Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2013
'I work with a lot of startups. I start to notice when bad behavior creeps into the system as a whole. I have seen much of that behavior over the past 2 years get worse. Nobody seems to want to make money any more. I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 16, 2013
'Most entrepreneurs I know are individually very innovative, but a successful startup can’t be a one-man show (for long). That means they need to build an innovative team, which is not a skill that most people are born with. In fact, some very innovative individuals, known as ‘idea people’ or inventors, often end up creating the most dysfunctional teams.
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deal architect
JULY 16, 2013
'My old friend Bill Kutik is leaving after this year as co-chair of the the popular HR Technology Conference he started 16 years ago. Rather than coasting to a finish, he continues to run as fast as he can with.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 16, 2013
'By Joyce Roché, author of “ The Empress Has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success “ Many successful people suffer from impostor syndrome. Impostor syndrome is the feeling that you’re a fraud – and that you’ll be “found out” if you don’t work longer and harder than everyone else. You may believe that others are more qualified than you, and every time you succeed, you’re not confident you can do it again.
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
deal architect
JULY 16, 2013
'We all know of systems of record. Geoffrey Moore coined the term Systems of Engagement a few years ago to reflect growing social applications. It’s time to recognize systems of competitive/strategic advantage. I wrote this in the Preface to The.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 16, 2013
'July 10th, 2013 marked a monumental day for many startups across the United States – the US Securities and and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the ban on general solicitation has been removed for small businesses seeking startup capital , allowing for sweeping changes in the way businesses find funding. With general solicitation now permitted, startups have the opportunity raise money from a wider range of investors and sources – potentially accelerating their funding and i
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YoungUpstarts
JULY 16, 2013
'by Logan Knight, Technology Recruiter at Redfish Technology. The job market in technology is hot! Engineering, development, product management, sales and business development, these are hot roles in the tech sector and there’s a lot of competition by companies to attract and retain top talent these days. Even if you aren’t looking for another job, you may be approached with another opportunity.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 16, 2013
'The JOBS Act , which was approved by Congress and signed by President Obama with much fanfare over a year ago, was intended to help small business. It is, after all, called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act. A number of the provisions have been slow to get written into law and the SEC has missed their deadlines on a bunch of stuff, including the often talked about equity crowdfunding activity.
Life Beyond Code
JULY 16, 2013
'Reading about startups and trying to build one is like reading a book and jumping into the battleground to fight. Life in a startup is very different for those that are living in one of them and how it appears to someone from outside. That does not mean that there is no point in reading about startups. This is how you expand your “background knowledge” on the topic so when a situation arises in your life, you have something in the background to get a head start.
Mike Michalowicz
JULY 16, 2013
'Remember when Brussels sprouts were the bane of super? Your mom would surprise you with those mini cabbages, and you would try to hide them under your potatoes. Brussels sprouts sucked. At least they did back then. Now they are having a great come back. The pattern of old becoming new happens over and over again. The old Mustang design from the 60′s came back in modern form.
David Teten
JULY 16, 2013
'I blogged some time ago a PBS video featuring Stephen Jepson , who is more agile than you are…and at age 72, he’s probably older than you too. I love (and share) his philosophy of active living and “never leave the playground”. One of the influences of training in parkour is that I’ve gotten in the habit of viewing all urban landscapes as playgrounds.
The Equity Kicker
JULY 16, 2013
'Paul Graham has just published another essay which expands on a theme he has touched on before: Do things that don’t scale. It’s great advice. Most all startups have to hack their way to first base and then build scalable systems afterwards. Entrepreneurs often resist doing things that don’t scale, and Graham lists the reasons why, but one of them is that it seems pointless doing things that don’t scale to get small number of customers.
David Teten
JULY 16, 2013
'I blogged some time ago a PBS video featuring Stephen Jepson , who is more agile than you are…and at age 72, he’s probably older than you too. I love (and share) his philosophy of active living and “never leave the playground”. One of the influences of training in parkour is that I’ve gotten in the habit of viewing all urban landscapes as playgrounds.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 16, 2013
'When it comes to sparking the imagination, much is made of that lovely phrase, “What If?” It’s a good one, no doubt. Just the mention of the phrase has folks going down a more imaginative path. However, quite often, we get to the end of that imaginative path, and, good news, we have an idea in mind. We might express it, we might not.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 16, 2013
'Steve Jobs famously said “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.” Most businesses protect existing products, services, and processes and fear change. Such fear comes at a great price. Remember Kodak? Xerox? Blockbuster? Book stores? The music industry is changing before our eyes. The publishing industry is collapsing under its own weight and fear.The advertising industry is faced with a simple choice: innovate or die.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 16, 2013
'When polled 88% of marketing professionals said they couldn’t accurately measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and the majority said lack of ROI measurement is their single greatest frustration with social media (Forbes). If you look at the left side of the graphic you’ll see the easy, traditional measurement of followers, RTs, FAVs & replies.
