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April 3, 2014
DIEGO BASCH | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Why I Built cointipping.com
'Problem: owning cryptocurrency is hard. That’s right, just owning it. Most people have no idea where to start. Want to buy bitcoins? Sure, you can sign up for any of the major exchanges. You just need a bank account, a credit card, a phone number. Fill up these forms with black ink and go to the next window. We never knew exactly why. MORE >>
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BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Helping Startups Understand Salespeople & the Sales Culture
'Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. Specifically what is often not in the DNA of founders are sales skills. Nor do they exist in the investors of early-stage companies. The result is a lack of knowledge of the process and of sales people themselves. My first startup was no different. Excuses. F **g. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
A Quick Lesson in Pitching and Presenting (Face It, You Can Do Better)
'Media coach Bill McGowan outlined what makes a good presentation and the pitching pitfalls entrepreneurs should avoid. Every entrepreneur has to pitch their product or company at some point. Sometimes they have to when they least expect it. Teaching people how to do this is Bill McGowan''s sepcialty. In an interview with Inc.''s MORE >>
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UP AND RUNNING | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Ideas Make or Break Your Business
'I don’t know about you, but I come up with a new idea every day. However, ideas without execution are merely thoughts in one’s own head. The writer Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best: “Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than dreams.”. Ideas are key to keeping a company innovating and moving ahead. Image via. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The Power of Being Thoughtful and Kind
'Want to make a real difference? It''s easier than you think. My client acquired a large company and I went along for his initial meetings with his new employees. In the afternoon, he planned a companywide address. But that morning, we met for several hours with top executives. Talk about emotions on full display. What''s that for?" She paused. MORE >>
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STEVE POLAND | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
11 Thoughts For A Thursday: Mobile Web Is Dead, Tweet-diarrhea, 43North, Founder Visa, Uber
'Tweet For my early readership, Fred Wilson warned me that it’d be difficult to write posts as long and thoughtful as my original post for this series — he was right and I missed last week. Therefore, I’m going to try altering the format to just provide the 11 item curation. Maybe that experience becomes frictionless someday. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The Top 10 Sources of Early-Stage Money
'These investors are the most active financiers of early-stage startups. Now for the question that''s probably on the mind of every young founder: Where can you get seed funding for your great startup idea? Well, there’s friends and family. There are credit cards and home equity loans. It ranked fifth last year. It came in third last year. MORE >>
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THE NEXT WEB | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Why you need a brand ambassador program (and 4 companies that are doing it right)
'Nathan Parcells is co-founder and CMO of InternMatch, an online platform connecting the best intern candidates and employers. Connect with Nathan and InternMatch on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. More and more companies are embracing brand ambassador and campus ambassador programs in order to get the word out about their product or service. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
5 Scientifically Proven Ways to Beat Procrastination
'A raft of psychological studies have looked into why we put things off and how to stop. Here are the top takeaways. Apparently, psychologists struggle with procrastination, too. At least that’s what one would conclude from a recent PsyBlog review of all the studies that have been done on putting things off and how to stop. MORE >>
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UP AND RUNNING | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How to Secure a Business Loan: Tips From a Banking Executive
'You have an idea for a startup, but you’ll need more than just ambition to make it a reality. You’ll need cash. You might look for investors or borrow money from friends, but getting a loan from a local bank is still a popular option. Have a good business plan. business plan serves as a road map. What is the competitive landscape? MORE >>
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Forget Work-Life Balance. This Is More Effective--and Doable FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Marketing Now: How the 4 Ps Apply In The Internet Age YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
3 Marketing Truths-- Learned the Hard Way FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Just Start NICK O'NEILL | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The Employees Have Spoken: Mozilla's CEO Steps Down FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Travel More To Improve Your Business MIKE MICHALOWICZ | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
A Simple Way to Get More Enjoyment Out of Your Vacation FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The Business Owner’s Personal Journey – Following Your Intuition To Improve Your Business YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Editor's Letter: Good Help Isn't So Hard to Find FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Teaching The Old Dog of Email Some Very Cool New Tricks DUCT TAPE MARKETING | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
April 2014 FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The 5 Main Conflict Management Styles And How They Affect Resolution YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Why Money Isn't Always Your Biggest Problem FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How To Pitch The Need For More Diversity In Your Workplace YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
In a 6-Day Period, Microsoft's New CEO Satya Nadella Completely Changed the Company FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Coworking Options for Yogis, Dog-Lovers and Everybody Else SILICONHILLS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
5 Rules for Efficient, Effective Meetings FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Andreessen Horowitz seed investments by sector – ecommerce in front THE EQUITY KICKER | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How to Quadruple in Size--and Keep Your Company Culture Intact FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
8 Essentials For A Compelling Corporate Video YOUNGUPSTARTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
On Vacation, Your Employees Are Working Pretty Hard FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Web Experimentation with New Visitors CODE AS CRAFT | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
10 Tips for a Successful Group Brainstorm (Infographic) FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The big change - how corporations started knocking on startup's doors ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How to Say No Without Losing the Customer FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Violations of Do Not Call registry rank as top consumer complaint WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
In the Age of Instagram, Taking the Ick Out of Stock Photos FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Two killed, one injured in Surry County wreck WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
What 'Star Trek' Can Teach You About Meetings (No, Really) FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Tellyo tunes into €200,000 seed investment from GS Group ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Meetings: How to Get the Most From Everyone in the Room FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The goal of your startup is to exit. What do you actually know about that process? ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
4 Ways to Successfully Market Tech to Women FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How SlugBooks.com Is Creating A College Movement Of Affordable Access To Books BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
3 Unexpected (and Easy) Ways to Cut Travel Costs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
EIT ICT Labs' European entrepreneurship competition is on ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Talking Exits with Frank Addante of Newly Public Rubicon Project FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
5 Expenses Startups Cannot Afford to Cut EARLY GROWTH FINANCIAL SERVICES | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
6 Things a Successful Startup Needs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Bitcoin Exchange Safello expands with direct payments from banks across Europe ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Caterina Fake on How She Plans to Build the World's Living Atlas FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Introducing Advice For Good and a terrific event with Sanjay Parekh and Ed Trimble JEFF HILIMIRE | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
7 Steps to Persuade Your Boss to Let You Work From Home FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Equity financing: great for rapid growth startups BERKONOMICS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
4 Things You Need to Know Today FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Clues in childhood START UP BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
How to Design Tech Products for Females FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
isePankur Changes Name; Newly Baptised Bondora Closes €1.3 Million Round ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Here's Exactly How to Form a Habit That Sticks FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
A Quick Way Creating Your Starup Persona STARTUP NOODLE | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
3 Things to Evaluate in a New Online Business Tool FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
"Investors are like step parents: they care about you but you are not related to them." BRYCE DOT VC | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Box CEO Aaron Levie on How the NSA Could Be Bad for Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Attorney: NC photo ID wouldn't stop 2-state voting WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
The Productivity Value of 'Sent From My iPhone' FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
SHRED WEEK: Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix - When people hear the. MARK BIRCH | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
I'm the Boss. Stop Asking to Speak to My Husband FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
What Gladwell's 10,000 Hour Rule Means For Selling Your Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
3 Ways a GOP Victory in November Won't Matter FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Doomed to Fail, These Leaders Embraced Their Sinking Ship FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
Wait, How Many Direct Reports Did You Say You Have? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
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