Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 9, 2013
'The traditional mode of starting a company is to plan a serial process, where you complete once all the steps, leading to the “big bang” launch of the company. I strongly recommend a dramatic departure from this model, called “planned iteration” or Lean Startup methodology, where you assume you won’t get it right the first time, so you launch with a minimum viable product (MVP).
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 10, 2013
'by Nick Anderson. You will have to deal with some numbers before starting a new business. Assessing the upcoming expenditure and determining your startup budget will be essential for the smooth and problem-free start of business activities. To estimate the startup costs for a new business, you will have to take a look at several different categories of expenditure.
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The Next Web
JUNE 13, 2013
'Code Club UK, the network of volunteers that teach kids to program, is celebrating its first birthday today and is doing so in style by announcing the expansion of the initiative to the entire world. Code Club is a free scheme that relies on volunteers around the UK to teach children aged between 9 and 11 coding skills. Since its introduction more than 800 Code Clubs have sprung up around the country.
SiliconHills
JUNE 13, 2013
'There’s a new map in town: ATXup. Nick Hammond, an Austin-based software developer, created the map using an open source program called RepresentMap. Other startup communities worldwide are using the same program to map their emerging tech startup economies. Some of the latest additions to the map include: Nitero Inc., Trails.by, Longhorn Startup Camp, Clay.io, [.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 10, 2013
'Creating and building a business is not a one-man show. It requires a team effort, or at least the ability to build trust and confidence among key players, and effectively communicate with partners, team members, investors, vendors, and customers. These actions are the hallmark of an effective leader. Behind the actions are a set of principles and characteristics that entrepreneurial leaders, like Mark Zuckerberg and Sergey Brin, seem to have in common.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 14, 2013
'Many business books take the route of dispensing advice in the form of to-do lists. You know the kind – How to hire the best team. Check. Leadership principles 101. Check. Ten ways to improve your marketing strategy. Check. It’s great for those who are looking for advice that’s simple to follow. But oftentimes the knowledge avalanche is overwhelming – 100 points to follow, for example.
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Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 10, 2013
'You started your business to give you more freedom and way more money, but that’s not exactly what’s happening is it? If you’re like most entrepreneurs—you’re actually weighed down with a to-do list yet are struggling to make money. Why? It almost always boils down to time management. We spend countless hours on the busy work instead of the kind of work that brings results – you know, more freedom and way more money.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 14, 2013
'On a regular basis, I am approached by entrepreneurs who assert that business plans are a waste of time. They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. From my perspective as a professional investor and long-time advisor to entrepreneurs, much of this urban legend advice is just plain wrong.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 9, 2013
'Social media marketing is probably the most heavily written management topic on the planet. Unfortunately, many books, articles, blogs and podcasts on social media focus too heavily on the “feel good” factor of success stories. These tend to be more inspirational than instructional. Ric Dragon’s seminal publication “ Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever ” is different.
Up and Running
JUNE 11, 2013
'Social psychologists look at things a little differently than most. Where other scientists break ideas down to the component pieces, a social scientist will look at the relationships between systems. Instead of asking ‘how’ something works, they are more likely to ask ‘why’ something happens. The popularity of cloud storage systems is no exception.
Growthink Blog
JUNE 10, 2013
'GREAT businesses find the balance between: a) Making the right changes at the right time and b) Having the discipline to “keep on keeping on” and just doing more of what is working. Note well that b) is particularly hard to maintain when the tasks and activities that ARE working become repetitive and lack in excitement and drama. So how do executives find this balance - between being creative and just keeping their heads down and plowing forward?
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 12, 2013
'I have a motto in business and life, “give before you get.” It’s a philosophy, really. And it applies to business relationships & networking as much as it does to remuneration in the workplace. It seems we live in an era of “ask.” I see it on Twitter. Lots of asking. I see it on email even more. And in person in spades.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 11, 2013
'by Glenda Eoyang, coauthor of “ Adaptive Action: Leveraging Uncertainty in Your Organization “ Ten years ago, the business world couldn’t stop talking about teams. (Remember all those slightly cheesy posters that showed rowers rowing in perfect sync or maybe just close-ups of interlocked hands?) As we saw it then, teams of smart, innovative people were how work would get done in the “organization of the future.”.
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 11, 2013
'One difficulty companies can face when first starting out is trying to connect with other businesses that have a similar goal. Networking for anyone first starting out is absolutely key, but for small businesses, it can make or break you. However, when your industry is super specific– like, say, sustainability– it can be a struggle to connect in a meaningful way outside of cold calling and sending hundreds of unreturned emails.
Up and Running
JUNE 14, 2013
'As everything goes digital, it becomes more and more important to establish new methods for quickly disseminating information. It isn’t enough to simply store files on a hard drive; they need to be accessible and well-organized. A well-managed file system can help ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, and giving the right people constant access to certain files and computer systems can stop potential catastrophes before any serious damage can be done.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 13, 2013
'This article originally appeared on Inc.com. Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. I did have the wherewithal to visit potential customers and try to understand the pain points that I thought could be solved with our solution. This is a very important to do when you first start a company.
deal architect
JUNE 9, 2013
'The disclosures of the NSA supposed access to Microsoft, Google, Apple and other data is going to draw plenty of Congressional investigation, Obama bashing and even more foreign criticism of the US Patriot Act. But it will likely only skirt.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 13, 2013
'Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Samuel Faith – Enjoy! When it comes to content marketing, nothing is better than a good webinar. You can educate, inform, engage and convert your target market – all at once. Independent reports from inbound marketing experts indicate that webinars can significantly boost your expert status, build meaningful and engaging relationships with your customers, and turn your audience into high converting pro
Business Plan Blog
JUNE 13, 2013
'Read about How to Write a Business Plan. A business idea is not enough to build a successful business. Ideas are everywhere, but successful businesses are not. The difference lies in having a solid business model and business strategies around your great idea. The best way to do this is to complete a professional business plan. The business planning process provides structure and guidance, determines resources you need to succeed, establishes a direction for your business, provides a way to mea
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 9, 2013
'I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime.
