YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2014
'The debate over whether or not outsourcing is a good thing is never going to go away. There are always going to be people who insist that, whatever you decide, you’re wrong. What matters isn’t what they think. What matters is what works best for you and for your business. And, if you do decide that you should be outsourcing, that you choose the right professionals for those jobs.
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 23, 2014
'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
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The Equity Kicker
MAY 20, 2014
'In his 1929 essay “Economic possibilities for our grandchildren” Keynes wrote that technology would create an age of abundance and that by 2028 we would be working three hour days. Reading that just now in a New Yorker essay I was struck by the fact that I feel the same about our grandchildren. Keynes, however was wrong. We’ve had the technology progress in spades, but we haven’t got any more leisure time.
Up and Running
MAY 21, 2014
'John Jantsch is a marketing consultant, speaker and the best-selling author of Duct Tape Marketing , Duct Tape Selling , The Commitment Engine , and The Referral Engine. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing System and Duct Tape Marketing Consulting Network that trains and licenses small business marketing consultants around the world. He is the featured marketing contributor to American Express OPENForum and is a popular presenter of workshop and webinars for organizations such as Ameri
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
YoungUpstarts
MAY 23, 2014
'By Lynda Chervil, author of “ Fool’s Return “ Personal power is a core leadership competency that everyone needs to develop before they can lead others. It has to do with being able to lead yourself. “Personal power is the ability to achieve what you want,” according to Frederick Mann, a successful entrepreneur and author of “ The Economic Rape of America “ “More than anything else, it is personal power that brings you success and happiness.
VC Adventure
MAY 21, 2014
'A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates - enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate. We were the first formal venture fund to do this.
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Up and Running
MAY 22, 2014
'Most people understand the basics of consumer debt: if you rack up more expenses on your credit card than you can pay back, you’re in big trouble. But, for some reason, when it comes to small business debt, the picture isn’t quite so clear. Not all businesses are at a point where borrowing money is the best course of action for them. So, what types of businesses should think about taking out a loan?
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2014
'by Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard and author of “ The Soft Edge: Where Great Companies Find Lasting Success “. In an age of cynicism and irony, Northwestern Mutual is a throwback to a more innocent time. The company is the antithesis of “cool.” It has the kind of culture in which people embrace plain suits and sincere handshakes, take pride in wearing achievement ribbons, kick off conferences with patriotic music.
SVPG
MAY 21, 2014
'In my last article, I discussed the power of milestones and I promised I’d talk about one of my favorite techniques for rapidly delivering on milestones. First, as a reminder, by milestone I mean delivering on some significant achievement for your business. This might mean achieving a meaningful improvement to a key KPI, or meeting the needs of a new type of customer, or getting the results of an important A/B test.
deal architect
MAY 20, 2014
'Over the last few weeks I have had plenty of opportunity to talk to CIOs and other tech executives. I have polled several for a project, I presented to several at an event last week in Irvine, CA, I have.
Up and Running
MAY 20, 2014
'There is a tendency in the start-up community to be skeptical towards MBAs. In an industry that lauds performance metrics to constantly track progress, there’s something fluffy about a professional degree that is not a prerequisite for anything. Unlike medical school or law school, you don’t need an MBA to go into business. Since much of the start-up playbook is about learning as much as you can as quickly and cheaply as possible in order to reach some important milestone, many founders,
YoungUpstarts
MAY 18, 2014
'When Taiwan-based phone maker HTC launched their flagship HTC One early last year, it was touted as the device that would help pull the company out of its doldrums. The company probably hoped that the HTC One would spearhead its challenge in a mobile phone market dominated by Apple’s iPhone and an Android market dominated by Samsung. That didn’t quite happen.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 17, 2014
'Every culture and community puts pressure on its members to follow the norms. Even young people who start out wanting to be different are called “freaks,” and most are slowly bent back into the norm by the time they “grow up.” Maybe that’s why so many entrepreneurs struggle with building a disruptive new business, where breaks from the norm are the key to success.
VC Adventure
MAY 21, 2014
A few months ago AngelList announced Syndicates – enabling investors on AngelList to create fund-like groups of investors to invest together in AngelList companies (following a single lead investor). It’s a great idea and at Foundry we quickly decided it would be an interesting experiment to form our own syndicate. We were the first formal venture fund to do this.
deal architect
MAY 23, 2014
'McKinsey has some examples of what it calls digital optimization of the back office “At Starbucks, one of the leaders in customer-experience innovation, just 35 of 100 active IT projects in 2013 were focused on customer- or partner-facing initiatives. One-third.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 20, 2014
'by Vlad Zhamoidzik, Manager of Web Report Team at Hypersoft Information Systems. It recently occurred to me that I could make one simply change in my daily routine that would have a significant impact on the productivity of both me and my team. I noticed this after checking my Omnicontext TM Personal Analytics account to see where I had been spending my time at work.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 18, 2014
'As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. People cite sources like this BusinessWeek story last year “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ,” or even my own article a while back, “ 10 Reasons Not To Write A Business Plan First.
Rembrandt Communications
MAY 22, 2014
'Are you Guilty of These 3 Website Sins? You’ve spent hours creating your website, marketing your products and services and writing content. That means you website traffic should grow, and the sales should be coming in… but they’re not. Why not? Well, you may be guilty of these… 3 Website Sins That Turn Customers Away […].
Agile VC
MAY 22, 2014
'My first two posts on this mammoth S-1 covered a high-level sizing of Alibaba and a deeper dive into some of Alibaba Group’s governance which in some ways mirrors the Politburo structure. Today I’m going to analyze monetization across Alibaba’s various businesses. How exactly is each marketplace and complementary service monetized?
