Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'This weekend I was reading the NY Times online and I came across this excellent piece about ADHD written by Richard Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry. In the article the author talks about the condition of the brain – which affects up to 11% of American children in which people with ADHD (or ADD, which doesn’t have hyperactivity) – in which people with ADD have a low tolerance for routine tasks and thus they seek out “novelty” The author believes this ma

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'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 wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'by Paul White, Ph.D., author of “ The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People “ Employees in the workforce are discouraged. Many don’t feel valued for the work they are doing, and are approaching burnout. Team members are having to “do more” with less resources. At the same time, business owners, supervisors and managers are frustrated.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'Pebble watch crowd-funding via Wikipedia. Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Professionals maintain that there is plenty of money and equity for qualified startups, and funding marginal startups via any source will only make more people unhappy.

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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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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'Keeping fit has many benefits, but the ones that are mostly commonly associated with exercise and fitness revolve around mobility and the cardiovascular system. Did you know however, that by keeping fit, you can also keep your mind sharp? Although you can maintain a level of mental capability via continued learning, a healthy diet, a good social life and a passion for stimulating activity, you can also keep your mind going with a regular dose of exercise!

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'Ilya Pozin is a serial entrepreneur, writer, and investor. He is the founder of online video entertainment platform Pluto.TV, social greeting card company Open Me, and digital marketing agency Ciplex. Active monthly users are the precious gold of the business community. Acquiring new users is great, but active monthly users, the ones that come back to the site on a regular basis, are what really matter.

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Street Smart Product Manager

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

'Many of my free product help calls are about ways to pursue customer development and gather VOC, bootstrap new product efforts, and apply lean principles to product management activities. I recently had an email Q&A with a fellow PMer in which I shared what’s worked for me. So I decided to post my answers here — of course, your mileage […].

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Street Smart Product Manager

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of my free product help calls are about ways to pursue customer development and gather VOC, bootstrap new product efforts, and apply lean principles to product management activities. I recently had an email Q&A with a fellow PMer in which I shared what’s worked for me. So I decided to post my answers here — of course, your mileage … Continue reading RIP PRDs.

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