YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'By Robert L. Dilenschneider, author of “ A Briefing for Leaders: Communication As the Ultimate Exercise of Power “ There are many fine values, such as courtesy, confidence, ingenuity, thrift, and so on. The trouble is that the list of values grows easily and can cause many employees to lose their focus. They fail to prioritize. A “short list” of values is far more useful in putting the workplace back on track.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Best-practices for conducting retail business continue to evolve as new technology develops. Business owners have seen the benefits of establishing online stores together with their brick-and-mortar storefronts, and a growing number of new entrepreneurs start out with an online store and skip the brick-and-mortar thing altogether. This is where dropshipping comes in.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'by Mitchell Rigie and Keith Harmeyer, authors of “ Smartstorming: The Game-Changing Process for Generating Bigger, Better Ideas “ “There’s no such thing as a bad idea!”. Whether you’re in advertising, sales, HR, or just slaving away in the back cubicle, at some point you’ve probably been involved in a brainstorming session where someone has uttered those brave words.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Businesses always seem to take longer to succeed than an entrepreneur expects. Seth Godin once said that overnight success in startups takes about six years, and Seth is an optimist. Thus we all look for shortcuts. Execution shortcuts would be hidden strategies to achieve the endgame sooner, without losing 40 to 60 percent of the financial potential along the way.
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
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Tips to boost online awareness fast without spending a fortune Yes, Google just announced that links in your press releases should be marked as “no follow” in order to avoid negative rankings by the search engine. However, that doesn’t mean you should stop announcing valuable news and information online. Google and the other search engines […].
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Wearable technology is all the rage now, and none so defines this new space as Google’s Google Glass. You have already spotted some early adopters of this new wearable headpiece mounted with an optical display around town (as part of the Google’s Glass Explorer program ), beta testing possibilities for the technology. One of the possible uses of Google Glass is in the area of education.
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Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'The riches are in the niches. But, how do you know which niche you should be serving? How do you know which community is right for you? Here are three simple steps to instantly finding your niche: 1. Past Thrills. – Look back at your life and think about times when you were thrilled helping others. When you get joy from helping someone else and the joy is more important than anything else, you are serving others in a way that connects with your passion and purpose.
The Equity Kicker
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Yesterday I talked a friend through how bridge rounds work and what he should look out for. This is what I said. Definition. A bridge round is generally for companies that have raised one round and want to wait a little longer than anticipated to raise their next round so they can get to a higher valuation. The bridge is usually provided by existing investors.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Many businesses start small but later grow into large, complex companies, such as a local bookstore turning into one of the largest retail bookstore chains in the country. For many small business owners, however, such a rise would be a surprise and a massive challenge. Few people are prepared to grow a local company into a thriving medium-sized or large company.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Last night before heading to bed I was browsing through Kickstarter , in particular the film and video category , to see what projects are raising funds or have been funded already. In case you have been living under a rock (or maybe you just don’t live online like I do), Kickstarter is the most popular crowdfunding platform currently available.… Read the rest of this entry » The post How Kickstarter, Crowdfunding And The Presell Process Are Changing The Way Entrepreneurs Start
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Every day I become more aware of the importance of stories as the drivers of business planning and business success. There is no better way to understand and communicate strategy, vision, and milestones. Too often we think of business planning as full of arcane details, but the details mean nothing without the core stories. Here are three stories a business should never do without. .
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'South by Southwest 2013′s Music, Film, Interactive, Edu and Eco Conferences had a $218 economic impact on Austin in 2013. The two-week long SXSW conference in March was the largest ever. The conference expanded into new venues and had an even greater economic impact, according to a study by Greyhill Advisors. The conference has grown […] The post SXSW Events Had a $218 Million Impact on Austin in 2013 appeared first on SiliconHills.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'The New EJ Blog Design Is Live. Do You Like It? Plus My Product Launch Formula Bonus… Way way back when I just started out online in the late 1990s, I did all my website designs myself. I taught myself HTML from a textbook, which led to many late nights trying to get pixels to align properly within tables. It … Read the rest of this entry » The post Check Out The New EJ Blog Design, Plus My Product Launch Formula Bonus appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
The Startup Lawyer
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Documents in the startup ecosystem evolve. For example, convertible note documents are more complex now compared to 5 years ago (e.g., price caps and price cap regulators). Most of the evolution has to do with real-world experiences of investors and startups. Other times complexity can be chalked up to “deal over-engineering.” Some incubators are guilty […].
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Wild Basin Investments has an interesting spot in the Austin angel world. A family office, meaning an investment firm run for a particular family, Wild Basin invests in a broad spectrum of early stage companies. The current portfolio includes enterprise software companies, mobile, CPG, pharmacology, medical devices […] The post Wild Basin Investments Focuses on Angel Investing in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
Jeff Hilimire
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'I was getting coffee with a friend of mine recently and we were talking about our entrepreneurial journeys over our careers. He was talking about there being times in your life when you use a compass and times when you use a map. It’s an analogy that I think is incredibly appropriate – particularly for entrepreneurs – and I wanted to explore it further.
Venture Chronicles
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'This is the 6th installment in the Startup Lessons series I have been writing in the wake of my experience with Get Satisfaction. This one is a tough one to write and it is important to acknowledge that when it comes to strategy there is a lot of nuance and the fact remains that you are dealing with a complex multi-variant problem so there is no playbook you can pull off the shelf and just hit go.
Guy Nirpaz
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'I had a bet with the marketing team that I alone can increase Totango LinkedIn followers by 500 people in a day. Help me prove I’m right, by follow the link below and click the follow button: [link]. We’re now using LinkedIn as the main channel for company news and updates, and promise only high quality content there… Thanks! Guy.
Rob Go
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'I’ve been thinking a lot about how Venture Capital firms can innovate on what I’ve been calling “Product Delivery”. A lot of VCs are starting to be more creative about their “product”. That is, what they are offering to entrepreneurs and how that makes them stand out vs. other investors. This is a great development for entrepreneurs, and I think it’s nice to see larger funds put their management fees to work to produce meaningful and programmatic help for founders.
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