Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Solving problems is a central issue in business ownership. In fact, you might say that business itself is a series of problems waiting to be solved. But, when it comes to finding the ideal approach, or the perfect process for solving any of the dozens of problems faced by the modern business, things get complicated. Today I’d like to discuss three methods for problem solving that have proven track records in the world of commerce.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Another in the series of postmodern ERP Strategies. While these are excerpted from SAP Nation 2.0, the concepts can be applied to many other ERP environments. In the 1980s, as AS/400s and LANs matured, many multinationals adopted two- or three-tier.

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Genuine VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A few years ago I replaced all of the decades-old windows in our home with new ones. The entire process was horrible. I used home service lead-gen and recommendation-review sites to identify a half-dozen installers to set up initial in-person consultation appointments. Only half of them even showed up. For those who did, I was offered a set of confusing options with opaque pricing without any relative understanding of the quality of the service or the product itself.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

by Steve Gibson, director at JotForm. JotForm is an all-purpose tool – an online form builder which allows you to do just about anything you need with forms. Its free version does everything the paid version does – only limiting users by the number of submissions received. Included are thousands of form templates with preset questions, form themes with preset styles and designs, hundreds of widgets for specialized fields on your form, and over a hundred integrations for processing y

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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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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Ann Arbor is a special town. There are very many local and small businesses that lace the downtown. Some of the more famous ones have been here for decades and almost define the brand of this little town. Most recently, I met up with one of the founders of the Arbor Brewing company, Rene Greff. The establishment is a well known Ann Arbor feature, and is found in any and every travel book you may read about this little town.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The median investor looking at your proposal is in her 40s. Her eyes are going, not to mention her brain. I look at a lot of spreadsheets and analytic reports, and way too many are difficult to read and therefore hard to understand. In an effort to make my life easier, I’ve summarized here the steps that will make it much Read more >. The post 18 Ways to Make Your Financial Model Stand Out to Investors appeared first on The Gust Blog.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A few months ago, we wrote about the data we focus on to evaluate marketplaces and later shared a marketplace KPI dashboard that we created to guide founders on the important metrics they should track. As we have been developing our investment thesis on social platforms , we want to provide the similar information and tools. There are lots of great blog posts and articles out there that talk about social platform metrics.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

In all instances of commercial disputes, it is beneficial for both parties involved to seek to resolve the dispute at the most appropriate and earliest opportunity. Where possible, this should also be outside of the courtroom in order to reduce the financial and personal costs involved in a complex and expensive court case. Commercial litigation in Gloucester , and throughout the rest of Australia, encompasses various methods of commercial dispute resolution, each with very unique aspects.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A few weeks ago I did an interview about mental health, depression, and entrepreneurship with Samara Linton and Michelle Pamisa. They wrote it up and posted it on the Dream Nation site in an article titled Be Well – It’s Work. I thought they did an excellent job capturing what I said and they game me permission to repost the interview here. Could you tell us a bit about when you first started noticing that you weren’t feeling right?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

by Lena Requist, president of ONTRAPORT. Startups that are prepared to scale have significantly more leverage in their own growth since they’re able to grow their operations without needing to quickly increase operating costs. Invest in the Right Tools. No matter what stage your business is at right now, automation – of everything from autoresponders to monthly billing to marketing – will always help increase efficiency and decrease the time that you spend on day-to-day business main

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

An event about how the Maker movement is transforming the role of public libraries is happening on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the Boulder Public Library. I’ve sponsored ten tickets for local high school students active in the library’s teen programs. The post The Public Library of the 21st Century appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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YFS Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

When you're creating a business pitch deck, you’ll want to include everything that a potential investor needs to know about your business venture.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The rights and wrongs of ad-blockers have been debated for years. My view is that people who block ads are choosing to free-ride on users who don’t, and whilst I would stop short of calling it immoral, I don’t think it’s good behaviour. However, the number of people blocking ads has always been relatively small and the subject has mostly been of academic interest.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

We all know that you have to work your butt off to get anywhere. Same with conversion optimization. In order to get results you could be proud of, you need to put in the effort and hours. But how are you spending that effort? Let’s say tomorrow you’ll get fired from your job. But – good news – you’ve just been given a new job as a conversion optimization specialist at an ecommerce company.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I am not a religious guy. I do not come from a religious family. I am a business guy, so I don’t usually pay a lot of attention to religious leaders, no matter what flavor of spirituality they represent. But Pope Francis’s visit to the US this past week has been very hard to ignore and, as someone who reads the papers and pays attention to the world around me, I have to say that I am impressed with the way the Pope handles himself, his image, and his messaging.

