Mon.Aug 31, 2015

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The Future Of Human Labor In A Robotic World

YoungUpstarts

By Robert Tercek, author of “ Vaporized: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World “ Robots are coming to steal our jobs. We know this because one news outlet after another has told us so. As robots and software-driven automated systems take a larger role in our digital and physical lives, the argument goes, they will displace more and more workers.

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Five case studies you'll see at the Lean Startup Conference 2015

Startup Lessons Learned

The following is a guest post by Kirsten Cluthe and Ritika Puri from The Lean Startup Conference team Wondering what’s new in the Lean Startup community? With hundred of thousands of global practitioners, the supply of ideas and best practices is endless. What’s more challenging is finding the right information that will influence positive change within your organization.

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6 Reasons To Reconsider Your Planned Corporate Escape

Startup Professionals Musings

The grass is always greener on the other side. It seems that everyone I know who works in a corporate environment dreams of escaping to become an entrepreneur, and every entrepreneur wishes he or she had the security of a regular paycheck. As someone who has experience on both sides of this fence, I’m convinced that the move from employee to entrepreneur is far more risky.

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[New Research] Why Is Facebook Such A Popular Diversion?

Brandanew

Have you ever wondered why is Facebook such a popular diversion? Research has answers. According to a new UCLA research , our brains are wired to connect and be social even when we’re resting. Here’s what the researchers are saying: “The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to get us ready to be social in our spare moments.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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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Chop Wood, Carry Water

YoungUpstarts

By Anthony Zolezzi, serial entrepreneur and author of “ 2Steps2YourBest: How A Centuries Old Zen Proverb Can Help You Find Joy, Abundance And Success “ Many of my colleagues talk about mindfulness, which is enhanced through daily meditation. As they see it, meditation is a tool for being more productive, and although I don’t disagree, I do have a different tool set for maximizing abundance and productivity.

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How One Creative Freelancer Like You Almost Didn’t Get Paid

Up and Running

Justin Barker, my producer at Creative Live, recently completed an instructional product video for a startup company in San Francisco. When this company refused to pay him and the contractors that he had hired, I was highly offended, not least because I know the strength of his work. . Unfortunately, it’s all too common for creatives to get stuck with unpaid invoices and lame excuses from some clients; Justin is not alone.

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Meet Jackson Square Ventures

A Crowded Space

Today we announce Jackson Square Ventures. We are an all-partner VC firm focused on Series A financings for SaaS and marketplace startups from our offices in the heart of the startup ecosystem in San Francisco at Jackson Square. You may know a few of the companies in our portfolio, such as Docusign, Strava, and oDesk (now Upwork). You may know my fellow partners Greg Gretsch, Pete Solvik, and Bob Spinner.

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How To Be An Effective Leader (6 Invaluable Lessons My Dad Taught Me)

YFS Magazine

Here's a look at leadership lessons that I have gleaned from watching my dad as a leader in our home, as I grew up, and today.

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Correction: CB Insights’ “private company health score”

The Equity Kicker

CB Insights have released a product called Mosaic which gives private companies a score which predicts their likely future success. The score is derived from lots of data they pull from structured and unstructured sources on the web and then process through a heavy statistical analysis. They pulled data from as many sources as possible looked to see which pieces of it have correlated with startup success in the past and assumed that companies scoring highly on those elements will succeed in the

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4 Ways A Freemium Revenue Model Can Work For Your Business

YFS Magazine

Here are four reasons why we decided to utilize a freemium revenue model and how it could possibly work for you.

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Mattermark’s “private company health score”

The Equity Kicker

Mattermark have released a product called Mosaic which gives private companies a score which predicts their likely future success. The score is derived from lots of data they pull from structured and unstructured sources on the web and then process through a heavy statistical analysis. They pulled data from as many sources as possible looked to see which pieces of it have correlated with startup success in the past and assumed that companies scoring highly on those elements will succeed in the f

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Monday Motivation: If You Learn This, Your Life Will Never Be The Same (Law Of Attraction)

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. You have more control over you life than you think. People with goals succeed because they know where they are going. We become what we think about.

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TechSpace Plans New Coworking Site in Downtown Austin

SiliconHills

New York-based TechSpace Holding Co. announced Monday that it plans to expand into Austin by opening a new TechSpace business center. The coworking center will be located at 98 San Jacinto Blvd. in Austin’s central business district. TechSpace plans to occupy the entire ground floor and the entire 4th floor of the San Jacinto Center. […] The post TechSpace Plans New Coworking Site in Downtown Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Tools I use: SizeUp

Eric Friedman

SizeUp bills itself as “the missing window manager” for Mac and I totally agree. This nifty utility stays open on your desktop and allows you to quickly throw windows in different places very easily, and maximize them to full screen (without that annoying OSX version of full screen.). The tool itself costs $12.99 but is well worth it. I use it every day first thing to maximize windows (CTRL+Command+ALT+M).

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Almalence Receives Investment from Intel Capital

SiliconHills

Almalence, a computational imaging startup, announced Monday it has received an investment from Intel Capital. The amount of investment and terms of the deal were not disclosed. Austin-based startup, founded in 2005, plans to use the funds to develop the next version of its mobile imaging technology to enable mobile cameras to achieve the image […] The post Almalence Receives Investment from Intel Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The #1 Key to Killer Promotions

Duct Tape Marketing

The #1 Key to Killer Promotions written by Alex Boyer read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Promotions are everywhere. It seems like whatever you or your business needs, you can find a promotion to receive it. Free this, half-off that, limited-time offers are everywhere. They’re so prevalent that many business owners feel pressured to hold a promotion or event to be competitive.

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#LifeOnMars

Venture Chronicles

I was listening to a media overview of the Life On Mars Project. The short version is that 6 people, 3 men and 3 women, will spend 365 in a biosphere located on the slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii. They will be permitted to leave the dome but will be required to wear a space suit to simulate the conditions on Mars. In an unfortunate naming twist, the acronym for the effort is HI-SEAS.

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How to bootstrap your way into becoming a VC

Version One Ventures

One of the most common questions I get is “How can I become a Venture Capitalist?” I suppose this is because to many people, being a VC is a coveted position: you control large amounts of money and can pick and choose where that capital goes. [But let me tell you that the VC business is also much tougher than anybody imagines from the outside]. The traditional career path in venture capital has been around for decades.

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Small Business and Startups: When a Customer Deserves to Be Fired

crowdSPRING Blog

Last week we fired a customer. Yep, you heard me right. We asked one of our customers to please take their business elsewhere. Why would a small business do such a thing? Who in their right mind would turn down revenue and earnings? Well it’s really not that complicated. Some customers simply drain resources, strain the team, and end up costing you more than they bring in.