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Many Entrepreneurs Suffer From the Peter Principle

Marty Zwilling | Posted 01.04.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Peter Principle, Business, Entrepreneur, Employee Communication, Successful Start-Up Tips, Start-Up Businesses, Start-Ups, Small Business News
Marty Zwilling

Most people think that the Peter Principle (employee rises to his level of incompetence) only applies to large organizations. Let me assure you that it is also alive and well within start-ups.

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The Business of Blogging

Mina Zaher | Posted 12.19.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Start-Ups, King Road's Rock, Commercial Blogging, Uk Tech, Blogging and Prs, Prs, Chelsea, Blogging, UK Media, UK Tech News
Mina Zaher

Last Christmas, I decided to go it alone and remove myself from the commercial arena. I decided to start my own blog and keep it fun. Little did I realise, I was about to enter the competitive playing field that belonged to the PRs. This time, it was their game.

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Decline and Fall: The UK's Shocking IT Education Record

Dan Barker | Posted 12.19.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Eric Schmidt, Uk Tech, UK Education, ICT Education, Ofsted, Start Ups, Uk Teachers, Uk Schools, Michael Gove, UK Tech News
Dan Barker

I left school in 2007. In my entire time at secondary school, I had around 30 hours of computer education, concentrated between the ages of 11 and 12. I was not offered computing as an option at either GCSE or A-Level. Looking back now, it's only because of my learning outside of school that I can do my job today

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The 'Geeks' Are Coming

Jamie Tolentino | Posted 12.13.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Jamie Tolentino, War of the Words Open Mic, 'Geeks' Are Coming, Web Entrepreneurs, Web Developing, Mark Zuckerberg, Start-Ups, Coding, Uk Tech, UK Tech News
Jamie Tolentino

I believe that 'geek' will become the norm, not the exception. So we have to skill up accordingly.

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Goldman Raises Hundreds Of Millions To Invest In Start Up Hedge Funds: Report

Posted 11.30.2011 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, Goldman Sachs, Video, Hedge Fund Traders, Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund Managers, Start-Ups, Business News, Goldman Sachs Investments, Goldman, Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund, Business News

Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has raised $600 million from clients such as pension funds, wealthy families and large institutions for a new fund that would...

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Raise Cache: An Exemplary Display of Fashion Tech in New York

Carrie Hamerslag | Posted 11.29.2011 | Style

Read More: Technology, Fashion, Start-Ups, New York, Style News
Carrie Hamerslag

The tech fashion show was a beautiful display of New York's ability to bring fashion, technology, art, and culture together under one very large roof.

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Creative Spaces are Flourishing Everywhere, but it's Communities That Can Make the Impact

Bryce Keane | Posted 12.30.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Creativity, Digital Media, Uk Tech, Advertising, Movember, Start-Ups, Silicon Roundabout, UK Business, UK Tech News
Bryce Keane

The idea for Digital Sizzle was born one Saturday afternoon on the rooftop of The Queen of Hoxton pub in Shoreditch. A start-up project manager with experience in both the Cambridge and London tech scenes, a web designer and a digital PR guy that sat down and wondered if there was a way to make a real contribution to this community? How could we create a space to share stories, work, lessons and laughs? We decided on something as simple as the common BBQ.

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Rachel Tepper

D.C. Company Mixes Fashion, Charity To Benefit Homeless

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.04.2012 | DC

Read More: Clothing, Video, Washington Dc Charity, District of Columbia, Dc Impact, Start-Ups, Clothing Donations, Homeless Shelters, Homeless, Twice as Warm, Good News, DC News

WASHINGTON -- When Brian Lieberman began volunteering at area homeless shelters, he noticed a serious problem with many items of donated clothing. The...

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Ed Vaizey: London Beats Silicon Valley, Gaming, Cloud-Computing Is The Future

Melanie Hick | Posted 01.07.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Silicon Roundabout, Uk Technology News, Start-Ups, Uk Tech, Science, Silicon Valley, Internet Week Europe, Gaming, UK Tech News

London has the talent and lifestyle to lure investors, and businesses, away from Silicon Valley to the UK, says Ed Vaizey. The minister for Culture...

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Too Many Startups, Too Little Cash

Posted 12.30.2011 | Business

Read More: Tech Start-Ups, Video, Angel Investors, Start-Up Funding, Start-Up Businesses, Start-Ups, Technology News, Venture Capital, Technology, Venture Capital Firms, Silicon Valley, Business News

SAN Francisco (Sarah McBride) -- Venture capitalist Bill Gurley has noticed something new this autumn: a big jump in the number of what he calls "...

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Internet Week Europe - the Place to Share Inspiration

Penelope Shaw | Posted 12.27.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Berg, Inspiration, Lovie Awards, Entrepreneurs, Internet Week Europe, Start-Ups, Matt Jones, UK Tech News
Penelope Shaw

A blinkered, head-down approach will get the job done, but now is the most opportune time to think creatively. There's never been a stronger argument for standing out, and for taking a considered, measured step outside of your usual parameters to achieve this.

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Foursquare Set To Open London

The Drum | Melanie Hick | Posted 12.07.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Social Media, Tech, Uk Tech News, UK Technology, Social Life, Foursqaure, Start-Ups, UK Tech News

Foursquare is set to open a UK office. The social media outfit is expected to open a London office by the end of the year in an effort to develop bett...

