The Equity Kicker

MAY 8, 2013

'There is a good post up today on Segment.io describing how they used Kickstarter as a lean startup tool to validate demand. First the background: Kickstarter is the perfect way to validate an idea. By definition, a successful Kickstarter campaign has a ton of people who’ve already put their money where their mouth is. It’s really similar to the popular suggestion of “throwing up a fake landing page” and letting people sign up, or to the strategy of running AdWords before you have a product.

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Demand Campaign Web Development Lean 156

The Next Web

MAY 8, 2013

'Streaming live on The Next Web, Ciplex founder Ilya Pozin will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) Thursday, May 9th. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council ’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Ilya will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site. Ilya Pozin is an entrepreneur, writer and investor. He is the founder of Ciplex, a digital marketing agency, and a columnist for Inc., Forbes and LinkedIn.

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Los Angeles Founder Russia Application Development 118

deal architect

MAY 8, 2013

'N.R. Narayana Murthy is a revered figure in India. So, not surprising he is hearing murmurs to return, Steve Jobs style, to Infosys, the firm he co-founded. Reading this interview with him though it struck me how little of a.

Offshore 367

Offshore India 367

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2013

'How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are initially wary of any technology, that educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology anyway.

Technology 248

Technology Startup Social Media Restful 248

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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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2013

'The Innotribe Startup Challenge is a year-round startup competition targeted at emerging startup companies and innovators that look at transforming the financial services industry. Launched by financial cooperative SWIFT , the Challenge travels around the world with three regional showcases in the US, Asia, and Europe and provides participants with the opportunity to interact and pitch leaders in the financial industry, participate in discussions on emerging innovations and networking events.

Singapore 230

Singapore Asia Startup Europe 230

deal architect

MAY 8, 2013

'On the New Florence blog Israel’s army of cyber kids Making eBooks interactive The Big Data at Uber Lync 2013 Big Data revolutionizing farming T-Mobile’s “simple choice” The Big Data of Love Tencent fueling China’s web boom.

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Web Technology 191

deal architect

MAY 8, 2013

'I remember conversations with Gartner clients in the late 90s. Can order management software from IMI, SAP and others scale up to support millions of order line items, with unique pricing/promotions needs by customer and product?

Cloud 170

Cloud Conversion Software Management 170

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2013

'By Barbara Mitchell, managing partner of The Mitchell Group and co-author of “ The Essential HR Handbook: A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional “ As Fast Company reported in January 2013, disengaged workers cost the US economy $350 billion a year in lost productivity. Savvy small business owners are looking for ways to ensure that they have a fully engaged workforce because the evidence is clear — people who are fully engaged in their work and committed to

Employee 166

Employee Retention Hiring Management 166

Feld Thoughts

MAY 8, 2013

'When the Second Edition of Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist came out, I was baffled that the books were listed as two separate Amazon items. The biggest impact was that all the reviews for the first edition did not sync with the second edition, so anyone coming across the second edition wouldn’t see all the first edition reviews.

Email 124

Email Customer 124

VC Adventure

MAY 8, 2013

'It’s easy to get lost in the celebration of high flying companies that quickly take an idea to market, scale and sell. It’s exciting, financially lucrative and makes for great reading. We’ve been fortunate enough to have a few companies like that in the Foundry portfolio ( Zynga , AdMeld and Gist all went from idea to sale/IPO in a relatively short period of time).

Entrepreneur 132

Entrepreneur Cofounder IPO Portfolio 132

Mike Michalowicz

MAY 8, 2013

'So the time to break ways with your business partner has finally come, huh? Those early start up days where you and your partner were both going to “do whatever it takes,” has now turned into “whatever I can take!” That equity split of 50/50 made total sense back then. But now its ridiculous! You do all the work, while your partner reaps all the benefits.

Equity 115

Equity Partner Distribution Leadership 115

SiliconHills

MAY 8, 2013

'BY LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News No one disputes that Austin has become a major technology hub. But some say that Austin tech entrepreneurs don’t think big enough when it comes to launching startups. “Too many Austin companies are lifestyle companies not betting on world domination like Silicon Valley,” said Bob Metcalfe, professor [.] The post Austin Tech Entrepreneurs Need to Think Bigger appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Founder 120

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 8, 2013

'“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” – Henry Kissinger. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” - Peter Drucker. “You have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy.” – Steve Jobs. Strong leadership without strong management can result in chaos and inefficiency.

Leadership 118

Leadership Management Video Startup 118

Up and Running

MAY 8, 2013

'Microsoft Excel is one of the most commonly used applications in the world of computing, but as you might already know, it isn’t free. Excel is part of the Microsoft Office bundle of programs which while it isn’t that expensive to purchase, it’s still an unnecessary cost for many of today’s fledgling businesses. When it boils down to it, Microsoft Excel is simply a spreadsheet program, of which there are many other alternatives, and many of these alternatives are free!

Web 94

Web Cloud Finance Internet 94

SiliconHills

MAY 8, 2013

'BY ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News This month at SA New Tech: Biovideo shows how it documents your baby’s first moments, SocialREST helps developers get their iOS apps on Facebook, and an Amazing JellyBean fixes your internet connection. The Amazing JellyBean The Amazing JellyBean is a physical device that plugs into both your [.] The post SA New Tech’s May Event Showcases Three New Startups appeared first on SiliconHills.

Startup 91

Startup Austin Internet Developer 91

VC Adventure

MAY 8, 2013

It’s easy to get lost in the celebration of high flying companies that quickly take an idea to market, scale and sell. It’s exciting, financially lucrative and makes for great reading. We’ve been fortunate enough to have a few companies like that in the Foundry portfolio ( Zynga , AdMeld and Gist all went from idea to sale/IPO in a relatively short period of time).

Entrepreneur 63

Entrepreneur IPO Cofounder Portfolio 63

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 8, 2013

'John Jantsch talks about podcasting. Podcasting is making a comeback thanks to a growing consumer demand for content. If you’re not listening to podcasts, or better yet, producing your own audio content, you better reconsider. photo credit: Bill Selak via photopin cc. I’ve been publishing the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast since 2005. I got into podcasting as a way to create content and unlock opportunities to get in front of leading authors and industry experts.

RSS 70

RSS Audio Social Media Syndicate 70

Spencer Fry

MAY 8, 2013

'It seems like forever since I''ve publicly launched a new startup and today I''m happily announcing that Uncover has arrived. Uncover is everything you need to start and run an employee recognition program for your company. This is an amazing day for me, and feels like a new beginning. Go sign up and then come back here to read the story behind the startup!

Curation 70

Curation Retention Cofounder Employee 70

Venture Chronicles

MAY 8, 2013

'I recently wrapped up my transition period out of Get Satisfaction and immediately swung into a new role at Ping Identity. This was no easy decision for me as I continue to support the mission of Get Satisfaction and have invested much of myself in it over the last 3 years. Life in the Valley can be frenetic and the degree of institutional ADHD we exhibit is something I have long been aware of, and as a counterbalance to this I have strived for a high degree of continuity and stability in my pr

Cloud 65

Cloud Leadership America Analytics 65