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MAY 20, 2015

Anybody who reads the blog regularly will know that I’m long video. The best way to get across what your startup does is through video, too. Much has changed in online video and many startups are stuck in a metaphor created 5-7 years ago. The post What is The Best Way to Explain Your Startup? Stories are everything.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

And what’s up with this crazy new blog design? I look forward to being back to blogging next week. Have a quick view below for what is in store at our Upfront Summit – a little bit of LA startup energy and creativity. You disappeared? What the fork happened to you? Well … more on that next week.

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APRIL 17, 2012

In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” To me, LA will always be a creative hub for TV, film, music, video games and now technology.

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JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Startups Are for Doers. But trust me when I say that my observations across many startups (and other companies, frankly) is that not enough time goes into thinking. I have my best creative break-throughs this way. I’ve talked in the past about how I manage my own creative process. Board Meetings. Conferences.

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JULY 6, 2016

I even prefer to fund entrepreneurs who have experience some level of set-backs in their careers or startups because I think it brings a humility to decision-making that I find healthy. I talk about failure a lot because I think it can be tremendously instructive and I think that success without failure often masks underlying lessons.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 4, 2016

There are a number of podcasts aimed at entrepreneurship – Forbes recommended twelve in this article , including StartUp and the Pitch – but we’ve also found career inspiration in other programming that’s not specifically geared toward business. The post Where and When is Creativity Cultivated?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

She is trying to build a “creative economy” in South Korea and wanted to learn from some Americans what made us so innovative and what they could learn from us. Startup Lessons' In fact, the headline of one read, “How Putting $10m into uBeam illustrates everything that is wrong with tech investing today.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 19, 2024

By embracing strategic thinking and the lean startup philosophy, you can overcome entrepreneurial challenges and bring your vision to life. Embrace Lean Startup Methodology Traditionally, starting a business meant undertaking thorough planning, seeking significant funding, and developing a product in isolation from its future users.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

In a startup this is a mistake. In this instance I typically recommend that startups NOT hire a big, well-known PR firm. All too often I’ve seen senior PR people from big firms come in and pitch for new business to startups while having 22 year-olds who do all the work once it’s won. There is one carve out.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 17, 2024

Turning an idea into a sellable product takes grit, but limited budgets often require entrepreneurs to develop creative solutions that rely more on resourcefulness than cash. In the rocky economic climate of 2024, creativity fuels entrepreneurial success more than deep pockets. and more articles from the EO blog.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 2, 2016

815 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY - A former turn of the century era bank building that will soon house creative folks. Don't you just hate it when you own an old building made like no one makes buildings anymore in an up and coming area--and you've got no cool startupy/creative/tech tenants in it yet? I know, I know--we've all been there.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Are you in charge of marketing your startup? Your startup’s blog won’t do anything but take up your valuable time if you don’t optimize your articles. However, too much dependence on search engine optimization (SEO) could hurt the creativity of your content. SEO vs. creativity. What gives?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 26, 2024

At my core, I am a creative, and I love bringing original ideas to life. Entrepreneurship, fast growth, and change fed my creative itch. and more articles from the EO blog. The post From Startup To Life-Changing Exit – The 4 Secrets Behind Ruby Receptionists’ Amazing Success first appeared on The EO Blog.

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JUNE 20, 2013

While any exit in NYC is great, what makes this particularly special to those of us on this side of the river is that it was the first tech startup in Brooklyn to sell that was a) native, b) bought for what it did, and perhaps, more importantly, c) had a model whose idea was native to the ideals we promote in this community, namely creativity.

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Gust

OCTOBER 26, 2014

When someone asks me for the best way to fund a startup, I always say bootstrap it, meaning fund it yourself and grow organically. Despite all the focus you hear on external investors, over 90% of startups today are self-funded. Most startup founders already do this, rather than take a salary, to improve their offering.

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DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series on Startup Advice. If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a fan of starting businesses in a non-traditional way. They are often not as creative in shaping things, one of my core skills. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. Plug your holes.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Kristin Marquet, Founder, Tech/Analytics/PR Expert, Academic Finance Background, Marquet Media Kristin, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your journey to becoming an expert in the startup world, especially focusing on the intersection of digital marketing, health and wellness, and parenting?

