Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'When I first met Meredith Perry she was 24. That was three months ago this week. Today I’m handing her the largest A-round check I’ve ever written as a VC as we lead her $10 million A-Round at uBeam. As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning.
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'83% of clients were comfortable providing a referral, yet only 29% of clients actually gave one. That’s was what Advisor Impact found in 2010 when they surveyed more than 1,000 financial service clients to understand how customer satisfaction & loyalty was translating into new client referrals. What’s shocking about the relatively low 29% referral rate is that 93% of the people surveyed said they were somewhat or extremely likely to continue working with their advisor & near
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ithacaVC
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Cayuga Venture Fund recently closed an investment in a company called Agronomic Technology Corp (ATC). The underlying tech was developed at Cornell (like many of the companies in the CVF portfolio). Completely unrelated to CVF’s investment, Deb Eichten, who is on the staff at Entrepreneurship at Cornell, recently interviewed the founders of ATC.
Bryce Dot VC
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'This morning, like nearly every morning for the last 5 years, I stepped onto my Withings scale. I’ve been traveling the last few days and I’d added a couple pounds over that time. Interesting. On my walk to the office this morning I tapped the button on my Nike Fuelband, which I’ve also worn nearly every day for the last 3 years. This morning’s tap was to check the time, but the band also measures my various movements throughout the day and presents that back to me in th
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
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'BtoB Content Strategy That Makes Your Customers Want More Happy Halloween! Soon, the streets will be filled with witches, goblins, zombies, and ghouls screaming “Trick or Treat!” It’s a fun statement, but it can also refer to your content. For instance, when was the last time you reviewed your content to see if it’s actually […]. The post Is Your Content a Treat?
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Yesterday, at The Calloway Way event at MIT , I ran into Joe Caruso. I’ve known Joe for a while – we met through Techstars Boston, where he’s been a great mentor and very active angel investor. He had just read my post on being uncomfortable with the phase of the current cycle and told me an anecdote from the great Internet bubble of 2001 that I hadn’t heard.
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The Next Web
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Jason SurfrApp is the founder of IWearYourShirt and author of Creativity For Sale. Want to read more of his writing? Go to MoreJason.com. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself over the years, it’s that I’m not afraid to put myself and my ideas out there. For some of you reading this, you’re the complete opposite (and that’s okay!). The crazy thing about fear is that we aren’t born with it.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'BY SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News One of the most compelling statements at the Morning TechTalk Leadership Series and Breakfast Wednesday was made by a newcomer to Austin. Candice Hahn of R/GA Digital Advertising moved to town from the Bay area in July. “What I observed in San Francisco is that the city […] The post Experts Brainstorm on the Austin Tech Ecosystem appeared first on SiliconHills.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'This post is brought to you by Staples. We have everything your business needs to Make More Happen every day, including furniture solutions for any workspace. Founders, when they’re first starting out, will work anywhere and everywhere — coffee shops, home offices, the library and even park benches. When you’re ready to scale; however, you’ll need more than your willpower and laptop; you’ll need an office that accommodates your rapidly growing team, sustains productivity and fosters creativity
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'One of my books, Extending the Runway , uses parallels to piloting a plane to equate to the process of creating and building a small company, making maximum use of resources to get to and beyond breakeven. It is worth revisiting the most important point of that book, which was written to prompt discussion between entrepreneurs, professional managers and their boards of directors about issues that could unite them or strain the relationships between them.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'How to Use Cialdini’s Principles and A/B Testing to Increase Sales and Conversions 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 Anand Kansal – Enjoy! . There is arguably no more important book in the world of persuasive selling than Robert Cialdini’s “ Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion ”.
Early Growth Financial Services
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Our Startup Game Changers panel in New York sparked such great discussion and good advice that I thought I’d share some of the highlights here. Frank Rimalovski, Executive Director of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute, moderated. On the panel were: Lucas Nelson, Principal at Gotham Ventures; Steve Davis, Partner at Goodwin Procter; John Pennett, Partner at Eisner Amper; Josh Reinhold, Regional Sales Consultant for TriNet; Kate Shillo, Director at Galvanize Ventures; and EGFS CEO David Ehrenberg
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'The very first business book I ever read wasn’t written by Dale Carnegie or Donald Trump. It was Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. Odd choice? Not really, if you think about it. In fact, the very biggest businesses operate much like the military does, so it’s no secret that the greatest military leaders have insight that can help us in our quest to be great business leaders.
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