tell a lot about where you need to spend your time.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 14, 2015

Everyone who has ever run a small business can tell you there is a lot of red tape and bureaucracy to deal with to get the venture off the ground. Now the City of Austin is aiming to make the process as simple as possible. This month, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced Austin as […] The post Austin Wins “StartUp in a Day” SBA Competition appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Jeff Hilimire

AUGUST 14, 2015

BW asked this question on my recent blog post, Ten Requirements of Successful Entrepreneurs : Nice post Jeff. I’m curious if you believe, as an entrepreneur, you have to be comfortable with going into personal debt. This has been a big deterrent among people I know that I believe are otherwise cut out to be entrepreneurs. Obviously there are alternatives and other best-case scenarios but do you feel like that willingness to go into debt is demonstrative of the appropriate level of risk app

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 14, 2015

Galvanize, a tech school and coworking space, announced this week it is opening its seventh campus in Austin. The Denver-based company leased 25,000 square feet in a building in the 2nd Street District in the North Shore development. It will feature classrooms, private suites, open work areas and event areas. The campus will be able […] The post Galvanize to Open New Campus in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Guy Nirpaz

AUGUST 14, 2015

Customer Success is really picking up momentum these days, and with momentum comes a lot of news that adds to a lot of confusion for people who are just starting to learn about what customer success is. I’ve presented this presentation last week at the Silicon Valley Customer Success meetup , my goals was to make it dead-simple. I’m trying to answer: what are we really managing in customer success management, and what customer success teams really do.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 14, 2015

People Pattern announced recently it has appointed Doug Wolfe as its Chief Operating Officer. Wolfe, previously served as head of operations for Atlas at Facebook. He has a lot of experience in marketing technology and digital media. As COO, Wolfe will oversee People Pattern’s product, sales, finance, partnership, recruitment and marketing. “People Pattern is taking […] The post People Pattern Hires Former Facebook Executive Doug Wolfe appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 14, 2015

Q: If the unicorn is the rarest creature in the universe, how can there be a herd of them? A: The Networked Age. My full post on LinkedIn explains why. The post A HERD OF UNICORNS appeared first on Reid Hoffman.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 14, 2015

Our friends at the New York Times get to do stuff that, frankly, makes me jealous. For instance, the other night they got to go for a ride on the brand new carousel at Battery Park, in lower Manhattan. The $16 million dollar version of an old-school treat opens this week. The architects Claire Weisz and Mark Yoes have designed a magical undersea journey – an incredible ride for the senses.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2015

On the surface, the news that the use of search engine impersonator bots is down from 57% of all DDoS bot traffic in 2014 to a miniscule 0.9% in 2015 seems like good news. However, if life hasn’t yet taught you to always look for the downside, then welcome to lesson number one. In order to understand what botnet operators’ abandonment of search engine impersonator bots actually means for your website security, imagine being the owner of a cheese store.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 14, 2015

Bringing you the latest news on small business and more—this week we’ve got low oil prices, startups in the shipping and freight industries, and a possible $15 an hour minimum wage. . Think inside the box. Subscription services are one of the hottest trends in eCommerce right now. Customers love it, and a new set of businesses are riding the wave.

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