Note: The links in this article to shotput’s documentation no longer work. The algorithm is…
Thank you all for your continued support. We wanted to send our early customers a quick update in order to make sure everyone understands our product roll out. LaunchWe’re pleased to have launched on time to rave reviews. Network World awarded Luma 4.5 stars out of 5. PC Magazine said “Luma…
Our Nashville Sales team is growing — fast. We’re continuing to build our global sales presence…
Every year, thousands of great ideas are funded by venture capital (VC) funds. At…
There was this guy Simon Morris.
His favorite author was Jack Kerouac.
And he wanted to learn more about him. He could have read a biography (which he probably did) or read all of Jack’s…
Hiring is hard. It requires time, patience, and sensitivity to subtle signals that help determine whether someone is…
A few months ago I wrote about the difficulty of self-funding a rapidly growing startup. If you haven’t read that yet, go and do that now. I’ll wait.
I’ve noticed a trend within the “modified 4’s scene” (downshift/EOMM) towards risk taking behaviour. Redlining, unsafe burnouts, drifting leaving meets.
You want to build that killer product? It’s not all about jamming the roadmap full of features.
Here’s the scenario: You built yourself a MVP. You produced enough functionality required by your customers for a viable…
This is our quest to add 1000 new monthly subscriptions a day by running 1000 payment experiments on our product Crowdfire.
Before we begin, there are a few things that you should know:
Recently I was looking at a guy who wanted to sue Apple Inc for “copying” his designs for iPhones. Which he made back in 1992. And for a moment I thought that it is the most craziest…
Today we want to introduce you our vision of best…
So its a Friday and I am sitting alone in office sort of reflecting on the first month back in…
You know, like in SF. Or NYC. Or Seattle. Portland and Austin are pretty big too now. This is a long post about living and growing up in The Deep South, far removed from tech and design culture…
Whatsup Product Heroes?!
For the last 4 years, I’ve lived with a disorder. I am one of many. A half-dozen of my close friends and former…
It’s such a simple question, yet one I find infinitely difficult to answer. Why is it that I find recognising my day-to-day achievements and describing them to…
Books, Movies, Series, Music, Artists…
We Walkers (yeah, that’s what we call ourselves :D) are a bunch of crazy, passionate people with widespread interests. We read, we write (codes included ;), we kill, we die (duh, video games), and we even recommend.
Sanki dağlar yıkıldı, üstüme çöktü dünya,
Two weeks ago, while waiting for my leftover dinner to reheat, I was scrolling through Facebook, as one does, looking to catch up on missed ‘current events’— and by ‘current events’ I mean videos highlighting the latest DIY…
Until 20 years ago computers were just machines strictly dependent from human beings. Today we live in a world where machines are provided with technology that allow them to tell us their status and can be controlled from…
Kanyi is a Venture Partner at Collaborative Fund: kanyi.me
We keep talking about HR & HR system and how it is going to define recruitment industry in the coming years. But, this time, we are here to talk about ‘Human Capital and Its Management’ and why it is important for the organizations.
CAREculator 讓您最安心的出院養護規劃師
家中長輩有生病經驗的朋友都知道，住院時期的照護與擔憂已累積龐大負擔，但等到長輩好不容易出院了，往往又是另一個噩夢的開始。CAREculator的成員江亦婷就經歷醫院希望病患趕快出院，而在尋找長照中心、養護資源過程中雖然有醫院轉介師的協助，但轉介師往往只提供各長照…
கர்மவினை பற்றிய வேறுவிதமான பார்வையேஇப்பதிவு.
1. நல்லவர்கள் ஏன் கஷ்டபடுகின்றார்கள்?
2. கெட்டவர்கள் ஏன் எல்லா நலன்களுடன்வாழ்கின்றார்கள்?
3. ஆன்மீகத்தில் காலடி எடுத்து வைக்கும் ஒரு வனுக்கு ஏன் அதிக கஷ்டம் ஏற்படுகின்றது?
Original por Daniel Galarza Santiago, para Filosofía en la red
“El artista es, en cierto sentido, un neurocientífico, explorando las potencialidades y capacidades del cerebro, aunque con diferentes instrumentos. Cómo pueden…
This is a guest blog post by Will Cardwell, partner at Courage Ventures and lecturer at Aalto University Executive Education. This post is based on a talk Will gave at one of our events in Helsinki, which you’re…
The right balance between support and critique is a moving target for every founder and excellence as a VC is finding it.
