Thu.Apr 06, 2017

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The Founder, Innovation On Film

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc in The Founder. The Founder, Lessons in Innovation. The Founder , starring Michael Keaton as McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc , is the best film about innovation since Moneyball in 2011. Between the two of them there is enough marvelously illustrated content to teach a masters course in innovation. Unlike Moneyball , which had the surface covering of a baseball story, The Founder is actually about how innovation happens.

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10 Tips To After-Hours Professional Gatherings

YoungUpstarts

by Sharon Schweitzer, author of “ Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships “ From office-wide after-hours events, to anniversary parties and corporate retreats, work events are often characterized by a more relaxed, yet professional environment. Many times, these casual work parties include chats with colleagues and clients, as well as alcoholic beverages.

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5 Online Apps To Manage Freelancers And Outsourced Teams

YFS Magazine

Whether you're a solopreneur or a small business, access to the right online tools will help you manage freelancers and outsourced teams with ease.

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Vision for your future success is EVERYTHING!

Berkonomics

I love absolute statements. And this is one of my favorites. You’re at the ignition stage of your newest business venture. Of course, you have a vision for what you will do to change the world. Let’s stress test that vision and sharpen it further to help insure your success. First, if your vision is limited and you will be happy with a successful local dry cleaning enterprise or small restaurant around the corner, you are not the target for this effort to help entrepreneurs build great busine

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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

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10 Ways Small Businesses Can Benefit From Big Data

YFS Magazine

Welcome to the age of big data. It can transform the way you do business. Here's a look at 10 reasons why big data makes sense, even for small businesses.

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What Is Boulder Like?

Feld Thoughts

I spent the last month in Arizona. I missed Boulder and thought I might need a refresher on what it’s like. The post What Is Boulder Like? appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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What kind of team do you run? Of Generalists and Specialists…

OnlyOnce

A friend of mine just left his job as CEO of a growth stage company to become CFO of a Fortune 500 company. That’s a big deal…and also a big change. When I was talking to him about the move, he said the following to me: Some executive teams are like baseball teams. You plan shortstop, and you bat 8th. That’s just what you do. The team needs one of those because the sport is structured that way.

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Stuck In My Teeth: Mike Monteiro’s Post on Ethics in Your Work

Hunter Walker

Occasionally a blog post sticks with me for weeks after I’ve read it. Sometimes pleasurably, like caramel in your molars after chewing a candy. Sometimes less so, like a poppy seed caught between two teeth. The most recent one to ‘get stuck’ was by designer Mike Monteiro entitled “ Ethics Can’t Be a Side Hustle.” Mike’s central argument is that one MUST consider the ethical implications of the work you do and the values of the company you work at.

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That time I joined Sanjay and Adam on the Tech Talk Y’all podcast

Jeff Hilimire

My two good buddies – @ajwalker and @sanjay – invited me to be on my favorite podcast, Tech Talk Y’all. And if you haven’t come to visit Prototype Prime yet (where they have a killer podcast room), you’re missing out! Have a listen :). The post That time I joined Sanjay and Adam on the Tech Talk Y’all podcast appeared first on Begin the Begin.

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Best Content Ideas for Small Business Owners

Duct Tape Marketing

Best Content Ideas for Small Business Owners written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As a small business owner, you have too much on your plate and not enough time to worry about posting engaging content on social media. It’s hard enough running your business, let alone planning the comprehensive content marketing strategy needed to keep up with your competition and get the attention of new customers online.

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What Are Your Valuation Expectations?

Rob Go

One question I know investors sometimes ask founders is “what are your valuation expectations for this round?” It’s a tricky question to answer because you kind of can’t win either way. If you say something that is around market, you are somewhat negotiating against yourself. Why anchor yourself low when the market drives the price and you might be able to position yourself for a better deal?

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The Elements That Make Up A Successful Startup Pitch Deck

YoungUpstarts

by Payman Taei, founder of Visme. They say that you can only ever make one first impression, so you’d better work hard to make it a good one. That, in essence, is what the startup pitch deck is all about. It’s less an informational document and more a mission statement – an interactive presentation that you use to show investors what you want to do, why you want to do it, what the results are going to be and, most importantly, why they should care in the first place.

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You’ve Been Hacked by the US Congress

Austin Startup

Is your Representative really representative? Over the last several months, there’s been a lot of discussion about data, hacking, and the American political process. During that time, we’ve seen one presidential front runner accused of deleting sensitive data, another invite the Russians to hack his opponent to retrieve the missing data, and the Russians accused of hacking the private online data of both major political parties as well as directly influencing the results of the November election