Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Let me start with the news that I’m excited to share with you. After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. I have known Kara for 7 years and knew almost immediately after meeting her that I wanted to work with her one day in some capacity.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'By Martin Limbeck, “ NO is Short for Next Opportunity: How Top Sales Professionals Think “ You had the guts and the drive to start your own business. You now have a product, service or idea that potential clients need and want. But, now what? Simply establishing your business is not enough. Customers are not going to find you and hand you money.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'If you can’t see the video click here Filed under: 2 Minute Lessons.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Echelon , one of Southeast Asia’s biggest conferences for technology startups, has now expanded to its first full Malaysia edition and will take place November 24-25 in Kuala Lumpur. The one and a half day regional event, organized by e27 , will showcase selected Malaysia startups even as it explores Malaysia’s role in the global technology industry and help connect the Malaysia startup ecosystem with those from the rest of Southeast Asia and the broader Asia Pacific.

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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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For Entrepreneurs

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'The Bridge Group is known for publishing insightful studies that aid SaaS Sales & Marketing leaders to build and optimize their inside sales strategies. They are working on the 5th round of their SaaS inside sales research and would like our help completing a 6-7 minute survey. Your answers will remain anonymous, and in return […].

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'by Nikole Haiar, Director, Marketing Campaigns & Programs at Hostway Services, Inc. While consumers look forward to decorating, gathering with loved ones and purchasing gifts for their friends and family, retailers have other things on their mind. As the holiday season draws near, vendors should prepare marketing campaigns built to increase brand awareness during this critical time of year.

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Johann Wolfgang von Goeth, the famous writer and scientist, was quoted as once saying, “We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise, we harden.” His philosophy couldn’t be more true, and important, when it comes to running a business. You know it as part of business 101 – always be there for the customer. You are supposed to always be at their disposal, immediately providing your service to them, and continuously be available.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'YC interview advice: 3. Have the calmness that comes from knowing you’ll succeed regardless. — Paul Graham (@paulg) November 13, 2014. Reading this tweet from Paul Graham I immediately thought that this is great advice for multiple situations, not just YC interviews. Job interviews are one such other situation. Negotiations are another – knowing you will succeed whatever the outcome gives you the power to walk away.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Several years in the planning, now it’s finally coming: our own conversion optimization event. We’re calling it ConversionXL Live. You’ve read the blog. Now come see the highest quality growth & optimization topics discussed live. Dates : March 11-13, 2015. Location : just outside of Austin, TX. Website : live.conversionxl.com. My promise: it’s going to be the best conversion event you’ve ever attended.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Dropoff is launching today to modernize the same-day delivery experience for businesses. By utilizing Dropoff, businesses will now be able to better manage their same-day delivery needs with easy online ordering, transparent pricing, real-time tracking, accurate ETAs for pickups and deliveries, email confirmations and driver ratings. Today, Dropoff will introduce services in Austin, TX for industries including but not limited to healthcare, food and grocery, business services, hospitality and r

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Infocyte Inc. just landed $500,000 in seed stage funding led by Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners. The San Antonio-based startup plans to use the funds to further develops Pulse, its cyber security assessment platform. This is LiveOak’s first investment in San Antonio. “The Infocyte team has a storied […] The post San Antonio-based Infocyte Lands $500,000 in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Early Growth Financial Services

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Did you know that 33% of small and medium-sized businesses get fined for not doing payroll correctly? That statistic is just one of the useful pieces of information that Robert Lopez of Justworks shared during our webinar: Tips and Tricks for Founders at the Starting Line. Stay tuned for the recording of the presentation on our YouTube channel. Of course, most founders have little knowledge let alone expertise, of the myriad of federal, state, and local regulations around compensation, tax and

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Jeff Hilimire

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'In the circles I hang in, I get this question quite a bit, “When should I start my company?” And my answer is always the same. “Now.” I should point out that many entrepreneurs would disagree with me on this, and in fact, many have. So there’s that. There are loads of studies that show that 1 in 10 new companies will actually make it in any meaningful way.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'by Mark Ditteaux, President and COO of Mark-it-Smart. When you are first starting a business, your marketing strategy is crucial. It can make or break your future, and you want to get it right. So how do you know what the right marketing moves are? You turn to your trusty pal Google to figure out. That’s when you discover that the Web is laden with marketing advice, and it’s not always easy to decipher which of it is the real deal and which of it is from people that have no idea wha

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'If you’re seeking funding or looking to start a business, you need a business plan. It’s not a suggestion. It’s a fact and we have the data to prove it. The business plan isn’t just a document you create to get investors to dish out the dough. It’s a document that you should be using to work through your initial ideas and financial figures, and that you should be updating over the years.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'No matter what your size, if you intend to grow your business into more than just a lifestyle workplace, you should create a board of directors. If you take money from knowledgeable investors, you will be required to create a board as a part of the investment process. Boards perform two important types of task. They protect the company by overseeing the expenditure of company money for expansion, acquisitions, purchases of large assets, hiring of senior management and more.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'How to Future-Proof your Company’s Social Media Strategy written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest post is from Reagan Cook – Enjoy! Remember when Snapchat was simply known as that weird “sexting” app? I do. I was the first person in my circle of friends to download the app.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'In October I spoke at Dan & Ian’s DCBKK event in Bangkok, Thailand about how to make more money from your business. Through the mad illustration skills of one Maggie Appleton , here are SketchNotes summarizing my entire talk in a single image (click the image for a hi-res version).

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

In October I spoke at Dan & Ian’s DCBKK event in Bangkok, Thailand about how to make more money from your business. Through the mad illustration skills of one Maggie Appleton , here are SketchNotes summarizing my entire talk in a single image (click the image for a hi-res version).

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