Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'I often talk about what I’m looking for when I meet with an entrepreneur. Above all else I’m looking for a genuine passion for what the entrepreneur is doing. It’s even a direct quote in my Twitter bio. Of course passion isn’t enough. You need a set of innate skills that differentiate you from the thousands of others who set out on your similar journey.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'By Alex Zaltsman, CEO of InnoviMobile.com and president of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization of New Jersey. Are you trying to jumpstart your career as an entrepreneur? Curious about what other entrepreneurs believe are the most important traits for starting a business? The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) of New Jersey conducted an informal survey of their 90 members to discover common traits entrepreneurs tend to have.
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Up and Running
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'I liked this question on Quora: My new year’s resolution for 2014 is to create a plan and stick to it. I haven’t been particularly good at it in 2013 so my first step is to ask this question … I know from past experience that I can successfully develop games by following a plan but lately I’ve been loosing focus a lot. I’m certain I can get back on track, with some help.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
'[ Download MP3 | Download Transcript | iTunes | Soundcloud ]. Jules had a previous life as a professional news photographer, then managed to find a backdoor into a career in television. He worked his way up to become a director and producer, working on such well known shows as Big Brother , My Sweet Sixteen and Pimp My Ride … Read the rest of this entry » The post Jules Watkins: Photographer, TV Producer & Director Gives It All Up To Teach Video Online (And Make
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
Growthink Blog
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'If you want to generate new leads and sales, consider public speaking. Assuming you’re not deathly afraid of speaking in public, below are answers to the five most common questions about using public speaking to grow your business. 1. Where should I speak? In determining where to speak, the goal is to speak in whatever venues will get you in front of the most target customers.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'You’re on what you expected to be on a romantic night out, but instead of putting his full attention on you your date has been fiddling with Facebook on his smartphone the whole night through. Or this – you’re presenting your latest proposal but you can’t seem to command the attention of your colleagues, who seem to be more interested in their mobile phones than the latest ideas you have.
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Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'Humm, an Austin-based startup aimed at changing the way guest-centric businesses interact with customers, today officially unveiled its patent-pending technology and analytics platform.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'Two of the hot topics in education in the last few years have been Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC’s) and the flipped classroom. I’ve been experimenting with both of them. What I’ve learned (besides being able to use the word “pedagogy” in a sentence) is. 1) assigning students lectures as homework doesn’t guarantee the students will watch them and 2) in a flipped classroom you can become hostage to the pedagogy.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'It’s been a decade but I still remember it vividly because I was so shocked. An American Airlines supervisor refused to let me stand by on an earlier flight because as he put it “You are not our customer. The.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'(Guest post by Gordon Daugherty. If you like this, go see his Shockwave Innovations blog ) Anyone that has taken an accounting class or learned basic business financials knows the interaction between key elements of a P&L (revenue, cost, expense) and a balance sheet (assets, liabilities, equity). But it’s surprising to me how many companies with recurring/subscription revenue don’t understand the interactions between the elements that make up customer acquisition cost (CAC), chu
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'I don’t have an MBA. I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around. In some reputable surveys , as many as two-thirds of entrepreneurs felt that their entrepreneurial spirit was more ingrained than learned, so a specific education level is at least irrelevant.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'by Stacia Pierce , CEO of Ultimate Lifestyle Enterprises. Sometimes the most profound revelations, ideas, and experiences come in small, simple packages, like sticky notes. The little squares can be used in so many ways to increase your life, from rich reminders to awesome affirmations, you can use them to set goals and manifest your personal miracles in short periods of time.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'Next month, the New Florence will celebrate two milestones - its 9th birthday and 4,000 posts. Add to that the 00s of hours of my consulting and book case study interviews and I have a nice database to analyze for.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'It’s widely known we VCs focus on just a couple of key dimensions when making our investment decisions: team, market, product / technology, and investment parameters or “deal” While all of these parameters are loosely connected and there are many paths to “yes” at the end of the day market size is the prime reason VCs pass on otherwise credible opportunities.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'Managing and motivating a team in a startup is more than just using the right interpersonal skills. It’s more than providing recognition, tangible incentives, and clear work goals. A key influencer of satisfaction and motivation, top-ranked by employees, is positive progress and the completion of meaningful work. Sometimes you have to manage progress, not people.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'Global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) has announced its 2014 “ Ready, Set, Grow ” program in Monaco, a platform open to all high-potential entrepreneurs from around the world to showcase their companies and discuss their plans to scale big and fast, as well as find suitable mentors. An independent panel of mentors comprising of previous EOY winners and successful business leaders will select the participants from the pool of applicants based on the following crit
deal architect
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'I read this week Klout “is evolving from a service that told you how much influence you had in terms of a numerical value, to a service that now tells you why you’re influential and how you can improve on.