Barkibu is a company distributed geographically in two cities. Its core works from A Coruña, in the north-west of Spain. In a flat office from where you can see a beautiful view of the Ría do Burgo, the Departments of Customer Support, Communications, our veterinarians and Product…
A big plus of shopping online is that you can do it even after the malls close. Lazada is open 24 hours and we thought it might be interesting check in on what our shoppers are up to late at night. This is what we have discovered about the night owls in Southeast Asia and their shopping habits…
Dan called me yesterday to ask how much equity he should pay his marketing guy. I told him to…
“Why do you want to work at betaworks so badly?”
Small Business Insurance Distribution and API Partnerships
June 30, 2016 | Paul Stewart
Every day we read about how startups once showered with cash now have to work for it and although insurtech investment has exploded over the last 18 months, investors in the space are no different and will…
Recently, we completed four years as a company (will write a different post about that). Honestly, we didn’t even remember the day or month. It has been the case for past 4 years, we have lost track of time, day, week, month and even year.
Over the last 20 years, advertisers have seen many shifts in how we reach consumers. Commercials and print ads moved to product placements, banner ads became native advertising on app platforms, and social feeds have become the new timely source of content for us to…
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Mainly for University Students :
“Ideas are cheap, execution is everything.’’ — Chris Sacca, Investor in Twitter & Uber
I wrote this post to talk about how we view startup culture at TrueAccord. In a way, it’s also an indirect response to a16z’s post about employee equity. We believe people who worked hard deserve their share, much…
As a City of London Programme Fellow, I have the opportunity to participate in the Annual Alumni Event, where we discuss the latest in the financial sector. Being a principal in a venture capital company dealing with startups and interested in fintech I was asked to write…
My first job after graduating from university was at a boutique public relations…
Quando começamos a empresa a primeira coisa que eu busquei fazer foi aprender alguma coisa sobre recursos humanos. Eu li sobre dinâmicas e metodologias para “encontrar o eu”, “florescer as características das pessoas do meu time” e demais…
At Nic Harry we make bold and colourful socks and accessories. Sometimes we take that a bit too far and we create insanely colourful and bright items that I think will be loved by everyone immediately. Basically, I think everyone is like me and wants to embrace colour.
CAST officially launched yesterday with an event that brought together social startups, nonprofits, big tech, investors and government. The event sold out many times over and #techforgood was trending on Twitter…
Think about the items you use everyday. Why do you sit on that chair? Why do you put your feet in those…
I got in my car Monday morning and Fifth Harmony’s song Work From Home was blasting through my speakers. I thought to myself, “Wouldn’t that be nice if I didn’t have to go to work today?” Little did I know, that was actually…
Para que não sabe eu tenho um canal no YouTube onde falo sobre empreendedorismo…
North Hollywood Carwash
Thinking about using waterless car washes to wash and shine your car or truck? If you do not want to spend hours washing and waxing your vehicle, waterless cleaning products that contain wax…
I left my day job at the end of 2015 to start my own business. Prior to leaving, I had spent months working weekends…
A friend posted something on Facebook that I found amusing. She said, “Yesterday’s obsession suddenly…
“Ideas are the currency of the 21st century.”…
I’m super excited to be finally sharing my newest project: Scottie Ventures.
Scottie Ventures is a student investment group based in Pittsburgh, PA. The intention of Scottie Ventures is to teach aspiring venture capitalists (VCs) and entrepreneurs more…
Liquidation Preferences (LPs) are an essential part of almost every VC investment. The basic concept is a preceding payout of the investors prior to all other shareholders in the event of an exit. (There is a large amount of detailed…
Many startups rely heavily upon freelancers when building their businesses. It’s a…
One of my favorite startup bloggers is Brad Feld. I started following his blog 3 years ago after meeting him at a Foundry event at the CES conference in Vegas (his Venture Capital firm is Foundry Group). He was a big inspiration for me starting to blog my own…
In a prior blog post, I wrote about the importance of API-First design. I posited that allowing for…
There are many common legal issues encountered by adult webmasters because a wide variety of federal laws, regulations and policies govern the operation of adult websites. Therefore, legal…
What is the inherent value of an idea?
