Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 31, 2013
'The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. On Twitter and Facebook, many young people follow hundreds of friends before age twenty, all without ever having physically said or heard a word from most of them. Facebook users with “whale” status (5,000 friends), are not even rare any more.
Small Business Force
AUGUST 31, 2013
You think about it ahead of time! Picking a partner or co-founder isn't like finding a new friend. This is creating a relationship that will last for some time, with enormous financial and emotional consequences. Just like people that tend to jump into marriages, entrepreneurs tend to get starry-eyed and join forces without thinking through the long-term implications of having a partner.
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Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 31, 2013
'I talk fast. I mean, really fast. I mumble at times, too. During a morning walk, I had a flash of introspective insight, that explains my quick tongue. I am afraid. I am afraid that if I don’t speak quickly enough, you will lose interest. I am afraid that if I don’t get my message out fast, you will stop listening. I am afraid that I don’t have enough time to keep your attention.
The Next Web
AUGUST 31, 2013
'Pete Caputa is the VP of Sales at HubSpot , an inbound marketing software company that just announced a sales tool called Signals. The sales world has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. In the 80s and 90s, sales reps had a huge advantage: they held the vast majority of the cards, information, and power. If a prospect wanted to talk to a senior exec?
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
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
AUGUST 31, 2013
'Tweet Earlier this week I recorded an interview with Dan and Joe for their podcast Entrepreneur Showdown. The discussion turned to the age old debate about which is more important when choosing a niche – your own passion for the subject or market demand based on things like keyword analysis?
Scott Edward Walker
AUGUST 31, 2013
'“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re just getting started or you’re trying to execute on your business model or you’re raising funds, you need a little juice to help you
Scalable Startup
AUGUST 31, 2013
'Answer by Tom Nora: Hardware, Biotech and enterprise are the future, but in what ways? Silicon Valley is ahead of the rest so always wants to find the next trend first. Big data was the thing 12 months ago but is a passe term now. Web/mobile/Video/Social/etc. are over-saturated, moving into the background. Google and Facebook are looking tired, but can still automatically create a ~$20 million valuation for a startup they breathe on.
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