Gust
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'You are an aspiring entrepreneur, eager to dump the corporate grind, and work to the beat of your own drummer, but you can’t come up with that killer idea to save the world. What are the alternatives that will give you the independence you crave, and challenge your business acumen? Technically, I believe an entrepreneur is anyone who manages his own profit and loss, and doesn’t meet the government tax definition of an employee.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'Successful entrepreneurs, like Tony Hsieh of Zappos and Casey Sheahan of Patagonia , have long since realized that influence is no longer something that you do to someone to get what you want, but requires listening and relationship building to do what they want, with a win-win outcome. We now live in a world where even subtle persuasion efforts are suspect.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'Subscription box services are all the rage in Singapore now, where people subscribe to receive each month a mystery box filled with either fashion accessories, personal care products or even food items. But how about wine? That’s what the folks behind The French Cellar is attempting – a subscription box service where they will deliver you a box of carefully-curated premium French wines right to your doorstep.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
'Starting on January 13, there has been a gallery of 15 guest posts on New Florence about how science and tech are evolving people’s passions, hobbies, interests. Even more impressive few repeat the ones from the similar 2009 series. Please.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'Shy Rosenweig is the co-founder and COO of Meetey , bringing social networking to your neighborhood. You’ll find tips and tricks everywhere online and some of them are actually very good. The problem many people have is TMI (too much information). They get overloaded by so much information from so many different places, it becomes hard to process what’s priority.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
'To be successful as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to be a fabulous person, but it helps. Some people, and some entrepreneurs, have that something extra, like Simon Cowell is searching for on the X-Factor , that you can’t quite put your finger on. But the entrepreneurs that have “it” seem to be able to effortlessly get team members, investors, and customers to follow them anywhere.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
'For a sizeable minority of young people, the well-trodden path from school to university and into a career, working up the ladder slowly but surely, simply isn’t an option. Although it suits some people, working for someone else just doesn’t cut it for those who have a desire to set up their own business. It might be that you have a special skill, talent or passion that you want to make into a career, or that you simply hate the idea of making money for someone else and feel you could run a bet
Rembrandt Communications
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'We know you’re “excited” about it… Don’t use that! You’ve all seen this before… “We are so excited to be working with…” “We are thrilled to have…” Guess what? I have a little secret for you – we already know you are excited and thrilled with the news. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be distributing a press […].
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'Adam Benzion is the founder of Entirely —a Seattle startup focused on social innovation, keen on connecting more people in more places to create special things together. . “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” -Steve Jobs. It’s Tuesday morning.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'“In Washington DC, it’s not right vs. left, it’s old vs. new” – Senator Michael Bennet. I’ve been thinking about this since I heard it last Sunday evening in a conversation with FCC Chair Tom Wheeler. I was part of a fascinating private group discussion with him and came away with a lot of respect for him and appreciation for how he approaches things.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'Earlier we looked at how small businesses can grow the number of Likes on Facebook pages in a sustainable, cost-effective manner. But if you’re a savvy social media marketer you’d also know the importance of using Twitter as well, especially when you can integrate content and cross post from either platforms. And just like for Facebook, growing your Twitter followers isn’t too difficult with the liberal application of common (business) sense.
Gust
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'How will you make money (and no, advertising is not the answer)? Who, specifically, is your first customer? Second? Third? What is your contingency plan for when this seed round is exhausted, and you are unable to raise any more? What is your API/platform/partnership strategy? How are you going to sell the company, and to whom, within six years?
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'I''ve closed three investments in the first Brooklyn Bridge Ventures fund that haven''t quite been made public yet, bringing the total to 13 companies. These companies didn''t announce their financings right away, and for good reason. They''re building up their PR plans to make the financing announcements part of a larger story arc. Announcing your funding without a larger PR plan is the equivilant to George Costanza saying "I love you" to his date and not getting it returned--"that''s a pretty
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'My favorite entrepreneurial quote is Do Or Do Not, There is No Try. So it’s especially delightful to be able to announce the Disney Accelerator , powered by Techstars, and based in Los Angeles. David Cohen’s (Techstars CEO) post Announcing Disney Accelerator has more details about how it works, but the gang at Disney that has engaged on this is pretty awesome and goes all the way to the top with Chairman / CEO Bob Iger.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
'by Jose Capelo, founder and editor of Marketingquery. About 60% of the business development plans fail to achieve their goals, and what is worse, many fail to materialize within the first year. These days, business development has become one of the main activities of the organizations, which continuously prospect the market looking for new niches to expand further growth.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'How does your business assess its financial strength? No doubt you refer to your income statement and your bank account for the basics, but the truth is most businesses ignore the most powerful financial tools in the accounting arsenal: the balance sheet and the cash flow statement. Combined with the income statement, these statements provide the most comprehensive financial view of any business.
This is going to be BIG.
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'1. The attention you get from saying something intelligent and thoughtful comes slower and in smaller amounts than the attention you get from being controversial, but it lasts longer, compounding over time. 2. Focus on the topics you care about and that you find interesting, not what everyone else is talking about. 3. Take a position and stand for something, but be open to learning from others. 4.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'Ok, I’m digging meditation. I started with no goal, which I quickly discovered is helpful. Rather than gear up for a class, commit to a serious amount of time, or set a goal for myself, I just started. I started small with 5 minute sessions a couple of times a day using the Calm iPhone app. Sometimes it was twice a day, sometimes it was three times a day.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'By Sarah Lahav, CEO of SysAid. Feedback is a powerful tool, it helps to guide, measure and motivate people towards achieving their goals and those set for them by managers. Giving positive feedback is simple but delivering negative feedback in the wrong way can cause anger, demoralization and defensiveness. Here are my top tips for giving effective negative feedback: 1.
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