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YFS Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Statistics suggest that a majority of new small businesses will.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. The defining factor is resourcefulness. As you think, so shall you be. . There’s no shortcuts. . All you have to do is tap into that greatness. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Yet, magic bullets are not sufficient to assure business success. If the elements of your business aren't expertly developed and aligned, even the best dream will be in jeopardy.

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Bryce Dot VC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at the XOXO Festival in Portland Oregon. The Andyies asked me to talk about our Indie.vc experiment and I was more than happy to oblige. A video of the talk is not online, but I did find a transcript which I’ve edited a bit here: Like Andy said, I’m not really supposed to be here. And that’s not a joke.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Civitas Learning announced Monday that Warburg Pincus is leading an investment of up to $60 million in the company. The Austin-based startup, founded in 2011, has created analytic software and services for universities. The goal is to help the universities better engage with students and lead to higher graduation rates. Civitas Learning plans to use […] The post Civitas Learning Lands $60 Million Investment appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

How to Overcome Writer’s Block written by Alex Boyer read more at Duct Tape Marketing. We’ve all been there: stuck with writer’s block on a tight deadline. It can completely derail your writing progress, and frustrate you to the point where you can’t get anything done. As a business owner, you don’t have time to sit around with writer’s block, and if your blog is well-read, the fear of disappointing your readers may add extra pressure.

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Venture Chronicles

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I’m on a panel tomorrow at the Mobile Future Forward event in Seattle. The panel discussion is on disruption, which we met on Friday to discuss over a quick conference call. I actually don’t think a lot about disruption, which is not to say I don’t look for it. I just try to avoid being disrupted because you never realize the extent to which it’s happening until it’s already happened.

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Scott Edward Walker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

I’m using Twitter as a form of micro-blogging to share interesting articles, posts and podcasts relating to startups and entrepreneurship, M&A and legal issues. Below are my five most popular tweets (via bitly) for the past three weeks — four of which relate to Quora and VC’s/investors. Cheers, Scott. Top 5 Tweets. Quora: “What questions should you ask when reference checking a VC?

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

This past week was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement where you fast and pray in synagogue all day and atone for all your sins over the past year. Our rabbi delivered a powerful sermon that took a page from David Brooks' "The Road to Character", emphasizing the importance of "eulogy virtues" (e.g., character) as compared to "resume virtues" (e.g., competence).

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Ben's Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

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Mike Michalowicz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Also Available On. Show Summary. Donna Leyens joins us for Episode 47 of the Profit First Podcast! Donna deep dives into the concept of the Pumpkin Plan and growing a colossal business. Our Guest. About Donna Leyens. Donna Leyens is an entrepreneur and a Certified Professional Business Coach. She began her career as a Wall Street executive, and earned an MBA in Finance from NYU-Stern School of Business.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Over two weeks ago I decided to try to only use my iPad (with a keyboard case) and not use a laptop. I did this because I surprisingly found myself interested in the upcoming iPad Pro. I wrote a few weeks back about why I’m interested in the iPad Pro. And I did it! Over the last 15 days I have not used a laptop. Not once. There were times I had to figure out how to accomplish something on the iPad (signing a document, downloading a file, converting a Word doc to a pdf, to name a few.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The 2015 Defrag Conference is happening on November 11-12. Early bird pricing ends tomorrow. For a taste of what you’ll get if you attend, following is a guest post by Ramez Naam , the author of 5 books including the award-winning Nexus trilogy of sci-fi novels. I’m a huge fan of Ramez and his books – they are in my must read near term sci-fi category. .

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