RECRUITING FOUNDING MEMBERS
Headline — February 5, 2010 at 6:59 amThe ActSeed Community Platform is nearing completion. We will soon be inviting a limited number of beta users to join us as Founding Members of the ActSeed Community. In 2010, we will open our application to everyone. If you’re interested in being a Founding Member, please email us at FoundingMember@ActSeed.com.
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Funding Matters
How ActSeed Approaches Funding Matters
To understand where our mind is when we think about investment and funding, it’s helpful if we tell you where we’ve...
Oct 4, 2009 17:54
Labor Trends
No One Is Going to Pay You Just to Show Up
“Though unemployment is at a 25‑year high, work will eventually return. But it won’t look the same. No one is going...
Oct 12, 2009 12:08
Tips, Tools, Services
Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith
Back in December 2009, a good friend and fellow entrepreneur - Tom Leddo – recommended a book, called “Trust...
Feb 5, 2010 5:49
Planning & Preparation
Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan
Part Four of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson
In my previous article I provided an approach for creating...
Feb 2, 2010 12:17
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RECRUITING FOUNDING MEMBERS
The ActSeed Community Platform is nearing completion. We will soon be inviting a limited number of beta users to join us as Founding Members of the ActSeed Community. In 2010, we will open our application to everyone. If you’re interested in being a Founding Member, please email us at FoundingMember@ActSeed.com.
February 5th, 2010 | Headline | Read More
Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith
Back in December 2009, a good friend and fellow entrepreneur - Tom Leddo – recommended a book, called “Trust Agents“. This book is an excellent introduction to social media from both a conceptual and a practical application standpoint.
Tom thought it might be too remedial for me,...
February 5th, 2010 | Tips, Tools, Services | Read More
Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan
Part Four of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson
In my previous article I provided an approach for creating integrated functional strategies and goals. This article describes how to use these functional strategies and goals as the input to define operational metrics and create a financial...
February 2nd, 2010 | Planning & Preparation | Read More
Strategy and Goal Setting By Function
Part Three of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson
In my previous article I highlighted the importance of a structured planning process. This article includes tips on the mechanics for creating strategy and setting goals by business function. This exercise will create the level of...
January 17th, 2010 | Planning & Preparation | Read More
Organizing the Process and Assessing Your Environment
Part Two of a Five-Part Series by ActSeed’s Dan Jacobson
In my previous article I highlighted the importance of understanding the needs and interests of your audience targets. The next step is putting a process in place to develop and iterate your plan, including assessment of your business...
December 7th, 2009 | Planning & Preparation | Read More
Business Planning: What’s New? A 5-Part Series
“Results-Driven” Business Planning – New Perspectives for Success
As more Americans seek to create new businesses later in their career they might benefit from a refresher on the all important business plan. I’m writing this series of articles to guide people who have prepared some form of...
November 17th, 2009 | Planning & Preparation | Read More
ActSeed: What We Give You Now & What Follows
Smell the Sizzle now. Taste the Steak soon.
First, welcome to ActSeed! By reading this, you’re already participating in an innovative “community of common interest” that is dedicated to helping prepare great business ideas and connect the founders of those ideas with other people...
November 15th, 2009 | Featured | Read More
What’s Behind the Curtain at ActSeed?
What’s behind the curtain? Well, that depends on which side of the curtain you’re standing.
ActSeed’s forthcoming application sits at one of the most innovative intersections of social media and business. Our home page will continue to drive content that reflects leading thinking...
October 29th, 2009 | Featured | Read More
Ready, Shoot, Aim! …wait. That ain’t right.
Just because you have a proverbial silver bullet doesn’t mean you’ll hit your target.
Hunting an investor? A new market for your product? A new VP of Sales or an advisor with a career’s worth of expertise in marketing consumer software?
We all know the proper sequence is “ready, aim,...
October 18th, 2009 | Featured | Read More
No One Is Going to Pay You Just to Show Up
“Though unemployment is at a 25‑year high, work will eventually return. But it won’t look the same. No one is going to pay you just to show up. We will see a more flexible, more freelance, more collaborative and far less secure work world.” This was the cover story for Time Magazine on May...
October 12th, 2009 | Labor Trends | Read More
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RECRUITING FOUNDING MEMBERS
February 5, 2010 06:02
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Tip: Read “Trust Agents” by Brogan & Smith
February 5, 2010 05:02
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Operational Metrics and the Financial Plan
February 2, 2010 12:02
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Strategy and Goal Setting By Function
January 17, 2010 09:01
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Organizing the Process and Assessing Your Environment
December 7, 2009 14:12
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Joan Smith: I enjoyed the article and thanks because of posting such valuable front-page news. It is both valuable and communicative...
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