YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'by Morgan Sims. Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce reported working from home at least part of the time in 2012, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thanks to technology, it’s easier than ever to let your home double as your office. It’s an especially appealing option for employees of start-ups that may not have the initial capital to buy, build, or rent a physical location.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!? Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
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Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'One of the great innovations of the 21 st century are products that are cloud-connected and update and improve automatically. For software, gone are the days of having to buy a new version of physical media (disks or CD’s.) For hardware it’s the magical ability to have a product get better over time as new features are automatically added. The downside is when companies unilaterally remove features from their products without asking their customers permission and/or remove consumers̵
deal architect
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Dennis Howlett in his own inimitable way captured this exchange between Marc Benioff and a journalist during a Dreamforce Q&A session Marc, with a mix of sincerity and sarcasm at the way the question had been worded, emphasized that Salesforce.
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
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Well, the year is winding down, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Many people in the U.S. love this holiday because they get time off from work to spend with friends and family, eat lots of good food and get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping. I love Thanksgiving because of all these reasons, […].
deal architect
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'I do not think I have ever seen Marc Benioff blush. He is usually busy talking in hyperbole, and slapping backs to be slowed down by much. But Sheryl Sandberg teased him and had him agape during their Lean In.
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The Next Web
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'This post was originally published on the Buffer blog. There are lots of times when I’m stuck on a title for a post, or the perfect word for something I’m writing. Fortunately, we’re pretty keen on experimenting and testing at Buffer , so I can try lots of different ideas and see what works best. Even better, though, is having some data to give me a rough guide on where to start.
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'It took us 6 rounds of tests until we landed on a variation that was doing 79.3% better than the version our client had before coming to us. Background. TruckersReport is network of professional truck drivers, connected by trucking industry forum. It’s a great community for drivers to share information and assist each others careers. I guess it’s what you would call a niche site – but that niche is bringing them over 1,000,000 visits each month (close to 5 million pageviews).
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Whether you’re a freelancer, content outlet, or brand of product/service, email marketing can prove to be an effective means of reaching your audience of stakeholders, customers or media contacts. But these days, you’re also expected to manage a Facebook page, a Twitter account, an Instagram photo stream and a Tumblr blog. With all these channels and formats for communicating with your brand’s followers, it can be difficult to figure out which medium is appropriate for when you have to share in
Mike Michalowicz
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'As I conducted interviews for Profit First , I found a scary trend. Of the 300+ entrepreneurs I spoke with for this book, most are quick to share – scratch that, brag – about the size of their business. Discussions among entrepreneurs seem to constantly revolve around “size” questions: How big is your business? How many employees do you have?
The Equity Kicker
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Data just out from UK corporate finance boutique Ascendant shows that venture activity in the UK is slowing. £178m was invested in Q3, down slightly from £183m in the year ago quarter, but that combined with a slow Q2 compared with 2012 makes it look like we will be down for the year. Ascendant are now predicting that £800m will be invested in UK companies in 2013, which compares with £987m in 2012.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Dell is giving one lucky startup an opportunity to pitch their company to Michael Dell at Dell World next month. Dell has already selected six startups including ihiji in Austin to present at Tech Innovation day: Pitch Slam at Dell World. The online contest kicks off today to find the final technology startup to participate. […] The post Dell Expands its Entrepreneurial Initiatives appeared first on SiliconHills.
Berkonomics
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Cash is everything to a new business. How many times do we have to say this? The days of being able to trust that there will be an investor or lender on the other end of a call or email whenever needed ended with the 2000 and 2008 bursts of those respective bubbles. It’s entirely possible that Amazon could not be created and funded today with its planned seven years until profitability.
Growthink Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'To read Growthink CEO Jay Turo''s article from this week’s Entrepreneur Magazine as to how to make the right bets when making risky business decisions, click read more.