YoungUpstarts
MAY 18, 2014
'By now, everybody agrees that the Internet is the biggest and most disruptive force in the 21st century. It switches our world order and democratizes power like nothing before. Every aspect of our lives – the information we consume, the governments we vote for, the way we work, the way we learn, and the way we enjoy – is influenced by the Web.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 23, 2014
'Let’s face it, consultants have a bad image. Businesses want experienced people who get their hands dirty, rather than experts who give presentations, make recommendations, and disappear. Even consultants don’t like their job, since they don’t often get to see results, and too much of their time is spent looking for the next gig. The Internet has changed the world.
Gust
MAY 18, 2014
'The days are gone when a techie or a genius could build things in his garage and customers would find and buy the product, based purely on the “wow factor” of the technology. New technologies are everywhere today. People have seen so much that they are blasé, or actually fear pure technology. They want a personable brand, before they will consider the product.
The Next Web
MAY 23, 2014
'Leif Abraham is a Partner at Prehype, a venture development firm in New York City. His latest e-book “Madison Valley” focuses on building digital products and how Madison Avenue can be more like Silicon Valley. For the first several years of my career I never had a job title. And even today it always feels kind of wrong to put myself into a box. My skills are relatively broad and I think I could adapt to any task (if I want to).
YoungUpstarts
MAY 21, 2014
'by John Accardi, founder of Partyhousepong.com and Collegebox.com. 6 months ago, I dropped out the neuroscience PhD program at Georgetown University. Not only was I granted a full scholarship, but I was being paid a generous stipend to attend. So why did I drop out and how did I subsequently create 2 profitable online businesses with barely any startup capital?
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 19, 2014
'In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 21, 2014
'Post by Lean Startup Conference co-hosts Sarah Milstein & Eric Ries We’re excited to announce this year’s Lean Startup Conference , December 8 – 12 in San Francisco. Tickets are on sale now, at the best price we’re offering this year, so we recommend registering today. But that’s not really what we’re here to talk about. Instead, we want to focus on the themes of the conference.
The Next Web
MAY 19, 2014
'The hand-tracking Leap Motion hasn’t sparked the interest of the average person. But, in the hands of savvy startups with an eye on improving the lives and safety of others, it looks like it’s found its calling. The startups presented at the first Leap Axlr8r demo day, during which each of the teams used the Leap Motion hardware for their apps. The accelerator is put together by Founders Fund and SOSventures and based on the what was presented, we should expect more demo days from Leap Axlr8r b
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2014
'by Fred Mouawad, founder and chairman at Taskworld. Starting up a functioning organization has never been so easy. Gone are the days when a team consisted of a group of individuals working all together locally with every activity being closely monitored by supervisors. The Internet has made the outsourcing of various traditional business practices a much simpler process than could have ever been imagined.
Gust
MAY 21, 2014
'From the question it sounds to me as though this is a case of both a novice investor and a novice entrepreneur, with neither one having much experience with or as an angel. I would therefore *strongly* advise you to get an experienced startup attorney to advise you during the negotiation/term sheet discussions. Here are some thoughts that immediately come to mind: 1) The only types of US companies that have “Operating Agreements” are Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), and this stru
Mike Michalowicz
MAY 21, 2014
'Let’s get this straight right now: PR stands for Public Relations. Too many entrepreneurs think it is simply a different word for marketing. It’s not. Marketing is marketing. Public Relations is how you relate to the public. Where marketing screams for the attention of people to buy your stuff, PR highlights the personality of your business and looks to connect with people.
The Next Web
MAY 18, 2014
'Matthew Faustman is co-founder & CEO of San Francisco-based startup UpCounsel. The world of labor is changing. Through laptops and mobile devices, a new world of services is becoming more accessible. The platforms enabling such services are also providing new homes for a rising entrepreneurial class of worker who is no longer being defined by the cubical.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 20, 2014
'By Topher Morrison, author of “ Collaboration Economy: Eliminate the Competition by Creating Partnership Opportunities ” You can’t log on to the internet right now without seeing some news about the confirmed, but still not really confirmed collaboration between Apple Inc. and Dr. Dre ‘s Beats Electronics. It’s a partnership that would make Dr.
Gust
MAY 17, 2014
'Although that’s probably not the right question to be asking (because the right investor is one who is investing in you as a businessperson, not you as a minorityperson), some firms and groups specializing in this sector are NMAN, the National Minority Angel Network ( [link] m/ ), MAIN, the Minority Angel Investor Network ( [link] investor… ), and Jalia Ventures( [link] ventures.com/ ).
SiliconHills
MAY 23, 2014
'By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News A panel of women entrepreneurs in Austin managed to find funding for their ventures despite the odds being stacked against them. “There’s no ratio or statistic that has gotten in their way,” said Jan Ryan, serial entrepreneur and CEO of Women@Austin. That panel at the Austin Technology […] The post Pioneering Women Tech Entrepreneurs in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
The Next Web
MAY 22, 2014
'Paul Jarvis is a Web designer and bestselling author. His upcoming book, The Good Creative, explores 18 traits of the world’s most interesting and respected creative professionals. Say you look at your stats and see you received a single visitor to your website today. Awful, right? Maybe you didn’t write that good of a post, you’d think. Or maybe you need to change a call to action, since they didn’t subscribe or buy anything.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 21, 2014
'by Matt Tenny, author of “ Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom “. We all know the types of people who make great leaders, right? They’re the brilliant, talented, wunderkinds who are poised to change the industry. The persuasive, outgoing schmoozers who get along with just about everyone. The industry veterans who have done it all and seen it all.
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