The Power of Focus And The Peril Of Myopia. Spannende Start-ups: Diese Unternehmen spielen 2012 eine Rolle - Internet. Vergrößern Foto: Computer BILD Google, Microsoft oder Amazon bieten ausgezeichnete Produkte und Dienstleistungen an, die Millionen Nutzer auf der ganzen Welt mit offenen Armen täglich in Anspruch nehmen. Doch diese Konzerne haben noch etwas gemeinsam: Tausende Angestellte, die den Laden am Laufen halten und permanent nach neuen Geschäftsmodellen suchen. Start-ups müssen auf diesen Luxus der bekannten Marken verzichten, oft bestehen die Jungunternehmen nur aus einem kleinen Kern von Mitarbeitern.
Und trotzdem schaffen es viele dieser Ideenschmieden, neue Angebote und clevere Dienstleistungen zu erfinden. Deutsche Start-ups vorn dabei Acht besonders vielversprechende Start-ups und ihre Geschäftsideen sehen Sie in der Übersicht. Positiv ist die hohe Dichte deutscher Start-ups auf dem internationalen Parkett, speziell Berlin entwickelt sich offenbar zu einer europäischen Hochburg für IT-Jungunternehmer. Premiuminhalt Acht vielversprechende Start-ups für 2012 Amen Vergrößern Worum geht es? Der Gründerszene Startup-Scanner – Chocotique, Artoporta, Gloveler, Larovo und Everbasics. Chaîne de lewebstartup. Navigate Your Startup To Success With The Startup Genome Compass - Startup Genome.
Berliner Hype-Startup: Ein erster Blick auf Amen. Das Berliner Startup Amen sorgte mit vollmundigen Versprechen für Aufsehen. Er hat die Voraussetzungen, um ein internationaler Hit zu werden. [Update] Nahm das im Stealth-Modus befindliche Berliner Startup Amen den Mund zu voll, als es mit Superlativen und Vergleichen wie “besser als Pornos” auf die Jagd nach Aufmerksamkeit ging? Mit dieser Überlegung war ich sicher nicht allein, nachdem ich mich mit den wenigen Informationsfetzen auseinander gesetzt hatte, die bisher über den von dem illustren Gründerquartett Felix Petersen (Gründer von Plazes), Florian Weber (erster Twitter-Entwickler), Caitlin Winner und Ricki Vester gestarteten Dienst bekannt waren. Auch dass Amen nur ein Scherz oder die Vorstufe zu einem anderen Produkt war, wollte ich nicht ganz ausschließen. Jetzt kann ich es. Denn gestern erhielt ich einen Zugang zur gerade angelaufenen geschlossenen Beta-Phase des Startups aus Berlin-Mitte.
Das Who-is-Who der Internetbranche ist schon dabei Amen ist ein Quora für Meinungen. 10 things I’ve never heard a successful startup founder say. I built this software for myself, and then it turned out a million people wanted it exactly how I originally envisioned it. After hiring a few people, being the CEO became a lot easier, and I was able to focus on high-level strategic plans instead of fighting fires. I wish we had spent less time talking to prospective customers before designing interfaces and writing code. The decision of whether to form an LLC, S-Corp, or C-Corp made a significant difference in my startup’s success. Selling the company was an easy decision, and everyone in the company was on the same page. We were so good at acting that our first few customers never knew we were a new company with no employees and buggy software.
Thanks to a software patent we filed, we never had a serious competitor. Our most effective marketing campaigns were the ones filled with buzzwords and non-specific claims. My lack of an MBA degree made building a company from scratch harder for me than for others. Let’s collect more in the comments! Studie belegt hohe Werbewirkung von CaptchaAds - Video Advertising. In einer aktuellen Studie der Hochschule Fresenius Köln, University of Applied Sciences, wurde in Kooperation mit Mitsubishi Motors Deutschland die Werbewirksamkeit von CaptchaAds untersucht.
Es wurde festgestellt, dass der Einsatz von CaptchaAds zu einer 72-prozentigen Wiedererkennung der Marke führt. Die in der Studie untersuchten CaptchaAds sind ein neues Online-Werbeformat der Bonner CaptchaAd GmbH bei dem Captchas mit hochqualitativer, interaktiver Video-Werbung (Advertising) kombiniert wird. Durch den Einsatz von CaptchaAds soll es möglich sein, die Marken- beziehungsweise Produktwahrnehmung einer Online-Werbekampagne beim Nutzer messbar zu machen und hinsichtlich ihrer Werbewirkung verlässliche Zahlen zu generieren. Die Studie hat die CaptchaAds nun auf ihre Werbewirksamkeit im Vergleich zu etablierten Werbeformen untersucht. Unterschieden wurde dabei zwischen Marken- und Produktwahrnehmung. Fred's Five Rules for Product/Market Fit. Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People & Powerpoint Deck. If you want a very quick primer on all the stuff nobody ever tells you about raising venture capital check out this video where Mark Jeffrey & I break it down on This Week in VC.
A summary of what we discussed is below: Not 100% in order of the video, but close. All of this is covered in more detail on the TWiVC video above (and much of it is covered in text on this blog on the “Raising VC” tab) 1. Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? No. If they did they would be in constant violation because VCs often see 3-4+ companies in every market that they operation. 2. Meet with one person from the firm – partner or associate. 3. 1 or more can attend first meeting depending on strength of your team. 4. 5. 6.
Bio of top 3 people in the company. You can vary from this but these are the key themes are the ones you need to cover. The “exit” slide is controversial but as I discuss in the video – necessary no matter what anybody else tells you. Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You. One of the most influential books of my career is The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clay Christensen. I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors. Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology” or “the innovator’s dilemma” without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. Let me start with Professor Christensen’s definition: “An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.” Professor Christensen uses real data from the disk drive industry to make his points.
Reading it felt like read a university book for an economics class and no wonder since he’s a professor at Harvard Business School. The thesis of the book is that incumbents in markets – especially large and well entrenched markets – seldom survive fundamental technology changes in their industries. SmallRivers Announces $2.1M Financing Round to Expand Paper.li Globally. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 11, 2011 – SmallRivers SA, creator of Paper.li, the leading social news publication application, today announced that it has raised $2.1 million in financing from Highland Capital Partners, SoftBank Capital and Endeavour Vision. In conjunction with the financing, Dan Nova of Highland Capital Partners and Ronald Fisher of SoftBank Capital will join the Company’s board of directors. “Paper.li has generated extraordinary traction since its launch, and we are thrilled to welcome these world-class venture capital firms as investors,” said Edouard Lambelet, President and CEO of SmallRivers.
“Our new partners will be instrumental in helping us to enhance our team, build strong partnerships with major service and content providers, establish operations in the US and Asia, and accelerate growth on all continents.” In addition, SmallRivers is planning to move part of its team from Switzerland to California. About Highland Capital Partners. 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches. I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person. Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error.Those who avoided just one of those errors stood out in the crowd.These are problems with the business concept or the founder’s attitude, not specific to raising angel money. You’re probably making a lot of these errors too. Not that I blame you! So for the next few weeks I’m doing a series on these mistakes and what to do about them.
Here’s the list: Invalid competitive advantages “Superior SEO” and “unique features” are not competitive advantages.Lacking an unfair advantage You need one killer advantage that no one on Earth can beat you on. There’s also this list, equally common but I didn’t feel the urge to write an entire blog post on each one: Unable to describe the company in 60 seconds. Hacking Venture Capital - Part I by Fred Destin on Prezi. Flowchart shows the startup business cycle.