article thumbnail

Where LinkedIn Works for Me

SoCal CTO

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. When I was looking for speakers for an event last fall on Web 2.0 , LinkedIn was a great way to reach out.

article thumbnail

Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

We discussed guerilla p.r., Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond. Recordings of previous roundtables are all available here.

India 119
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Emergent See Innovation

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s always easier to work with a challenge when you have time and the leisure to incubate, think, and in general work the clay of research insights, trends, prototypes, paper-based concepts, or a business model canvas. Emergent See Innovation from GFi Available February, 2019. I advise pro-active, and continuous, innovation.

article thumbnail

Minimum Wage Boost in Silicon Valley Ups the Cinderella Factor

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

It’s one huge incubator for innovation and it’s a beautiful thing. You might say that the new start-up kings and queens will still happen in Silicon Valley because of the lovely supporting structures like Stanford University and the various incubators and venture funds. Where would we be without it?

article thumbnail

Do The Mash — for Breakthrough Ideas

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Otherwise, here are instructions for all you Guerilla Innovators out there. You’ll probably need to put these worksheets aside and let your thoughts incubate. Some people call this type of thinking conceptual blending, forced associations, or mash-ups. I call it simply The Mash.

Guerilla 103
article thumbnail

Innovate Where You Are — and With Who You Have

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Existing incubators like 1871 in Chicago , or the Idea Center at Notre Dame are examples where you can rent space for a short term period. Observational research is often a great way to inspire innovation (which you can carry forward in projects.). Temporary Off-Site Spaces are an option.

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #215 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Guerilla tips for raising venture capital | VentureBeat – crowdspring.co/P6hM3O. 1871 to launch incubator for female entrepreneurs – crowdspring.co/1gnuwsz. The Essential Email Marketing Metrics You Should Be Tracking | Hubspot blog – crowdspring.co/1gY786G. Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness?