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Why Do So Many People Want to be Entrepreneurs?

Friday, 23 August 2013 by Paul O'Brien

I like to think we’re hard wired to forge our own path and build things. Imagine for a moment, your life as a child, untainted by education and experience. You built with blocks, you played through your imagination, and drew pictures – You were an entrepreneur. Only as you got older did you, as does everyone,

Published in Startups

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SXSW Panels are Coming!

Tuesday, 20 August 2013 by Paul O'Brien

On one hand, this, not ACL nor SXSW itself, but this, is my favorite time of year living in Austin. The time of year when the panel selections for the next SXSW have been opened to the public; revealing the thoughts, trends, and ideas bubbling around the heads of the brilliant and creative minds of

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Published in Conferences / Events, Industry

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e-Commerce Provider Comparison (WordPress edition): WP eCommerce, Shopp, or Woo Commerce

Saturday, 27 July 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Though my work tends to find me disruptive innovations, startups, and even yes, search, one of the most sought posts I’ve written is a mere audit of leading eCommerce platforms. A comparison of Shopify, BigCommerce, Volusion, Pinnacle Cart Written years ago, what the research led me to discover is that eCommerce is an industry desperately

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Working through Austin

Thursday, 11 July 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Home to PeopleAdmin and Indeed, Austin has a history with employment that’s intriguing to explore. Recruiting technology, in particular, seems to play a unique role in the city stemming, to some extent, from its culture of creativity, innovation, and just the right balance between work and life.

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Published in Austin, Insights / Research, Startups

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What is this Real-Time Marketing of Which You Speak?

Thursday, 20 June 2013 by Paul O'Brien

The pace at which business is moving is now; really, you’re already behind. In the brief second it took you to read that very statement, I’ve cost you (an opportunity cost granted) the time to focus on something else, relevant to your business, happening, right now. We’ve always been pretty capable of dealing with those

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Published in Advertising, Industry, Insights / Research

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Where Do I Find, Vet, and Engage with Rockstar Marketers?

Monday, 10 June 2013 by Paul O'Brien

A few FounderDating entrepreneurs recently fired up a topic discussion that every founder, startup, and business owner has had at some point in the early development of their idea; that very question, “how do you find great marketers?” – a question that comes up in public discussions more than a few times a week. So what’s the answer?

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RISE to the Occasion

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 by Paul O'Brien

RISE Austin kicked off yesterday and proves, once again, to be one of the pivotal events in Austin’s entrepreneurial economy. On the heels of President Obama’s visit to Austin, the timing of RISE is an intriguing contrast to the President’s goal of learning what makes Austin so incredible and successful. While he and the world

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