Tue.Jul 05, 2016

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The 10 Best U.S. Cities to Start a Business in for 2016

Up and Running

While we may think of a major hub like Silicon Valley as a prime example of an entrepreneurial city, the reality is that these epicenters of growth may not always offer the most supportive climate for new businesses. So, where should you stick your flag in the ground? To find out, I turned to WalletHub’s report on the best (and worst) cities in the United States to start a business in for 2016.

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High Technology Tell All Books

Feld Thoughts

Tell All Books are nothing new and some of the most explosive ones of all time have already come from California (in and around Hollywood). Suddenly, tell alls are focusing on high tech companies instead of movie stars. So far this year two have been published with a lot of fanfare and I bet there are several others that are under contract from major publishing houses.

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A Review of Skytop Lodge: The Collapse of an Icon

Mike Michalowicz

I realize that you may be reading this article because you are considering a stay at Skytop Lodge in Skytop, Pennsylvania. I provide a full review below. But if you want the Cliff Notes version: Don’t go. The fees approach that of a Four Seasons resort, yet Skytop provides you with the cleanliness of a truck stop and the service attentiveness of a Motel 8.

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Mangling JSON numbers

TechEmpower

If we have a long (64-bit integer) that we serialize into JSON, we might be in trouble if JavaScript consumes that JSON. JavaScript has the equivalent of double (64-bit floating point) for its numbers, and double cannot represent the same set of numbers as long. If we are not careful, our long is mangled in transit. Consider 2 53 + 1. We can store that number in a long but not a double.

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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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[Workshop at Ann Arbor] How To Create An Awesome Blog

Brandanew

July has begun, and the year seems to be whizzing past us. The good news is that we’re planning amazing things for the rest of the year, which have already rolling. The first event I’m speaking at this summer is with the WriteOn group at Ann Arbor. I’m a group regular and as you’d remember had previously shared some digital marketing insights with them last year.

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Veteran CTO on How the Tech Side of Startups Has Evolved [Traction #25: Yoav Shapira, Operator.VC]

View from Seed

In this episode, NextView’s Rob Go talks with Yoav Shapira, a longtime tech leader in the Boston startup community. Yoav was first employee at CarGurus, a founding executive of HubSpot, CTO at Happier, CTO at Jana, and more. Today, he shares the evolution of what it means to lead a startup from the technical side. Follow him @yoavshapira and watch for the official launch of his new VC firm, Operator.VC (announced after this episode was created).

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How Facebook helped this guy’s e-commerce store go from zero to $100K+ in 3 months

The Next Web

22-year-old Melvin Chee from Melbourne, Australia went from experimenting with e-commerce dropshipping during his semester break to a 6-figure business in just 3 months. He had previously started several different businesses, many of which failed spectacularly. Some of his efforts were featured on BBC News and StartupDaily, but his biggest hit so far was started largely by accident.

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Exploring The Evolution Of Online Payment Solutions

YoungUpstarts

Over the past ten years or so, consumers have been blessed with new payment opportunities, which have brought added convenience. In the past, it was only possible to pay with check, cash, and possibly a money order. As time has drug on, the Internet and technology have brought about new payment solutions, which make it possible to send money anywhere easily and more affordably.

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Mind Shift: Top 5 Secrets To Mastering Your Entrepreneurial Mindset

YFS Magazine

Like many entrepreneurs, I used to mistakenly think that “hustle” and working hard each day are primary money making tasks that would propel my business forward. 

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Post Brexit thoughts – we need leaders

The Equity Kicker

I was as surprised and disappointed as most Londoners after we voted to leave Europe last Thursday but I have been shocked by the depth of everyone’s misery since. Here’s what I think: We are in for a prolonged period of increased uncertainty. There are plenty of hotheads but key figures like Angela Merkel and Teresa May want a sensible compromise that keeps Britain trading with Europe.

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Entrepreneur Confessions: I’m Having An Affair, And My Husband’s Cool With It

YFS Magazine

Someday you'll find your entrepreneurial calling and it will be everything you've been looking for your entire life. Wait for it.

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10 Email List Growth Techniques For Bloggers

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

When I started blogging, my intention was NOT to make it my main income source. My blog was a place I could share ideas and maybe make a little side income from at best, at worst it would be a short lived experiment. You see, I didn’t view blogging as. The post 10 Email List Growth Techniques For Bloggers appeared first on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.

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KKR to Buy Austin-based Epicor Software

SiliconHills

KKR, a global investment firm, has entered into a deal to buy Epicor Software Corp. from Apax Partners. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Bloomberg News is reporting the deal is worth about $3.3 billion. Austin-based Epicor provides software to customers in the manufacturing, distribution and retail industries in more than […] The post KKR to Buy Austin-based Epicor Software appeared first on SiliconHills.

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More Words of Wisdom from Elon Musk

Scott Edward Walker

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Elon Musk , a brilliant entrepreneur and CEO and CTO of SpaceX; CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors; and chairman of SolarCity.

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What can I do on a daily basis to grow as an entrepreneur?

The Entrepreneurial Mind

TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post What can I do on a daily basis to grow as an entrepreneur? appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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Inspiring advice to entrepreneurs from Phil Knight, Nike’s co-founder

Jeff Hilimire

Have I mentioned how much I enjoyed Phil Knight’s book, Shoe Dog ? I freaking loved it. It is the story of Nike from the very beginning until they went public in 1980. I HIGHLY recommend it for any one-day or current entrepreneurs. And yes, I loved it even though I’m a hugely loyal Mizuno guy :). In the last chapter, he writes the below passage that I just had to share. — God, how I wish I could relive the whole thing.

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Cracking the Code - Untitled Article

Cracking the Code

Most startups fail at getting a new country off the ground. This is why Unicorns are such a rare breed. Fortunately, a happy few have succeeded at finding this magic formula, like the team at Blablacar and turned it into a competitive weapon. One of their secret: acqui- hiring. This is my second post on international expansion. If you wonder how to pick your next launch country first, see my earlier post here. ** One of the most important decisions any company of any size will make is how it wil

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Kevin Durant Could Teach Businesses a Thing or Two

crowdSPRING Blog

American eyes might have been turned skyward last night as colorful explosions put the stars to shame, but the real fireworks this weekend were going off in the world of the NBA. Kevin Durant, former star of the Oklahoma City Thunder, announced that he would be leaving the city where he made his name to play for the Golden State Warriors, and people had some feelings about it.