Hunter Walker
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'What does true founder honesty & authenticity look like? Like this: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly . Fake It Till You Make It. It’s wonderful to see the founders of The Skimm talk openly to their community about the fundraising process. I can imagine that some founders think admitting what you don’t know is a sign of weakness. It’s actually a sign of self-awareness, strength and self-confidence.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Imagine that you needed to report a pothole to the city, pay your electricity bill, find a good sushi place nearby, and promote your business on mobile devices. What mobile app would you use? Well you would have to use several, because no one app does all […] The post Austin Startup ScanSee Creates an All-in-One City App appeared first on SiliconHills.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Tired Of The Slow Start, Why Not Speed Up The Process And Buy A Blog? Many many years ago I was on skype talking to a friend in the USA. My friend had a blog, one that was similar in audience size to my own, about small business branding. We were chatting away, and my friend says to me he … Read the rest of this entry » The post Tired Of The Slow Start, Why Not Buy A Blog To Speed Up The Process appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'San Antonio-based Xenex Disinfection Services announced Thursday that is has received $11.3 million in funding. The funding comes from Battery Ventures, Targeted Technology Fund II and continued investment from existing investors including RK Ventures. The company will use the funding for product development, international expansion and increasing its U.S. sales force.
Business Plan Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Raising Capital from Friends and Family: Gifts, Loans, Equity. Most entrepreneurs who are starting a new business venture need capital to fund their business plans. Typical sources of capital include personal saving, home equity loans and loans or investments from “Friends and Family.” Friends and Family capital typically is provided as: 1) a “gift” 2) a “loan”, or 3) an “equity investment.”.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice.
Austin Startup
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Boxer, the next generation mobile inbox, today announced immediate availability of the Boxer app for Apple’s iPad. Building upon its market lead as an independent, open platform, the company also announced integrations with Evernote and Sanebox.
Scott Edward Walker
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Ron Conway , the founder of SV Angel and a brilliant angel investor. In this solid interview by Jessica Livingston from about a month ago (courtesy of the Startup School ), Ron shares some interesting stories and the following nuggets for entrepreneurs: “At
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'The Secret to Writing Copy that Will Have People Begging to Buy written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Sonja Jobson – Enjoy! photo credit: shockblast.net. Please raise your hand if you’ve ever purchased something based on an emotional whim.
Early Growth Financial Services
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'As all of our clients (and anyone who’s ever spoken to me!) knows, I am a huge, huge fan of milestone funding. That is, when you’re looking for investment capital, you first identify your milestones and then calculate how much capital you will need to raise in order to achieve these milestones. This is the best wait to determine and articulate how much capital you will need.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'What it Really Takes to Start Up a Small Business written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Sam Melton – Enjoy! photo credit: darnellthenewsman.com. A bakery that specializes in all things cupcake. A party planning service that offers one-of-a-kind themed events.
Ben's Blog
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'It ain’t what you know, it’s what you feel Don’t worry about being right, just be for real —Parliament, “Ride On”. Today we are announcing Shana Fisher as a new board partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Although she keeps a low profile, people in high tech investing know all about Shana. They know about her because she is so good at what she does. As an early stage investor, she has invested in a broad set of outstanding companies including MakerBot, Pinterest, Vine, FiftyThree, Refinery29 and Stri
Jeff Hilimire
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'I was having this conversation with a group of friends recently about how everyone deals with photo storage. Apparently I’m not the only one that has this problem, especially wen you have multiple people in a household taking photos on their phones as well as cameras. Since I recently have decided on how I wanted to handle this, I thought I would share my process here.
Scalable Startup
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'Answer by Tom Nora: Almost everything startup leaders say is either a guess, untrue, conjecture, hope, or made up on the spot. Really! It's the nature of the game.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'By Melissa Thompson, CEO of TalkSession. Nurture your network; maintain your relationships. It is the innate power of a good founder’s network that will turn napkins into products and products into successful businesses. Recently, I was honored to attend StartUp Health ’s Healthcare Transformer Summit, co-located with Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovation Summit.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
'New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. This approach, popularly known as “glocalization,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. Recognizing this is as much about culture as about language, ensures an understanding of regional motivators, cultural taboos and local customs – so that your solutions are ideally design
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