Энэ долоо хоногийн эхээр Хятадын Тяньжин хотод World Economic Forum Дэлхийн Эдийн Засгийн Форумын “Зуны Давос” гэж нэрлэгддэг чуулга уулзалт “Аж үйлдвэрийн 4 дэх хувьсгал ба түүний нөлөө” гэсэн сэдвийн дор болов. Энэхүү хурлаас хамгийн их хожиж буй этгээд нь Хятад улс, тэр дундаа Тяньжин хот…
Think about this: 89 percent of workers admit to wasting time at work, and well over 50 percent say they waste more than one hour per day on non-work-related tasks. While I know…
Je prends quelques minutes de mon temps pour partager avec vous une décision que je considère comme importante et que j’ai prise ce soir.
Lorsque j’ai lancé Startup Outremer en 2014, j’avais pour objectif premier de faire en…
There’s so much advice out there that it can be overwhelming.
The Australian startup ecosystem, like other countries, has a liking for a toxic, limiting, cutting word of late. This word needs to be shelved in order to really get sh*t done around here. This word starts with an F and came to…
Booking accommodation used to take me a couple of days per city. I'd thoroughly research…
Note: Impart is a simple tool for leaders communicate with their team and get private feedback. Use it for training, surveys, and important memos.
So . . . Steve Blank came into my company’s office yesterday at 4:00 PM. My head hurt by 4:10.
Our Managing Partner Pete Newell had invited Steve to BMNT Partners to discuss way to modify his Lean Launchpad curriculum for use in a…
Hi, my name is Conrad Hollomon, born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. I’m a US Army officer, currently on reserve status, one tour in Afghanistan from 2010–2011. In the military, I led IT and tactical communications teams, and worked hard to develop my fellow Soldiers and help them…
Can you have fun, working hard to meet the deadlines?
Well, you certainly can.
By Kuty Shalev
Clients want to feel in control. If they need information, they don’t want to go trawling through a website to find it; they want direct contact with their business partners and a swift and relevant response.
Raissa excelente post, realmente poucos tem conhecimento do quão absurdo é este mundo. São conteúdos como o seu que desmistificam a utopia que este ecossistema vende.
O que investidores buscam é ROI (Return Of Investiment), invisto X para tirar 5X avaliando riscos dentro de um prazo de tempo; o resto, é tudo bullshit.
On Entrepreneurship is a column that I write for Forbes Magazine in the Philippines. I wrote the following for the May 2016 issue.
I was recently invited to speak to the regional leadership team of a large…
最近FacebookのウォールにてSXSWの名前を見ることが本当に多くなってきて早くもオースティンのバーグシュトルム国際空港に降り立ったつもりでいるサカモトですが、久々にオフィシャルサイトを覗いたら、え、まじか、そんななんかよ、って部分が結構ありましたので忘備録を兼ねて書いておきますね。
※もしかしたらすでに2016からそうだったかもしれないんですが、あくまでボク目線で「マジか」ってなった部分なのであしからず（ワタシ、2015と2016は現地入り出来ていません…）。
I have struggled with this concept a lot. But I think I have defined my answer.
Democracy’s big UX problem cost the world trillions last week
If you’re a founder at a new company, you are or will be in a position to hire more people. This usually comes in tranches — founder(s), founding team, first round of hires post injection of cash, second round of hires to replace some people and to improve key areas…
June 27 — Orbital Insight Raises $20M in a Series B Round led by GV
Orbital Insight raised $20M in a Series B round led by GV. Previous investors that participated in the round included Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital, and…
On Entrepreneurship is a column that I write for Forbes Magazine in the Philippines. I wrote the following for the April 2016 issue.
I have often come across a lot of people (friends and family mostly) who ask me the same question time and again. Why should you work for a startup? Isn’t it risky, tiring with little (or no) work-life balance? I thought of writing a post…
Years ago I was speaking with an acquaintance in business and they happened to ask me about living in Austin Texas. At the time I lived in Lakeway Texas just outside Austin on beautiful Lake Travis. My home overlooked the Lakeway marina cove and I always recommend…
Intro :
There are numerous people just like you trying to establish an online presence and grow their business. Timing is key, however the process of having the up to code e-commerce site may take at least 3 months, even with…
Over the last couple years in my blogs I have often written about the trend. I have a favorite saying.
I walked into Bishop Magua often perceived as “Silicon Savanna”, where the power of technology has been touted as Kenya’s technological salvation — that connects everyone from riches to poor…
Recently I was lucky enough to interview Kate Reddy from DreamScreen, a local Boca Raton startup that recently spoke at one of our Meetups. Reddy shined some light on her success with Kickstarter, the popular…
(artículo publicado en http://gnarvaja.tumblr.com/post/85018056330/sobre-la-inauguraci%C3%B3n-de-las-oficinas-de-facebook el 7/5/2014 — estoy migrando mi blog a medium)
Tenía 18 años era un joven bastante introvertido y llegue al lugar de la mano de mi vecina, nuevo barrio, año 2002, del tamaño de un garage todo blanco y negro completo al igual que todos los que lo frecuentan, dos hombre de mediana edad y pequeña estatura lo atienden mi corazon acelerado no se como actuar…
SOCIAL: celebrating and article detailing opportunities for African and Caribbean women in the technological sector.
