Startup: FounderVous

Nearly every entrepreneur has heard the refrain, "Get back to me when you have some traction,” while seeking funding. From an unsophisticated investor, this response might be a non-confrontational way of saying "No." However, when uttered by most Venture Capitalists (VCs) it conveys a desire to obtain validation of your venture's value proposition from dispassionate, objective third parties. In this context, your "value proposition" is defined as the utility you claim users will derive from your solution.

Via Cédric Giorgi

The language we use for startup stages (discovery, validation, customer creation, company building) is abstract. The lines are blurry. And if jumping ahead of yourself is the #1 cause of startup death[1], that’s a problem.

 

So here’s another way of thinking about the stages of a startup in visual terms using the business model canvas[2]. It’s based around three questions.

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The human brain processes visual information much faster and digests this type of content concurrently, whereas it takes more time to break text down. So, for many, it makes more than just sense to have your complex information delivered to your target audience in the most legible format...

Infographics make good use of brain’s ability to assimilate knowledge and information through the visual medium, making tough-to-crack-data appealing. Simply put, an infographic is a carefully composed collage of images, content, charts, stats, diagrams, animations & video to graphically represent information.

Infographics are used by various quarters such as educational institutions, acadamecians, businesses, newspapers, and just anybody who are serious about putting across their point in the most simplest manner. Infographics take different forms- venn diagrams, charts, timelines, maps and more. They are not merely a design or an image or random data; their purpose should be seen from every angle.

 

Visit the link to learn more about the process of creating infographics, how to implement online tools and resources, and best practices...

Via Lauren Moss

Guest Post Here are my three fundamental tips for B2B entrepreneurs, which are based on the lessons I have learned during my career.

Via Tom Denison

PageLever, a Facebook analytics company, which...

Via Marylene Delbourg-Delphis

Just about every founder thinks her or his startup belongs on the front page, but few actually know how to make this happen. Here are some tips.

Via Didier Roggeri

http://lvhelpgro.net/first-pass-at-business-canvas-create-a-commun

From: Alan Yoshioka 

Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Subject: first pass at business canvass

... my vision is you will take this and create a community driven enterprise that will pull together all of the entities in your chain to produce a community driven and supported entity that can highlight and educate ... showcase some unique technologies and let the creative juices of the chefs take the local production along with the production from the vertical farm and create unique uses and ideas ....

Best Regards,

Alan
www.UrbaForm.org

 

Via Rick Passo

"App developers have turned cellphones and tablets into powerful tools, spawning a multibillion-dollar industry but making huge sacrifices in the process."

The story of App developers goes mainstream with this NY Times article that describes well what the average App creators can expect. It's a story of entrepreneurship in a large scale: for one Instagram and a few lucky iShoots, there are hundred of thousands of Grimses, that couple which the NY Times interviewed who invested $200,000 to barely make $10k from their Apps over two years. Yet, as Stephanie Grimse puts it: “We either succeed and it’s awesome, or we fail and it was awesome while it lasted", summarizing the authentic spirit of entrepreneurs who enjoy the journey regardless of the destination.

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