Up and Running
JULY 16, 2013
'The traditional process of video production costs companies serious money, with heavy equipment, expensive studio fees and a result that wasn’t always worth the massive amount of time and energy put into the project. But the times they are a-changing. We now live in a world that thrives on immediate visual interaction, and with companies like Vimeo and Vine dominating the social scene, we’re seeing a steep rise in video engagement once more.
SiliconHills
JULY 16, 2013
'Entrepreneur Magazine teamed up with GoodApril, a San Francisco-based tax-planning startup to find the best market for startups. And… drum roll please… Austin ranks as the best place in the nation to launch a startup. Seattle claimed the second place, followed by Boulder, New York and Boston. You can find the full report on Entrepreneur Magazine’s site [.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 16, 2013
'Here’s a wonderful animated short video about the history of typography, from Guttenberg’s printing press to today. Related posts: Fun With Typography. PBS Mini Documentary About Typography. Fun With Typography.
Up and Running
JULY 16, 2013
'Does direct mail still work effectively in today’s marketplace? It can, but Cidnee will share with you a few pointers you need to consider to make this small business marketing tactic one of your Strategies for Success.
SiliconHills
JULY 16, 2013
'HomeAway, the world’s largest online marketplace for vacation rentals, announced Tuesday that it has bought travelmob, an online startup for vacation rental properties in Asia. The Austin-based company reported that the all cash deal is expected to close in a few weeks. At close, travelmob management will retain a 37 percent stake in the business [.
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
'Hope that you feel this. Feel this way forever. You can plan a pretty picnic. But you can’t predict the weather. —Outkast, Ms. Jackson. If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. You probably thought that valuations would be roughly the same as they were the last time you raised money.
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 16, 2013
'The Most Potent Customer Experience of All written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing I was recently talking to a group of small business owners and marketers about the notion of creating a better customer experience and I asked members of the group to share what works for them. One of the group members confided that while they do lots of things to wow their customers the most profitable thing they do is ask their CEO to write a hand written note
SiliconHills
JULY 16, 2013
'Veros Systems Inc. has raised $5 million in venture capital from Austin Ventures and LiveOak Venture Partners, according to a news release. The company, based in College Station, makes software that monitors industrial motors and other mission-critical plant functions. As part of the deal, Jim Dechman will join Veros as president and CEO. He previously [.
Hunter Walker
JULY 16, 2013
'Verizon, AT&T & T-Mobile are all announcing new wireless plans which make it easier for people to upgrade their phones annually. I’ve long imagined that Apple would eventually introduce a subscription package which guarantees you the latest iPhone hardware so long as you return the previous device “gently used.” Combine consumer demand for the latest & greatest along with rising enterprise-provided smartphones (not to mention people who are expensing their phones i
SiliconHills
JULY 16, 2013
'“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” ? President John F. Kennedy By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Some of my earliest childhood memories are of visiting the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. My [.] The post NASA’s Johnson Space Center: Inspiration for Innovation appeared first on SiliconHills.
Spencer Fry
JULY 16, 2013
'Make sales or die. A little background on me for anyone who hasn’t been reading my articles since 2009: I started selling on the Internet when I was eleven years old, in 1995. Since then I’ve co-founded three successful companies: TypeFrag, Carbonmade and Uncover. What do they all have in common and why are they all still around? It’s revenue. Revenue comes from sales.
Early Growth Financial Services
JULY 16, 2013
'Originally published in KillerStartups. We talk a lot about managing cash flow if you start a new business, but less about managing your own finances while you do that! How do you keep your personal finances (and cash flow) organized? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs.
Jeff Hilimire
JULY 16, 2013
'When Hateya (a Belgium company) announced that they have developed technology that helps firefighters navigate burning buildings via augmented reality glasses , I immediately reached out to one of my friends who is a firefighter hero to ask him his impression is of this new technology. Here is what he had to say: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Very, very cool technology!
Business Plan Blog
JULY 16, 2013
'What’s the Number 1 Most Important Factor When Investors Evaluate a Startup? The most cited answer among investors – and perhaps the most underrated factor among first time entrepreneurs – is the startup team. There may be a need for your product or service, the market may be enormous, your business model may be attractive, there may be few competitors in the space, and you may even have some bonafide intellectual property , BUT if you don’t have the management team wit
Ben's Blog
JULY 16, 2013
'Hope that you feel this Feel this way forever You can plan a pretty picnic But you can’t predict the weather. —Outkast, Ms. Jackson. If you run a startup and are currently raising money, you probably planned for a somewhat different fundraising environment than the one you find yourself in today. You probably thought that valuations would be roughly the same as they were the last time you raised money.
Jeff Hilimire
JULY 16, 2013
'There’s really no way around it, Elon Musk is a badass. Sure, he’s done amazing things in his past , but its the way he dreams big that really impresses me. In this VentureBeat article , he paints a vision for the future as he sees it. On how he got his start: “When I was in college I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world,” Musk said early on in his talk.
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