Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'That he which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made. William Shakespeare Henry V | Act 4, Scene 3. The concepts in my Lean LaunchPad curriculum can be taught in a variety of classes–as an introduction to entrepreneurship all the way to a graduate level “ capstone class.”. I recently learned being tough when you select teams for a capstone class pays off for all involved.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'by Alicia Lawrence, WebpageFX . Imagine that you walk into a football stadium to watch a professional football game. You are decked out from head to toe in your team’s colors. Unfortunately, your team isn’t “home.” Though you aren’t kicked out, you are treated like a pariah by everyone from the home fans to the vendors to the mascot. What does this have to do with Google+?
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The Next Web
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Eddy Lee, Ph.D, is a venture capitalist investing in Silicon Valley and Singapore. He is also a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford University. So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. You might have started searching for a tech-oriented co-founder to help you launch your idea, only to find that your startup can’t afford the ongoing salary for a skilled software developer.
David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'You’ve probably read dozens of articles about how to raise capital from venture capitalists. However, as a VC, we have the opposite problem: how do we find companies in which to invest? It might appear that origination is becoming much easier because of new tools like AngelList and the SEC moving toward adoption of rules that will allow equity based crowdfunding.
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
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'There comes a point in every business when the owner realizes they need advice and wonders, “Should I hire a consultant?”. And, as with most things in life, the answer is, “It depends.” Whether you’re starting a new company or growing an existing business, hiring the right consultant can be a cost-effective way for your small business to leverage specialized knowledge.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'by Todd Patkin, author of “ Finding Happiness “ We all know that employee engagement matters. Yet again and again, studies point to a pervasive lack of it (for instance, a recent Gallup report indicates that only 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged), as well as the incredible costs of this problem. No one can deny that disengaged employees are less productive, less innovative, less collaborative… less everything that leads to successful organizations.
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crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'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!
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'Problem: one of the things I really like about startups and small businesses is also a frequent problem with the way they make decisions. Let me explain. . I love how so many startups and most small businesses are communities that work like small groups without a lot of hierarchy and structure. It’s so often like mice gathering around a big piece of cheese.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'By Russell Harley, veteran project manager and Director at PMO. There is a wide range of abilities in the Project Management field. However, there are always ways to become better in our profession. So here are a few suggestions that may help in this endeavor. 1. Be a Leader. While this should be pretty obvious, it is very easy to get caught up in personalities and the normal socialization of the workplace.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'You can feel the temperature in your face start to rise. Maybe you were distracted, rushed, or typed the message on the walk to your car – but somehow, you’d messed up. From CC’ing the wrong person and attaching the wrong file to misspelling key words, in the world of emails, the delete button does not apply after you hit send. The first email was sent in 1971.
conversionxl.com
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Home. Blog. Conversion Optimization Services. 1:1 Consultations. Conversion Research. About. RSS. Complete Guide to A/B Testing. Join my private newsletter and get the Complete Guide to A/B testing: Jan 31, 2014. The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You’ve Always Had. Tweet. Tweet. What follows is a list of resources that can be applied specifically to landing page optimization, found here on ConversionXL & from other great websites around t
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'My law firm recently entered into a new partnership with This Week in Startups and sponsored their live fireside chat last month in San Francisco with authors Nick Bilton and Brad Stone. Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below. If you would like to jump to different sections of the video, here’s how it breaks down: Mistake #1 : forming the wrong entity (at 1:25).
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'I am a complex and ever-changing creature of habit. I wake up every work-day morning at 530am, am at the computer drinking my morning coffee and answering emails before 6, starting to think seriously about lunch (and aware of gnawing stomach) at 1130, yawning for afternoon coffee at 3pm, and heading home for dinner and after-dinner work around 530.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, a freelance writer and a social media enthusiast. This post originally appeared on Adknowledge. Marketing is a highly competitive, continually changing field. Innovations in social media and mobile have cultivated an ongoing dialogue and education between consumers and businesses. In order to stand out as a marketer today, you can’t simply follow the requirements of your role at an agency or a brand.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'I wrote this on my flight home from f.ounders & web summit in Dublin, Ireland late last year. I think I was too hung over to finish it, hit publish and move on. So here is attempt two now that the alcohol is mostly out of me. The Magic of the Irish. Scenes from my counter-top on my last night in Dublin. I recently returned from a 5-day visit to Ireland, my first time back in 10 years and the start of what I hope will be a more regular travel schedule there.
Scott Edward Walker
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'My law firm recently entered into a new partnership with This Week in Startups and sponsored their live fireside chat last month in San Francisco with authors Nick Bilton and Brad Stone. Prior to the event, I conducted a legal workshop entitled “The 5 Biggest Legal Mistakes That Startups Make,” which I have uploaded below. If you would like to jump to different sections of the video, here’s how it breaks down: Mistake #1: forming the wrong entity (at 1:25) Mistake #2: not buttoning-down IP
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'How Should Business Adapt to the Facebook Paper App? written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing By now you’ve probably at least read about Facebook’s newest app called Pape r. If you own an iPhone and live in the US it’s also possible that you’ve downloaded and experienced the new app.
