Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2012

She identifies less than a dozen primary qualities for fabulous people in general, and I have honed and tuned these to ten that apply especially to entrepreneurs, in my experience: Be passionate about life, as well as your business. It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them. Be competent and confident.

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The Startup Toolkit

DECEMBER 12, 2012

This presentation is about what are, in my opinion, the big principles behind lean startup. Lean begins from there and helps us make it better. You need to decide which questions matter to your particular business, and then obsess about answering those. Lean gets bogged down in tactics & tools. That is not too bad!

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

  Also, Seth raises some interesting points about ecosystem health, though most entrepreneurs I know aren’t too concerned about killing the golden goose. If this version isn't applicable, what do you suggest to a Canadian entrepreneur seeking funding from US angels? About the Series Seed Documents. Disclaimer.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 12, 2012

This is a post with some horror stats about patents, courtesy of Broadstuff. Secondly, Reuters reports that 61% of US patent lawsuits filed in the first eleven months of 2012 were filed by patent trolls, and thirdly 20% of startups that have raised $20-50m and 35% of startups that have raised $50-100m have been sued on a patent.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Our experience with TechStars – starting in Boulder, but expanding to Boston, Seattle, and New York – helped us understand not just TechStars’ role and impact on a startup community, but what drives startup communities over the long term. Today, Nike announced their first Nike+ Accelerator program , powered by TechStars.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2012

The clients need not worry about the money in case the replies do not meet up with their anticipations. Therefore, contenders of the clients will not be able to know about a company’s future plans. All the designs that are posted by us are quality tested so the clients can rely on it. Thriving community for designers.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Many of us love farmers’ markets – it’s often the only way to get access to all those organic, natural, artisanal produce fresh and direct from independently-run family farms. And that’s how America’s Farmstand came about.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

« About the Series Seed Documents | Main. All of those cost us as much if not more in legal time than the seed round. Buoyed by what you and a few others have contributed, I was inspired to set about getting the entrepreneurial community to join together and create an “open source” resource more widely speaking.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2012

In particular, look for inconsistencies in how employees handle tasks, especially those that directly impact customers and those who handle the data you use to make decisions about the business. And what can we do to build up the cash cushion that might help us get through any market corrections or uncertainty?

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Last night, I read this fantastic article in Fortune Magazine about one of my business heroes - Jeff Bezos - who was named this year's Fortune's Businessman of the Year. And, correspondingly, let us stand in gratitude and in awe for the power of these qualities unleashed to make our world a so better place.

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OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 12, 2012

One of the interesting things about being in business for 13 years (as of last week!) Fortunately for us, Fred led an investment in the company with his new fund, Union Square Ventures , even though his initial investment was via his first fund, Flatiron Partners. A New VC Ready to Go!

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The company has grown from about 100 trees rented in 2008 to 1,300 trees rented in 2011, charging $100-200 each. The company did about $150k in revenue over its two month season last year and realized $33k in profit, before any owners’ salary. Almost all of the sharks got indignant about valuation. Go do some work.”.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 11, 2012

By thinking bigger and then thinking realistically about what it might take to overcome the things in our way, we naturally start eliminating things we should not focus on in an effort to make room for only the highest priorities. Here’s the thing I know for sure. Strategy without change is worthless. Focus on High Payoff.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we’ll take notice. Please tell us about yourself. Pretty interesting when I think about it because I was rather a tomboy, than a fashionista. What are other ways you use your creativity? Ana lives and works in Germany.

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Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Although we may sometimes feel like changing the channel, millions of us can’t wait to see what the next weird or rare thing someone wants to pawn on the Las Vegas Strip. You’ve got to commit about as much time, energy and resources to the show as you do to your business. There’s something for everyone.

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Rob Go

DECEMBER 10, 2012

What I find funny about the noise about the series A crunch and the difficulties of consumer applications is that it was predicted and reasonably explained 1-year ago by Mike Maples in this outstanding blog post. High Consideration and Experiential Commerce: My Partner Dave wrote a post about our thesis here about a year ago.

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venturehacks.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Everything you ever wanted to know about advisors, Part 1. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about advisors. If you have additional questions, email us at ask@venturehacks.com. I usually ask questions about my immediate goals for the next day and week. Learn more about: Advisors · Execution.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Few people have addressed the changing manner in which the world works over the past decade better than my guest on today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, Dan Pink , author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. His TED Talk – The Puzzle of Motivation has been viewed nearly 5 million times.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Start by creating two vision statements: One customer-focused (which most of us are familiar with). “Pivoting is about choosing the best road for you and your company.” Stereo Vision Statements. One from a business perspective, which is what sets Lavinsky’s ideas apart.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 9, 2012

CU must comply with the federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act, which compels us to ban illicit drugs from campus. Neither of us knew the exact rules here, but it just didn’t sound right to me. But it passed and CU, like many entities, is working to determine the implications.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2012

But there is much to be learned from people in wildly diverse professions, or simply from the people and things that surround us. I have written previously about how much we can learn from kids , about what dogs can teach us , and about what we can learn from musicians. Comics take risks. They have to.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 11, 2012

A brief (and perhaps little unfair) survey of recent entrepreneurial literature boils down to what I call the “start-up trifecta”: Doing your homework about the market/having a brilliant insight about technology. Although I frequently hear about a shortage of startup trifectas, in practice I find the opposite is true.

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unbounce.com

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Contact Us 1-888-515-9161. Is your primary headline phrased to answer the question “What is this page about?”. Are you using your confirmation page to provide the new lead with further instructions? share this page, follow us, download this extra free ebook, register for this webinar). About The Author.

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