Sat.Sep 24, 2016

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Uncertainty: startups’ unfair advantage

The Equity Kicker

I just read a review of a new Wiley book Design a better business which argues that: better businesses are ones that approach problems in a new, systematic way, focusing more on doing rather than on planning and prediction. For them, of course, the point is that design thinking is that ‘new, systematic way’, but this sentence made me think of startups, where the emphasis is very much on doing rather than planning.

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Oracle: Time to push the pedal on cloud apps

deal architect

Larry Ellison joked at Oracle OpenWorld he was told Fusion applications would be developed in 4 years. They have taken over a decade. Snicker all you want. The flip side of that is Oracle started developing cloud apps years before.

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15 Entrepreneurs Reveal What Entrepreneurship Means to Them

Hearpreneur

Share Being an entrepreneur is a source of pride. It also evidences an individual with a huge amount of discipline and focus to be able to build a business a lot of times from just an idea. It is the ambition of an entrepreneur that built the most profitable and successful companies. The only issue is that the word entrepreneurship can often vary from person to person. #1 – Fixing a Problem.

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Embrace Fear, Listen To It, And Make It Work For You

YFS Magazine

Irrational fears keep us from moving forward in our business and life.

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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 Keys To Great Startup Encores Following An Exit

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again. Sometimes their haste or ego causes them to ignore basics, and they fall hard.

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6 Reasons Why Crash Diets Are Terrible For Entrepreneurs

YFS Magazine

Weight loss isn’t easy. As tempting as it is to try these diets that will help you lose weight fast, don’t.

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Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs: “They Scratched an Itch” (via Joe Stump)

Scott Edward Walker

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being an entrepreneur; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball f

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Court Rules Against 3D Printed Guns

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: September 24, 2016 Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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