crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 28, 2013
'Much has been written on the “Steve Jobs” school of human resources. Jobs was an uncompromising believer in hiring the most talented team possible and believed equally in firing folks at will. That was all well and good for the most valuable company in the world, where an endless stream of applicants lined up at the door everyday and allowed Jobs and company to cherry pick the very best.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 28, 2013
'I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. But what if you are an introvert, or new to this game, and don’t know where or how to start? The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking.
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The Next Web
JULY 28, 2013
' . Just because you have a great idea doesn’t mean your startup will succeed, and there’s a simple reason for this: concepts don’t make companies. Startups depend on everything from the capabilities of their founders to the depth of their pockets. But, just because an idea hasn’t taken off doesn’t mean it won’t eventually, right? Particularly in the tech scene, you’ll see ideas tried countless times before a true winner emerges.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 28, 2013
'Reality singing TV competitions the likes of American Idol and The Voice have made music stars out of unknowns literally overnight. Many of these competitors have gone on to become fully fledged music artistes, and some, like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson from American Idol, boast a sizable fortune thanks to their new-found fame. But are they the true recipients from their windfall?
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
Mike Michalowicz
JULY 28, 2013
'I just had a very uncomfortable moment. I happened this morning. In the shower nonetheless. When I was 8 years old and ran into my parents room because of an insanely scary thunderstorm. When I entered their room, some other thunder was clearly happening. My parents hastily explained their penchant for sleeping in the buff. Something I took as fact, until 40 minutes ago.
The Next Web
JULY 28, 2013
'Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lasse Clausen, co-founder and CEO of FOUNDD , a Berlin based discovery engine. You can follow him on Twitter here. This post originally appeared on his blog. I just installed Pocket on my iPad. It’s well designed product that takes you elegantly through a complicated setup process. But one fundamental step was flawed.
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Growthink Blog
JULY 28, 2013
'When developing their business plans for investors and lenders, there are lots of mistakes that entrepreneurs make. Here are the 5 biggest: 1. Forgetting that Your Business Plan is a Marketing Document On of the key goals of your business plan is to convince lenders and/or investors to fund you. As a result, you need to think of your business plan as a marketing document. read more.
SiliconHills
JULY 28, 2013
'By CLARISA RAMIREZ Reporter with Silicon Hills News “We have a fundamental belief that the future of travel is local, and we’re going to beat everyone there,” says Joah Spearman, Co-Founder and CEO of Localeur, a travel and local guide website that launched in Austin in March. Spearman, 30, sits in front of a slim [.] The post Localeur Provides Local Experience for Travelers appeared first on SiliconHills.
Start Up Blog
JULY 28, 2013
'I went for a run today and some ideas popped into my head. Every time I exercise I get new ideas (to me anyway) – they just come from no where. Non blog post micro ideas today, but possible bigger post ideas tomorrow. Rather than lose them, I thought I’d document them. Here they are: What goes in and out of our mouth determines how long we live, and how much we earn.
David Cohen
JULY 28, 2013
'While I was in the UK for the launch of Techstars in London, I held a “random day” where I met with 24 companies, back-to-back, for 15 minutes each at the awesome Warner Yard. Over the course of the day I met a lot of interesting people and gained a little more insight into the specific struggles and challenges of the UK startup community. Random days of interactions with people I wouldn’t normally meet have led to all kinds of connections, friendships and even some investments.
Rob Go
JULY 28, 2013
'The holy grail of early stage startups used to be finding “Product Market Fit” Tons of stuff have been written about this, but my favorite is from Sean Ellis and Marc Andreesen. Explicitly or not, I’ve found the tide has shifted away from PMF as a major goal. Instead, the focus has been on growth and distribution. Tons of stuff have been written about this too, but my favorite is from Paul Graham.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 28, 2013
'Much has been written on the “Steve Jobs” school of human resources. Jobs was an uncompromising believer in hiring the most talented team possible and believed equally in firing folks at will. That was all well and good for the most valuable company in the world, where an endless stream of applicants lined up at the door everyday and allowed Jobs and company to cherry pick the very best.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 28, 2013
'by Dr. Jeff Cornwall. There is little doubt that America needs a strong dose of entrepreneurial activity to jumpstart the economy. But unlike past recessions, we are not seeing a significant number of entrepreneurs who view the downturn as an opportune time to start a new business. There seems to be a growing concern that the American culture has lost its entrepreneurial fire.
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