Wed.Jul 19, 2017

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5 Stages of Technology Adoption Compared To Grieving

Startup Professionals Musings

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology. Investors will likely wait for more traction.

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What Millennial Women Leaders Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship

Up and Running

In 2013, a Pew Research Center study revealed some sobering insights into the reasons why 34 percent of millennial women weren’t interested in becoming a boss or top manager. But beyond gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace, some experts also referred to a confidence gap—less self-assurance compared to men—as essential as competence for success.

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5 Famous Introverted Leaders And What You Can Learn From Them

crowdSPRING Blog

Most people imagine a successful leader as fast-acting and larger-than-life. In other words, an extrovert. Our Western culture naturally assumes that leaders must be extroverted “men of action.” But why? Marti Olsen Laney , doctor of psychology and author of The Introvert Advantage reports that 75% of the world’s population is extroverted.

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Innovative TV Network Using Crowdfunding For Capital Raise

The Startup Magazine

Crowdfunding for startups is taking off, as well as entertainment platforms that deliver great shows across mobile and at-home devices. There is a startup TV network that is riding both waves, so now you don’t need to be Oprah to own a television network. Courtesy of popular equity crowdfunding site StartEngine , the public will have the opportunity to invest and acquire equity in a growing television network that is rapidly building its distribution partnerships and viewership.

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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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Transcript of The Power of Little Ideas

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of The Power of Little Ideas written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: “Innovate or die.” That’s what Peter Drucker said and I think a lot of people took that to mean that you had to create a company that disrupted an entire industry and you should be looking for ways to innovate on your products and services like nobody ever thought about, but I really think it was misunderstood.

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Is the World Actually Getting Better?

The Startup Magazine

As a world, we’re experiencing huge problems that are painfully obvious. These are problems that desperately need to be addressed and resolved. They range from mercurial leaders to destructive national policies, from outbreaks of xenophobia to violent religious intolerance, from widespread bombing of fringe terrorist groups to a growing refugee crisis.

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How To Make Your Boss Like You

YoungUpstarts

by Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. The relationship between bosses and subordinates has existed since the dawn of humankind. But the time we’ve spent handling these relationships as a species doesn’t equip us to handle their tension in modern office environments itself. So, what can? The answer is lots and lots of practice, patience and learning. Given the complexity of the modern workplace, the world of work serves as a perfect backdrop to improve these increasingly important relationships.

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How We Built A Successful Startup Sales Team

YFS Magazine

Last year, we tripled our sales team. Several months and a pivot later, we downsized and restructured. As it turns out, we had made a classic mistake.

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Is Honesty the Secret Ingredient?

Mike Michalowicz

Honesty is a vital component of profitability. This is a concept I’ve been toying around with since my conversation with Larry Winget. According to Larry, dishonesty and a lack of core values is what is wrong with business nowadays. Not only must we demand honesty from businesses whose services we consume, but we must demonstrate trustworthiness in order to retain clients.

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15 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand. #1- Failed miserably.

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5 Ways A Quality Website Can Lead To More Business

The Startup Magazine

Anyone who has a new business that they’re trying to grow is constantly thinking of ways to get more customers. Entrepreneurs, inventors and start-up business owners are rising to meet the occasion when it comes to proactively doing what it takes to impress potential customers or clients. This is especially true if your particular business has a lot of competition out there, and you therefore need to find ways to stand out.

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Three Questions Founders Should Ask Scouts Before Taking An Investment

Hunter Walker

[Stefon voice] “The hottest club in Silicon Valley is ‘Scouts.'” Yup, after Sequoia and a few others funds debuted a ‘Scouts’ program several years back, many firms have lined up their version. The format differs but let’s generally describe Scouts as, individuals using money fully or partially fronted by another VC fund to make investments in early stage companies with hopes of giving the sponsoring fund an advantage in leading a larger round for the startup

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What Worked Yesterday, May Not Work Today.

Growthink Blog

Everyday, business owners realize that certain approaches and strategies that worked in the past.just don't cut it anymore. Because the competition has gotten better - offering comparable products and services at a lower cost and also often of a higher quality. Or because customers have just moved on - as generations change and their moods and preferences shift.

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How To Get Hired At A Startup Without Experience

YoungUpstarts

by Ben Sim, Singapore Lead for Content Marketing at iPrice Group. Joining a startup is no mystery. You don’t need to develop a billion dollar app, drop out of college, or get a blessing from the Zucks in order to get into this “secret society.”. Like all games, it has its own set of rules. Rules when followed will give you access to the Silicon Valley world, where you can wear shorts and slippers to work.

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Why the best entrepreneurs let fires burn

Reid Hoffman

Every growing startup is surrounded by fires — whether issues of product, market, competition, or operational scalability. Smart entrepreneurs don’t try to fight every fire. Instead, they figure out which fires they can let burn — so they can focus on the ones they absolutely have to fight. It’s a delicate balance, because if you let fires go on too long, you’ll get burned.

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National Security Innovation just got a major boost in Washington

Steve Blank

Two good things just happened in Washington – these days that should be enough of a headline. First, someone ideal was just appointed to be Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. Second, funding to teach our Hacking for Defense class across the country just was added to the National Defense Authorization Act. Interestingly enough, both events are about how the best and brightest can serve their country – and are testament to the work of two dedicated men.