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November 27, 2013
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How to Deal with Pure Recruiting Mistakes
'One of the unavoidable realities of building a startup is having to fire people. In a normal business you can often sweep bad performers under the rug and not deal with them. When you have millions or billions of dollars of revenue you can suffer a few bad performers or bad apples. I’m not saying you should, but you could. ” Previously. MORE >>
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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Founders Need A Vision and A Plan, Not Just An Idea
'A popular approach for aspiring entrepreneurs these days seems to be to corner anyone who will listen, with a pitch on their current “million dollar idea.” The initial monologue usually ends with the question “How much money do you think this is worth?” Executives and investors are now increasingly exposed to a wealth of ideas. Radiate charisma. MORE >>
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STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Nine Webcasts to Learn From
'Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference. Our fall webcast series concluded on a high note with three extraordinary conversations about the origins and implications of Lean Startup. None of the webcasts included slides, so the audio versions work really well. As a reflex, I always think that. Would that really be a disaster?’ MORE >>
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ENTREPRENEURS-JOURNEY.COM BY YARO STARAK | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How To Sell Your Blog Or Web Business For Life Changing Money
'Long time readers of EJ will recall the early few years where much of my writing on this blog focused on my business at the time, a proofreading service called BetterEdit. The site connected international students studying at universities in English speaking countries, with academic editors, mostly PhD level academics or active postgraduates. MORE >>
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THE NEXT WEB | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How clutter affects your productivity (and what you can do about it)
'Mikael Cho is the co-founder of ooomf , a creative marketplace connecting mobile and Web projects with vetted, handpicked developers and designers from around the world. This post originally appeared on the ooomf blog. Cleaning out your closet, emptying your inbox, putting things where they “belong.”. was mentally exhausted. I’d The result? You MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Have You Built a Thankful Company?
'Expressions of gratitude at work boost morale and lower stress, so how''s your business doing at encouraging a culture of gratitude? Take this quiz to find out. This time of year many of us pause in our personal lives and give thanks, but when it comes to American business, giving thanks is pretty alien concept. Take the complete quiz here. MORE >>
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YOUNGUPSTARTS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Five Most Common Legal Mistakes New Companies Make
'by Tricia Meyer, managing attorney at Meyer Law. Although it’s impossible to know exactly what will happen as your business grows, many issues can be avoided, and many others made easier to overcome, if your company has carefully laid its legal foundation. Here are five to watch out for: 1. Entrepreneurs You don’t know what you don’t know. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
4 Smart Financial Moves for Businesses
'These core principals will help you keep a pulse on your company''s financial health and make better business decisions. There are traits that entrepreneurs often have in common, traits that make them the type of people that don’t just have an idea, but act on it: drive, creativity, and a sense of vision, to name a few. MORE >>
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BUSINESS PLAN BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
San Diego Founders’ Fight Club Pitch-Off
'The San Diego startup ecosystem is growing, along with the resources available to entrepreneurs. Mentor programs, co-working spaces and meetup events over the past few years have increased at an exciting rate. Unless expressed, the startups and entrepreneurs in these series are not clients of The Startup Garage. Wednesday November 7th, 2013. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How To Build a Personal Brand
'Raggedy-looking guys are considered hip. Similarly-dressed women are considered ill-groomed. What to do. think most female tech CEOs can appreciate my frustration: How can male tech CEOs get away with T-shirts and ragged jeans up on stage, but as a female tech CEO, I couldn’t? The guys were considered hip, but I was just underdressed. MORE >>
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A beginner’s guide to launching an e-commerce site in a day THE NEXT WEB | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How To Gauge Customer Demand FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
What’s the right way to interface with potential investors a couple of months prior to starting a funding round? GUST | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
NYC Shutters Small Businesses in the Name of Progress FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Founder vs. hired CEO: Who is better suited to face company crisis? THE NEXT WEB | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
VC: Please Don't Try to Build a Billion-Dollar Company FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Why A Small Business Might Be The Perfect “Retirement” Gig YOUNGUPSTARTS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
A More Private Internet Could Mean Greater Profits FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Startup Grind Features Graham Weston of Rackspace SILICONHILLS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Where Are The Women Innovators? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Silicon Valley Doesn’t Want DC’s System VENTURE CHRONICLES | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Why Start-ups May Just Love Obamacare FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Amazon’s low price strategy THE EQUITY KICKER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Roya Mahboob: Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan's Entrepreneurs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Denmark, Finland Lead World in Positive Attitude towards Entrepreneurship ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Entrepreneur's Gratitude Prayer FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Is Work Killing Us DUCT TAPE MARKETING | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Who Thrives at a Startup? Those With a GSD FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Man accused of child abuse fired from job as ER nurse WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Start-up Leaders Give Thanks FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
At least 3 hurt when storm moves off NC coast WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
It's Okay to Make Mistakes -- But Not These Mistakes FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Asheboro couple charged in connection with shooting of 3-year-old girl WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Best Thing You Can Do For Your Employees This Holiday Season FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Smarp Rounds up €225k in Seed Round ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Is $4 Billion the New $1 Billion? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
[Sponsored] 3 Tips To Inspire Better Productivity In Your Office YOUNGUPSTARTS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Entrepreneur of the Year Winners: Where Are They Now? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Why the pause before the first bite is better than the bite itself ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Maybe You Shouldn't Screen Your Candidates on Social Media FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Is It Helping? FORCE OF GOOD: A BLOG BY LANCE WEATHERBY | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Next Generation of Cyber Attacks FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
More innovation off the beaten path DEAL ARCHITECT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Email Marketing: How to Write Subject Lines That Get Clicks FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Disruptions and Innovations for 2014 DEAL ARCHITECT | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Year's Top 20 Most-Shared Video Ads FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
I’m hiring a BD Manager STARTUPCFO | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Open On Thanksgiving? No Way FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
NorwayLights helps you catch the Northern Lights ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Empathy Is the Key to Effective Leadership FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Fraternity, UNC quiet on cause of Chi Phi suspension WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Future of Marketing: 4 Things You Need to Know FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
National Weather Service confirms tornado on coast WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Four Reasons the Pope Should Love Capitalists FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Great Smoky officials criticized for killing elk WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The Future of E-Commerce: Big, Complex Transactions Made Easy FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Fuel spills into Lake Norman from vessel WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Is Your Team Aligned? Take This Test and Find Out FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Parts of Linville Gorge opening for deer hunting WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Insurance Options Designed with Start-ups in Mind FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Man charged in break-ins in southern Virginia WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
How to Lead While Your Company Is Going Under FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Is It A First World Problem? MIKE MICHALOWICZ | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Retailers Are Rethinking Black Friday FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Black Friday Is A Manufactured Event MIKE MICHALOWICZ | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Don't Undervalue Meetings FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
"I don’t think we’ll ever get back — and should never get back — to the days of the late 1990s,” said." MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
What Do Employees Want for Holiday Gifts? We Asked Them. FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
"Startups don’t fail because they can’t build their product. I read that in one of those books about." MARK BIRCH | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Small Business Saturday: A Boon for Business or for AmEx? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
UNC fraternity suspended in wake of death WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2013
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