Original post by John Boudreau via Siliconvalley The London Summer Olympics have yet to start, but the windfall from the global economic sports behemoth has already been felt more than 5,000 miles away at La Pastaia restaurant in downtown San Jose, where tables filled up with hungry customers attending the recent U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials at […]
Original post by John D. Sutter via CNN (CNN) — Google’s first female engineer, Marissa Mayer, has made a career out of bucking expectations — and she did so once again on Monday by announcing she will leave Google to be the new CEO of Yahoo, the struggling company that once was Google’s main competitor. Know Yahoo’s […]
Original post by Derek Andersen via TC Editor’s note: Derek Andersen is the founder of Startup Grind, a 12-city event series growing around the world to help educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. He’s also ex-Electronic Arts, the founder of Commonred and Vaporware Labs. A recent email from an entrepreneur and complete stranger read: “We need to raise money. Who can you introduce us to?” I […]
Original post by Parmy Olson via Forbes A guest post by David Mytton All around the world, governments are spending time and money to figure out the best way to attract the attention of entrepreneurs. New startups are a great way to stimulate the economy because they are seen as innovative and exciting, create new jobs and […]
Original post by geographics Earlier this month Demos published a fascinating report on the hot topic of London’s “Tech City” cluster, which has been promoted by the government as a key growth pole for the UK. The report authors Max Nathan, Emma Vandore and Rob Whitehead, put the Inner East London cluster in the context of similar phenomena in New York and […]
Original post by Hackney Tech City is growing and needs good staff! Tech City: London’s dynamic technology hub Supported by Hackney Community College’s Apprenticeships for Tech City It started with Silicon Roundabout – the area around the Old Street roundabout which in recent years has become home to innovative technology companies. The industry has grown and […]
Original post by RocketWatcher Many startups aren’t executing against a documented marketing plan. I’ve heard loads of excuses for why a plan doesn’t exist. The 2 most common ones are that things are changing too rapidly to plan or the marketing plan is so simple everyone can track it in their heads. I’m not a […]
Original post by SUJAN PATEL via SearchEngineJournal If you’re a startup entrepreneur, chances are good that search engine optimization (SEO) is the last thing on your mind. After all, why should you worry about things like keyword phrases and backlinks when there are a hundred other items on your “to do” list, all clamoring for your attention? […]
Original post by Angie Chang via Forbes Recently The Atlantic featured an article addressing in part the nearly impossible feat for working mothers to have it all (or at least have it all at the same time). The major limiting factor is not a lack of imagination or ambition but often control over one’s own schedule. Running your own […]
Original post by Tara Hornor via marketingtechnews Growing your startup using LinkedIn is a “practice makes perfect” recipe. The key ingredient is, and always will be, to be helpful and useful to others first. Once you present yourself and your product, infuse yourself into the mix of LinkedIn. Study others. Spy their business needs and wants, and […]
Original post by JESSE BOUMAN via demeterinteractive In the movie Field of Dreams, Ray (Kevin Costner) walks through his cornfields and hears a whisper, telling him “If you build it, he will come.” This one, memorable line sums up the attitude of many developers (that I’ve encountered). If they build something, people will come and use it. But was […]
Original post by Daniel Melo via killerStartups Planning and implementing a marketing strategy may prove a challenge for many startups although seizing social media is essential if you want your startup to thrive. Today, thorough SEO strategies go hand in hand with social media components. By using social media to market your startup, you have at a basic […]
