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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Wendy Covey 5 Core Steps in the PR Marathon
As businesses continue to tighten budgets and work to do more with less, decision ...
Image conan-obrien-2-202x300.jpg How Perceived Failure Can Be a Blessing in Disguise
“A perceived failure can be a catalyst for profound reinvention.” In Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, ...
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Houston startup enthusiast, Jeff Reichman the founder of January Advisors has a great idea: ...
jason-cohen How to convince a startup to hire you
By Jason CohenThis is part of an ongoing startup advice series where I answer ...
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The Houston Technology Center (HTC) serves as the nexus of new ideas, technological innovation ...
Ben Dyer new 1-23-12 Bring Me the Trophy or Bring Me the Steering Wheel
That was the motivational message given to NASCAR driver Kurt Busch by his team ...
marc nathan SXSW 2012 Schedule
SXSW Interactive is only a few weeks away, but as anyone who has ever ...
Thom Singer Asking Better Questions
I was inspired by a post by Joan Eisenstodt on the "Meetings Focus Blog" ...
Nell Edgington - Social Velocity A Contest to Help Your Nonprofit Manage to Outcomes
I’m excited to announce something a little different on the Social Velocity blog: a ...
Image kingphoto-300x227.jpg Would MLK Disagree with MLK Day?
Today we commemorate the birth of one of America’s greatest heroes—Dr. Martin Luther King ...