The Next Web
JANUARY 28, 2014
'This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. When you’re facing a blank page with no idea what to write, it’s hard to imagine how you’ll ever get to the other side of a finished piece. I’ve gone through this a few times, so I thought it might be helpful to share the methods that have worked for me. 1. Be honest & work your struggles into your content.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Having a film crew in your living room for two days is something you want to put on your bucket list. With a ~$2 billion endowment the Kauffman Foundation is the largest non-profit focused on entrepreneurship in the world. Giving away $80 million to every year (~$25 million to entrepreneurial causes) makes Kauffman the dominant player in the entrepreneurship space.
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deal architect
JANUARY 28, 2014
'When the President talks this evening people will snicker when he mentions jobs… but the encouraging reality is the rebound of manufacturing in the US is bringing back regional sourcing and associated jobs McKinsey Regional demand looms large in sectors.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Internships are a great way to find out if there’s job fit – whether you like the industry, enjoy the work that you do, or to find out if there’s a way to grow the skills you want and acquire the appropriate experience. But what if you really, really do like your internship stint at a particular company and would really love to turn that into a full-time gig?
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
deal architect
JANUARY 28, 2014
'apologies to 2 Chainz, but contributors to the Technology and my Passion series are providing New Florence readers an amazing range of science and regional perspectives in their columns Classic Rock - David Deal Museums - Jeanne Achille Music -.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 28, 2014
'by Mark Pastin , CEO of the Council of Ethical Organizations and author of “ Make an Ethical Difference: Tools for Better Action “ One of the biggest misconceptions about ethics is that it’s difficult or impossible to reach agreement with someone who comes from a culture that’s radically different from ours. For some reason, people give more weight to cultural difference in ethics than they do in science or technology.
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The Next Web
JANUARY 28, 2014
'At the end of 2013, more than 100 entrepreneurs, artists, environmentalists, and yogis flew into Panama City’s chaotic metropolis, seeking an adventure, and a fun way to celebrate the New Year. After landing, guests were loaded into 4X4s and taken for a drive into the jungle, bumping up and down dirt roads as howler monkeys swung overhead from the bordering rainforest.
Up and Running
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Entrepreneurship is a popular goal these days, for everyone from Gen Y college grads to mid-career workers looking for a change. But not everyone knows what entrepreneurship really means—or whether they’re really cut out for it. While the notion of “working for yourself” might appeal to you, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve got what it takes to make it in the stressful and challenging world of entrepreneurship.
The Next Web
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Dmitri Leonov is the VP of Growth at Sanebox , where he leads business development, sales and marketing efforts. According to some estimates , more than 144 billion emails are sent every day, and sometimes, it seems like every one of them lands in your inbox. Even those of us who are tasked with creating email marketing campaigns aren’t immune to information overload: We all know what it’s like to be bombarded with email messages – all competing for a share of our attention during a busy day.
VC Adventure
JANUARY 28, 2014
'On my run this morning, my mind drifted to a common characteristic of CEOs that I work with. It was prompted by me randomly thinking about two back to back meetings I had yesterday – the first with Eric Schweikardt ( Modular Robotics CEO) and his VP Finance and then with John Underkoffler ( Oblong CEO) and his leadership team. I’m regularly blown away by these two guys ability to collect new information, process it, and learn from it.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 28, 2014
'In recent years, a number of tech companies have expanded to Austin. Among them, Tableau Software Inc. set up shop in September of 2012 and expanded its offices to Congress Avenue six months ago. The company has grown rapidly in Austin, said Elissa Fink, its chief marketing officer. She was in town recently for an […] The post Tableau Software Expands and is Hiring in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
The Equity Kicker
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Artificial intelligence and robotics will be massive drivers of change and opportunity over the next few years and I love looking at what leading edge robots can do. Partly it gives a sense of what will soon be in the mainstream changing our lives and partly it’s an awe inspiring reminder of how fast these technologies are developing. First up is a video of a quadcopter which can grip a branch like a bird.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Next week, the Silicon Hills will meet the Silicon Valley. A group from the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering will showcase some of its best and brightest startups to Silicon Valley investors, entrepreneurs and press at an event dubbed UTinSV. “Silicon Valley holds the highest concentration of UT engineering graduates outside […] The post A Field Trip for UT Tech Companies to Silicon Valley: UTinSV appeared first on SiliconHills.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Something interesting happens when you run more than 1,000 servers, as we do at WP Engine. Suppose I told you that on average our servers experience one fatal failure every three years. The kernel panics (the Linux equivalent of the Blue Screen of Death), or both the main and redundant power supply fails, or some other rare event that causes outage.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 28, 2014
'If you are at a clothing store and you try on a jacket, you are more likely to buy it now. If you are at a food store and sample the baked cookies, you are more likely to buy a dozen. If you try a 30-day free software trial, you are more likely to sign-up for the paid program than if you just checked out the specs. Give away samples. Offer free trials.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Codero Hosting, a provider of web-based hosting services, announced Tuesday it has received $8 million in financing from Silicon Valley Bank and Farnam Street Financial. The company plans to use the money to set up data centers throughout the U.S. and Europe to serve more customers from multiple locations. “We have outpaced our industry’s growth, […] The post Codero Hosting Receives $8 Million in Financing appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Weekly Favs January Twenty Eight 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 was traveling this week so I’m behind a bit!). I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you check them out if they sound interesting.
Jeff Hilimire
JANUARY 28, 2014
'My 7 year old’s class was asked to draw a picture of themselves in 100 years. This is what my son drew. I half expected him to say, “Say my name” when he showed it to me.
Early Growth Financial Services
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Originally published in Startup Nation. Q.What’s one startup cash flow tip you’d give a new entrepreneur whose business is not yet profitable? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expe
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 28, 2014
'After being unseated last quarter by Indonesia, China has regained its spot as the source of observed attack traffic in the third quarter of 2013. According to cloud service provider Akamai Technologies latest State of the Internet Report , China retook the lead contributing around 35% of total malignant Internet traffic- such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks – across the world even as the third quarter of 2013 saw fewer attacks – 281 – compared to the previous quar
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