YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2016
Technology has changed business. In 2016, companies don’t just have to worry about what they offer physically, but also their digital presence. The tech bubble has brought about all kinds of new businesses. New technology for smartphones and computers have changed how businesses operate in the new decade. This has changed how companies must operate.
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2016
You’ve always wanted to start a business. You’re tired of working for someone else, and you’d love the flexibility and responsibility of running your own company. The trouble is, you don’t have a whole lot of starting capital—or any, for that matter. Which probably means you’re out of luck, right? Wrong! Here are 26 businesses that you can start virtually free (and those that aren’t completely free are quite low-cost).
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YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2016
By Aaron Boggs, president of RevLocal. For small business owners, keeping up with the latest and greatest strategies can be a daunting task – and digital marketing for one, is often rife with confusion and missed opportunities for local businesses. A recent study we conducted found that 75 percent of local businesses say they are investing in local search marketing, yet only 44 percent are tracking the effectiveness of their strategies.
ConversionXL
AUGUST 1, 2016
As a digital analyst or marketer, you know the importance of analytical decision making. Go to any industry conference, blog, meet up, or even just read the popular press, and you will hear and see topics like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics everywhere. Because many of us don’t come from a technical/statistical background, this can be both a little confusing and intimidating.
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
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2016
Despite families and businesses both being complicated separately, people consistently want to fuse the two. This is an obvious recipe for disaster, but it can also be a unique opportunity for success. Family members will have the same incentive to see the business do well. It only makes sense to hire them, right? However, this logic doesn’t carry over to all business types.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2016
After many years of working with angel investors seriously trying to find new ventures worthy of their hard-earned money, I find their frustration often exceeds that of entrepreneurs sincerely looking for financial help. That’s a lose-lose situation, so I’ve given a good bit of thought to how every entrepreneur can improve their odds, and keep investors less frustrated at the same time.
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2016
by Wendy Dessler, Super-Connector at OutreachMama. In the past people thought of a modern city as one that could be compared with New York or London. Because of increased innovation and technological changes over the last few decades, many cities around the world have not only become highly urbanized, but have also become smart cities. What is a Smart City?
Steve Blank
AUGUST 1, 2016
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo. On September 7 th – 9 th we are holding our first Hacking for Defense & Diplomacy – class for Educators and Sponsors , training educators how to teach these classes in their universities and sponsors how to select problem sets and manage their teams. Sign up here. An Idea Whose Time Has Come.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2016
When a business has been launched and is starting to reach a customer base, it can feel like the calm after the storm. After all the weeks and months of worry, your baby is out there, and you’re working on something you love. The fear and stress begins to recede as you fall into a new working life, satisfying customers and focusing on repeat business.
Agile VC
AUGUST 1, 2016
“Sometimes, there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that’s the Dude…” – The Stranger , The Big Lebowski. Today we announced our investment in The Outline, a new digital media company founded by CEO Josh Topolsky. The company plans to launch publicly later this year, but Josh talks about his vision for The Outline in this WSJ article.
Brandanew
AUGUST 1, 2016
Last week, I announced that we have a brand new Podcast coming up, and we’re thrilled that it’s here now and we’re ready! Through the Social Trends Show, we will share ideas, expert comments and trends on social and digital media. Episode one of the first season is now on SoundCloud today! We’ve also sent in our sync request to iTunes, and once accepted, it’ll be live there as well.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 1, 2016
We just led a $22 million financing in Glowforge. I’ll start with the punchline – lasers are super cool. When we led a $9 million financing in Glowforge a little over a year ago, we were excited about the potential to do to the subtractive 3D printing world what we did with MakerBot in the additive / FDM 3D printing world. We were also fired up by the beautiful and practical stuff that the team made us to show what the product could do.
crowdSPRING Blog
AUGUST 1, 2016
Monday mornings can be hard. The burgeoning to do list on your desk can quickly become overwhelming if you start things off on the wrong, under-caffeinated foot. It’s gonna be alright, though. To help ease you into the workweek, we’ve compiled some excellent reads that will inform, engage, and inspire as you tackle the marketing and branding challenges ahead.
YFS Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2016
The more useful and critical the insights, the better the thought leadership positioning in the market.
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 1, 2016
Share. This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot.
YFS Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2016
Many business owners have dreams of owning their own office space — more.
Version One Ventures
AUGUST 1, 2016
Didi Chuxing, the largest ride-hailing service is China, confirmed today that it will acquire Uber China. According to reports, the two companies will keep distinct brands, apps, and business operations, but the backends will be merged. The deal ends a long, costly battle between the two rivals: Uber had been spending $1B + a year to gain traction in China, while Didi Chuxing had been offering subsidies to its drivers and riders as well.
Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 1, 2016
Also Available On. Show Summary. Today we talk with Jim Coyle on: “is the recession over yet?” Jim’s response may be a bit hard to hear, yet eyeopening. Discover some insights about what’s going on in our economy and how to stay ahead as a small business owner. Welcome to Episode 107 of the Profit First Podcast! Our Guest. James R.
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