Up and Running
MARCH 11, 2015
'Whether or not you’re raising money for your business, getting advice from venture capitalists can be invaluable. But, getting in the doors of a Sand Hill Road VC in Silicon Valley can be an incredibly difficult undertaking. Fortunately, many of the top VCs share their thoughts on their blogs and are full of advice for startups, both big and small.
Mike Michalowicz
MARCH 11, 2015
'My experience with Simplify Commerce exemplifies the most important lesson in customer service: pick up the phone. Make sure you employ this lesson in your own business before its too late. First a little background. I started a new business this past summer to help accountants and bookkeepers stand out in their extremely competitive industry. Just like any start-up, we set up our new office, hired our staff, and configured our e-commerce components.
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Steve Blank
MARCH 11, 2015
'I just spent a day working with Bob, the Chief Innovation Officer of a very smart large company I’ll call Acme Widgets. Bob summarized Acme’s impediments to innovation. “At our company we have a culture that fears failure. A failed project is considered a negative to a corporate career. As a result, few people want to start a project that might not succeed.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 11, 2015
'Many people seem to have the sense that ethics are spiraling downward in business, and unfortunately most startup professionals and entrepreneurs I know don’t believe they can make a difference. They don’t realize that if they don’t take an active role in the solution, they really become part of the problem. I do believe that most business people want to do the right thing, but many just don’t have the skills to develop an unemotional ethical position, or confidence to act on their ethical beli
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
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 11, 2015
'by Janet Chase, Kaufman Rossin. With the daily demands of running a business along with the financial pressures and challenges inherent in early-stage companies, a business valuation may not be the first thing an entrepreneur thinks of when he awakes each morning. But it’s an important consideration, especially for companies that plan to offer alternative compensation such as employee stock options, which will usually require a 409A valuation.
The Next Web
MARCH 11, 2015
'This post is brought to you by Jama Software – reinventing product delivery by changing how products are conceived, built and launched. When you’re managing product development for large, complex organizations, employee engagement can be a major challenge. Facing many moving parts to a project, engineers and product team leads have no choice but to focus on what’s in front of them in terms of their specific tasks and immediate deadlines.
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The Equity Kicker
MARCH 11, 2015
'In a good Founder’s Notebook post on setting priorities in product development Ben Yoskovitz recommends that founders: learn as quickly as you can what your best users are doing in your product. That’s great advice. Having a core group of passionate users with a well understood use case is a great sign that a company is on the right path and will make investors love you.
Hunter Walker
MARCH 11, 2015
'Klout’s start and finish are both stories of perseverance. CEO Joe Fernandez conceived of the idea while recovering from recovering from jaw surgery – very Kanye. He probably didn’t expect it would be as controversial – some people had very strong negative reactions to the idea of a third party rating their influence – given that the original intent was aimed helping identify what you know about and connecting you to other people with similar interests and expertis
Mike Michalowicz
MARCH 11, 2015
'My experience with Simplify Commerce exemplifies the most important lesson in customer service: pick up the phone. Make sure you employ this lesson in your own business before its too late. First a little background. I started a new business this past summer to help accountants and bookkeepers stand out in their extremely competitive industry. Just like any start-up, we set up our new office, hired our staff, and configured our e-commerce components.
SiliconHills
MARCH 11, 2015
'SpareFoot, one of the most successful startups to spin out of the Capital Factory accelerator, has landed another $33 million to propel its growth in the marketplace for finding self-storage. The Austin-based startup received its latest round of funding from new investor Revolution Growth which led the round with participation from existing investor Insight Venture […] The post SpareFoot Lands $33 Million More in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.
crowdSPRING Blog
MARCH 11, 2015
'When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project. Let us start the slow clap for billhill_art. Check out more great work on billhill_art ’s profile page. Nicely done, billhill_art, nicely done! Related posts: Fresh from the SPRING: 5IVE_STAR_CREATIVE.
Growthink Blog
MARCH 11, 2015
'According to statistics from BizBuySell , less than 1 out of 5 of businesses marketed for sale are able to find a buyer and to consummate a successful transaction. Even this depressing statistic vastly under-estimates how few companies are able to attain a successful exit, as the great majority of the over 6 million U.S. business owners are never able to even consider listing their companies for sale.
The Startup Lawyer
MARCH 11, 2015
'I recently wrote a commentary piece for the Dallas Business Journal regarding equity crowdfunding titled: “Here’s Why Crowdfunding Should Be Your Last Resort” I thought some of my readers would enjoy it.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 11, 2015
'How to Effectively Lead Your Employees to Improve Your Business written by Alex Boyer read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with David Long. In a recent interview with my friend Guy Kawasaki, author of Art of the Start 2.0, he mentioned that perhaps the hardest part of building a business was learning how to lead and motivate people.
The Startup Lawyer
MARCH 11, 2015
I recently wrote a commentary piece for the Dallas Business Journal regarding equity crowdfunding titled: “Here’s Why Crowdfunding Should Be Your Last Resort” I thought some of my readers would enjoy it. Please know that I *want* equity crowdfunding to be a boon for startups, I just can’t recommend it as a go-to option today. … Continue reading → The post Crowdfunding as a last resort appeared first on Startup Lawyer.
Up and Running
MARCH 11, 2015
'Last week, Bplans members had the opportunity to attend our free webinar, “14 Tips on How to Pitch and Get Funded.” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. As the former co-founder and CEO of two technology companies, Caroline has experienced both start-up failures and successes, and has raised close to $1 million in investment capital.
The Startup Lawyer
MARCH 11, 2015
'It’s that time of year again when a good portion of the startup world flocks to Austin Texas for SXSWi. This year, I’ll be involved with two events: Dallas Drops the Mic — March 14th 6pm-8pm The official blurb about this event is: “Join the Dallas.
Up and Running
MARCH 11, 2015
'This month we’ll be giving away 3 copies of Jon Kolko’s book, “Well Designed: How to Use Empathy to Create Products People Love” —it’s the first book on the list below. To enter the giveaway simply scroll to the bottom of this article and follow the instructions. Good luck! Are you interested in designing your own products?
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