Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

'For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. In reality, it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of the business and the team.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 17, 2015

'Conrad Egusa is the CEO of Publicize. He is happy to connect on LinkedIn here. Last month, Business Insider came out with a big headline: “Mark Cuban explains why startups should never hire a PR firm.” In the article, the dotcom billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner contends that third-party PR services are prohibitively expensive for entrepreneurs, and that “the money you can save” figuring out how to “do it yourself” could mean “the difference between living or dying as a company.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 17, 2015

'More service-industry businesses are coming to realize that treating non-management workers with dignity and respect is going to win longterm. For example, here’s a restaurant that’s eliminate tipping in exchange for giving workers dependable schedule, living wage and benefits. “He wanted to give employees health care coverage while also increasing efficiency to make it through the long run.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2015

'Weekend Favs January Seventeen 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. photo credit: Mr.

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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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Scott Edward Walker

JANUARY 17, 2015

'“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 launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2015

'Show Summary . Life Strategist and Entrepreneur Rick Clemons joins Episode 11 of the Profit First Podcast. Rick explains how staying true to yourself will lead to many different forms of success. Our Guest. Rick’s a professionally certified coach, internationally syndicated blogger, author of Frankly My Dear I’m Gay, and an expert at waking people up to live their truth.

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