YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

After all, he’s not called the Oracle of Omaha for nothing when it comes to investing in companies, so if you’re able to build a business that attracts his attention, you’re probably – and we mean that in the most understated way – on to something.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2017

Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett is one of the world’s richest men and a respected financial leader. Solitude is necessary for both your mental health and your productivity! We looked closely at 5 highly successful introverted leaders, seeking lessons and actionable advice that you can implement today.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2013

Since Google Fiber is just rolling out, it’s not like there’s a whole bunch of specialized web products built around having 1GB speed. Their Big Omaha event is coming up May 8-10 and looks great.]' As you can see from our speed test screenshot it’s for real. A connected population benefits Google.

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David Teten

MARCH 12, 2012

I’ve attached below my original, much more detailed blog post about the details of how we’ve designed our office to help people stay healthy and be as productive as possible. Here are our core operating principles: - Healthy alternatives should be truly viable alternatives, not luxury products. (Thanks Tim!)

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

Take a look and let me know what you think. Expo New York New York, NY Nov 19 The Lean Startup at MIT Boston, MA Nov 20 Lunch workshop at Dogpatch Labs Boston, MA Dec 17 Lean Startup Cohort program begins San Francisco, CA KISSmetrics KISSmetrics is loading.

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adamac.blogspot.com

MARCH 9, 2010

Maybe the CEO got his cousin from Omaha to be their lawyer or theres been some serious messing around with the cap table. Its great to have a big vision and try to get others excited about it, but a startup really needs focus (Whats the minimum viable product ?). Either way, its a sign that something is amiss. Leave the building.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

It is bad legislation and it will add significantly to non-productive administrative and legal overhead and kill productivity within the technology sector in Colorado (including not only technology-related businesses, but virtually every business – and every consumer – who uses technology). Moving a manufacturing facility is hard.

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David Teten

JULY 6, 2011

According to research done by the Vermont Board of Education , exercise is not only healthy for you, but it also increases your productivity. First, here are our core operating principles: – Healthy alternatives should be truly viable alternatives, not luxury products. As the New York Times recently wrote, sitting kills.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did. Obvious examples include SxSW in Austin or Big Omaha in, well, I’ll let you guess. While the costs of starting a tech company have plummeted it still does take money to hire a team, launch products and market oneself.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 10, 2010

For example, imagine your target customer was single men aged 40 to 50 living in Omaha, Nebraska living in 2 bedroom apartments who like to watch American Idol. I bet you could craft a message to this highly defined market that makes them salivate to learn more about or buy your product or service.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 20, 2011

Product management and customer development, KISSmetrics. jesskah UltraLean: Building Products Without a Dev Team Sandeep Sood. Fast-paced, thought-provoking and social, this Ignite features presentations from in-the-trenches entrepreneurs ready to share their lessons learned. Also: booze. Co-founder, Backblaze. Co-founder, Polyvore.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2010

We’re so enthralled with finally getting to touch our products. Threadless, 37Signals, FeedBurner, BIG Omaha conference, and SXSW itself are proof that technology life exists away from the coasts. Adobe product managers and evangelists will be sharing the latest on mobile development with Flash and more from Adobe Labs.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Alpha M is a personal image consulting business trying to turn a consulting service into a product. His attempt to productize his approach was a 6 DVD set selling for $297 that gave men advice about what clothes they should buy and what to wear with what. There is plenty of similar content available free on the web.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 29, 2017

By directly targeting productive American residents, children, and the elderly in the name of national security, they are cynical, illogical, immoral, and extremely insensitive. However, it always gives me a tiny flavor of how one might feel when entering the country, even without the recent executive order. This is not ok.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Big Omaha 2012 – 4 years in, it’s still the best conference you’ve never attended – [link]. Good to see Walmart crowdsourcing product ideas – [link]. The Coming Meltdown in College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Any Time Soon – [link]. HOLD EVERYTHING. Robert Downey Jr.’s

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