Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2017

Brands are people first. Customers are people too, so customers tend to take their relationship with a brand personally. Thus it’s not a surprise that people love their favorite smartphone brand, cringe when you mention their cable company, or even hate the mention of a particular bank. Startups, as well as every existing business, need to realize that this brand perception is becoming more and more driven by their relationships with customers, as well as feedback from other customer brand relat

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YFS Magazine

MARCH 18, 2017

When I reflect back on a time in my life when I wasn't experiencing much success. I noticed I was bored. Yet, equally inspired to change.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 18, 2017

By HOJUN CHOI Reporter with Silicon Hills News Managing expectations for projects that have been crowdfunded can often pose as large hurdles for innovators whose creations depend on the support of a faithful and engaged community. “Managing people’s expectations on how long it’s going to take to build and launch is probably the hardest part […] The post Star Citizen Raises $145 Million from Crowdfunding appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 18, 2017

Share March Madness is here and some of the most successful companies and business are great at using holidays or sports event like the Superbowl to promote their business. While sports events that are one day often draw lots of eyeballs and a lot of revenue from commercials, there are also opportunities for companies and businesses to market their products and services during this exciting time.

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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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Austin Startup

MARCH 18, 2017

Original article published by Alejandro Tauber on Thenextweb A hilarious yet concise article summarizing some of the funkiest gadgets seen at 2017 South by Southwest in Austin, TX. The following is my spin off of a designer critique — based on feasibility, viability, and desirability — on these products. Ready. Set. Go! “If you looked past the VR overload, there were a ton of completely outlandish products being featured on the floor at SXSW.

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Scott Edward Walker

MARCH 18, 2017

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar. Welcome to our weekly series “ Motivational Clips for Entrepreneurs.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs. Why? Because we know how tough it is being a founder; and whether you’re launching your venture, trying to iterate on your business model or raising funds, you need a little juice to help you push the ball forward

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 18, 2017

Weekend Favs March 18 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.

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