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April 21, 2014
REDEYE VC | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
The Best Hires Are Right Under Your Nose - Use This System to Never Miss Them Again
'Do you know where your first 10 employees are going to come from? How about the next 10? 99% of the time your best hires will come from your staff''s combined network — you might already know that. But do you know how to go about mining that network so methodically that you get the most out of it? Probably not. MORE >>
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FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
The Great Internet Stock Correction of 1997, or 1999, or …
'Yesterday I read Kara Swisher’s post What Does the Recent Tech Stock Downturn Mean? The Truth Is Nobody Knows. It’s great. Go read it – I’ll wait for you. In the last two weeks there’s been a flurry of articles about the implications of a 25% decline in the public market value of a bunch of Internet stocks. MORE >>
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OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Dear Avinash: Your Digital Marketing + Analytics Challenges Answered
'Every once in a while I take a pause and answer your questions, your burning questions (!), about digital marketing and analytics. I'd requested you to submit questions on my Facebook or Google+ pages and am always delighted at the wide range of challenges you share. For some answers, What is Avinash's typical day like? Glenn Walker. MORE >>
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FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Robots, Programming, and Education
'Ever since Orbotix was founded, we’ve been talking about robots and education and how Sphero could play a role. Last week, my friends at Orbotix rolled out a new program called SPRK which stands for Schools, Parents, Robots, and Kids. They’ve already got six lesson plans up with more coming. At the minimum, it’ll make you smile. MORE >>
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THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
What to do when things aren't working at your startup
'I''ve been there. You come in day after day, work long and hard hours pushing that rock up a hill, only to see it roll back down again overnight. Traffic isn''t moving. Sales aren''t closing. Investors aren''t biting. The writing is on the wall. This ship is going down, sinking ever so slowly--one day''s payroll at a time. What do you do? MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
8 Things Truly Outstanding Leaders Do Without Thinking
'Here''s what outstanding leaders do almost instinctively. Do you share those instincts? Once in a while you meet a leader who stands out--even in a room filled with skilled, experienced, successful people. She isn''t just remarkably charismatic. He isn''t just remarkably likeable. They learn to work with different personalities. Praise. Decide. MORE >>
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GREGG FRALEY, AUTHOR OF JACK'S NOTEBOOK | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Training is an Innovation Accelerant
'Creativity and innovation training is a highly effective accelerant for business results. When I step into a room to facilitate an innovation, strategy, or idea generation session I nearly always find a great deal of energy. What I also often find is inexperience — in the kind of thinking necessary to innovate. Mercy! MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
15 Things Successful People Do on Monday Mornings
'Those first few hours after the weekend are critical. Start your week off right. Monday mornings are the most critical time of the workweek, as they set the stage for the day and week ahead. They influence your mindset in a positive or negative way, depending on what actions you decide to take." They eat a healthy breakfast. They arrive early. MORE >>
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UP AND RUNNING | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
How to Accept Payments From Your Customers
'We all know how challenging it is to take a great idea and turn it into a real business. You need funding, a business plan, a website, a business model—the list goes on and on. But have you thought about the little things, like how you’re actually going to take payments from your customers? You have options, and choices to make. ” But how? MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
21 Ways to Boost Your Personal Creativity
'All too often, entrepreneurs get caught in the cycle of trying to be creative when they''re too tired to think. Here''s how to get those juices flowing and reconnect with yourself. The early stages of a new company are full of creativity. Since this is often done with a small group of people, the experience is truly exhilarating. Write. Travel. MORE >>
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How To Find Your Business Leadership Blind Spots STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
What the Smartest Content Marketers Have in Common (Infographic) FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
DHHS requests extra $12M from feds WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
A Great Reason to Get a Hobby: Better Work Performance FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
AT&T's gigabit Internet plan now includes Greensboro, Charlotte WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
How to Beat the Twisted Psychology of Busyness FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
NC's official unemployment rate drops to 2008 level WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
3 Innovative Methods to Battle Leadership Blind Spots FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Why you should build your product in public THE NEXT WEB | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
PR Cheat Sheet: 10 Elements of a Savvy Pitch Email FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Willingham resigning from UNC WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
5 Essentials Your Business Plan Probably Lacks FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
N.C. unemployment rate drops to 6.3 percent WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Naming Your Startup? How to Avoid Simple Mistakes FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
How to Social Surround Your Customers and Prospects DUCT TAPE MARKETING | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
4 Systems Jack Daly Says You Must Have to Build an Amazing Culture FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
The New Entrepreneurship Way MIKE MICHALOWICZ | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
6 Things You Need to Know Today FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Robots Love…Arby’s! JEFF HILIMIRE | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Trade Your To-Do List for a Done List FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Does Your Value Proposition Effectively Communicate How You’re Different? CONVERSIONXL | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
3 Steps to Turbocharge Your Startup FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Metro Ethernet Networking And How It Can Improve Your Business YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
How to Create a Culture of 'Paying It Forward' FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Is Employee Cynicism Killing Your Culture? Ten Strategic Ways To Re-Configure It Around Trust. YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Facebook Wants to Display Your Ads, Well, Everywhere FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Geekdom Moves Into its New Headquarters at the Rand SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
3 Business Lessons From the Peregrine Falcons Near My Office FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Some Tips On Effective Networking YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
This Company Really Puts Its Cash Where Its Mouth Is FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Book Review: Floating City by Sudhir Venkatesh BEN CASNOCHA: THE BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
More Legal Hot Water for Airbnb FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
AirCasette brings the tape back ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
This is When You Need to Hire a CFO FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
AT&T Plans to Expand its GigaPower Fiber Internet to San Antonio SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Why Email Support Is More Relevant Than Ever FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
10 Free Tickets to SaaS and Cloud Apps University AUSTIN STARTUP | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Should You Tap Your Retirement Fund for Your Business? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Look at the worst bit and find a way to make it better THE STARTUP TOOLKIT | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
UPDATE: DHHS requests extra $12M from feds WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Counter intuition, deal cutting and commissions START UP BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
NC school kids helped by Transylvania connection WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
"Enterprise software sucks. We don’t talk about it much here at hn, but think about it. Every." MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
NC attorney faces sexual misconduct complaint WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
AUTHORITY WEEK METAL MONDAY: Search and Seizure by Nuclear. MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
NC legislators to issue report on food deserts WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
"Plus, it’s unfair to compare PCs with mobile devices because some of the things you do on PCs." MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
NC report expands on jobless rate drop, more work WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
fred-wilson: want to wake up and get going on your work week? MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
Teen rides to Hawaii in jet wheel well WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
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