Steve Blank
MAY 9, 2017
I gave the Alumni Day talk at U.C. Santa Cruz and had a few things to say about innovation. —-. Even though I live just up the coast, I’ve never had the opportunity to start a talk by saying “Go Banana Slugs.”. I’m honored for the opportunity to speak here today. We’re standing 15 air miles away from the epicenter of technology innovation. The home of some of the most valuable and fastest growing companies in the world.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2017
by Denise Grey, CMO at LeanKit. Lean is a methodology that can be applied to all disciplines of knowledge work to increase business efficiency, agility, and visibility. Due to its roots in manufacturing, Lean is often equated with the elimination of waste, but this view of Lean misses the mark on realizing its true value. Lean is more about aligning your organization’s skills, talents, resources, processes, and strategy with the needs of your customers.
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Up and Running
MAY 9, 2017
Here at Palo Alto Software , we take hiring pretty seriously. I should know—we just wrapped up a lengthy hiring process within the marketing department. After months of searching, dozens of interviews, and sifting through countless resumes, we finally hired a new managing editor for Bplans. This prolonged interview approach wasn’t due to a lack of qualified candidates, but rather a strong desire to make sure that the candidate we chose to fill the role was a great fit on all levels, from a skill
deal architect
MAY 9, 2017
After sitting out SAP’s event the last few years I am going to the event next week for a couple of days. Here’s why: I have been getting requests to update SAP Nation. I have to been reluctant to do.
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
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 9, 2017
Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John: If you own a local business and are trying to attract local clients you must listen to this interview David Mihm, check it out. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2017
What matters to your customers? This is an important question that you should always be asking if you are running a business. You need to think about what makes them tick, why they buy and how you can encourage them to choose you over your current competition. All these questions are important and will shape whether or not your business is going to be a success.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2017
By John Oechsle, CEO of Swiftpage. Walkmen were all the rage, cell phones were the size of eggplants, and Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody was the No. 1 hit. The year was 1987, a time when technology was advancing at a tremendous pace. Just imagine — in four more years, some Americans would begin communicating via SMS text. Enter 2017. Driverless cars are cruising the streets, and high school students are Skyping with astronauts in space.
YFS Magazine
MAY 9, 2017
What do you do when the critics and doubters are too close for comfort? What do you do when the people closest to you don't support your dreams?
Feld Thoughts
MAY 9, 2017
I’m super lucky. I get to work with many incredibly brave and insightful people. One of them is Chris Heivly who is now working at Techstars with me and a few others on a new set of products around the concept of startup communities. May is mental health month. Jenny Lawton, Techstars COO, led off Techstars commitment to engaging with the post Let’s End the Stigma Around Mental Health.
YFS Magazine
MAY 9, 2017
Have you ever heard the saying, “Dig your well before you’re thirsty?” This is how you will get found by your ideal customers.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
MAY 9, 2017
“Where do you live?” she asked. “I don’t really have an answer to that question right now,” I reply. I was at networking dinner in San Diego during a visit to the city for a conference. The conversation started as most do, swapping names first, then moving on to where. The post How I Can Afford To Travel The World 12 Months A Year appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
SiliconHills
MAY 9, 2017
NarrativeDX, an artificial intelligence platform that lets healthcare providers communicate with patients, announced Tuesday it has raised a round of funding. The Austin-based startup, founded in 2014, didn’t reveal the funding amount but reported it was led by LiveOak Venture Partners, Cultivation Capital and HealthX Ventures. Last year, in a profile on the company by […] The post NarrativeDX Raises Venture Capital for its Artificial Intelligence Platform Aimed at Healthcare Provide
abovethecrowd.com
MAY 9, 2017
The partners at Benchmark are excited to announce that Sarah Tavel has joined the firm as our newest General Partner. We define ourselves by a love for the craft of early stage investing, and Sarah’s career-long desire and commitment to be one of the world’s great venture capitalists make her an ideal addition to a Benchmark team. About a year ago, we asked our venture partner Scott Belsky who he thought had the greatest potential to become one of the best investors of the next decade.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 9, 2017
Safety is one of the most important aspects that entrepreneurs need to consider. Not only will ensuring a safe working environment result to healthier and happier employees, it also protects you from penalties and work-related compensations. We’ll provide some useful safety tips to consider as you launch your startup. Business safety doesn’t only stop at creating safety rules for everyone in the company to follow, though.
Austin Startup
MAY 9, 2017
The Forrest Four-Cast: May 9, 2017 One of the many reasons we love Austin’s Book People is the store’s continued attention to showcasing top tech-related authors, In addition to Cory Doctorow on May 10, mark your calendar for May 17 when I will be interviewing “Startup: A Novel” author Doree Shafrir. In preparation for next week’s on-stage conversation, I connected with her on a few preliminary about her new book.
SiliconHills
MAY 9, 2017
Dropoff, the same day delivery service, announced this week it has raised $8.5 million in additional funding. The Austin-based startup, founded in 2014, plans to use the money to expand to 35 additional markets in North America, according to a news release. Last week, Dropoff announced it had entered three new markets: San Diego, Fort […] The post Dropoff Raises $8.5 Million to Expand is Same Day Delivery Service Nationwide appeared first on SiliconHills.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
MAY 9, 2017
Different Isn’t That Difficult; It Requires … Doing Things Differently. Innovation Programs Based On Best Practices are Doomed to Mediocrity. Things I’ve heard recently from c-suite executives about their own innovation programs: “Floundering and ineffective, if I’m honest.” “Mediocre results, we just can’t seem to get to anything really different.” “Lackluster.
SiliconHills
MAY 9, 2017
Austin-based eRelevance Corp, which makes a marketing platform for small to medium sized businesses to engage customers, Tuesday announced it has closed a $5.1 million round of funding. The company, founded in 2013, plans to use the funds to accelerate its growth by hiring more sales and marketing staff and to further develop its marketing […] The post eRelevance Lands $5.1 Million in Venture Funding to Expand its Marketing Platform Aimed at Small Businesses appeared first on SiliconHills.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
MAY 9, 2017
“Where do you live?” she asked. “I don’t really have an answer to that question right now,” I reply. I was at networking dinner in San Diego during a visit to the city for a conference. The conversation started as most do, swapping names first, then moving on to where. The post How I Can Afford To Travel The World 12 Months A Year appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 9, 2017
Last year I read the Warren Buffett biography, The Snowball , and honestly before that I knew very little about him, other than he’s pretty good at picking stocks. But after reading that book and then researching him some more, he’s quickly moved to the top of my “inspiration” list. I’ve blogged before about how I’ll never be as successful in business as I could be.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 9, 2017
How to Get the Most Out of Pay Per Click Advertising written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. To get immediate search engine visibility, there is no better advertising opportunity than Google AdWords. While this may not be news to you, it is news to some, as it’s rare to see people get the most out of their pay per click (PPC) advertising efforts, which is why I thought I’d bring it up today.
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