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IT Takes On The City: Silicon Milkroundabout Aims For Top Graduates

Melanie Hick | Posted 11.26.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: UK Education, Uk Tech, Tech News, Uk Technology News, Silicon Roundabout, Universities, Start-Ups, UK Tech News

London's Silicon Roundabout is taking aim at the City's recruitment "milk rounds" to entice UK graduates away from a career in banking and towards the...

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Do 'Shopping And Babies' Start-ups Give Female Entrepreneurs A Bad Name?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 11.21.2011 | Women

Read More: Poll, Women-Owned Business, Start-Ups, Women Entrepreneurs, Tech Start-Ups, Startups, Women in Business, Female Entrepreneurs, Career & Money, Women News
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

Are start-ups that cater to the female consumer damaging the credibility of women entrepreneurs?

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The UK’s Silicon Valley: Is It a Roundabout? Does it Exist?

Flickr | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.06.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Old Street, Manchester, Tech, Gadgets, Bristol, Start-Ups, Uk Tech, Cambridge, Silicon Roundabout, UK Tech News

Silicon Valley has been the catch-all name for the US’s entire high tech industry since the first semiconductor businesses moved into the Santa Clar...

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Top Five Great London Start-ups: Fashion, Loans, Poularity and Power

Melanie Hick | Posted 11.07.2011 | UK Tech

Read More: Tech, Electricity, Social Life, Start-Ups, Uk Tech, Online Banking, Gaming, London, Silicon Roundabout, UK Tech News

Using the scientific measure of 'things we like', we have combed through the mass of start-ups in London and the UK to come up with five start-ups you...

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Start-up Memoires: Your Worth & The Absolute Fabulousness of Start-ups

Louisa Leontiades | Posted 11.04.2011 | UK

Read More: Business Consultancy, Karen Adamedes, Absolutely Fabulous, Value, Worth, Start-Ups, Online Business, Negotiation, Price, UK News
Louisa Leontiades

I started a business. It made me want to drink copious quantities, smoke myself into oblivion and hit my head against a brick wall. Instead I wrote a ...

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Start-up Memoires: Business Risk & Beyond Planning

Louisa Leontiades | Posted 10.24.2011 | UK

Read More: Planning, Online Business, Business Risk, Ethics, Financial Risk, Start-Ups, Financial Planning, UK News
Louisa Leontiades

I started a business. It made me want to drink copious quantities, smoke myself into oblivion and hit my head against a brick wall. Instead I wrote a ...

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Urban Engines -- American Cities Must Grow

Greg Selkoe | Posted 06.11.2011 | Politics

Read More: La, Census, Gregory E. Selkoe, Economics, Zoning, Chicago, Urban Planning, Ethnicity, Non-Profit, Boston, Sexual Orientation, US Census, Inventions, Innovation, US Economy, Future, Policy, Business, Columbus, Race, Government, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Greg E. Selkoe, Development, Universities, Detroit, Greg Selkoe, Start-Ups, Invention, City, Innovation Economy, Census 2010, US Cities, New York, Creative Economy, Competition, San Francisco, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneur, Cities, Diversity, 501-c3, Selkoe, Politics News
Greg Selkoe

My name is Greg Selkoe and I am an entrepreneur. This is a phrase I am proud of and no matter what the activity, whether it was when I worked at City ...

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Diary Of A Start-Up Winemaker: Still Fighting Prohibition In 2011

The Daily Meal | Posted 06.05.2011 | Food

Read More: Winemaker, Start-Up, Wine Diary, Prohibition, Start-Ups, Winemaking, Food News

With a vineyard planted in the "unproven" wilds of wheat country outside The Dalles, Ore., Scott Elder and Stephanie LaMonica struggle to promote thei...

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The 'Gilt' Of The Contemporary Art World Launches

Jessica Menda | Posted 05.29.2011 | Arts

Read More: Chris Vroom, Sales, Dailycandy, Start-Ups, Guggenheim, Contemporary Art, Artists, Collectors, Online Shopping, Catherine Levine, Comcast, Artspace, Arts News

Similar to the concept of members-only sale sites such as Gilt and Ideeli, newly-launched Artspace is set to take the contemporary art world into the ...

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SXSW Interactive: Banks -- Innovate or Die!

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Ankinnovation, Movenbank, Start-Ups, Citibank, Smartypig, Banks, Engagement Banking, Innovate or Die, Sxsw 2011, Lendingclub, Banksimple, Business News
Brett King

South-by-Southwest's Interactive sessions in Austin, TX are a major creative and customer-focused experience. The amount of networking that is taking ...

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Selling Your Business? 3 Tips for Entrepreneurs

Scott Edward Walker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Cap, Entrepreneurs, Selling Business, Cap on Liability, Investment Banker, Ceos, Start-Ups, Loi, Venture Capital, Investors, Business News
Scott Edward Walker

Selling a business can be a very difficult and emotional experience, particularly for first-time entrepreneurs. I thought it would be helpful to share three tips in connection with selling your business.

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Going Amish

Andy Ellwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Geeks, Social Media, Technology, Jerry Maguire, Sxsw, Austin, Start-Ups, Technology News
Andy Ellwood

The potential is here at SXSW to see the birth of an idea that may change the world, but only if we remember what matters to people beyond the Austin Convention Center.

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Video Interview: Brian Rothenberg of SkillSlate

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Roadmap, Culture Trends, Nyc, Start Ups, Business Leaders, Web Culture, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

The Roadmap is a weekly show by founders Zev Mo Green and Ramon B. Nuez Jr., where they interview NYC-based companies and business leaders. They a...

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