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May 26, 2014

HUNTER WALKER | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Verified Data Will Prevent “Fake It Til You Make It”
'Besides having a great animated graphic, yesterday’s New York Times “ Faking Cultural Literacy ” OpEd got me thinking about the role of verified data. The column touches on the increasing proclivity (or even probability) that you develop and espouse an opinion without even experiencing the source data itself. MORE >>

 

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STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014



More Entrepreneurs Are Seeking Purpose In Business
'I may be a bit old-fashioned, but I have always looked at a business first for its potential ability to be self-sustaining, and provide reasonable profits to feed my family, my lifestyle, and my retirement. Then secondly, I look for it to be a business I can enjoy, with the potential to change the world. Think of it as a verb, not a noun. MORE >>

 

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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Why Planning Is Overrated
'Planning in and of itself doesn''t accomplish a darn thing. It''s far better to get into the marketplace, and see what happens. It is not that I am against planning. But it starts with the assumption that you can forecast the future with a high level of certainty. simply don''t think that''s true. Assemble the necessary resources. Repeat. Learn. MORE >>

 

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YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014



Advice To Young Entrepreneurs – Think Like An Immigrant!
'By Patrick Bet-David,  CEO of the PHP Agency, and author of “ Doing The Impossible: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible “ There’s never been a better time to be a young entrepreneur in America. The opportunities are endless and money is easy to earn. There is one group of people having massive success, however. six days a week. MORE >>

 

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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Feeling Stuck? 6 Tricks for Getting Past a Plateau
'If you''ve stopped taking risks, here''s how to get back in the game. Sometimes the most frustrating times in your business or your career are when everything is going OK. No huge crises to solve, no major fires to put out, but at the same time you''re not chasing new opportunities or taking new risks. Everything is status quo. You are, Brady says. MORE >>

 

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UP AND RUNNING | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014



How To Use Facebook Admin Tools Like a Pro
'Business owners have encountered a brand-new look for their business pages over the past month or so, and along with it came a number of questions about how to best take advantage of the changes. Easily Access Ads. From rollout through evaluation, managing ads on Facebook has always been more than a little confusing. Pin Important Posts. Voilà! MORE >>

 

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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

5 Traits of People Who Build Lasting Companies
'Adrenaline might get your idea off the ground initially, but it takes a lot more than that to stay in business. Over the last 13 years of writing about tech companies, I''ve picked up a few things about what it takes to start a company --and build one that lasts. Here are six traits I see again and again in successful entrepreneurs: 1. MORE >>

 

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FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Books I Read On My Q214 Vacation
needed a vacation. Amy reminds me that I say that on day three of each of our quarterly weeks off the grid. It doesn’t seem to matter how I try to pace myself or how recent my previous week off the grid was. ” Oh – and I decided to get over my fear of horses. I’ve been afraid of horses since I was a teenager. Books vacation MORE >>

 

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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

The 3 Biggest Startup Risks and How to Manage Them
'Beware the copycats, and other advice for entrepreneurs Only one in 10,000 funded startups hits it big. To learn how yours can avoid being one of the 9,999 startups that fail , I spoke to Mike Cagney, the CEO and co-founder of SoFi, which offers student loan refinancing to college graduates. It has issued more than $500 million in loans so far. MORE >>

 

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THE NEXT WEB | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

There’s a perfect storm brewing for SaaS startups in Asia
'Pieter Walraven is the co-founder of Pie, a Singapore-based SaaS startup. As an Asia-based SaaS business founder, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked: “Why did you base your startup in Asia, and not the US?” It’s an appropriate question. For a SaaS business, there’s the usual list of compelling reasons to focus on the States. MORE >>

 

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31 Inspiring Quotes About Why We Remember FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

[Review] Things A Little Bird Told Me YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Expelled N.C. House member released from prison WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Getting to Here in Product Management THE PRODUCT GUY | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Blinded soldier, widow sue former Gitmo prisoner WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Build The Five Pillars Of “The Soft Edge” For A Powerful Competitive Advantage YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

How to Handle Losing Valued Employees FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Company Looks Globally to Smooth Out Seasonality THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Why You Need to Step Up Your Training Game FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Filament Labs Lands $1 Million and Plans to Expand its Patient IO Platform SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

What’s the morale from “Hatching Twitter”? GUY NIRPAZ | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Cuckoo Workout bring fun and fitness into the office ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

VUV Analytics Closes on $5.8 Million in Financing SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Walker Twitter Highlights: May 5th – 25th SCOTT EDWARD WALKER | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Skyonic Secures $12.5 Million to Develop its Carbon Capture Technology SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Behavioral Based Email Marketing: Linear Progression Copy MIKE MICHALOWICZ | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Malauzai Software Raises $6.48 Million SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Hobbydeed builds on 30,000 weekly users to coordinate organized sports & activities ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

The MBA – An Asset Abroad YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Spinverse's Innovation Mill gets entrepreneurs commercializing Intellectual Assets ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Grant to build center to help homeless vets in NC WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

It’s 2014 - You Need a Full Stack Localization Solution ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

Second injured eaglet dies from injuries in fall WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

METAL MONDAY: Celestial Effigy by Agalloch -  Best metal album. MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

The Internet of Things - proliferation of connected devices. MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014

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