The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Even YouTube is experiencing issues, according to Downrightnow , although it’s working fine for us: Tumblr also suffered an outage today. We have contacted both Dropbox and Google about these issues. We will update this article when we hear back. More to follow.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2012

The blogging company told us in a statement: “Tumblr is experiencing network problems following an issue with one of our uplink providers. Google App Engine is still down and out, and the search giant has classified the issue as an “Anomaly” (talk about understatement) over at Google App Engine’s System Status page.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2012

You hear about all the parallel entrepreneurs, like Steve Jobs running Apple and Pixar at the same time. Every one of us has sent a sensitive email to the wrong party, or had it misinterpreted by the receiver. Don’t try to do too much all at once. Never write something you wouldn’t want to come back to you.

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 25, 2012

One of the world’s larger investors in venture capital recently shared data with us about the multiples they have made on over 5,000 companies they had stakes in via their LP investments in US VC funds.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The most exciting thing for me about the Detroit Marathon was that my partner Jason Mendelson completed his first marathon! We were probably on a 2:30 pace through 10 but then picked it up a little after we got through the mile long tunnel that connects Canada and the US. But we started to cruise once we got back on America soil.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Thinking about starting a new small business or startup that is heavily technology-based? While your websites all have lots of words on them talking about your product/service, what is your website saying if all of the words were gone, or in a foreign language you don’t speak? Chances are, it isn’t.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Shut up about equity and build something. I could argue that two of us were new to some of what our roles demanded, but the bottom line is that it took way too freaking long for us to launch and it was mostly my fault. But like so many of us, I too was a busy and very important entrepreneur. Image: Thinkstock.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 25, 2012

There are lots of people I know that care a lot more about pride, fame, or making a meaningful impact on the world a lot more than they care about money. So, assuming that none of us are going to go homeless if this next thing doesn't work out, what should really count as skin in the game? That part was super easy.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 22, 2012

We hope that this will help us both encourage entrepreneurship in our community and attract new entrepreneurs to come to Colorado to start their businesses. If you feel the way I do about Colorado – about living here and working here to support entrepreneurship – I hope you’ll join me in the movement.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

But customer service is not always about fixing problems or responding to a customer’s frustration. We’ve even had people ask us why apples turn brown after you cut them. We’ve even had people ask us why apples turn brown after you cut them. Some have come from frustrated customers. What do you think?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Employees who work there are passionate about what they do. A company starts off with great fanfare, led by a visionary leader who brings it to new heights and grows it year after year. There is much clarity in what it does and it attracts a loyal following of customers and fans.

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The Equity Kicker

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Keeping the relationship ticking over is about maintaining occasional contact with 10-15 of your favourite investors. I wrote before that the average European company should allow 6-9 months to raise capital, and I still think that’s about right. Each subsequent meeting should have a similar objective.

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blogs.hbr.org

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Because you cant assume that you know much about someone you dont know very well. When talking about your desires for your business, be honest. Because you cant assume that you know much about someone you dont know very well. When talking about your desires for your business, be honest. Contact Us. HBR On Series.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

OCTOBER 20, 2012

I’ve neglected to write about a critically important aspect of creativity and innovation — the value of training. Many innovation consultants use CPS or their own modified versions of CPS (see my business novel about CPS, Jack’s Notebook.) And yes, you can train creativity. CPS is a time-tested framework.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 22, 2012

There was a lot of discussion about competition. Although they blamed various reasons ranging from valuation to lack of passion for the product, only Cuban was transparent about the core issue. Scott answered that in three years, Eco Nuts had captured 90% of the soapberry market in the US, which is about a $1M market.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 25, 2012

At Return Path , we have always had a commitment to community service and helping make the world around us a better place. Think Global, Act Local. We ratcheted that up a lot in the last year, which is why we added the following statement in as one of our 14 Core Values : Think Global, Act Local.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It seems every other day I read another story about mainstream media just not getting the shift we are seeing in the landscape. A few points to note: Fast tracking should be ‘the next day’ Not 3 weeks after the US shows as channel 10 is doing – way too slow. It’s clear to me that he doesn’t get it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Everybody is all abuzz about “creating buzz” these days. We as marketers operate in an industry obsessed with content that is “buzzwothy”, “viral”, and all other sorts of names that aim to describe a single scenario: getting people to talk about your business.

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SVPG

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I have written recently about how product teams do product discovery in parallel with product delivery. I have also written about how teams sometimes like to time-box their product discovery work. What I'd like to write about in this article is an increasing trend I am seeing towards both continuous delivery and continuous discovery.

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 22, 2012

We hope that this will help us both encourage entrepreneurship in our community and attract new entrepreneurs to come to Colorado to start their businesses. If you feel the way I do about Colorado – about living here and working here to support entrepreneurship – I hope you’ll join me in the movement.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice. Please tell us about yourself. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. We’re very proud to feature Xavier (crowdSPRING username: Badaboom ) today. Xavier lives and works in Madrid, Spain.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

They’re quite simply: smart about a company’s individual IT needs. Erin does a much better job than I ever could talking about her business below: How would you explain what you do to somebody’s grandmother? Businesses use computers, smart phones, and networks like the Internet as tools in their day-to-day work.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 23, 2012

We must consider,” he said, “that we shall be as a city upon a hill — the eyes of all people are upon us.” The article offers some insights into the idea, but seems to take the tone that the US is not exceptional and that areas of weaknesses should be talked about as much as areas of strength. Kennedy and Reagan.

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Bryce Dot VC

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I think this app is getting us closer to understanding and defining what those look like. I am learning so much more about myself and the people sharing their past with me on it. . And as a user, I absolutely love where they’re pointing. So congrats to team Timehop on shipping this fantastic app. DOWNLOAD IT NOW !

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It’s not about the length really, it’s what is the right content for a particular audience. Initial level of Anxiety about product/company. In Designboost and Moto Message case, we created a separate Tour and Why Choose Us pages from the content of the longer home page. And shorter home page seems to do it well.

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