YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'by Pierre Drescher, co-founder of The Creative Loft. With the job market as competitive as it is, finding a place of employment within the creative industry is no longer as easy as getting good grades in school, completing one internship, and nailing your first interview. Today, snagging a job is about one thing: knowing how to network. And for some, the idea of networking can be a scary thing.
Start Up Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'If you think your privacy doesn’t matter , then how about you do the following: Email me your bank account details and login passwords. Remove the blinds and curtains from your house. Leave the door open when using the toilet. Publish on your Facebook page the links to every website you visit – even those with 18+ year age requirements.
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deal architect
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'I caught up on some morning reading of reaction to yesterday’s SAP event in NYC and posted this comment on Dennis Howlett’s post Dennis, I saw it from afar and two things stuck out a) very little discussion of economics.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. After celebrating success at that level, they often find themselves ill-prepared to move to the next stage, for scaling their business into a high-performing enterprise. That’s where I see too much entrepreneur burnout, growth plateaus, and founders being replaced, to their chagrin.
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
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'The traditional form of drumming up business was the face-to-face pitch followed by the exchange of business cards. When the Internet came along, the focus changed as sellers tried to exploit the new niche. For a while, online marketing looked as though it might make the use of the traditional business card obsolete. However, business cards remain viable tools for business.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Ryan Holiday is the bestselling author of The Obstacle Is The Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumphs and two other books. He is an editor-at-large for the New York Observer and his monthly reading recommendations are found here. Writing a book can be a long, hard slog. The “miserable” parts of the experience have been documented over and over again.
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Up and Running
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Your company is in the ring. There are 12 seconds left in the last round. Will your digital brand take the knockout throw, or will it crumple on the mat? That really depends on one major thing: your company’s website. As more and more people consume online content, the importance of standing out from your digital and industry competition becomes more important than ever.
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Volusion, which makes e-commerce software, has received $55 million in venture capital led by Main Street Capital Corp. The Austin-based company plans to use the money to further develop its enterprise platform, Mozu, and its small to medium sized business platform, Volusion. “Supporting Volusion’s vision as they generate significant growth with the Mozu platform is […] The post Volusion Gets $55 Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills.
Growthink Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'This weekend, I read The 80% Solution – a great e-book by famed business coach Dan Sullivan in which he makes the case that “perfectionism” is a misunderstood and under-reported “enemy” of successful entrepreneurship. Per the title of his book, Sullivan''s suggestion to combat this is simple yet profound - just work to get a task / a project / an idea to “80% done and out” and far more often than not that will be more than good enough.
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'It is human nature to crave that which is exclusive – reserved only for a certain few. Knowing that a product is in limited supply, or only offered to certain highly-regarded customers makes us eager to plunk down our hard-earned money – whether we need the product or not. Don’t believe me? Here’s an example: the American Express Black Card – or Centurion Card, as it’s now known, is the stuff of legends.
OnlyOnce
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Book Short: Internet Fiction, part II. I hate to write a lame post, but here’s what I wrote earlier in the year about Eliot Peper’s first Internet thriller, Uncommon Stock: Eliot Pepper’s brand new startup thriller, Uncommon Stock , was a breezy and quick read that I enjoyed tremendously. It’s got just the right mix of reality and fantasy in it.
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project for an upcoming Helen Hunt movie. Let us start the slow clap for Feniks. Check out more great work on Feniks ’ profile page. Nicely done, Feniks, nicely done! Related posts: 12 Questions: Meet Emanuel H?
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Silicon Labs announced Wednesday its acquisition of Bluegiga Technologies Oy, based in Finland, for $61 million in cash. The Austin-based company reported the acquisition expands its wireless hardware and software solutions for the Internet of Things marketplace. Bluegiga makes wireless products such as ultra-low power Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth Classic and Wi-Fi modules as well as […] The post Silicon Labs Buys Bluegiga in Finland for $61 Million appeared first on SiliconHills.
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'It is human nature to crave that which is exclusive – reserved only for a certain few. Knowing that a product is in limited supply, or only offered to certain highly-regarded customers makes us eager to plunk down our hard-earned money – whether we need the product or not. Don’t believe me? Here’s an example: the American Express Black Card – or Centurion Card, as it’s now known, is the stuff of legends.
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Upland Software, a cloud-based software maker, Wednesday announced the promotion of Tim Mattox to president. Mattox previously served as the company’s chief operating officer. He will retain that role along with assuming the duties of the president focused on customer experience strategy and vision. “With his in depth corporate strategy and operations expertise, Tim has […] The post Upland Software Names Tim Mattox as its New President appeared first on SiliconHills.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'I have written about my new friend, Huggy (Stanford Business School), on this blog before: Think of your startup like a beach volleyball team. I’m excited to announce that he’s holding a free workshop for Atlanta startups next week! Check out the information below, I hope you can take advantage of this great opportunity! Dear Fellow Start-Ups: As you know, effective teamwork is at the heart of successful startups.
Early Growth Financial Services
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Establishing Accounting Infrastructure for Bitcoin Payment Processor SNAPCARD Case Study.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'I am on the board of Sitrion , who just released their latest version of Sitrion ONE , which allows enterprises to deliver mobile solutions in one single day. Many companies travel a long and interesting journey. When we invested in NewsGator in 2004 , RSS was just starting to emerge as a protocol and wire up much of the content on the web. At the time, it was impossible to anticipate how the web would evolve, as 2004 was a particularly low point in the evolution of venture capital and tech com
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
'Samir Patel is the President & CEO of GrowthMachines, TheGrowth.Academy and Mentor at 500Startups. After driving growth for the world’s largest companies, producing millions of dollars of revenue, building automated trading systems like SearchForce and managing over $1B+ in online advertising spend, I’ve consolidated my experience into a single, strategic framework called the 3 P’s: A comprehensive guide to building high performance growth organizations.
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