Black women growing up were a positive force. SO much so that they propelled me into careers and opportunities. This article is a thank you in light of that.
Creative Destruction is upon us and is the the byproduct of our very own nature of progression. Evolution drives our existence. It is in our nature to evolve, to never stop seeking…
“I was invited to Jared Leto’s house party tonight. My friend just texted me to ask if I’m coming or not.” I was in Venture Capitalist and about.me founder Tony Conrad’s San Francisco office for an interview, and Jared Leto was just about…
Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. No, I discipline my body and make it my…
Each week Parabol shares its progress in a ‘Friday Ship’. This post originally appeared on the Parabol blog.
Inicio esta nueva andadura en Medium con este relato,que es una entrada de mi blog de google.
La anécdota de hoy esta basada en hechos reales,bueno como todas,pero lógicamente omito nombres para evitar problemas legales aunque a veces me gustaría darlos para que todo el mundo se…
Grâce à des nouveaux services comme Airbnb trouver une maison pour une courte durée à San Francisco est plutôt…
So, medium risk / medium reward financing used to be the province of banks (particularly local banks), but they have mostly retreated to low risk / low reward lending only (when they even lend at all).
Because the volume of business owners that would be interested (and for whom medium risk / medium reward financing is…
The Lofts program has truly been an amazing experience and one that I will never forget. It has and will change my life in a positive way. I have definitely learned and grown as a creative and am looking forward to bringing those learnings back to Chicago.
Thanks Google.
Yes, we’re still in beta with a few hundred users. But then again we’re just 12 days old. Say hello to the new dashboard: A clean, minimal layout built for clarity, and more important — to highlight accomplishments…
Malay, your article is an excellent summation of what has happened and the current state.
I have worked for the last two years with payers, MCOs, PBMs, hospitals, physicians, etc. to define and describe the core fragmentation that kills efficiency in healthcare.
Se amplían los derechos políticos y comienzan a existir los partidos. En 1947 se elige el primer presidente por voto secreto…
This post was originally written for Website Magazine. You can see the original post here: http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2016/07/01/how-to-find-pitch-and-close-vcs-after-you-bootstrap.aspx
Week two, which passed by in a second, we got our project brief for the summer and started exploring the space. We are discovering how artificial intelligence could have a positive impact on happiness and productivity, with workplace as the setting. The…
Can I be frank?
El “Brexit” ha descontrolado las condiciones globales de la economía con efectos que se han hecho notar en unos cuantos días: una caída del PIB en países Europeos, un pronóstico de recesión a corto plazo, seguido del respaldo de los inversores en compras de renta variable. Dentro del…
В моята блог страница, може да намерите, всякакъв вид категория. Има полезни статии за недвижимите имоти, строителството, дома, също така за модата, козметиката,и красотата. Полезни съвети относно, къртене чистене извозване на строителен отпадък.
Mark,
This is a great article and very informative. But It is way out of my league. I was only trying to raise a total of $150,000 and even with that, I was asked why I needed “so much money”. I wrote the article linked to below out of frustration, nevertheless, my points are valid.
I’m guiding a couple of American friends around Taipei right now. I haven’t had much time to write.
Efficient workforce management is ability to running a company successfully. If you are a business owner ready to take in new hires, here are 5 effective workforce management tips that can help:
If they made stairwells look as nice as elevators, I bet a lot more people would use them. Stairwells have no air-conditioning, no marble…
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that…
We are all born scientists. We learn to speak by exploring syllables and we learn our first lessons in science by exploring and testing the natural world. However with long winters and rigid classroom settings, many young students lose their innate eagerness to learn…
You are referring to equity vesting for the aqui-hired team. Any consideration paid to investors was most likely subject only to the deal closing and the team reporting for work at Twitter (I’ve written key employee departures into indemnity escrow offsets, but this is uncommon for acqui-hires). So…he could have gone along with the deal at the higher…
So you’re looking for an alternative to the dinosaur? Whether you’ve been burned by their customer service or you’re tired of the excessive fees, I understand where you’re coming from. BriskSale.com, a new marketplace, sets out to change things for the better.
