Both Sides of the Table
MAY 15, 2013
'No. The one word the best entrepreneurs never accept. I said it. Now let me walk you through a broader story because avoidance of the word in and of itself will seem cliche. Stay with me. When I was little I had a role model for entrepreneurship – my mom. She was a natural leader. She was president of the UJA in Sacramento. From this I saw civic involvement and leadership first hand.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
MAY 14, 2013
'Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Your bootstrapped startup is finally off the ground. You’re able to spend $6000/mo on AdWords to drive leads. Sure the conversion rates could be better, and sure it’s not the best ROI on Earth, but on the balance it’s making money. You don’t have a huge budget, but you can plough some of your winnings back into advertising.
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Agile VC
MAY 13, 2013
'When we meet with entrepreneurs and ask about their competitive advantage or special sauce, one of the common responses is first mover advantage. ”We’re the first company to do X in an rapidly growing market” or similar. I’ve always felt being the first mover is a comparatively weak advantage and have been thinking about this more recently.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 12, 2013
'by Malcolm Pinkerton, Senior Director and Senior e-Commerce Analyst from Planet Retail. With the proliferation of blog shops and rise of online shopping in Singapore – and in Asia – the casual observer might be forgiven for thinking the brick and mortar shops will go the way of the Dodo. That’s not the case. Yes, consumers enjoy the convenience and choice of online shopping, but they will always love the sociability of visiting enticing and compelling stores.
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
David Cohen
MAY 17, 2013
'Veterans give so much in their service to our country, it’s always an honor to be able to give something back no matter how small. That’s why at TechStars we’re very excited to be offering another TechStars Patriot Boot Camp from July 17-19 at George Washington University in Washington D.C. This will be the second year for the event, an intense three-day program designed to teach and mentor Veterans and Service Members about entrepreneurship and help them build and develop innovative technology
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 17, 2013
'Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account , I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 13, 2013
'by Christine Comaford, author of “ SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together “ Most leaders know that command & control is dead and that fear doesn’t motivate employees. Quite the opposite, in fact. That’s why, for the most part, we refrain from doing scary things. (Only the worst “bully bosses” make it a practice to scream at an employee, or call him abusive names, or threaten to fire him the next time he makes the coffee too strong.
Start Up Blog
MAY 13, 2013
'I’m totally in love with Modern Seinfeld on Twitter ( @seinfeldtoday ). Each day I tune into the stream hoping for some more tweets which serve up more 140 characters of Seinfeld goodness. For the uninitiated, Modern Seinfeld is an ‘unofficial’ tweet stream in which each tweet is the synopsis for a fictional modern day Seinfeld episode.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 13, 2013
'For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. And to keep up with the Jones’s it seems that Yahoo! has now employed the same strategy. And who cares, right? A couple of tech giants throw millions around in either cash (for which they have hoards) or part with some publicly traded stock.
Steve Blank
MAY 15, 2013
'I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. In fact, I feel very connected to another one your grads.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 16, 2013
'by Glenda Eoyang, coauthor of “ Adaptive Action: Leveraging Uncertainty in Your Organization “. Joe has always been a successful leader. But recently he’s found that the strategic planning system that once served him well is no longer working. He used to be able to plan on a five-year cycle. Now, even one -year cycles are too long. Regardless of his best-laid plans, other forces in the organization keep overriding his strategies.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 13, 2013
'The universal challenge of every startup founder is to get everything done that needs to get done, and still have a life. Even outside of business, everyone wants to accomplish more, while working less. I’ve been a student of these techniques for some time, but some time ago I saw a great summary that seems to pull all the key principles together. Stever Robbins, known on the Internet as the Get-It-Done Guy, outlines his strategies in his book “ 9 Steps to Work Less and Do More.
deal architect
MAY 13, 2013
'In the run up to SapphireNow this week I have seen several blogs and tweets about SAP’s new (as in last five years) analytical, cloud and mobile products – HANA, SuccessFactors, BYD etc. During the course of the week every.
Steve Blank
MAY 13, 2013
'The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. And it’s just going to get worse. It’s time to teach Cyber Security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. —-. I grew up in New York City and for a few years heaven on earth for me was going to Boy Scout camp in the summer near the Delaware River.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 15, 2013
'by Vickie Milazzo, author of “ Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman “ Long, relentless workdays. Stagnant wages. And uncertainty — will you get that promotion you’ve been working crazy hours to get or will it go to your boss’s favorite? Will you even have a job next year at this time? These are the worries that come with grinding it out in corporate America.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 17, 2013
'Being a risk taker in business is not the same as being reckless. Nevertheless, the word “risk” has a negative connotation to most of us, implying danger and possible loss. For true entrepreneurs, risk is viewed as a positive, with its implied challenge to overcome the unknown and hitting the big return. In fact, risk is an integral part of life, as well as every business, yet so few people learn to manage it properly, or even want to think about it.
deal architect
MAY 16, 2013
'29 million cloud users announced at SapphireNow drew snickers including a snarky comment about “that must include all the pencils ordered on the Ariba cloud” :) More vexing is the question – does the HANA cloud have enough data center.
Steve Blank
MAY 15, 2013
'I am honored to be with you as we gather to celebrate your graduation. This school has a distinguished roster of graduates… Earl Bakken, the founder of Medtronic , was an Electrical Engineering grad, and Bob Gore of Gortex , and your current president are both alums of your Chemical Engineering program. In fact, I feel very connected to another one your grads.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 13, 2013
'by Jeff Hindenach, Editor with NextAdvisor.com. Getting a business loan is not always easy, especially in the current credit market. Many businesses are looking to business credit cards to help them fund startup costs when they are first building their business. So what should you consider when looking for a business credit card ? Why get a business credit card?
