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Putting an End to the Dark Ages of Local Businesses

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She entered you reservation by writing in a time slot in a paper calendar and you were in. We spent a year (2012-2013) building a merchant acquisition machine and all of the systems to support bookings, calendar integrations, location services, etc. The hostess worked from 4-10pm so you had to call during these hours.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

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I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever. But in 2013 it can also simply be, “Company X raises $2.2

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Framework Benchmarks

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March 28, 2013. write(HelloDbResponse.mapper.writeValueAsString(worlds)); } catch (IOException ex) { } } }); return response; }. Previous Everything about Java 8 March 26, 2013. March 2013 (2). January 2013 (2). About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Framework Benchmarks.

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13 New Year’s Resolutions to Work Happy in 2013

Startup Professionals Musings

Welcome to the New Year 2013! Write down five things you're grateful for each day before you start work, or before you leave the office at the end of the day, to retrain your brain to focus on the positive. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2013 a satisfying one. Keep track of your wins.

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10 Reasons Not To Write A Business Plan First

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is my edited summary of their ten principles, which I like and may convince you that you don’t need a business plan at all, or at the very least will help you write a better one later: A new venture is a means, not an end. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 11/06/2013. Are you having fun in your venture yet?

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SBIR/STTR Workshop

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Thursday, January 17, 2013 -- SBIR/STTR Workshop. Attend this workshop to learn how to write successful proposals to any of the 11 government agencies that run Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. You can then convert the funded research project into commercial business opportunities.

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Entrepreneur’s Don’t Think Enough. Here’s What You Can Do About It …

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I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013. Three years ago during Thanksgiving I told Nivi I would write down what I look for in an entrepreneur for a series of posts for VentureHacks. I was at the Lobby Conference a few weeks ago in Mexico. This week is Thanksgiving.