No. It is not a new dance craze. No. It’s not a way to sneak out of a conversation at…
Britain may have voted to leave the EU, but London voted to remain.
First off, all of the following is for 1 webpage, usually the main landing page you want people to visit. A login page or profile creation page are good examples. If you run an ecommerce website, you might have multiple…
Four very strong and important pieces of advice.
But, before any of this takes place, you need to know how to sell to support yourself.
I fully recommend that anybody that wants to go out on their own work at least two years in commission only sales Here’s why.
As I scroll through Facebook, I stumble across interesting posts that have sparked controversy…
According to the Nielsen Norman Group hamburger menus and hidden navigation…
Act On Your Idea
Our new issue of Richmond Grid magazine isn’t about good ideas. It’s about people who act on them. People who. take the risk and do the…
It has now been a year we have started the journey of Vinsteez and today we would like to share our experiences — we had some fun times, obstacles and a lot of learning we have encountered.
The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a…
So, so, painfully true.
Im a freelance WordPress developer. A few months ago I discovered that I’d hit my annual revenue target four weeks before my fiscal year end.
Whoops and hollas, right?
I was miserable. In fact this new information really bummed me out. I looked back…
Brooklyn residents! This weeks post is dedicated to YOU!
The Sudzy team is SO excited to announce that you will no longer have to call your cleaner OR carry your own laundry to the cleaner! Download Sudzy and in ONE click get…
Um Bom Dia à todos!
Vamos abrindo portas pela vida,
Passando por portas….
First published on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scaling-startup-we-yet-andrew-li
Scaling is the gateway to startup nirvana, but if you try to grab it too soon you may find yourself in startup hell.
With the pace of change led by technology, is it possible a “Digital Strategy 101” presentation by Bud Caddell from 2013 still holds up? You bet it does. And that’s…
Many people get laid off from their jobs and need to turn to sales full time in order to earn a living. My case is a perfect example.
I was laid off from being a project manager for a large northeast contract furniture dealership 3 years ago. At my age of 53, I knew for a fact that I would not be rehired for many reasons —…
You guessed it, the night before Jesus turned 2,015 years old. Happy belated!
It doesn’t matter whether you get up at 8am, 10pm, even 2am. If you work well later on in…
11% of stores and restaurants are currently being left vacant in downtown Calgary. If you have recently walked through the core, what used to be a bustling flow of corporate men and women has now turned into somewhat of…
Thank you Mark for the eye opening post. We got similar feedback from our early investors and we also had the same thoughts when we began fund raising and we reached the same conclusions (both for the 70% and the amount of valuation). Now this was like a confirmation of our thoughts. I think it is a delicate balance between profit and where you want to be in a few months.
J’ai perdu le compte des mails et des messages Facebook que j’ai pu envoyé. Par contre, je n’ai pas perdu le compte du nombre de réponses obtenues. Il est de 3 réponses et 3 réponses obtenues seulement après relance.
What about empathy, morality, patience, humility, and discipline? Do startups teach these things?
These are not academic subjects that the universities will also not teach.
Startups aren’t designed to teach any particular thing.
Often overlooked by larger investors, the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is waking up. Whether it is consumer electronics, wearables, robotics, or drones, they have all one thing in common. They are solid pieces of technology. With our Regional Manager…
Hello, I’m Jack, and I am the Design intern working at Made by Many’s office in London for this summer. Whilst only one week has passed so far, it is safe to say that I have learned a lot in my time in the office so far, both in terms of design and getting to know the other guys I’ll be sharing this…
Hoy decidí comenzar mi blog, algo que llevaba analizando hace mucho tiempo y no daba el paso (o el click-azo en este caso). Siendo mi primer post creo necesario darles la bienvenida en modo de introducción a lo que creo será la línea del mismo, mi…
We’re featuring a healthy sauerkraut company called Phat Beetz, which is a food justice collective…
In September of 2015, I worked as a co-op software developer for a small startup that originally got funded on…
5 Ideas, 5 Problems and 5 Opportunities, every day.
Read the last 5 by 5 by 5
At the beginning of May I started writing down 10 ideas a day before realizing halfway through the month that they were just ideas, not solutions. From there I started to write down…
From Make Your Work Public or You Don’t Exist:
That’s the world…
July 1, 2016
Pouring concrete always involves variables that change and multiply as you address bigger projects. There are customers who are never-satisfied, unreliable vendors, and it seems constant issues with…
