Founder Night Out with Adeo Ressi. 6 TED Talks Every Entrepreneur Should Watch. TED.com is just about the best place to hang out online if you have a few minutes to kill. That's because it offers free recorded lectures given by brilliant people doing amazing things in areas including technology, entertainment, design, business, science, and global issues. And what's cool about it is the talks are tagged so if you're in the mood for something inspiring or funny, for example, you can get just the kinds of videos to do the trick. Here are a handful of insightful TED talks posted this year that every entrepreneur should check out. Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work Psychologist Shawn Achor doubles as a comedian in this talk, during which he says the lens through which your brain views the world shapes your reality.
"And if we can change the lens not only can we change your happiness, but we can change every single educational and business outcome at the same time," he says in this highly entertaining video. Drew Curtis: How I beat a patent troll. 'Don't Achieve Failure' by @ericries. Inside FI gives you exclusive access inside the training sessions of the Founder Institute. To get updates when we release new videos, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.
The Lean Startup movement has entered the zeitgeist of technology companies today - but what does it all really mean? Contrary to common belief, lean startups are about speed not costs, and according to Eric, “are driven by compelling vision, and are rigorous about testing each element of the vision. " Eric Ries is the creator of the Lean Startup methodology and the author of the popular entrepreneurship blog Startup Lessons Learned. In this talk from last year’s Silicon Valley Founder Institute, Eric outlines the lean startup methodology towards product development.
FI: Inside FI: 'Staying on the #Startup Rollercoaster' by @jillstelfox. Inside FI gives you exclusive access inside the training sessions of the Founder Institute. To get updates when we release new videos, follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Succsessfuly following a startup roadmap can feel like riding a rollercoaster. However, as Jill Stelfox explains in this video, you have to carefully plan a roadmap to avoid pitfalls so you aren't compelled to give up on “a rollercoaster that leads to nowhere.”
Jill is a successful serial entrepreneur, having run 4 companies and returning 1000x to her investors. She is currently the Co-Leader of the Washington DC Founder Institute. Jill will be hosting a free Startup Ideation Bootcamp in Washington DC tomorrow night, Thursday July 12th. In the talk below, Jill breaks down creating an overall company roadmap into funding, people, and corporate roadmaps, and gives advice for best practices along the way. 280 Must Read Books for Entrepreneurs | Under30CEO. 75 Essential Small Business Resources From 2010. Want to take your small business to the next level? Or maybe start your own business? We've researched dozens of ways for you to do just that by leveraging social media and technology. And here you'll find a comprehensive list of those resources, whether you're looking to incorporate new technologies like mobile credit card scanners or you want to update your business's website.
You'll find all of the small business resources we've produced in the past year broken down into categories like social media, productivity, marketing, tech and tools, geo-location and deals, HR and hiring, success stories and getting started. Social Media Take your social media presence beyond a simple Facebook Page or company blog. Productivity These posts will help you find new ways to stay on track, and be as efficient and effective as possible while working with contractors like designers.
Marketing Tech and Tools The web is full of tools that will help you get the job done — and many of those tools are free. The 75 Best Business Blogs of 2009. This is a blog post by Drea Knufken. What defined business in 2009? Bankers and bailouts, for one. The proliferation of social media. A radical shift in the ways we find and accept jobs. A redefinition of the real estate, credit, and media markets. In a word, 2009 was full of fluctuations. This year’s 75 Best Business Blogs cover a variety of categories, from accounting to SEO. Most importantly, they’re some of the highest-quality blogs in their respective fields.
ACCOUNTING 1. re: The Auditors Covers the business of the Big 4 accounting firms. 2. 3. 4. BUSINESS: GENERAL 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. ECONOMICS 14. 15. 16. ENTREPRENEURSHIP 17. 18. 19. 21. 22. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. FREELANCING 30. Young Successful Entrepreneur This entrepreneurially-focused blog, written by Gen-Yer Jun Loayza, describes one young entrepreneur’s journey from startup to success. Generation X Finance This useful blog covers financial issues that apply to Gen Xers. 34. 35. INTERNATIONAL 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Study Says People Make Better Decisions With a Full Bladder. Wondering when's the best time of day to make a big decision? Forget the astrology charts and drink a cup of coffee—or four. You make better decisions when you have a full bladder, or so says a study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
In one experiment, researchers from the Netherlands had participants either drink five cups of water or take small sips of water from five separate cups. After about 40 minutes—the time it takes for water to reach the bladder—researchers tested the subjects' self control. Participants were asked to make eight choices: each was between receiving instant gratification (or near instant) versus a larger—but deferred—reward. "You seem to make better decisions when you have a full bladder," said lead researcher Mirjam Tuk, of the University of Twente in the Netherlands.
So what's going on in the case of a full bladder prompting better decisions? Wondering what prompted Tuk to study the subject?