Up and Running

JULY 5, 2013

'In May, the Senate approved S.743 , a bill dubbed the Marketplace Fairness Act, by more than a two-to-one margin. The bill was drafted to close what is seen as a tax loophole — one that has allowed online retailers to avoid collecting sales tax. If the bill makes it through the House, President Obama has indicated he will sign it into law. There has been a lot of debate thus far over the bill and I’ll try not to weigh too heavily with my own opinion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2013

'One of the first harsh realities that every entrepreneur has to learn is that most of the things that are critical to startup success are outside of their direct control. Just because you dream it and build it, doesn’t mean they will come – that encompasses not only customers, but also investors, partners, team members, and even your own family. They won’t come if they don’t trust you.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 5, 2013

'Over the past few months I’ve watched several powerful and successful VCs and entrepreneurs damage their reputations by having their words not match up with their actions. I think this is especially true in the context of a long term relationship. This is a deeply held value of mine and of my partners at Foundry Group. I occasionally screw up and when I do I own it, apologize, and learn from it.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 5, 2013

'by Micah Solomon , customer service consultant, speaker and author of “ High-Tech, High-Touch Customer Service: Inspire Timeless Loyalty in the Demanding New World of Social Commerce “ Customer service consulting can be intensive. Technical. Highly detail-involved. But sometimes, the simplest things tell the most. You don’t need to burn the midnight fluorescents huddled over a spreadsheet to discover some of the issues dragging a company down in its attempts to bond, for life, wi

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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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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 5, 2013

'All employees are not the same. So DON’T discipline your employees the same way. In this video you will discover that when you need to correct a behavior, you need to do it in the way that is specific to them. And that way is simple to determine, just ask them.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2013

'Every family has one: Whether it’s your youngest nephew, your oldest daughter, or your third cousin, you probably try to shuffle the dreaded problem child to the end of the table at Thanksgiving. They can be spoiled, attention-starved, or just plain destructive, but the one thing they all have in common is that, sometimes, it’s hard for their parents to see the problem.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 5, 2013

'This Is One New Publishing Trend I Want To Be A Part Of, And You Should Too (Especially For Bloggers)… Have you heard of this place called "Moonee Ponds"? Neither had I, at least until I met Ed Dale.

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 5, 2013

'I’ve been a longtime fan of Boxee and what Avner was building with that company. And not just because I was able to play ping pong with him once upon a time ;). And the news this week that Boxee was acquired by Samsung shows that Avner was onto something and Samsung sees where the future is going. I’m sure the $30 million acquisition price is far less than Boxee was hoping for, but I believe they found a great home with Samsung.

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entrepreMusings

JULY 5, 2013

'Happy Independence Day for those of you in the United States of America. I am thankful to be living in a country that has given us so much opportunity. I’m grateful for those who fought and sacrificed for our way of life. I know I’ve been able to do things personally and professionally (entrepreneurial-ly speaking) that would have been 10 times harder, if not impossible elsewhere.

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Small Business Force

JULY 5, 2013

Wasn't this entrepreneur stuff supposed to be controlling your own destiny and riches beyond your wildest imagination? Yet, as each day passes you feel like the proverbial hamster on a wheel? You've seen them, turning that wheel by running as fast as they can. But the wheel is only going around and around, not forward. So many entrepreneurs find themselves in this position, especially after launch and an initial growth spurt that took them to a certain sales level, only to stay stagnated at plus

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 5, 2013

'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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