D. H. Lawrence’s “Escape” Offers a Vision of the Entrepreneur’s Journey
D. H. Lawrence’s “Escape” Offers a Vision of the Entrepreneur’s Journey
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Reflections on Startup Conference 2014 in Redwood City
Some reflections on the Startup Conference May 2014 in Redwood City. The informal conversations were far better than any of the presentations I sat through. I offer some suggestions for informal networking at events.
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A Mastermind Group Can Help Entrepreneurs Achieve Their Goals
Comparing notes and making commitments to a group of peers can enable you to see things you might otherwise overlook and to persevere on tasks where you may have previously faltered. Active participation in a mastermind group one of the best ways to reach your goals.
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Favorites from Maker Faire Bay Area 2014
Favorites from Maker Faire Bay Area 2014 I attended the SF Bay Area Maker Faire again this year. Here are some of my favorite finds. Shannon Chappell‘s Steampunk Rock Golem. Provided by Solarbotics Chappell noted, “I have made a Steampunk Rock Golem, conjured for either protection or destruction. A Golem is an animated creature created
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs–May 2014
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Memorial Day 2014
On Memorial Day we commemorate those who have died in the service of our country. It’s a day of remembrance more than one of celebration. I offer some quotes on death, heroism, and the stories we tell for you to meditate on.
What is Lean? Lean Innovation 101 on May 27, 2014
What is Lean? Lean Innovation 101 on May 27, 2014 Sean Murphy is honored to speak at Linked CXO Forum on Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 at Haworth Showroom in San Francisco, California. Linked CXO provides networking for senior executives – “Bosses Need Professional Development, Too.” “Lean” provides a scientific approach for creating a product and
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Advice on Crowdfunding from Matt Oscamou, Mark Palaima, and Noah Dentzel
Some advice from a couple of founders that ran successful crowdfunding campaigns: Matt Oscamou, CEO of Frontier Bites, Mark Palaima, Distinguished Engineer at Avagent, and Noah Dentzel, CEO of Nomad Goods.
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Mentor at B2B Startup Weekend
I will be a mentor at the B2B Startup Weekend June 6-8, 2014 in San Francisco.
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Corinne Roosevelt Robinson: Focus for Effect But Look Beyond Your Own Special Interests
You have to focus for effect: making hard choices to drive a project forward. But if you only focus on your own needs you won’t have much of a life.
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MBA Sciences Honored as Promising Heterogeneous Computing Startup at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference
MBA Sciences Honored as Promising Heterogeneous Computing Startup at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference Mountain View, CA – May 14, 2012 – MBA Sciences (www.mbasciences.com) today announced it is featured as one of 16 promising startups MBA Sciences is pleased to be showcased as an exhibitor at in the Emerging Companies Summit 2012. The summit is
Steve Hodas’ Lean Startup 2013 Talk Offers Recipe for Re-Invigorating Intrapreneurs
Steve Hodas packs a lot of insight packed into this 15 minute talk from the Lean Startup 2013 conference. A recent conversation reminded me how much I enjoyed this talk and the savvy approach Hodas outlines for enterprise or large organizations who want to encourage innovation by partnering with startups and re-invigorating intrapreneurs and internal
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Don’t Ask Your Next Question Before You Learn From The Last Answer
When you are interviewing a prospect don’t ask your next question before you learn from the last answer. If they are not asking you questions it’s deteriorated into an interrogation.
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Circle the Chairs
When you put the chairs in a meeting in a circle you increase audience participation. Circle the chairs to create a roundtable that breaks the “we talk, you listen” dynamic.
Q: How Much Attention Should I Pay To Potential Competition?
Instead of looking left and right for potential competition, I would walk around the table and look at the situation from your prospect’s perspective.
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Q: Can We Launch First and Ask Customer Discovery Questions Later?
Don’t do a big launch before you have get answers to your customer discovery questions or you are running a very expensive test of your key customer and market hypotheses.
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Kent Beck and Don Reinertsen on Value of Storytelling
What follows is an exchange on twitter between Kent Beck and Don Reinertsen on Dec 12-2013 about their experiences as speakers at the Lean Startup Conference 2013 that I thought was worth preserving.
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–April 2014
A collection of quotes of interest and use to entrepreneurs: these quotes for entrepreneurs were identified in April 2014.
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Tools vs. Methods vs. Policies
Distinguish tools vs. methods vs. policies. Tools that support a range of methods and policies are much more useful a and much more likely to get used.
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Call to Action Examples
Here is a list of call to action examples for B2B software that you may find spur some ideas for your product.
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