YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'by Mike Deck , CEO of EchoVantage. Failure as an entrepreneur is inevitable. Not all entrepreneurs hit rock bottom, go bankrupt, and are forced to claw their way out of the gutter, but you should not expect a linear path from finding that first idea to developing a tangible finished product. There will be problems, pivots, and, yes, failures along the way.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'San Antonio-based Diligent Consulting announced on Friday that it has received a $5.2 million contract with the military. The company got a contract for Cryptologic Mission System Software Services to support its Air Force Lifecycle Management Center Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division in San Antonio. The contract supports modernizing and integrating the cryptographic units in […] The post Diligent Consulting Lands $5.2 Million Contract with the Military appeared first on SiliconHills.
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message. More and more professionals agree that a better strategy is to explore and fine tune your assumptions before declaring a specific plan with financial projections based only on your dream and passion.
deal architect
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Innovations from various parts of the world we don’t usually expect innovation from Arab Lady Technologists - Oman, Qatar Unique ID - India Kinect and Sign Language – China Amazon’s Fashion Studio – Brooklyn Airport Advertising - various US airports.
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
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Herbert Lui does marketing for clients such as Pivotal Labs , Busy Building Things , and Renegades. He is the author of a free guide to building credibility online. This post was originally published on his Medium blog. Not impressed. I hadn’t accomplished anything that day; instead, I was on the edge of my seat, refreshing my Gmail Inbox and browsing 9GAG.
Gust
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Wondering how to get investors’ attention or how to deliver a perfect pitch? Gust has teamed up with LivePlan to equip you with the best tips for pitching investors and expert advice to increase your chances of getting funded. Join us for this revealing webinar, How to Pitch and Get Funded, on November 20 th at 1pm ET (10am PT). The webinar will be led by Gust’s CEO, David S.
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This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'When I saw Coin , the all-in-one card, buying it was a no brainer. Instead of carrying three credit cards, a bank card, and a host of other random plastic in my wallet, I get to carry one card. No convincing my friends to join some social payment network. No shaking, waving, bumping, twirling or any other things I''ve never done to have to pay for anything.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'It’s that time of year again. Time to think about what your innovation plan for 2014 is going to be. Have you done anything more than ponder this question? Have you even noodled about with it? Written anything down? The time is NOW! It doesn’t really matter if you have on your personal beret or your business fedora — if you don’t plan, and soon, you won’t be starting 2014 with anything like momentum.
The Equity Kicker
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Check out this video of a robot herding cows. Apparently it does a better job than dogs and humans because it can afford to go more slowly which stresses them less and means the cows hurt themselves less. Even dogs are losing their jobs to robots now! The cows themselves will be at risk next… Roll on Modern Meadow. It’s a pretty techie video overall, once you’ve seen the robot herding cows at the beginning you will have the gist of it.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Austin’s accelerators and incubators could use a virtual design and testing system like McLaren Applied Technologies uses during the F1 racing season. “Every day of the racing season, beginning to end, we manufacture a new part every 17 minutes,” said Ben Heatly, spokesman for McLaren. “That includes […] The post Formula One Tech: You Too Can Be a High Performance Machine appeared first on SiliconHills.
VC Adventure
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'This has come up a few times so it seemed worth putting out there. It’s important to get a consistent set of terms when talking about your business. For example when you say sales do you mean booking or revenue? When you talk about revenue do you mean recurring or total? Is churn net of upsells or is an upsell a new sale? If bookings are the total contract value of everything you sold in a period, how do you normalize for different contract lengths?
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Bacteria has become the bane of hospitals. In particular, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, known as MRSA is a drug-resistant bacteria that can cause life-threatening infections in humans. So what’s a hospital to do? Call in the robots. A San Antonio-based company called Xenex Disinfection Services has created a germ zapping robot.
Business Plan Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Milestones That Friends, Family, and Founders Care About Before Investing. The most important principle of startup fundraising that every entrepreneur needs to know is: raise enough capital to achieve a set of milestones that will allow the company to attract the next round of investment. As a startup with zero to very low revenue, your friends, family, and cofounders do not expect you to have achieved very many major milestones.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Written.com receives $1 million in seed stage funding from LiveOak Venture Partners, Floodgate and several angel investors. Written.com plans to use the funding to expand its business development efforts and its blogger network. The Austin-based startup connects bloggers with brands interested in licensing their content. “Written.com takes the guesswork out of content marketing,” Josh Kerr, […] The post Written Raises $1 Million in Seed Stage Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'What’s the Best Way to Get More Traffic and Links? written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Friday is “Question of the Week” day here at Duct Tape Marketing. Each Friday I’ll tackle a specific question I received via readers or in places where I’m speaking. Submit your question here and if we use it we’ll highlight you and send you a signed copy of Duct Tape Marketing.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'OneSpot, an advertising company, announced it has landed $5.3 million in funding during a Series A round. The Austin-based startup reported Mohr Davidow Ventures led the investment round with participation from Mack Capital, RSL Ventures, Capital Factory and Brett Hurt, an angel investor and co-founder of Bazaarvoice. Since launching, the company has raised $6.8 million […] The post OneSpot lands $5.3 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'by Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “ Imagine you stand at the edge of an enormous cliff, a parachute strapped to your back. To your right is a winding staircase with a sturdy handrail. There are only two ways off the cliff — jump or take the stairs. If you jump, once you reach the bottom, you’ll be awarded the exact amount of money you and your family need to live a happy and comfortable life.
VC Adventure
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
This has come up a few times so it seemed worth putting out there. It’s important to get a consistent set of terms when talking about your business. For example when you say sales do you mean booking or revenue? When you talk about revenue do you mean recurring or total? Is churn net of upsells or is an upsell a new sale? If bookings are the total contract value of everything you sold in a period, how do you normalize for different contract lengths?
Jeff Hilimire
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Throughout each week I probably talk to half a dozen entrepreneurs running new/small startups. It’s something I really enjoy and being located in the Atlanta Tech Village has definitely increased the volume of those meetings. Here are 3 random tips for startup leaders that I thought I would share based on recent meetings: TAKE LEGAL SERIOUSLY.
David Teten
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Since I became an institutional investor, my #1 learning is: this is a highly unusual and somewhat baffling industry. Asset management also shows the traditional earmarks of an industry ripe for disruption — most obviously, unhappy customers and extremely profitable incumbents. Despite this, it’s hard to think of good examples of disruption to asset management in the classic, Clay Christensen sense.
The Next Web
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'Gregg Schwartz is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Strategic Sales & Marketing , an industry-founding lead generation firm based in Connecticut. Startup companies often struggle with lead generation and sales – even though the founders are often very enthusiastic about their company’s product, solution or service, they might not have a good sense of which customers are truly receptive to their solution.
Life Beyond Code
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
'The foundation for tomorrow will be laid laid with a) how you handled yourself in the past and b) how you handle yourself today. Since you can’t do anything about what happened in the past, we can only think about what you can do today for a better tomorrow. A foolproof [re] starter plan includes only two items: 1. Daily Delivery of Real Value Beyond What’s Required for Your Job. 2.
crowdSPRING Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 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! Can you believe this is Roundup number 200!?!? Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
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