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OCTOBER 31, 2015

Many people with ADD don’t work well in corporations & with bureaucracy, people with ADD have a bias towards action, people with ADD often speak up & take action and have strong bursts of creativity. I can’t write a blog post and then wait 3 days to publish. Of course you should go on your own journey of discovery.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 27, 2024

Have you seen the new study in Nature that “conclusively proves” remote work harms innovation and creativity? I teach clients how to integrate generative AI into the creative process. Generative AI revolutionizes the brainstorming process, suggesting ideas, offering data-driven insights, and playing devil’s advocate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

While you might want to launch a business because you want creative freedom, your friend may want financial success. If you let them control and manipulate you rather than controlling them, emotions can ruin your startup. Are your friends really suited to the roles you need in a startup ? Can your friendship survive?

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APRIL 20, 2010

I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. A few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. But I do have more insight into understanding your startup team. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team.

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MARCH 10, 2021

Thriving startup leaders also avoid mediocrity. Excerpt from Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success by Charlene Walters (McGraw Hill, February 2021). The post 4 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid appeared first on THE BLOG.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. Sam later decided he wanted to do a startup.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

During job interviews, ask them to showcase their creative problem-solving skills. Research suggests companies that conduct problem-solving sessions with teams that are at least somewhat fluent in creative tools and resources brainstorm at least 350 percent more ideas than their counterparts —and those concepts are 415 percent more unique.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Currently, 2D ranks as one of the coolest and most deliberately used types of animations among startups—and for very good reasons: It’s incredibly cost-effective when compared to its counterparts. The post 4 Trending animation styles to level up your marketing in 2022 appeared first on THE BLOG.

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APRIL 11, 2022

My company is Bread and we make ad creative super easy. We can debate your startup over e-mail and Zoom later. A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Alan. 5) Lastly, don’t flatter a VC.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Join entrepreneur groups online, like Linkedin “On Startups”, Facebook for Business, and use Twitter to find people with like-minded interests. Don’t forget the wealth of business blogs frequented by entrepreneurs and investors, where you make your interests known. Join online “dating” sites for business partners.

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MARCH 23, 2015

One of the questions we discussed is, “How much capital should a startup raise?” ” Fred & I are both in agreement that there is a tension between capital constraints and creativity. Blogging is like Venus Fly Paper. I have been blogging for years – even before BothSidesofTheTable.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Since I answer this all the time anyway I thought it might make an interesting blog post. When I was running startups I felt like a horse with blinders on because I was super focused on the content management market and ignored many other markets. Then I spent many years as a startup CEO. That’s true.

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JULY 12, 2011

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you. 2. Chris then discussed his time as founder and CEO of SiteAdvisor, his first venture-backed startup.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Contributed by Patrick Smith, founder and creative director of C2 Creative , a brand and design consultancy that generates big ideas for enterprise organizations, startups and leading brands looking to maximize their reach and impact. and more articles from the EO blog. .

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OCTOBER 19, 2014

Because the hundreds of millions that it takes to greenlight a theatrical film could never be absorbed by a startup and because they way we experience media & characters has evolved dramatically over the past 20 years to a point where the starting point for media is often digital, gaming or even graphic novel oriented.

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

Why it will revolutionize the way we shop, browse, and learn Source: openai.com/blog/chatgpt-plugins The electrifying launch and global adoption of ChatGPT has been amazing to witness. Moderation will also be essential — dangerous plugins exposing users to scams or misinformation are a huge risk for this new ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. He says that labels impede on your creativity, don’t allow experimentation and flexibility.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 16, 2018

Is your startup dying? Raising funds for startups is becoming more and more challenging. If you’re passionate enough about your startup, then you’ll have the courage to go through hardships and overcome all the challenges. Crowdfunding seems to be a miracle for startups, an easy way to get investment. They raised $2.6

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DECEMBER 26, 2011

2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation.

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