Sat.Feb 10, 2018

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Davos debrief Part 1

deal architect

It has become an annual ritual – I either talk to Malcolm Frank, EVP of Strategy and Marketing at Cognizant before or after the annual WEF event at Davos. This year it was after the event where he missed at.

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Take Your Idea To The Next Level With A DIY Prototype

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute.

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Davos Debrief Part 2

deal architect

Second half of my conversation with Malcolm Frank about this year’s WEF in Davos. Part 1 ran last week here There were a couple of themes we discussed with many executives there. One was around where we see digital going.

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What my team and I have learned in the first 3 weeks of Y Combinator

The Next Web

About a year ago, my team and I were just starting to build our MVP. Back then we were a small team of three and had a huge vision. Fast forward to three months ago: a team of six and an entry ticket to Y Combinator. And today, we’re an incredible team of nine, best I could think of, living in Sunnyvale, California and taking part in the prestigious Y Combinator program to accelerate our already rapid pace.

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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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Davos debrief Part 1

deal architect

It has become an annual ritual – I either talk to Malcolm Frank, EVP of Strategy and Marketing at Cognizant before or after the annual WEF event at Davos. This year it was after the event where he missed at.

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YouTube: Right or Wrong for Your Small Business?

The Startup Magazine

Nearly all businesses from small to large have a Facebook account. Most also use Twitter. Your business probably does, too. But, the social media discussion is often limited to Facebook and Twitter with a little Instagram and Pinterest thrown in. There’s another player to think about. If it hasn’t appeared on your radar yet, you could be missing out on one of the best marketing tools around.

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Seven Ways To Guard Against Workplace Discrimination

The Startup Magazine

There are a number of ways that workplace discrimination can rear its ugly head. From issues involving race or religion to problems with sexual harassment , business owners need to take steps to safeguard against discrimination in the workplace. Otherwise, they may not only have difficulty retaining employees but they also may find themselves facing discrimination-related lawsuits. .

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Geekdom Launches a Community Fund to Ignite Startups

SiliconHills

The epicenter of San Antonio’s startup system downtown is Geekdom, which occupies its own building, the historic Rand Building, on Houston street. Launched in 2011, Geekdom has grown to become the hub of startup activity and now the technology co-working site and collaborative workspace has become a source of capital to ignite the ideas that […].

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Most Effective Uniform Labeling for Brand and Team Building

The Startup Magazine

Solidarity in the workplace can be encouraged by having a uniform. Especially for industries which are customer-focused, having a uniform with embroidery is an excellent way to make sure your business is reflected well after all first impressions really do count. Allow us to tell you about a few reasons why you should think about embroidered workwear for your company: – Gives you an identity. – It helps customers to identify who the staff are when the business logo is on their workwe

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Notley Center for Social Innovation Partners with Capital Factory to Launch Coworking for Social Change

SiliconHills

Something new is brewing in East Austin. It’s the Notley’s Center for Social Innovation, a campus for nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies with a socially innovative focus. And recently the center partnered with Capital Factory, a tech coworking and accelerator site, to launch the new social entrepreneurship and nonprofit coworking community at Springdale General in […].

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Why Startups Should Get an Online Directory Listing

The Startup Magazine

In 2018 and beyond, the way your business performs in the digital world will act as a key indicator of your success, both online and off. That’s why it’s imperative that you keep up to speed with the latest techniques to boost your business’s visibility online. What’s a great way to give your financial company more traction in 2018? Getting listed on an online business directory.

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Weekend Favs February 10

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs February 10 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.