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 14, 2013
'Startups provide leadership in the market. Entrepreneurs provide leadership to their startup. There are many styles of leadership, like dictatorial, laissez-faire, and democratic. One that I hear discussed more these days, in this age of relationships, is called “servant” leadership. What is servant leadership? The servant leader serves the people they lead through mentoring, direct assistance, listening, and acting on their employees input.
deal architect
MAY 15, 2013
'Silver’s the new green …sang the Taco Bell TV commercial “It’s all about the Roosevelts” as it celebrated dimes to promote its sub $ 1 menu. At SuiteWorld this week I wanted to break out in that rhyme at the.
Steve Blank
MAY 13, 2013
'The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. And it’s just going to get worse. It’s time to teach Cyber Security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. —-. I grew up in New York City and for a few years heaven on earth for me was going to Boy Scout camp in the summer near the Delaware River.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2013
'by Joyce D. Tucker. From medical records to I-9 forms, the human resources department of any business, large or small, is probably cluttered with paperwork. Even if you keep records digitally, you may wonder how much storage space you need to devote to records that are years old. On the off chance that your company may one day face litigation regarding an employee, it’s essential you know how long to keep these records.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 11, 2013
'A common question I get is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs.
deal architect
MAY 15, 2013
'We hear so much about Silicon Valley and Bangalore and Shanghai that is refreshing to hear about innovations in unexpected places. Mobile healthcare in Rio''s slums Pods at Abu Dhabi airport for work and sleep DUMBO -NY''s creative new hotspot.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 17, 2013
'At this year’s NVCA meeting , my partner Jason Mendelson (who was the chair of the event) interviewed Dick Costolo, the CEO of Twitter. Dick is an awesome CEO, awesome human, and awesome interviewee. Among other things, he’s hilarious, and PandoDaily wrote a fun summary of the interview in their post What CEOs could learn from comedians.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 16, 2013
'The upcoming Crowdsourcing Week is a five-day conference to be held in Singapore on June 3-7, 2013, that will explore everything crowdsourcing, open innovation and crowdfunding. We grab Epirot Ludvik Nekaj (pictured above), the founder And CEO Of Crowdsourcing Week , for a quick chat on where crowdsourcing is headed in the coming years for this part of the world. 1.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 12, 2013
'In today’s business startup environment, if you don’t move fast, you get run over. Without a sense of urgency, people and businesses just can’t move fast enough. Speed is the driver because customers have a zero tolerance for waiting, and there are always competitors gaining on you. John P. Kotter, in " A Sense of Urgency ," delves into the how-to required of entrepreneurs on that first step, avoiding pitfalls along the way.
deal architect
MAY 12, 2013
'On the innovation blog Topological Data analysis The Polymath Cancer Dream Teams Big Data infrastructure at Facebook Qualcomm brings more power innovations Mobile is Job 1 for MLB Lockheed and quantum computing The Big Data of SIRF The Railroad revival.
VC Cafe
MAY 12, 2013
'Most startups will fail in their first two years of operation and only one percent of the startups that pitch to VCs will end up receiving funding. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
YoungUpstarts
MAY 13, 2013
'by Matt Boyd, co-founder of Sqwiggle.com. They’re staring you in the face. Emails. Your inbox says you have 27 unread messages waiting for your response. You know for a fact there are some important ones but you don’t care. It can wait until tomorrow. Or can it? Does procrastination have a dominant position in your daily life cycle? If so, then you’re just like the millions of people who deal with the same issue.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 16, 2013
'Whether you are trying to motivate your team, close a deal with a customer, or get funding from an investor, a casual conversation is usually a waste of your valuable time. These result is a founder who is always “too busy,” but never seems to get the business done and the team moving. All real business is conversations focused on creating results.
Rembrandt Communications
MAY 16, 2013
'What are you going to do to build buzz? Spring is here, and that means it’s the perfect time to start new projects and reach out to potential new clients, media-members and advertisers. Whether you are looking to get a story in the news or boost sales, here are a few tips to help you [.].
Lightspeed Venture Partners
MAY 16, 2013
'Well it looks like the Department of Homeland Security is investigating Mt. Gox and the primary complaint is operating an unlicensed money transmittal business. Things do not look good for Mt. Gox. Its US accounts are being seized. This will likely lead to US customers of Gox (principally buyers of Bitcoin) gradually abandoning the platform, either buying Bitcoin and moving it away, or withdrawing their USD directly.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 15, 2013
'VIPs checking out the NUS Living Lab booth at InnovFest 2013. Trialling interactive digital solutions can be somewhat of a headache without sufficient beta testers to do proper market testing, so the folks at NUS Enterprise and NUS Interactive and Digital Media Institute (IDMI) earlier this week announced an initiative that would turn the National University of Singapore (NUS) Kent Ridge campus into a gigantic test bed to help new interactive digital media (IDM) or info-communication solutions
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 15, 2013
'Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone has to wake up and answer website email requests. That’s just not savvy enough to hold today’s fickle, less loyal, and ready to jump customer. Great startups are getting ahead of the game with “anticipatory customer service,” like providing smart phone access to product and account data to head off complaints.
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