Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process. Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'Earlier this fall, Google wished itself a happy 15th birthday. There was pomp, circumstance, and of course, a Google doodle. And the company has every right — if there ever was any doubt about its dominance, it’s gone now. But how does a company founded by two grad students become one of the most powerful businesses on the planet? In order to find out, I asked a panel of successful entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council the following question: What do you think a main factor in Googl

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Gust

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'While there are differences in the startup communities on the two coasts, and while there are definite differences in the investment communities, I’ve found much less of a difference in the types of companies being started. To the extent that there is one, my guess is that it has as much to do with the traditional market strengths of the two regions, rather than anything else.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'A common mistake that many startups make from the beginning is not discussing what’s ultimately important down the road; money and how the company will make decisions in the future. Often, startups fail because founders are afraid to talk about the hard things such as what happens if the company breaks up or how profits will be split when the company makes money.

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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

Startup

Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'“Failure isn’t an option!” shouted the entrepreneur as he launched his business. “Failure isn’t an option,” stated the entrepreneur after years of failure. “I won’t change. We will make it. The market is about to crack wide open,” commented the entrepreneur after even more years of failure. “I didn’t fail. I just never succeeded,” said the entrepreneur as he closed the doors to his business for the final time.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Guavus, Neverware and Fantoo won the votes of the judges at the first Pitch Slam event at Dell World. Michael Dell cast his vote for Guavus, based in San Mateo, which has raised $48 million in three series of funding since 2006. The company has created analytics […] The post Guavas, Neverware and Fantoo Win Dell’s Pitch Slam appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Randi Zuckerberg navigated the early years of social media at Facebook and remembers a pivotal moment while working on the 2008 election. “We obviously were drinking the Kool-Aid of social media in Silicon Valley,” Zuckerberg said. But she was shocked at how the presidential campaigns weren’t using […] The post Randi Zuckerberg Navigates the “dot complicated” World appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2013

'Weekend Favs December Fourteen written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from Flickr or one that I took out there on the road.

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