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Publication Day for "The Startup Way"

Startup Lessons Learned

I want people to use my book as a way to start conversations about the critical roles of innovation and sustainable growth everywhere from startups to large corporations to public policy. If you do post online, it would be great if you tag your enthusiasm with #StartupWay. ericries new book #StartupWay shows why.

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The 7 Traits of Super Founders

VC Cafe

Interestingly, there’s now more than 1,200 unicorns, but with the current state of the market it’s unclear how many will be able to justify yesterday’s price tag at exit. They should also create a culture of innovation and collaboration that empowers employees to take risks and pursue new ideas.

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

Consumer spending is 70% of the economy and will continue to be stretched – We can look all we want at tech innovation, VC funding cycles and hot M&A deals, but ultimately growth and therefore investment must be underpinned by revenue. See point 2 below. It is also a result of pent-up demand. My personal views? million – take it.

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Design for the Novice, Configure for the Pro

Both Sides of the Table

It’s why when I used Quora I instantly felt like it was the most innovative UX I had seen in years. In summary, 2 quick rules: Do usability testing. Tomorrow I’ll offer up design tip number 2: paying attention to iterative processes. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis. Design for the novice.

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Opinion: It’s a startup world

NZ Entrepreneur

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. 0.75% for directors and 1-2% for the chair. This equity will vest over 2-3 years.

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Not disruptive, and proud of it

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Here an innovation in design alone was enough to win the market. Not inventing new markets, not innovative features, not even improving on existing features like sound quality or battery life — just a better design, unconcerned about "disrupting" anything else. Is it because innovation and business sense are decoupled?

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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

Both Sides of the Table

It sort of reminds me of the new generation of innovation that is happening around user-controlled terrestrial & Internet station Jelli.]. Marketing Innovation - Too many entrepreneurs are great product or technology people and lack the knowledge, skills or even desire to figure out how to market their products or themselves cleverly.