YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'By Jake Dacillo, Marketing Director, Balboa Capital. In today’s hypercompetitive, customer-driven business world, you need to look at new ways to make your business stand out. By exploring customer service initiatives, new sales channels, and private label financing, to name a few, you can attract and keep new customers. 1. Improve the Customer Experience.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Today Techstars announced an “ equity back guarantee ” for any company that goes through the Techstars program starting in 2015. We’ve been talking about this for a while. One of Techstars’ matras is #givefirst which builds off my “give before you get” philosophy that I highlight in my book Startup Communities as a key part to building a great startup community.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Starting a company as a founder may be the easy part; running the company as a CEO in the hunt for elusive success can be far, far harder. Because as a masked crusader was once told,with great power comes great responsibility. In fact, running a business successfully requires the founder or CEO to possess a rather mysterious mix of different skill sets and talents, such as being charismatic enough to command respect and recognizing a good business deal when they see one, to being able to explor
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Don’t wait for ‘the big idea’ Ideas are cheap and the best ideas are not necessarily the most original. Just the best executed. Don’t be afraid of copying good ideas if you can do them better! Today, accessing information is easier than ever before. The internet and almost universal access to it has meant that hundreds of millions of people can share their ideas, opinions and stories at the drop of a hat.
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
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'by Dan Sharp, Hassle.com. A clean and organised desk not only looks good, it helps with peace of mind (you can always do the downward dog if you prefer!) and also your productivity, by cutting the amount of time you spend searching for things. It also lets other people know that you’re an organised individual – which can be handy if you’re supposed to be managing them or you’ve got people you want to impress (if you’re working from home you can give yourself a pat on the back). 1.
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Transaction service PayPal has introduced its own SDK today to support its PayPal Here mobile payment system and to help merchants supercharge their transactions and back-end while using the payment service. According to PayPal, the new SDK for the PayPal Here card reader has an easy to use API that allows developers to integrate the payment system into other areas of a business, including other payment systems like merchant traditional POS (point of sale) systems that use a card swiper.
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SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The latest Techstars Austin class showed off their hustle, determination and maturity at Demo Day Wednesday. All of the startups already have customers, revenue and market traction. Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation at UT, introduced Burpy, a grocery delivery service formed by five friends at UT. He […] The post 11 Startups Pitch at Techstars Demo Day in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Ask ten people what they think about money and wealth, and you’ll likely get ten different answers. Wealth may not be all that it’s cracked up to be, but at the same time, who doesn’t want a few extra dollars in their pocket? We’ve gathered 23 quotes from some of the world’s most famous authors, speakers, philosophers, comedians, and leaders; and no, they don’t all agree about the role of money in life.
The Equity Kicker
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Techcrunch has a good write up of how the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge meme started in Boston and spread around the globe. Speed with which it moved is incredible. As you can see from the chart above hits on the ALS.org website went from nothing to their 2.5m peak in sixteen days. The internet is making our world small. More controversially, I think it is also reducing cultural differences, at least in some quarters.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'There is a difference between having a job and having a business. In either case, you are going to be working hard to accomplish your tasks. The key difference is that, when running your own business, you control the product that you work on, and thus the work that you are doing. “The thing is, working on your dream should be far more rewarding, right?
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Seed Sumo Demo Day takes place today at Bryan/College Station, near Texas A&M University. The inaugural class of eight companies will pitch their ventures before an audience of more than 100 investors and others. But if you can’t make it there in person, the event will be livestreamed. Seed Sumo selected the teams from more […] The post Watch Seed Sumo’s Demo Day on Livestream appeared first on SiliconHills.
Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'We live in a world of questions. In fact, in business, we are inundated with them. Think about all the questions you ask in a day – everything from “How can I get more customers to call?” to “What am I doing wrong?” And this, my friend, may be exactly where you are going wrong! Whether or not your questions will actually do anything to help you over a hurdle or take your business to the next level depends a lot of the questions you are asking yourself.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Cafe Commerce, the nonprofit focused on helping entrepreneurs in San Antonio and Dreamit Ventures of Austin have just won U.S. Small Business Administration grants. The SBA received more than 800 applications for its first Growth Accelerator Fund competition. Cafe Commerce was one of 50 winners and the only one in San Antonio. Dreamit Ventures was […] The post Cafe Commerce of San Antonio and Dreamit Ventures of Austin Win SBA Grants appeared first on SiliconHills.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Nathan Williams is a professional poker player who specializes in “microstakes” This means he is very good at winning when the amount required to bet is small (we called him the featherweight champion of poker during this interview, an apt description). [ Download MP3 | Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud. The post Nathan Williams: Professional Poker Player Turned Blogger Earns A Full Time Income Selling 200+ Ebooks A Month appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Favor, a food delivery service for central Austin, has received $2 million in seed funding. Favor launched in Austin in June of 2013. It’s also available in Boston and San Luis Obispo. Zac Maurais and Ben Doherty, graduates from California Polytechnic State University or Cal Poly, founded the […] The post Austin-based Favor Lands $2 Million in Seed Stage Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'By Dave Berkus. Entrepreneurism is all about risk. Sometimes, you can reduce your personal risk by taking in other people’s money, starting with a contract from a customer, purchasing a going business, or spinning off an existing revenue-generating portion of an existing business. Even then, the risks of having enough cash to fund daily operations or growth can be daunting.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Big companies are looking at ways to make themselves more innovative. Freescale, in Austin, has done just that. The company launched the Freescale Discovery Lab, a hub for innovation at its headquarters in Oak Hill, a year ago. The goal was to incubate big ideas and come up with next big thing. The lab brings […] The post Freescale’s Discovery Lab Incubating Big Ideas appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Systemize Your Networking with a Relationship Plan written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from John Corcoran – Enjoy! photo credit: deposit photos. Does the word “networking” give you an icky feeling? If so, you’re not alone.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'A sea of green shirts will be seen around Austin this week. First off, Techstars Austin held its Demo Day featuring 11 companies pitching their ventures at the Austin Music Hall on Wednesday. Now, Techstars FounderCon is underway, which is the annual gathering of Techstars alumni companies from around the world. This is the largest […] The post The Largest FounderCon Ever is Being Held in Austin This Week appeared first on SiliconHills.
Early Growth Financial Services
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Early stage and small companies need CFOs with a different mindset and skills than their peers’ in large organizations. Of course, early stage CFOs can and do manage P&L and handle investor relations, but they also do a lot more. How do you know when it’s time to bring one on? And more importantly, what exactly does a startup CFO do? Startup CFOs help to hone a startup’s business model and drive growth.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'After the top notch article on migrating to Universal Analytics using Google Tag Manager , we got some feedback from you that some background on what tags and tag management are would be helpful. We heard you and we’re here to demystify site tags and how to keep them in order. What is a “Tag” Anyway? There are hundreds of services for tracking, advertising, site customization, and generally souping up your ability to measure, reach, and convert your visitors.
Start Up Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'I recently gave a talk at the Melbourne Entrepreneurs Club. It was full of current and aspiring entrepreneurs – so I thought I’d lay out the top 10 things I think matter if we want to lead an independent life. Read here, one where you determine your own destiny, are not reliant on a corporation to feed you, and you have enough money (that little reality checker we have in our modern market place) to serve yourself and your family.
Genuine VC
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'Mass transportation is the largest single source of travel within metropolitan areas across the globe, but our current fixed infrastructure approach hasn’t changed since the 19th century. Here in our innovation hub of Boston, the country’s oldest subway tunnel built in 1897 is still in use as part of the MBTA Green Line. Each day thousands of people commute to work on a system that is literally over a hundred years old.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
'The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering has named Louise Epstein as the managing director of its Innovation Center. In the newly created job, Epstein will focus on entrepreneurial endeavors including managing the Longhorn Startup Program, which helps student and faculty led startups. She will also work closely with Bob Metcalfe, faculty […] The post Louise Epstein Named New Managing Director of the Innovation Center at UT appeared first on SiliconHills.
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