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		<title>Bizarre laws that stand in the way of innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you think of the U.S., you often think of the word &#8220;opportunity&#8221;.  For hundreds of years, people have immigrated to the U.S. because it was the &#8220;land of opportunity&#8221;.  That isn&#8217;t to say that there aren&#8217;t many hurdles &#8211; you need an idea, skills, drive, sometimes capital, a dash of luck, and that is just the tip of the iceberg.  But generally speaking, with enough of those ingredients you stand a chance of being successful.
You also need to be conscious of the laws that apply to your business.  If ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/967</link>
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		<title>Misaligned incentives part 2: this time it&#8217;s dangerous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I wrote about the problems of &#8220;misaligned incentives&#8221;.   The focus of that article was on the sales compensation models of inside sales reps, and the importance of aligning the company&#8217;s objectives with the compensation plans of its salespeople.
Another example of misaligned incentives has come up in the last 2 days in a story that has been widely reported in the tech press.  An Airbnb customer used the service to rent her house for a week to a visitor, and when she returned her house was destroyed ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/955</link>
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		<title>Align financial incentives to achieve the desired result</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make: we own a timeshare.
Now before you berate me for having no business sense in buying a   timeshare, let me say that it is with one of the best hotel brands in   the world, we bought in a location that we intend to use every year (as   opposed to buying as an investment, or to trade into other properties),   we&#8217;ve been very happy with it and after six years have no regrets with   our purchase.  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/938</link>
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		<title>The world is upside down: Google&#8217;s smart product launch strategy and Apple&#8217;s misstep</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a world where Apple can do no wrong and Google has had some product flops, this week their roles have reversed.
Google launched its most ambitious social initiative yet with Google+. It is getting very good reviews from GigaOM, TechCrunch, Mashable and others.  Due to &#8220;insane demand&#8220;, Google had to shut down invites to manage a slower rollout.   (Even further proof that the world is upside: one of the original Apple Macintosh designers was the lead designer for Google+).
Beyond the smart design though was also a smart strategy.  First, Google ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/921</link>
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		<title>Public service announcement: you&#8217;re never done innovating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now seems like a good time to remind you that you can&#8217;t ride on your past accomplishments for very long.  If you aren&#8217;t working to stay ahead of the curve, your company is going to be left behind.
Years ago I was bemoaning to a friend about how I had missed the opportunity to invest in BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM).  They were on top of the world.  Now app developers are leaving them, and everyone believes they are dead.
This shouldn&#8217;t be shocking, especially to those people that study and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/902</link>
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		<title>Groupon is only the first chapter in the new marketing wave</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I must admin that I&#8217;ve been baffled by Groupon&#8217;s success.  I&#8217;ve been a member for probably 6 months and only bought one Groupon &#8211; a discount to a dry cleaner that i already use, which I&#8217;m sure they were thrilled about.
Basically Groupon aggregates local email addresses &#8211; they are an  intermediary.  In a world where every industry is constantly being  disintermediated, why are we heaping praise on a new intermediary?
I could care less about the witty writing &#8211; I never read it.  I guess it makes for some ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/869</link>
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		<title>The significance of LinkedIn&#8217;s &#8216;Apply&#8217; button that no one is talking about yet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s something big about LinkedIn&#8217;s recent news that no one is talking about yet.
According to a report, LinkedIn is expected to announce their &#8220;Apply with LinkedIn&#8221; button (via GigaOM).  It enables companies to place a button on their websites and online job postings so that applicants can apply by submitting just their LinkedIn profile, instead of needing to fill out a separate application.  This is a great idea, and I&#8217;d be shocked if there wasn&#8217;t significant adoption of this feature, especially among professional services businesses.   In one action, LinkedIn (1) ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/855</link>
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		<title>The risks of user feedback</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To seek user feedback, or not to seek user feedback&#8230; that is the question.
Of course, I&#8217;m not talking about getting user feedback after you launch your product &#8211; you&#8217;d be crazy not to listen to what your users are telling you then.  I&#8217;m talking about getting user feedback on your idea before you build it.
There is a common saying: &#8220;build what people want&#8221;.   You can&#8217;t really argue with that.  The hard part is figuring out what people want.  It seems like a sound strategy to talk with potential customers about ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/844</link>
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		<title>Dear companies: stop changing the definition of &#8220;ownership&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumers are frustrated.  As innovations lead us to newer, better, faster, more powerful products and services, we keep finding a disparity between our purchase of those products and services and the rights we have to them.
Google and Amazon both recently announced online music &#8220;lockers&#8221; that allow consumers to upload music &#8211; that they have legally purchased &#8211; for backup purposes and to stream via a web browser or mobile app.   But the music labels think they should be paid to allow this type of service.   As a result, ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/829</link>
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		<title>7 Reasons why capital raising needs to innovate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By @RoccoTarasi
In the last month the SEC has said that it will consider changes to certain capital markets regulations, including:
1. Raising the 500 shareholder threshold that triggers a public disclosure of financial results (and usually results in a public stock offering);
2. Adjusting the ban on general solicitations that prohibit or restrict publicizing share offerings; and
3. Allowing some form of crowdsourcing to raise smaller amounts of capital from a larger group of investors.  (via Mashable and VentureBeat)
Changing these and other rules are long, long overdue.  Our capital markets operate under some ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.innovationminute.com/index.php/archives/809</link>
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