Peter Thiel gives 20 under-20 $100,000 to drop out of college
Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel is paying 20 of the brightest minds to drop out of college. He selected 24 students under the age of 20 to receive $100,000 to get business ideas off the ground instead of sitting in a classroom. Thiel, 44, has been his fortune from ventures like Paypal and Facebook. Read more... Laura Deming at 17 is the youngest Fellow.
Robert Scoble - Google+ - Zaarly's founder is someone every entrepreneur should meet…
Zaarly's founder is someone every entrepreneur should meet (and the service is awesome too!) +Bo Fishback CEO and founder of +Zaarly , is one of the most impressive entrepreneurs I've ever met. Listen to his pitch, passion, and strategy. Zaarly is altering the way people outsource simple errands and tasks. In March 2011 during SXSWi in Austin, Texas, Zaarly was beta-tested and introduced nationally in early May of the same year. "Zaarly is a hyper-local marketplace that is driven by buyers. With Zaarly, you can ask for anything and get offers from local people you trust.
MIT Sloan Management Review - The New Business of Innovation
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This innovative program empowers community colleges to support high-growth tech startups and entrepreneurs in their communities with seed-stage capital, high-impact mentorship, educational resources, and access to important networks. Visit Site Online interview, video series featuring personal lessons and insights from accomplished entrepreneurs, including tips, anecdotes, and personal characteristics. Visit Site Created by Make magazine, it’s the premier event for grassroots American innovation, celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science, and technology. A worldwide network of volunteer curators creating a comprehensive database of local startup companies and entrepreneurs.
Memo to CEOs: Stop Blathering About Innovation and Do Something
I have come to realize how much time is wasted teaching managers about the practical skills of innovation. It is the chief executive officer that needs the lesson. Everything else that is central to reaping the fruits of innovation emerges from this simple observation. It is a truth that is masked in rhetoric. It is impossible to find a CEO who does not speak the words of innovation. I often hear: “Innovation is the lifeblood of our business” or “We need to innovate to grow.” My colleagues and I did a survey of 87 U.S. product and service companies. Here are a few of the things we found. An innovation strategy counts. Focusing on high-risk—but higher-return—innovations matters. Innovation leadership is central to success. The CEO must be the innovation leader. The reasons we heard for the failure of new products or services include poor planning and execution, lack of understanding of market needs, and lack of internal support. Finally, words matter.
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Getaround
We imagine a world with fewer cars, without traffic jams, and less pollution. Join our rapidly growing movement! We're tackling a big problem: car overpopulation Our transportation system is inefficient and unsustainable. There are 1 billion cars in the world. Unfortunately we're set to double this in the next 10 years. Every car on Getaround takes 10 cars off the road. The average car sits idle 22 hours a day. On-demand carsharing marketplace Share cars with people nearby. In 2011 Getaround won TechCrunch Disrupt. Meet our founders Jessica Scorpio VP Marketing Our rainmaker. Sam Zaid Our North Star. Elliot Kroo VP Technology Our local. Our team in sunny San Francisco We're dedicated to changing the way the world experiences cars using mobile software and hardware technology designed and built in San Francisco, California. Marissa Mayer Shervin Pishevar Mike Arrington Ashton Kutcher Visit AngelList for more info on our team and investors!
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As 5 Lições Empreendedoras do Xadrez
Um belo dia resolvi que tinha que aprender um pouco de xadrez porque todos me dizem que é um jogo que desenvolve o pensamento analítico e estratégico, pontos importantes para minha profissão. Fora isso, sempre tive uma raivinha porque era o único jogo famoso que eu não praticava com estratégia ou intenção. Minhas jogadas eram sempre aleatórias ou reativas (que é bem diferente de jogar na defesa). Assine nossa newsletter Receba ferramentas de gestão gratuitas toda semana! Comecei a fazer aulas, li o livro do Kasparov, maior jogador de todos os tempos, joguei algumas partidas, e hoje vim compartilhar as 5 maiores lições que aprendi aplicáveis à empreendedores, startups e demais (como eu e você 1. Se você não sabe o que quer no jogo, não vale nem a pena começar. [youtube lhTsGPp2lZ0] Isso tudo nos leva à segunda lição… 2. Muitas vezes estou num lugar com amigos e um me chama no canto, conta 5 minutos de alguma história da sua empresa e quer a melhor solução. 3. 3. 5. Mesma história. Abraços!
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Você precisa acertar no seu projeto antes de decolar. Para isso, erre. Mas erre com critério, testando e aprendendo dentro do mercado. Sobre a ideia, você sabe como é, de um jeito ou outro ela aparece na sua cabeça. Pode vir da observação sistemática de determinada situação; pode ser uma necessidade pessoal que também é de outros; pode ser um click criativo ao andar pela praia. O melhor jeito de tirar a ideia da cabeça e colocá-la no papel você já conhece: BMG – Business Model Generation, aquela metodologia trazida à baila por Alex Osterwalder. Agora, tenha muito claro em mente que este canvas representa apenas um roteiro de ficção. O melhor jeito para tirar uma ideia do papel é colocá-la no mercado me foi ensinado por uma figura gente-boa do Vale chamado Steven Gary Blank. A vida de Blank foi construir negócios próprios e ajudar outros a construírem os seus. O fato é que a empresa que você projetou nunca (isto mesmo, nunca!)
