My Google London Campus Visit

I recently had the pleasure to checking out Google's London Campus, Google's space for entrepreneurs in Shoreditch, London. What a great space! Here you have access to programs like: a 10 week pre-accelerator program, Campus Exchange, industry connect, UX design, Campus for Mums, weekly mentoring, founders yoga and

Startup Weekend Paris Makers 2015 Edition Recap

So we got into Paris on thursday morning from Los Angeles, CA to  mentor at Startup Weekend Paris Makers Edition. I was fresh off of organizing Startup Weekend Conejo Valley the weekend before (check out our Video Recap here).

I headed straight to Be-Coworking once we set our luggage down to check out the space. I was blow away, the space is multi leveled with plenty of rooms to lock startups in for 54 hours.

Google's Don Dodge Interview with Jennifer Reuting

Google's Don Dodge Speaks with Jennifer Reuting Author of Limited Liability Companies for Dummies and Founder of MyLLC.com and DocRun.

MyLLC.com Joins Forces with Startup America Partnership

MyLLC.com, the nation’s leading document filing and business entity formation company specializing in LLC and Corporation formations in all 50 states, is proud to announce their alliance with the Startup America Partnership.

MyLLC.com

Start Up America Partnership

MyLLC.com, which has long been renowned for its education-based platform, intends to assist the Startup America Partnership through offering free advice, and discounts on business filings and business structuring to emerging and existing entrepreneurs from coast to coast.

Along with some of the world’s largest corporations such as Microsoft, HP, Cisco and Google, and non-profits including the National Center for Women & Information Technology and The National Venture Capital Association, MyLLC.com will serve as a valuable supplemental resource for entrepreneurs from the earliest stage of business development. “Since our inception, it has been our primary mission to educate entrepreneurs about the critical need for proper structuring and filing of their businesses, in order to ensure that their startups, their visions, and their labors of love are strategically and thoroughly protected,” says Greg Monterrosa, Vice President of MyLLC.com.

The Startup America Partnership, launched on January 31, 2011 with initial launch funds from the Case Foundation and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, was conceived as a means to encourage and support the innovation of American entrepreneurs. The Partnership will work hand in hand with the White House to contribute funds, develop new programs, and assist entrepreneurs as part of President Obama’s strategy to stimulate economic growth by creating quality jobs.

“MyLLC.com is thrilled to be a part of the Startup America Partnership,” says Monterrosa. “As a rule, MyLLC.com never misses an opportunity to promote high-growth entrepreneurship across the country. We know that every business in the world started with one person’s vision -- just one idea. It is our obligation as an educational company to ensure that the visionaries behind these ideas are well-informed about the proper formation and structuring of their companies so that they remain sustainable and continue to create jobs well into the future,” he adds.

In addition to its new alliance with the Startup America Partnership, MyLLC.com’s founder Jennifer Reuting is the author of the best-selling book Limited Liability Companies for Dummies™, now in its second edition. MyLLC.com also has partnerships with the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and works in conjunction with the University of Southern California’s E-Club to help educate emerging entrepreneurs.


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About MyLLC.com: MyLLC.com®, the authors of Limited Liability Companies for Dummies™ offers customers: complete entity formation, entity dissolutions/withdrawals, foreign qualifications, corporate compliance, free name checks, trademark searches and registrations,, registered agent services, and corporate supplies such as corporate kits, stock certificates and embossing seals. These services are available in all 50 States as well as the District of Columbia. For more information visit http://www.myllc.com/ or call 888.886.9552.



The Startup America Partnership is a movement - by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs - to help inspire and celebrate entrepreneurs, their firms and the people that join them. Launched January 31st at the White House in response to President Obama’s call to celebrate, inspire, and accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation, the Partnership is bringing together an alliance of major corporations, funders, service providers, mentors and advisors working to dramatically increase the prevalence and success of high-growth enterprises in the U.S. AOL co-founder Steve Case chairs the partnership and the Kauffman and Case Foundations are founding partners, providing initial funding and strategic guidance. For more information on the Partnership, visit http://www.startupamericapartnership.org/ and follow at www.twitter.com/startupamerica and www.facebook.com/startupamerica.

The story of Google employee #13

This is the story of Steve,  Google employee #13 . What a great read. Be sure to leave a comment on Steve's Blog. His methods of making things happen for yourself is an inspiration. Here is the link to the story

http://googler13.blogspot.com/2011/01/steves-story-googler-13.html

Steve and his Resume

The Real Life Social Network v2

Paul Adams with the UX team at Google put together this slide show. You can visit http://www.thinkoutsidein.com/blog/2010/07/data-behind-real-life-social-network/ to find out how he gathered the data.

The Real Life Social Network v2

View more documents from Paul Adams.

Develop your own Google App

Google lets you develop your own applications.

You do not need to be a developer to use App Inventor. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app's behavior.

Now your business can have its own app with google launch of App Inventor. This is made to be used with its android smart phones. Really forward thinking and cool of google.

Why Do People Friend and Follow Brands?

Why Do People Friend and Follow Brands?

Two separate studies have been released over the past week that show why people "friend" and "follow" brands on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

The first, from Google, looked at Facebook. The study found that 55 percent of Facebook users do not friend or "like" any brands on Facebook. Of those who do, 18 percent become a fan of one or two brands, 11 percent do so for three or four brands, 10 percent five to nine brands and just 6 percent ten or more brands. And why do they become fans?

25 percent to receive discounts and promotions
18 percent to show others they support the brands
10 percent because it's fun and entertaining
8 percent to hear new info first

The second study comes from ExactTarget and surveyed Twitter users ages 15 and up. They found that:

38 percent of users follow brands to get updates on future products
31 percent to receive discounts and promotions
30 percent to get updates on upcoming sales
28 percent to get a "freebie"

The writing is on the wall. Your top business social networking priorities should be to offer discounts and promotions, and to keep users informed about product releases and other company news that will benefit the user. This does not mean announcing a new CFO, but rather a new product line, an update to an exisiting product or news about how your products can help improve consumers' quality of life, for example.

Of course, discounts and promotions loom large. Build a value system with users by rewarding their loyalty with discounts and you are likely to see new fans and followers. And, don't stop at promoting this strategy solely on networks - make sure your website provides links to your network profiles and informing users that, by becoming a fan or follower, they can expect discounts and promotions. As always, set a strategy including well-defined limits. After all, you don't want to give away the store should a discount go viral.

Google wants to photograph your business

Google has taken it to a whole new level. In between attempting to photograph every book ever made, and every street, they'd now like to photograph your business (for free). No, really.


Do you own a business? Apply today for a Google photo shoot of your business. Pictures from the shoot will be added to your Place Page. and example of a Place page can be seen here.

To request Google to come out to your business to take pictures, you can go to

https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlemapsbusinessphotos/



Their photographers are currently working in select cities in the US, Australia, and Japan.

change..

our world changes at such a fast pace. I love it..