The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'Daniel Jacobson ( Twitter | LinkedIn ), is currently director of engineering for the Netflix API. Prior to Netflix, Daniel ran application development for NPR where, among other things, he created the NPR API. He is also the co-author of APIs: A Strategy Guide. “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
Diego Basch
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'For some reason many people discuss the problem of estimating software development timeframes without properly understanding the issue. There is a famous answer on Quora that exemplifies this. Lots of people like that story, even though it’s inaccurate and misguided. “Software development” is such a huge endeavor that it doesn’t even make sense to talk about estimates without an understanding of the kinds of problems software can solve.
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crowdSPRING Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'One of the great challenges in leading teams is creating an atmosphere where people work together efficiently, collaborate effectively and, and respect one another. On countless occasions meetings can devolve into spitting matches or personal clashes which lead to bad decisions, poor relationships, and weaker teams. Improv comedy provides some great rules and a strong framework for developing a positive atmosphere for teamwork, collaboration, and productivity.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Maker announced it has raised $62 million this year, acquired an amazing off-YouTube distribution network and grown its business in monetary terms by almost 300% year-over-year off of an already large base.
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
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'What is your landing page saying? You spent all of that time and effort, and probably a good amount of money, to get people to your site via search engine optimization (SEO) and public relations (PR), but are people clicking on your links and buying your products and services? If not, you are wasting […].
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'The IT needs of small to medium business owners – even that of a solo entrepreneur – can vary quite differently from those of the regular consumer. Take, for example, laptops and tablet devices. Of course, while you can get by using a consumer laptop for enterprise usage, you may miss out on quite a number of useful features in enterprise-level devices that differentiate them from their usually relatively entry-level consumer brethren.
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Start Up Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'As a startup entrepreneur I often get asked if I’m coder. I used to say no. My answer used to be something like: our job as an entrepreneurs is to organise the factors of production, not be them. But I’ve recently changed my answer to yes regarding the coding question. And no, I haven’t gone out and learned PHP or Ruby or the latest groovy language.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'Imagine if you’re a smoker. You pick up a pack of cigarettes. On the front are gory images – a hemorrhaged brain, blackened lungs, deformed baby, ugly cancerous growth – coupled with stern admonitions like “SMOKING KILLS” How would you react to these gruesome warnings? According to renowned marketer Martin Lindstrom in his bestselling book Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy “, the “craving spot” of your brain would actually be stimulated
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
'You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and most often operate remotely (from anywhere in the world) in this age of the Internet. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago, focused on a skill specialty. They are not the generalists required for new product startups.
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