Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Labor Day is over, time to get to work! Summer is always the time when large numbers of new participants in the tech ecosystem arrive and start to get their bearings. This is why this was created, and why I try to refresh it every year with the most interesting meetups, companies, and folks to follow online. Boston is a great place to start and build a company.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'There is no substitute for diving into the key details of a new startup. Executives from large companies have sometimes long forgotten how to do this (“My people will contact your people to work out the details.”). Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. These executives won’t survive long in a startup environment. An obvious reason is limited funds, but a more important reason is the need to know and intimately understand what is really going on in the business and the mar
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deal architect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'The skies are spectacular September blue as I head to the Bay Area for two Workday events – their Rising user conference, and their Technology Summit. Both events stand out for their transparency. At the user conference they allow analysts.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'by Sean Blanks, marketing director of www.cartridgesave.co.uk. A USP doesn’t necessarily need to be unique. Instead, it’s worth thinking of your USP as the one thing you set your stall by: the offering you protect at all costs which in turn helps you maintain your customer base and market position. For us it’s ‘free next day delivery’. You’re right, it’s not sexy and it’s not unique.
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
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'It started with T-Mobile. Now every carrier is on the “don’t wait 2 years to upgrade your device” bandwagon. It’s their defensive strategy to hold on to first-gen smartphone customers. But they can advertise all they want, customers long ago.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'By Bruce Hodes, author of “ Front Line Heroes “ The goal of this article is tell you all about goals. Goals are where the rubber meets the road. Goals create high performance organizations. Goals create accountability. Goals have clear measurable results with a target date. A side note; much of the philosophy of this article is taken from the Keyne Method which was created by recovering strategic planning consultants Wayne and Kelly Nelson.
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Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Having long-term vision is one of the keys to good leadership, and necessary for any successful business. With long-term visions come long-term projects—and the longer-term the project, the harder it is to manage your team’s progress towards completing it. All the complications are what make executing your long-term vision the sign of success; it’s definitely not easy to do.
David Teten
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'I finally got around to posting the video from a Founder Institute class I taught earlier this year on Best Practices in Recruiting High Performers . Although I focused on recruiting technical talent, my points are applicable to recruiting in general. Feedback always welcome! I’ve also attached below the extended slide deck. Recruiting Hacks.
The Equity Kicker
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'This morning David Gildeh alerted me to the existence of the DIKW pyramid that you see above. It’s been around for some time (long enough for David and to be arguing that we should add a layer called ‘Understanding’ between ‘Knowledge’ and ‘Wisdom’) but judging from the Wikipedia article it has mostly been used in academic circles.
Start Up Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'It’s quote easy really. All we need to do is less of the following: Do less whinging. Do less complaining. Do less procrastinating. Be less greedy, be less selfish and do less worry… In fact, there is no limit to how much less we can do to boost our own success. And if we start doing less of all this stuff, imagine how much time we’ll have to do more productive things.
Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'In this episode of On A Roll, Mike Michalowicz explains why businesses need to analyze their costs once a quarter. Big savings could ensue!
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Facebook today announced it has partnered with Mass Relevance and select media companies to allow them to integrate Facebook conversations into their coverage of real-time events. The partnership will allow Mass Relevance, an Austin-based startup, to access Facebook information to gauge the impact of an event, an article or a broadcast. Facebook is making available […] The post Facebook Partners with Mass Relevance to Share Data appeared first on SiliconHills.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Palo Alto Software’s very own Lara Fields was recently interviewed by KLCC (Eugene, Oregon’s NPR affiliate station) for a segment on women in programming. The story—titled “Women Are Missing in Eugene’s Tech Community”—aired this morning, and can be found here. Although the overall representation of women in the computer sciences is low—only 15 percent of females graduating from the University of Oregon major in computer science, and only 20 percent of the programm
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Is it better to make a product that a huge market might need or that a small market must have? Entrepreneur and Yale junior Ian Panchèvre has had experience with both. His first company, Social Commerce, required a huge infusion of capital, office space, and an outside […] The post Prepd Finds a Niche in the Extemporaneous Debate Scene appeared first on SiliconHills.
VC Adventure
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Last week at the conclusion of the COIN Summit Colorado released an new brand for the state. The new branding effort was lead by Aaron Kennedy (of Noodles fame) with the help of a brand ‘committee’ (I was a member) and, importantly, a large network of ‘brand ambassadors’ around the state. The process was an interesting one and was designed by Aaron to be inclusive of opinions and ideas from around the state.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Finding tutoring for a kid doesn’t sound hard. But, parents say: Just try it. First you have to find someone you trust to be with your child, who is competent in the subject matter, who has an opening when your kid is available, who doesn’t cost too […] The post MyCampusTutor Connects Kids with Tutors appeared first on SiliconHills.
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber. This is the final part of a guide to launching your own startup.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'How to Blend Inbound Marketing with Inbound Selling written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing As I’ve outlined in previous posts and in recent presentation, I believe the most potent approach to marketing and sales involves inbound marketing blended with inbound selling. photo credit: Unhindered by Talent via photopin cc The challenge in implementing such an approach is that it requires an environment of intense cooperation between marketing and
VC Adventure
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Last week at the conclusion of the COIN Summit Colorado released an new brand for the state. The new branding effort was lead by Aaron Kennedy (of Noodles fame) with the help of a brand ‘committee’ (I was a member) and, importantly, a large network of ‘brand ambassadors’ around the state. The process was an interesting one and was designed by Aaron to be inclusive of opinions and ideas from around the state.
Start Up Blog
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Today I was fortunate enough to be in the company of a few global thought leaders on life hacking and inventing money. Some of the ideas that were shared I hadn’t heard before, and others I knew and forgot (Which means I didn’t really know it). In any case, what better way than to start off the week by sharing a few of them here: When someone asks you how you can repay them after teaching them something of value – this is a good answer: Teach as many people as you can what I t
Jeff Hilimire
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'As I begin the transition off of Microsoft Exchange ( Engauge’s email platform) onto Gmail for everything (personal has always been Gmail and Dragon Army will be on Google Apps), I’m getting really excited about diving deep and leveraging everything that Gmail has to offer. Out of the gate the search features in Gmail blow any other email client away.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'Getting investor dollars is like a sugar rush. As soon as you have that cinnamon bun, you just want another one, and if you don''t get a second one, you crash. If there was one single mistake that crushed my startup five years ago, it was assuming I''d get any more money than what I got in the seed round. That underlying assumption was present in every decision I made.
Scott Edward Walker
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
'I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, posts and podcasts relating to entrepreneurship and startups, M&A and legal issues. Below are my five most popular tweets for the past two weeks. Cheers, Scott. . Top 5 Tweets. “Bad times come for every startup – I haven’t seen a single startup that hasn’t gone through a bad time.” - @vkhosla bit.ly/19uiP1N.
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