YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'by Tim Handorf, Co-Founder and President of G2 Crowd. When launching a new business, every second and every penny count towards the bottom line. Wasted time and money can mean the difference between a business becoming successful and profitable, and one that fails. According to the 2013 OfficeMax Small Business Efficiency Index , small business owners lose four billion hours each year managing time-consuming tasks.

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Software Review Small Business Software Technical Review 190

SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Americans have a problem counting calories which contributes to skyrocketing rates of obesity, said Brad Hughes, software engineer at National Instruments. He thought Intel’s Internet of Things Hackathon might be a good place to tackle the problem. He pitched the idea of a smart food scale connected […] The post MeasrFood, a Smart Food Scale, Wins Intel’s Internet of Things Roadshow in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Internet Austin Software Engineering Engineer 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Some entrepreneurs forget that they can’t use people the same way they use technology to build a startup. Inventors, for example, are skilled in manipulating technology, but may have little interest or experience engaging people to make an effective team. Unfortunately, startups are not one-man shows, so entrepreneurs need to study leadership as much as they study technology.

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Technology Startup Leadership Global 269

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'By Joseph Caprio, Sales Director at InsightSquared. The sales world has changed, and buyers are becoming smarter and beating sales reps at their own game. Fifty-seven percent of a purchase decision is now completed before there is even any interaction between the customer and the seller. The new sales 2.0 model is quickly superseding the door-to-door, aggressive field sales technique of the past.

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Sales Analytics B2B Metrics 167

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

Startup

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'This list needs no explanation: 1) You need a technical co-founder. 2) We''re really interested in what you''re up to, but would love to see just a little more traction before we fund it. 3) No one else can do this. 4) We decided not to charge our initial customers. 5) It''s easier to get funded on the west coast. 6) This is projected to be a $54 billion dollar industry by 2019. 7) Google can''t do this. 8) We''re oversubscribed in this round. 9) We wouldn''t take $30 million if someone offered

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Venture Capital Cofounder Distribution Startup 160

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'There could be any number of reasons if your small business has reached a plateau, but one of the most common – pointed out by business experts since time immemorial – is down to the fact that the business owner just can’t seem to let go. This particular syndrome is accurately summed up by Jeff Hoffman and David Finkel in their new book “ Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back “: The ultimate goal for a business owner is to buil

Early Stage 165

Early Stage Security Naming Entrepreneur 165

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'At different times over the last year or so I’ve been writing about combining design thinking with the lean startup and the importance of doing great customer development , and it has just come home to me that the underlying point of it all is to add customer empathy to the lean start up process. It is all too easy to have an intuition about a customer problem and then jump onto the build-measure-learn loop without ever having enough understanding about the emotions that drive your custo

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Lean Startup Customer Development Design 128

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Should you get a patent? What about a copyright? A trademark? Disclaimer: This article is intended to be general information and nothing in this article constitutes legal advice. Please consult with an attorney before making any intellectual property or other legal decisions. Everybody makes mistakes, but some can be prevented. Read on to see five common mistakes regarding intellectual property, so you can avoid the pitfalls. 1.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement IP NDA 123

Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'In May, I speculated several large VCs were changing their strategies after seeing more large seed checks from funds that usually enter at A or B rounds. These “ piggy rounds ” usually left little room for other institutional investors, in contrast to traditional seed rounds which may include several funds collaborating. My particular POV is that piggy rounds, just like party rounds, are risky choices for most founders (and have my own obvious bias in this statement).

Later Stage 95

Later Stage Valuation Semantic Institutional Investors 95

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Shocked by a bad review? This is a feeling you want to avoid. Warren Buffett famously said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” For this reason and many more, there is often no worse feeling for an entrepreneur than to see the brand he or she spent years building tarnished by a bad review online. But take heart! There are six easy things every business owner can do to keep their business’s reputation in great shape. 1) Be transparent.

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Reputation Social Media Customer Small Business 94

Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Most interviews quickly turn into a game of “I’ll tell you exactly how you should respond by simply parroting what I say. OK? OK! Let’s get started…”. You say, “We are looking for someone who is detail oriented and has extraordinary communication skills. Please tell me about your qualifications.”. They say “I am extremely detail oriented and that I have exceptional communication skills.

Employee 74

Employee Hiring Leadership Management 74

SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Founder Silicon Hills News Pricing a rental home correctly on HomeAway, Flipkey or AirBnB can put more money into a property owner’s pocket. That’s the goal of Smart Host. Smart Host wants to introduce intelligent pricing to the vacation rental market, said Evan Hammer, the company’s CEO and founder. Hotels and airlines […] The post Smart Host Brings Intelligent Pricing to the Vacation Home Rental Market appeared first on SiliconHills.

Hosting 74

Hosting Marketing Austin Founder 74

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

'Why I Think Rainmaker Is the Future of Websites written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. I’ve been helping business owners and marketers build websites and a more complete online presence for years now. I pushed clients into blogging as far back as 2004. I urged people to get serious about email lead capture – even as others claimed email was dead.

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