Seeing Both Sides
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'I love dressing informally, maybe too much. My wife frequently reprimands me for dressing down. I recently met with a US Senator in slacks and a collar shirt (which I thought was being respectfully dressy!) and he wryly cracked that I looked awfully comfortable. I sometime teach my HBS class in jeans (please don''t tell the dean). But lately, I have been wondering if entrepreneurs have taken informality too far.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'I got a FitBit for Christmas and have joined the legions of folks who are part of the “quantified self” movement. So, I was tickled that Oracle at its HCM World conference is running a Wellness competition allowing attendees to.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'I love Zoo Atlanta and am currently on the marketing advisory council where I meet quarterly to help the marketing team plan their strategy. It’s an honor to be included and probably my favorite aspect of being on that council has been the opportunity to become friends with Raymond King, the Zoo’s CEO. Raymond and I are also both on the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Board and at the last meeting I was asking him about his process for staying productive and thought, I need to blo
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Not so long ago, training to meet the press and television reporters was a realm reserved for top business executives only. Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'by Jamie Walker and Alyse Mason-Brill, co-founders of fitness startups, Fit Approach and SweatGuru. Here’s a piece of advice most CEOs probably haven’t heard before: Every once in a while, you have to don those pink leg warmers, round up the team and spend an hour or so pelting each other with dodge balls. And if it can be done on a massive field of trampolines?
deal architect
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'When I present at events I have been known to ask corporate technology executives such as CIOs and CTOs in the audience to stand up so I can applaud them. I have long believed our industry gives way more credit.
Agile VC
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'Most consumer web/mobile companies focus on user growth and usage early in the company’s lifecycle before shifting to monetization. This is a logical thing to do… when we started LinkedIn, my mentor Reid Hoffman instilled a mantra of Growth –> Usage –> Revenue which still holds for many consumer companies. This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'I’ve always wondered why every executive meeting has to be one hour in length, or longer. That’s probably a tenth of your day spent on one issue. It better be a critical one, because you have a hundred others waiting. I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes.
entrepreMusings
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'I’m not a big football or groundhog watcher, but this year the days have collided. I don’t plan to watch any groundhogs, but I do plan to see part of the Super Bowl. Because my son loves sports, we will be going to a friend’s place to the watch the game so he can be with others who like to watch football. Ah, the things us mothers do for our kids that we don’t have the patience to do for other sports fanatics in our lives.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
'Just last week I was talking to a journalist and comparing executives in tech companies to large multi-unit businesses. I did not use the term Polymath but I used some examples. Jeff Immelt did stints in its Plastics, Appliances, and.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'by Bimal Parmar, VP of Marketing at Celayix. Startup authority and author of “ The Lean Startup “ Eric Ries defines a startup “as a human institution designed to deliver a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty.” With a perpetual air of uncertainty and chaos, the typical startup founders are more rule breakers than rule markers.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
'A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. I wish it was that easy. The challenge is that every new business needs to be innovative and different, in order to rise above the crowd, bring real change to the world, and give you the satisfaction you seek.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'In my new book, Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your Board of Directors , in addition to decomposing and explaining a lot about the functioning of board meetings, I also describe my ideal board meeting. I had four of them this week. That’s a lot of board meetings in a week, but my weeks tend to either be “lots of board meetings” or “no board meetings” as I generally bunch them up.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'I took the family to Cirque du Soleil in Orlando over the holidays. Excellent show, but this week in Vegas walking by their many other shows along their Strip I was reminded of the compilation of several Cirque skits in.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'by Justin Beegel, founder of Infographic World and author of “ Infographics For Dummies “ There will be a rising number of start-ups in 2014 due to a steadily improving economy and the fact that there are now an unprecedented number of start-ups valued at $1 billion. This is encouraging for all would-be entrepreneurs, founders and first-time CEOs.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'I often hear the popular notion that successful entrepreneurs are built from a single heroic insight or a single innovation. This is just plain wrong. The business world is a symphony of players and elements that only works when everything interconnects harmoniously. Continuous innovation and continuous learning are required for any sustained connection and success.
Gust
FEBRUARY 2, 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.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'I was, of course, prepared for a wide range of technology as guest columns poured into the Technology and my Passion series but reading each I have been amazed how the mere mention of an unusual or less mentioned place.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'If knowledge is power then every entrepreneurial startup should succeed because the information needed to do so is almost in plain sight, out there on the Internet. Fair enough, there’s probably a lot of weeding and sifting to be done to find the informational nuggets that really hit home. But when you do find them then the culmination of the search can turn into a genuine Eureka moment, one that will hopefully inspire and help push you over the startup hurdles you’ll probably come
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