Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

'An all-too-common question I get from startups and small businesses is “Which is the right social media platform for my business?” Is it Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or one of the other 200 active platforms vying for attention these days? The right answer is that not all of these are worth your attention, but it’s probably more than one. The “Tyranny of the OR” is a concept from the business best-seller “ Built to Last ,” by James C.

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Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 24, 2013

'“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re just getting started or you’re trying to execute on your business model or you’re raising funds, you need a little juice to help you

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 24, 2013

'Weekend Favs August Twenty Four written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or one that I took out there on the road. photo credit: MZgallery via photopin cc.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 24, 2013

'MagCast Is Closing, I'm Moving To Melbourne And Another Video In The Park For You… Have you ever had one of those weeks were you stopped and went -. "Wow, I am juggling a lot of things at once!

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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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Small Business Force

AUGUST 24, 2013

For early stage entrepreneurs, generating revenue is the most critical part of getting your enterprise solidly underway. But, no matter how good your product or service, selling potential customers, even if you're solving a major problem or addressing a major need, is still difficult if you don't have much of a track record. Even when you've got some evidence of a track record and staying power, you still need to make sure you stand out against competition.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 24, 2013

'Ilya Pozin is the founder of Ciplex , and a writer on entrepreneurship and marketing. Don’t look now, but your micromanagement habits might be stunting your company’s growth. If you’re improperly, inefficiently, or just plain avoiding the delegation of tasks, you may be harming your company more than you think. The efficient delegation of tasks is crucial to the success of all employers.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 24, 2013

'My friend gives powerful business advice to his clients, yet his own business constantly struggles. In his own words, he is a failure. How can someone with all that knowledge not be able to execute on his own ideas? The answer is simple: Teaching takes seconds. Doing takes a lifetime. Ideas are only 0.1% of the formula. Putting it to practice and sticking with it for a lifetime is 99.9%.

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