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What do it do?

deal architect

I remember as a young PwC consultant, a manager who used to walk around and joke “what do it do?” as he reviewed our specs and our code. It was his way of reminding us to deliver what the customer.

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Machine Learning Meets the Lean Startup

Steve Blank

We just finished our Lean LaunchPad class at UC Berkeley’s engineering school where many of the teams embedded machine learning technology into their products. It struck me as I watched the teams try to find how their technology would solve real customer problems, is that machine learning is following a similar pattern of previous technical infrastructure innovations.

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10 Obstacles To Product Adoption That Kill Businesses

Startup Professionals Musings

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again. As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and

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Machine Learning Meets the Lean Startup

Steve Blank

We just finished our Lean LaunchPad class at UC Berkeley’s engineering school where many of the teams embedded machine learning technology into their products. It struck me as I watched the teams try to find how their technology would solve real customer problems, is that machine learning is following a similar pattern of previous technical infrastructure innovations.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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

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Understanding Privilege – My Experience in Prison

Feld Thoughts

A month ago Mark Suster (Upfront) and I hosted 75 colleagues for a full day at the California State Prison, Los Angeles County – also known as Lancaster. We did this as part of Defy Ventures , an entrepreneurship, employment, and character development training program for currently and formerly incarcerated men, women, and youth. It was a top 10 peak life experience for me – easily one of the most profound things I’ve experienced to date.

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5 Reasons Presentation Skills Are Important For Startups

YoungUpstarts

When you’re starting a business, there’s a lot to think about and do. Don’t overlook developing your presentation skills. Remember, you will need to sell this wonderful idea you’ve got at some point. An incredible presentation can go a long way to making you look like a successful, confident business owner. Presentation skills aren’t just about how you speak, they can include everything from keeping your files well organised and neatly presented, to how you address people, as well as how you pre

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14 Resources to Help You Start a Home-Based Business

Up and Running

Home-based businesses are wildly popular, and for good reason—how else are you going to start a business with minimal overhead costs and tons of flexibility? Maybe you already have a great idea for a business you could start out of your own home, and you’re eager to learn more. Or, maybe you don’t really have the idea part nailed down, but you love the concept of a home-based business.

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10 Inspiring Quotes From Female Entrepreneurs On Grit

YFS Magazine

When the going gets tough — and it most certainly will — these sage words will keep you going.

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Finally! A Slovak Story

Babbling VC

Most people at this point know that I am originally from Slovakia. Although I grew up in the US, I was born in Bratislava. Although "home" never really was the country of my birth, it somehow always remained who I was. You can only imagine my dismay at having so many times heard my friends and acquaintances from there actually very negatively speaking of the country.

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Your 3-Step Guide To Applying For A Business Loan

YFS Magazine

The seemingly huge task of applying for a business loan isn’t so daunting when you boil it down to a simple process.

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InnoTech Austin’s Beta Summit Showcases Five Innovative Startups

SiliconHills

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News The InnoTech Austin Beta Summit is where Austin startups go to get exposure – many for the first time. In the past, Bryan Menell, Chief Operating Officer at AngelSpan, has hosted companies like Spredfast, OtherInbox, Trust Radius and Compare Metrics. The Beta Summit has a good track […] The post InnoTech Austin’s Beta Summit Showcases Five Innovative Startups appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Tech Gender Gap: The Lack of Women Coders and the Movement That’s Fixing It

Austin Startup

Women programmers are almost as rare as unicorns. Take a peek into any developer meeting and you’ll most likely find one or two women… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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Finally! A Slovak Story

Babbling VC

Most people at this point know that I am originally from Slovakia. Although I grew up in the US, I was born in Bratislava. Although "home" never really was the country of my birth, it somehow always remained who I was. You can only imagine my dismay at having so many times heard my friends and acquaintances from there actually very negatively speaking of the country.

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When I built products the stupid way

Street Smart Product Manager

In 2007, ProductRepair (name changed), a market leader in its industry, was facing some serious threats: A rapidly maturing business. New “digitally native” entrants with greatly enhanced data collection abilities. A 100% call center based customer service model, with an escalating cost per interaction. Service partners with increasingly divergent strategies.

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David Weiss, Toronto Watch Retailer: How To Expand Your Business

YoungUpstarts

When Apple unveiled its wristwatch in April 2015, the company rolled out its marketing campaign with a glossy spread in Vogue, serving notice its new timepieces would be as much about fashion as it would be about wearable technology. Originally a Certified Chartered Accountant from Toronto, Canada, in 1989 David Weiss made what many would consider a bold move: end his career as an accountant and pursue his interest in timepieces by starting a wristwatch importing company specializing in sales a

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Is Influencer Marketing the Future of Marketing?

Brandanew

YouTubers, bloggers, Instagrammers, and other social media influencers are dominating the world of advertising and brand endorsements. But does this mean that influencer marketing is taking the place of traditional advertising? It seems that several studies are supporting this hypothesis, showing that influencer marketing can improve every aspect of a brand’s performance.

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5 Tips To Find Diverse Candidates That Make Dollars And Sense

YoungUpstarts

by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting. Despite progress, the following statistics on workplace diversity should trouble you: Ernst and Young recently did a study which found that more CEOs of large U.S. companies are named John (5.3%) than there are CEOs who are women (4.1%); there is not even a single solitary openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company; and Career Builder found that only 35% of women feel confident that compensation is dispensed equitably between t

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Lessons From Campaign Emails: How Did Hillary’s Media Narrative Fail?

Brandanew

Disclaimer: This post is only analyzing a small set of sample emails sent by Hillary’s campaign to readers. The opinions on this post are strictly based on marketing ideas, and do not endorse any political ideology. The analysis is based on empirical data and must not be considered to be academically or statistically significant. Observations made here are lessons for businesses trying to create a media narrative or storytelling arc to persuade future customers. .

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