SVPG
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'I have long written about the importance of dedicated, durable product teams and that we should always strive to optimize for the team and not for the individual function (e.g. product management, user experience design, engineering, test automation, data science, etc.). It’s not hard to spot when teams have not embraced this model, as you see lots of organizational silos and “ walls ” between members of the team.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Given the gold rush going on in Silicon Valley right now, it’s not surprising that some young entrepreneurs think it’s time to drop out and start a company. Nor that billionaire VCs like Peter Thiel have started paying kids to skip school and build startups. Not surprising, but still stupid. It’s not just about money, though that’s an easy reason to stay in school: Not graduating from college will cost you $500,000 over the course of your life.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Digital marketing agencies that make a business out of harnessing the power of online social influencers are a dime to a dozen, and those that cover niche spaces – mommy bloggers, for example – are also common. But how about one that’s totally about women? Just check out Girlfluence , touted as the first influencer marketing agency founded by women exclusively for women.
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'It’s Caramel Apple Season so here are a few, business-success tips from Tastee Apple, Inc.’s Greg Hackenbracht Many of you are probably feeling a bit sad as summer comes to an end. But there is so much to look forward to in the months ahead including: cooler weather, beautiful fall-foliage… and one of my favorites… […]. The post Caramel Apple Success Story from Tastee Apple, Inc. appeared first on SEO Content Strategy and BtoB Public Relations.
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 25, 2014
'Man made climate change is having a huge effect on the world we live in. The effects can be seen all around us, as our weather becomes more unpredictable and more extreme. It’s not just the United States that’s being affected. Some of the worst results of climate change are being felt in countries across the world that can least afford it.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'In Oracle’s early days Kathryn Gould was the founding VP of Marketing, working there from 1982 to 1984. When I heard that Larry Ellison was stepping down as Oracle ’s CEO I asked Kathryn to think about the skills she saw in a young Larry Ellison that might make today’s founders winners. — Though I haven’t talked to Larry face-to-face for 20 years, and haven’t worked at Oracle for 30 years, he’s the yardstick I’ve used to pick entrepreneurs all of these years since.
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Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'I’m not a big city guy, so one of my favorite things to do when I find myself in a big city is get up early, before the city wakes up, and go for a run. There’s something about the silence echoing throughout a vast developed physical space such as LA that calms me down and builds up some reserves for me for the day. I was in LA all day yesterday – starting with a Fireside Chat organized by David C Murphy.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'No two entrepreneurs are alike. Sure, other articles may suggest that all successful entrepreneurs do the same 12 things before breakfast, but we know better. Some entrepreneurs wake up before dawn, while others burn the midnight oil. Still, many others burn the candle from both ends. Some are precise and methodical in their pursuit of business success, while others approach their ventures like a mad scientist in a lab, throwing various innovative elements together to see what works.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Jason and I are once again doing the Venture Deals online class as part of the Kauffman Fellows Academy. The course begins on Monday (9/29/14) so sign up now if you are interested. This will be the third time we are doing this course. We are having a lot of fun with it and love the dynamics of working with the Kauffman Fellows Academy. The feedback has been generally excellent and we’ve tried to take into consideration all the suggestions we’ve heard about what we can do better.
The Equity Kicker
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'In my fifteen years as a VC I must have seen well over a thousand pitches and advised over a hundred entrepreneurs on their pitch decks. Here at Forward Partners we work with very early stage companies which has meant more time spent helping craft stories to raise investment than when I was at DFJ. In short, ‘how to pitch well’ is an important topic for us and one we spend a lot of time reading and thinking about.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Why don’t all business owners watch cash flow constantly? I recently caught up with a 2007 survey of business owners showing that only about one-half said they track cash flow regularly. Business experts constantly warn about cash flow. So why did so many business owners say they didn’t watch cash flow? Many business owners are just checking their profit and loss tallies regularly, thinking in terms of sales and expenses but not cash flow.
A Crowded Space
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'All VCs pass on the vast majority of deals that we look at, and it’s frequently because the company doesn’t have enough traction yet. In this case, inevitably, the founder of the company is interested to learn “how much traction would I need to raise money?” I rarely answer with a hard number. . ———-. I’ve seen pre-revenue companies with enough traction to invest and I’ve seen companies with 5 million in revenue that didn’t have enou
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'You know that vacation montage video you uploaded to YouTube – the one where you combined all those pics of your friends with the Foo Fighters song you love? Congrats, it’s awesome! But besides the Foos there’s one other group you need to thank for its existence – YouTube’s rights management team. For it’s not Dave Grohl’s love of amateur video that’s allowing you to use their music in your creation.
Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Let’s have some fun today. Let’s try a little experiment. Read the two lists of qualities below and tell me which one describes the saint, and which one is the criminal. Don’t over think it; just trust your gut on which one is which. 1. giving, helpful, others, selfish, taking. 2. taking, selfish, others, helpful, giving. For the majority of us taking this little test, it is obvious.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News About 1,000 participants, plus 300 Spiceworks employees, converged in a giant orange mob on Austin Convention Center Tuesday and Wednesday for the seventh annual Spiceworld conference. This year the Austin company, a professional network for IT professionals, debuted its new app center where Spiceworks network members can […] The post SpiceWorld App Center Announced at Austin Conference appeared first on SiliconHills.
OnlyOnce
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Post Traumatic Job Disorder. As we have been scaling up Return Path, we have been increasingly hiring senior people in from the outside. We believe in promoting from within and do it all the time, but sometimes you need an experienced leader who has operated at or ahead of the scale you’re at. Someone with deep functional expertise and a “been there, done that” playbook.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every new game site is a Club Penguin or Minecraft. Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. Not every texting application is a Twitter. What are the elements needed to focus upon in making the attempt to take a product viral? Intrigued by the thought, I recently made a list. It was as much in reaction to my getting blank stares from entrepreneurs when I asked that question as it was for me to better understand the problem itself.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Famigo, a company providing safer experiences for children on mobile devices, has announced the launch of Famigo EDU, a one-to-one tablet platform for elementary school students and teachers. The secure platform lets teachers find the best content from any source, design individualized lessons online and send them directly to students’ tablets.
The Startup Toolkit
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Lean Startup punts on the question of how to choose an idea by claiming that first, the founder “has a vision”. But where does it come from? And what makes a good vision as opposed to a bad one? Effectuation, on the other hand, directly tackles the question of the idea. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s based on the only proper academic study into what makes repeatably successful entrepreneurs successful.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'When most beginners start with conversion rate optimization, they get carried away by the rosy picture of A/B testing. Let’s test button colors? Or maybe call to action text ? That should get us a win of at least 30-50%… I think. Unless you’re a giant like Amazon, you need to go beyond the random let-us-change-button-color-today kind of tests to move the needle through A/B testing.
Early Growth Financial Services
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'No matter how great your startup idea, ultimately consistent execution (including hiring and retaining the right people), is the biggest determinant of long-term business success. Our expert panelists: Karen Reinhold, Shareholder at Hopkins Carley, Tom Byrne, Vice President at Wells Fargo Insurance, Amanda Christoff, Managing Director at Premier Inc., and Sirk Roh, COO of EGFS, shared what you need to do now to make your startup a talent magnet.
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