Diego Basch
JUNE 10, 2013
'If you write code for a living, when was the last time you released something as open source? If you can’t remember, I’d hold that against you in an interview. Why? Assuming you take pride in your work (if you don’t… well), open-source code is an incentive to: Make sure the code is not horrendously embarrassing. Verify that a random person can check it out and make it work.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 8, 2013
'Even entrepreneurs who have built many startups, or sold their last one for millions of dollars, know they make occasional people leadership mistakes. They know leadership is all about managing their own complicated, illogical, and fallible human variables, as well as the people they depend on. These can and will trip up even the best, often at the cost of a good night’s sleep.
deal architect
JUNE 10, 2013
'This continues a series of columns from practitioners I respect. The category "Real Deal" describes them well. This time it is Ben Pring who co-leads Cognizant’s Center for the Future of Work. He joined Cognizant after spending 15 years with.
Jeff Hilimire
JUNE 11, 2013
'Um, Evernote, were you reading my diary? Or at least my blog? See, I’ve been struggling with landing on a solid to-do process for years. In fact, you’ll see in September of last year I blogged about my process for managing my to-do list and ended up deciding to use Evernote but wishing they had a way to set due dates. And finally, Evernote’s most recent update introduced “Reminders” , a feature that allows you to attach a due date to a note.
Rob Go
JUNE 10, 2013
'Love these 95 pieces of advice from Sam Altman in honor of the new YC batch. Each could be a few blog posts in and of themselves. Orignal link here. Startup Advice. In honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best startup advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard): 1. Make something people want. 2. A great team and a great market are both critically important—you have to have both.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 13, 2013
'Most entrepreneurs expect to face the “normal” challenges of starting a business, which include finding the right opportunity, building and executing a winning plan, and financing their venture. But many forget the pitfalls associated with traditional business jobs which can apply even to the smartest and most dedicated people running their own business.
deal architect
JUNE 12, 2013
'I recently saw a comment by Dennis Howlett “It’s a slow week for software news”. What he meant was there was no major vendor event. Way too much of tech news, analysis, blogs originates from tech events – SapphireNow, HP.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 12, 2013
'by Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman, coauthors of “ The Secrets of College Success “ Three million students will be starting college this fall. If you’re one of them, it’s a good idea to do some things right now to make the transition as easy as possible. If you start preparing for your first semester now , you’ll save yourself a lot of stress once you’re on campus.
Rembrandt Communications
JUNE 13, 2013
'Content management and good copy skyrocket rankings I know you love the big graphics, videos and short descriptions on your Website. “That’s what the competition is doing, and our customers love it.” “People only want to read short headlines and move on.” But, are you sure about that? It may be time to check your [.].
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2013
'Any entrepreneur with a vision can postulate a new business, but it takes a collaboration of many people to make it a success. Today the complexity of forces required for success include multi-disciplinary skills, competencies, and experiences in which the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Entrepreneurs who embrace the “lone wolf” approach usually live to regret it.
deal architect
JUNE 14, 2013
'In 2007, when Verizon was negotiating Congressional immunity for its role in wiretapping, I wanted to be a fly on the wall to hear how its Shared Success Council (its ethics committee which reports to the Board) was reconciling government.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 9, 2013
'One of more interesting trends touched on during Crowdsourcing Week in Singapore last week , but was not explored in any great detail, was the how online work has been taking off in Asia as part of the changing work landscape in this part of the world. While keynote speaker Ross Dawson, the author of “ Getting Results From Crowds: The definitive guide to using crowdsourcing to grow your business “, spoke on how the future of work is now changing as technology slowly displace labor,
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 12, 2013
'One of my favorite books of all times is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I read it every few years and recommend that every entrepreneur read it early in their journey. While a plethora of entrepreneurship books have come out recently, including the ones I’ve written in the Startup Revolution series , there hasn’t yet been the equivalent of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for entrepreneurship.
Genuine VC
JUNE 10, 2013
'It isn’t a secret that there is a huge platform shift underway as consumers transition from the desktop web to mobile + tablet devices. Yet when you look at actual the figures, it’s truly astounding: this year mobile e-commerce sales will be triple that of what it was just a short time ago in 2011, with tablets driving much of that spending growth.
deal architect
JUNE 12, 2013
'on the innovation blog SciTech in Time’s Most Influential People A high-tech home worthy of James Bond KIOR – biomass promise An invigorating morning with President Clinton The Big Data of the NFL draft The Space Race The Water Challenge.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 12, 2013
'by MaryAnn Bekkedahl, co-founder and president of theSwizzle. VC’s and angels know that a good idea is nothing without the right people steering the ship. They invest in people as much as they do a product or service. 1. Key lessons Learned From The Fundraising Process. VCs bet on the jockey, not the horse. The ‘jockey,’ of course, is the founder and leadership team.
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