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September 23, 2013
FELD THOUGHTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Get Your FAAAC On!
'Last week, in the midst of Denver Startup Week, we had a full day Foundry Group Exec conference. Ben Deda from FullContact convened about 100 execs from our 60 or so portfolio companies for the day. We had seven topics of one hour each, led by a different set of execs. One of the attendees was Jeff Malek , the CTO of BigDoor. AWESOME. MORE >>
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REDEYE VC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Why Most Startups Don't 'Get' Press
'"I can''t tell you how many times we''ve met with early-stage companies, and they start by telling us their big vision. They say, ''This is what we''re about and what we want to change.'' But when we ask them what they actually do, they can’t tell us. If you can’t answer that question, don’t do anything else until you can. MORE >>
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CODE AS CRAFT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
LXC – Running 14,000 tests per day and beyond! (Part 1)
'Continuous Integration at Etsy. As Etsy continues to grow and hire more developers, we have faced the continuous integration scaling challenge of how to execute multiple concurrent test suites without slowing the pace of our deploy queue. Unfortunately, providing this feedback loop to every developer comes at a cost. Workload Considerations. MORE >>
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FRED DESTIN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Viva La Revolucion! AngelList goes into Hyperdrive
'Viva La Revolucion ! As of this Monday, almost 2,000 of the 28,000 odd thousand startups currently present on Angellist will be able to start fundraising publicly. At the same time, Angellist just announced ( via a Dan Primack exclusive ) a $24M round to help arm the rebels. Jobs, Syndicates, Invest Online. Babak Nivi relaxing after a code sprint. MORE >>
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THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Your Startup Already Started
'Last Thursday marked the one year anniversary of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures being a real fund with money in it and everything--so it was fitting that I had my first annual investor meeting. We don''t do anything too fancy. borrowed a conference room from a friend''s company and we huddled around some great sandwiches and pasta from Catercow. Why you? MORE >>
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STARTUP HOUSTON | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Houston Makerspace reaches $10,000 fundraising target!
'Congratulations to Maclean Smyth and the team at Houston Makerspace. They successfully reached their $10,000 target on Indiegogo. We can’t wait to see what comes next! Crowdfunding MORE >>
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BLOGTREPRENEUR | ENTREPRENEUR BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
7 Important Tips to Creating a High-Converting Facebook Fan Page
'We all want them! We all need them! Some will take desperate measures to get them. What am I talking about? The highly sought-after Like. Every day, I hear or read that business owners are in a frantic state of mind as they stress and strategize to get more Likes. Here are seven carefully compiled tips to increase conversion rates on Facebook. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Melinda Gates to Start-ups: Use Technology for Social Change
'At the Social Good Summit in New York City Monday, the philanthropist emphasized the importance of using tech to solve global problems. On stage at the Social Good Summit in New York City Monday, Melinda Gates kicked off her talk with a direct challenge to today''s technologists. It''s almost a cliche to say people are always on their cell phones. MORE >>
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DUCT TAPE MARKETING | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
How to Develop With Instead of For Your Customers
'How to Develop With Instead of For Your Customers written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Some of the biggest flops in my career began and ended in the laboratory of my mind. Most product and service disasters occur when we create things people “should” want rather than what they do want. MORE >>
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
3 Core Principles of Great Leadership
'Being a great leader isn''t about big words. It''s about real action. good leader makes inspiring speeches and has exciting ideas. But a great leader takes action. Joel Peterson, chairman of JetBlue Airways and founder of Peterson Partners and Peterson Ventures, wrote a post on LinkedIn outlining the importance of a leader''s deeds, not words. MORE >>
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Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding STARTUP PROFESSIONALS MUSINGS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Find Your Calling: How to Ask Yourself the Right Questions FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Israeli eHealth: The Rx for Obamacare VC CAFE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The recent API obsession (and why it matters) LAUNCH ANY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Oracles iPhone moment DEAL ARCHITECT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Best Advice I Ever Got: Matt Ehrlichman FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
[Infographic] Starting A Business In Singapore YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
5 Words That Customers Absolutely Hate FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
[Review] Ctrl Alt Delete YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Removing Your Organization's Fear of Failure FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Virtual Assistant: Do You Need It For Your Business? YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Does the Location of Your Startup Determine its Success? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Combining ‘lean’ and ‘design thinking’ THE EQUITY KICKER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Social Media: What Makes Customers Go From "Liking" to Buying FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Being Unreliable Leads to Missed Opportunities ENTREPRENEURIAL KEVIN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Stephen Wolfram's Scheme to Turn More Ideas Into Businesses FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
State Medicaid director steps down after 8 months WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Build Your Customers' Businesses, Not Your Own: 4 Steps FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Group wants senator to withdraw Card’s appointment WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
A Big Day in Crowdfunding History FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Man arrested in NC museum break-in WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
5 Simple Steps Guaranteed to Make You Happier FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Rackspace Adds Schlitterbahn and Other Hybrid Cloud Customers SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Today For The First Time in 80 Years, You Can Ask Total Strangers to Invest in Your Business UP AND RUNNING | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Why Dropbox's Founders Said No to Steve Jobs FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Boy does it feel good being an entrepreneur again JEFF HILIMIRE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
BlackBerry to Go Private at $4.7B to Save Business. Next: Pigs Fly FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Walker Twitter Highlights: September 9th – 22nd SCOTT EDWARD WALKER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Make the Most of Any Opportunity FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
How To Launch Your New Business For Less Than $1,500 CROWDSPRING BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
5 Ways Raising Capital Is Changing FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Fed Easing: Three Winners GROWTHINK BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Week in Tech: Microsoft's New Surface Tablet & BlackBerry's Going Private FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Old Words, New Images START UP BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
How to Build a Successful Online Video Business FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Why me? START UP BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
An Unlikely Startup Hub FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Worthy winner 1 for Business of Software Conference Pass competition BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Who's Managing the Reputation Managers? (Avoid Bogus Reviews and Bottom-Feeders) FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Know, Like, Trust & Try MIKE MICHALOWICZ | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Which 5 People Would You Hire If You Could? FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
LXC – Automating Containers aka Virtual Madness (Part 2) CODE AS CRAFT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Tagline Takedown: Deconstructing Nonprofits (When Pink Turns to Red) FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Finland's Cotracks Brings Collaborative Music Creation to the iPad ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Austin-based Veros Systems raises $8 Million SILICONHILLS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Oslo's Stay Expands Social and Expert Travel Guides ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Got an iPhone 5c or 5s? Then Case-Mate (one of my favorite Atlanta companies) has a case for you…and the chance to win a $50 gift card JEFF HILIMIRE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
All Cities Send a Message: Boston support networks for entrepreneurs BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s post on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Soldier from N.C. dies in Afghanistan WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s post on Monday, September 23, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Phil Berger won't join crowded U.S. Senate primary WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL STATE/REGION NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s post on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The General Solicitation Games Have Begun BRYCE DOT VC | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s post on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Greener pastures INFORMATION ARBITRAGE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s photo on Monday, September 23, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
"The web is not, despite the desires of so many, a publishing medium. The web is a customer service." MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Zx’s post on Monday, September 23, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
"Viva La Revolucion ! As of this Monday, almost 2,000 of the 28,000 odd thousand startups." MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s post on Monday, September 23, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
"In a 2011 Harvard Business School study, a researcher found that restaurants that increased their." MARK BIRCH | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
Shlomo’s photo on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 STARTUP NOODLE | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
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