Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I’m sure all of you know one or more of the 200 or more young companies that are currently valued at one billion or more by investors and stockholders. These are popularly called “unicorns.” Some of the most well-known include Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat, Xiaomi, and Pinterest. What every entrepreneur is asking me these days, is “How do I get to be a unicorn?

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Brandanew

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When utilized in the most proper manner, a large community on Instagram for your brand can be a highly-effective visual advertising channel. Recent studies showcase that this platform can provide 25% more engagement with consumers when compared to other social media channels. This means that Instagram could be a prime channel for building your brand or e-commerce business.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2016

By Lou Casale, Head of Communications, Hiscox USA. More than one-in-three American workers today are millennials, and this year they surpassed Gen X to become the largest share of the American workforce, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by Pew Research Center. While many millennials have gone the more traditional route of working for an established organization, others have elected to start their own business.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 14, 2016

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Entrepreneurs are everywhere in Austin and Central Texas. Investment dollars are not. But Startup Angels, based in Washington, D.C., is trying to change that. And Leslie Jump, its founder, is coming to Austin next week to do a workshop to train high-net worth individuals how to be […] The post Startup Angels Brings its Workshop to Austin to Teach People to Become Angel Investors appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Starting your first company is always a huge leap into the unknown. You will learn a lot of things about the industry you’re jumping into, as well as about yourself as a business owner. But you can’t leave everything to chance if you’re thinking of starting an MSP (managed service provider) company. It can be a tricky business to start. But, for certain people, it can be a great business to start too.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 14, 2016

You’ve spent years working, day after day, at jobs that left you feeling uninspired, unfulfilled, and tired. You’re ready for a change. You want to be in charge of your own future. You want to have control over your days, and work on something you are passionate about and truly enjoy. You want to become your own boss. But how do you make this dream a reality?

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YFS Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When you're running a fast-paced business it's easy to slack off a little on social media.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2016

YC started accepting nonprofits a few years back. Every Demo Day, these teams are consistently among the most impressive startups presenting. In Aug 2015 I interviewed New Story to learn more about what they got from the YC experience. Earlier today, their CEO Brett Hagler shot me an update which I wanted to share. Accomplished since Y Combinator S15.

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YFS Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2016

If you're striving to make improvements in customer service, live chat is a no-brainer.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 14, 2016

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Venture capitalists invested $120 million in 24 deals in Austin in the third quarter, according to the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, based on data provided by Thomas Reuters. In Austin, venture capital deals and dollars are down 43 percent and eight percent respectively for the third quarter […] The post Austin Third Quarter VC Deals and Dollars Down with $120 Million Invested in 24 Companies appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 14, 2016

No One Cares How Many Followers You Have – How to Properly Measure Social Media Success written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pixabay. When social media first started being used by businesses, it was all about the numbers – the bigger, the better. Your performance was measured in follower counts or the volume of Likes, Shares, Retweets or Pins you could accumulate.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Two years ago I was invited to have lunch with this startup CEO that I had admired, who also happened to do vc on the side? Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Have you ever forgotten a password for a site? What about a security question? Have you ever spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to think of a password you can remember, but also complies with a list of arbitrary requirements (e.g. 7 uppercase letters, 4 special characters, etc.)? When these UX problems pop up, they cause friction. Friction that prevents new SaaS customers from signing up, friction that prevents loyal eCommerce customers from creating an account for next time, friction that

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I’m beginning to think tech’s biggest barrier right now is its lack of cross-training… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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Small Business Force

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Using the metaphor from the recent re-make of one of the greatest Westerns to grace a movie screen, “ The Magnificent Seven ,” let me introduce you to “The Magnificent Seven of Entrepreneurial Investment.” Here are the seven key criteria that most investors will look for when determining whether or not to make an investment in your business.

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