December 2011 Archive

Joe-zente
How the Best CEOs in Texas Joyfully and Consistently Win: Five Simple Decisions to transform Your Vocation into Your Vacation
Fast-forward 12 months.  The year is winding down and you’re reflecting on 2012.  The presidential election recently concluded and you are wondering if the new knuckleheads in Washington will continue ...
Ben Dyer Head
2012: The Year of Immobile?
The year 2011 was certainly the year of mobile.  The apps world exploded, and many developers are thriving in that space.   It was also the year in which content consumption ...
Landing Pages, Email Frequency and Social Media Conversion: For Further Study
  Every week I share with you the articles and posts from the world of online sales conversion that educate and inspire me. It is offered to you for further study. Subscribe ...
Ben Dyer Head
It’s Done, Right?
  A friend this week passed along to me the Cult of Done Manifesto, which was first “poted” on the linked blog in March, 2009.  Evidently proof reading was deferred to ...
Thom Singer
College Student Seeks PR Job – And Goes Beyond the Normal Path to Get Noticed
This Facebook Ad caught my eye.  I rarely pay attention to the advertisements on the right side of the page, but I had to click to learn more as I am always ...
Joe-zente
Applying the 80/20 Rule to Daily Tasks
by Blair Koch, TAB-Certified Facilitator/Coach, Denver, CO One tried and true time management tool is the simple act of making a daily task list. As elementary as this sounds, list making ...
Ben Dyer Head
Stickiness
Peter Drucker famously said: “the purpose of a business is to create a customer.”  However, in my travels through the investor scene I believe today the emphasis is more on ...
focus1
From idea to prototype–Focus Embedded provides electronic design services to start ups
Austin-based Focus Embedded started four years ago after a happy accident. Back then, a major semiconductor vendor ceased certain operations to support a line of video chips, and its customers became ...
Nell Edgington - Social Velocity
Preventing Social Change Burnout
Perhaps it is the nature of trying to solve the intractable, but social change leaders are heading for burnout. I see it more often lately. A nonprofit leader  gives me ...
james vinson small
V-Chain looks to success after making the ultimate sacrifice
V-Chain Solutions founders James Vinson and Tom Sweeney put their money where their hearts were to start their company in 2005, offering a unique blend of supply chain and Silicon ...

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Facebook went public on May 18, 2012 (Yesterday). Mark Zuckerberg and others with stock options ...
Wendy Covey Tips for a Tagline that Sticks
Brainstorm notes on hotel bar napkins. Conversations that take you so far down tangents you’ve ...
Bob Barker Breakout Strategies
The best time to evaluate the direction of your business is while it is ...
Image Black+cover.jpg Book For Graduates – FREE ON KINDLE THIS WEEK video
My publishing company, New Year Publishing, is hosting a promotional deal with Amazon.com which ...
Thom-Singer-150x150 Speaker for Austin or San Antonio Meeting
Lately I have been seeing more inquiries from meeting professionals who are looking for ...
Image Kathleen-Richardson_thumb.jpg Making the Connection between Online and Offline Analytics
This is a guest post by Katleen Richardson of Marketing AdvantEdge If you’ve been in ...
Nell Edgington - Social Velocity A Career Guide For a New Generation of Change Makers
Billy Parish and Dev Aujla’s new book, Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money and Community ...
mj-jolda Bagels by the Batch
What’s with all the hype about “Artisan Bagels” by Dunkin' Donuts?  Does anyone even ...
Hall_Martin-150x150 Understanding the deal from the Investor’s perspective
The entrepreneur and the investor both look at the same deal but they come ...
marc nathan Entrepreneur Events: OpenCoffee
Today’s OpenCoffee brought new and familiar faces to CoffeeGroundz.  For the uninitiated, OpenCoffee is ...