News reports about the National Security Agency (NSA) collecting data from tech companies are a reminder for startups to maintain consumer loyalty with a clear privacy plan, and to be transparent about how that customer data is used. The NSA collects data from the digital networks of nine US Internet companies, including Google and Facebook,…
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These days, being “rich and famous” isn’t just about penning the top song on the radio or starring in a blockbuster film. Now, it’s about investing those profits in a stellar underground tech startup and doubling your net worth when you help break it into the mainstream. Is this rare? Hardly. After all, Bono made…
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Forget everything you’ve heard — you don’t have to be a big-name brand or Fortune 500 company to land a stellar intern. In fact, students crave the startup work experience that provides access to valuable projects, passionate innovators, and fast-paced learning environments ideal for students looking to gain hands-on experience. That said, finding interns who…
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We started Modify Watches in 2010, after graduating from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. During school, I had worked on a sustainability business, Refill Revolution, which is now part of True2O.com. I was fortunate to take a course from Steve Blank and Eric Ries titled “Customer Development in High-Tech Enterprises.” I’m still not sure…
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In typical companies, it takes 12 to 18 months for a team to “click”: to harmonize and fully trust each other so they’re operating at peak performance, says Paul Burgess. When team members take his Instinctive Drives test, learn their four instinctive drives, and get a bit of coaching, it takes 4 to 6 weeks. “99.9…
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Free advice is often worth what is paid for it – nothing. Advice that is highly valued obviously will carry a higher price tag. But how to calculate the value of advice is challenging. Early-stage startups have an even more difficult time as they typically do not have any money to pay with, so they…
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This article is for all those “wannabe” entrepreneurs who have not yet been able to start their journey. Most of the successful entrepreneurship stories you hear are always over-glorified. The story has an entrepreneur, or a couple of them, who start out in a garage, and there is barely food to eat. They work under…
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Almost everyone has startup advice to offer these days – from the media to your grandparents. But the same advice doesn’t apply to everyone; every startup is different. If this were a science, we would have figured it out already. With that in mind, we asked entrepreneurs what common startup advice they disagree with. Here…
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Over the last several years, startups have popped up all over the job market. While this is great for the entrepreneurial-minded, and those professionals searching for a creative work environment, large companies like Yahoo! and Google are faced with their employees leaving to join the startup world. Startups can appeal to people who want to…
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Will you be working this weekend? It’s one thing for founders to stay home working on a sunny Saturday. But sometimes, team members need a little extra motivation for that Saturday workday – or even late Wednesday afternoon. We asked entrepreneurs: how do you keep your team motivated? Here are some of the best responses….
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Running a startup gives you a crash course in everything from customer development to figuring out how to work at Starbucks without getting kicked out. We asked startups: what’s the hardest lesson you’ve had to learn? The insights varied, from marketing and funding to more personal lessons about community and failure. Here are some of…
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For the past week or so, I’ve been doing a 5-minute morning meditation to set goals for my (personal) day. I wondered: can this same tactic be applied to business? I was inspired by the idea of “setting an intention” in yoga. At the beginning of class, teachers often ask you to take a moment…
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As you’re doing your planning for the Memorial Day weekend, consider some of your healthier options. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 35.9 percent of American adults, age 20 years and over, are considered obese. While the number has fluctuated over the last decade, the truth is that what Americans eat, and how…
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For tech employers, finding the right candidates to fit open positions can be tough. Plenty of technology analysts and education experts have pinned down the problem as a skills gap. So how can employers compensate? The answer may lie in geography. The infographic below includes data from RemarkableHire, a platform that uses social evidence to…
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I was fortunate early in my career to get some valuable, but simple advice. I don’t remember where it came from – probably from some motivational speaker or maybe the Dale Carnegie Course, since I spent my first few years out of college immersed in personal development. The advice is embodied in ten words, 20…
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The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and email…
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