Sean Murphy Joins Fluxicon Advisory Board
Sean Murphy joins the Fluxicon advisory board. The firm offers Business Process Management with process mining of data from IT systems.
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Great Demo! Workshop on March 6 & 7, 2013
Create and Deliver Surprisingly Compelling Software Demonstrations “Do The Last Thing First” — the recipe for a Great Demo! This is an interactive workshop with Peter Cohan geared especially for you who demonstrate B-to-B software to your customer and channels. Bring a copy of your demo and be prepared to present it — we’ll help
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs–October 2012
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Evelyn Rodriguez Envisions a Silicon Valley Renaissance of Art & Culture
Evelyn Rodriguez envisions a Silicon Valley renaissance that blends a love of art, culture, place, and the divine spark alive and innate within us. Evelyn Rodriguez Envisions a Silicon Valley Renaissance of Art & Culture Among my other pursuits, I envision a Silicon Valley renaissance that brings a love of art, culture, place, and the
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The Best Bad Plan
You often must choose from alternatives that all have problems or to triage and identify where you efforts will have the most impact in a bad situation. Reconciling yourself to the “best bad plan” is a key skill for entrepreneurs.
Great Demo! Workshop on May 22-23, 2013
Create and Deliver Surprisingly Compelling Software Demonstrations “Do The Last Thing First” — the recipe for a Great Demo! This is an interactive workshop with Peter Cohan geared especially for you who demonstrate B-to-B software to your customer and channels. Bring a copy of your demo and be prepared to present it — we’ll help
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Great Demo! Workshop on Oct 9 &10, 2013
Create and Deliver Surprisingly Compelling Software Demonstrations “Do The Last Thing First” — the recipe for a Great Demo! This is an interactive workshop with Peter Cohan geared especially for you who demonstrate B-to-B software to your customer and channels. Bring a copy of your demo and be prepared to present it — we’ll help
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Your Startup Is Only One of Many Obligations
Your startup is only one of many obligations: don’t wait to reconnect with folks who have made a difference in your life. Your Startup Is Only One of Many Obligations “Fifty years of experience have taught me that admission to an academic hospital is not restful. I have stopped counting the patients who want to
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GroundFloorSV Leaving 2030 Duane Location Nov-30-2012
GroundFloorSV left their 2030 Duane Location Nov-30-2012. They initially indicated they would re-establish elsewhere but never did.
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Dr. Atul Gawande on Managing Complexity and Uncertainty
Managing complexity and uncertainty was the focus of Dr Atul Gawande’s commencement address at Williams College on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 (Reprinted in New Yorker as “Failure and Rescue“). The entire talk is worth reading and offers a medical case history as a compelling context for his points. “…the critical skills of the best surgeons
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Subsidizing Startups Does Not Produce Entrepreneurs
While subsidizing entrepreneurs may produce startups, subsidizing startups will not produce entrepreneurs.
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Hacker Dojo Relocates To 599 Fairchild in Mountain View
Hacker Dojo announced today that they are moving to a new home at 599 Fairchild Drive in Mountain View from their problematic location at 140A South Whisman Road in Mountain View. Hacker Dojo has found a new home, just 5 minutes away from our current location. The new building is bigger, better, and we’re excited to
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Recap of “Work For Equity” A Startup CEO Panel at SVCC 2012
If you missed our “Work for Equity” panel at Silicon Valley Code Camp 2012, Theresa Shafer and the four CEO’s on the panel had a lively conversation about what’s really involved in leaving your day job and striking out on your own or with partners.
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Changing Management’s View of an Innovation From “Probably Not a Good Idea” to “We’re Late”
The key to changing management’s view of an innovation from “probably not a good idea” is to assess the impact of metrics that they care about. At which point you are often told “We’re late.”
Three Insights from Walter Bagehot’s “Physics and Politics”
Three excerpts from “Physics and Politics” that highlight impact of rapid change, value of perseverance, and importance of collaboration.
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Innovation Often Obsoletes Assumptions, Political Boundaries, and Work Process
Innovation often obsoletes assumptions: when a business adopts a new technology to support a process it often changes political boundaries and alters existing relationships.
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Finding Silicon Valley in Two Passages from E. B. White’s “Here Is New York”
Two excerpts from E. B. White‘s 1949 essay, “Here Is New York,” that I thought were also applicable to life in Silicon Valley.
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The Benefits of Collaborative Writing, Interviewing, and Improvisation
Our collaborative writing approach has no backstage: clients see our ugly early first drafts, but this “wiki style” collaboration allows rapid iteration.
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Startups Should Focus on Impact and Innovation Before Growth
Growth is an outcome of impact. Focus on impact and innovation before investing efforts in growth. Once you have identified an opportunity to make an impact you can plan for growth.
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Amar Bhide: Start With Affordable Bets in Markets Too Small to Interest Large Players
In the “Origin and Evolution of New Business” Amir Bhide advises startups to start with affordable bets in markets too small to interest large players.
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