Wed.Mar 23, 2016

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From Reporter to a16z Venture Capitalist: Five Questions with Kyle Russell

Hunter Walker

I met Kyle when he was starting at Business Insider & took notice of our investments ahead of his peers. Of course this meant he was brilliant, and we struck up a friendship. When he was in discussions with a16z, it was a pleasure to provide him context on why I thought it would be a great role for him, and I’m thrilled it’s been a place where he can grow his curious mind.

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Five Ways to Nail your Pitch and Win Over Investors

For Entrepreneurs

There are many opinions on creating a pitch deck and presenting to potential investors, but there is still a big gap between what entrepreneurs perceive to be important and what investors really value during a pitch presentation. This post is the first in a series, where we will provide real examples–the good, the OK, and.

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Investing in Your Growth Is Your Imperative

Brandanew

While scanning through Instagram early morning, I came across Gary Vaynerchuk’s quote – “ Market like the year you’re in.” And this spoke to me. 2016 has solidified itself to be a year of Content with 77% marketers spending more on it. You need to create your online brands – whether personal or professional distinguished like never before.

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6 Tips For Business Branding Success

YoungUpstarts

by Zahrina Robertson , author of “Magnetic Branding: The Complete Guide for a Brand that Attracts” It is a fact that business owners already know branding can bring success. The problem is great majorities have no idea how to achieve this is. They understand that there is a relationship between a strong business branding image and the success of their business.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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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There’s nothing new about exponential rates of change

The Equity Kicker

I think that everyone can see the world is changing fast these days, and many agree that it’s changing faster and faster all the time. In many ways that’s the defining characteristic of the 21st century. Great credit goes to Ray Kurzweil who was one of the first to notice and who’s work has helped the world to understand. Moore’s law is the best known example of exponential improvement, but many other technologies follow the same path.

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6 Creative Ways To Market Your Startup For $100 Or Less??

YFS Magazine

Do you want to market your business on a small monthly budget? These days it is definitely possible to market your business for less
 than the cost of a meal at a 4-star hotel.

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6 Marketing Must-Haves For First-Time Entrepreneurs

YFS Magazine

Don’t let the idea of marketing overwhelm you. Just implement
 these simple must-have marketing strategies for starters.

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What creative things can I do to develop a company culture?

The Entrepreneurial Mind

TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post What creative things can I do to develop a company culture? appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.

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Designing for Mayors at SXSW

Austin Startup

How Austin was Poised to Amplify Obama’s SXSW Call to Action Continue reading on Medium ».

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Make Your Most Difficult Sale with Dealstorming

Duct Tape Marketing

Make Your Most Difficult Sale with Dealstorming written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Tim Sanders. Making the sale today is just a bit more complicated isn’t it? Buyers are armed with more data than ever, more advice than ever and often a buying process that makes it easier to kill a deal than buy anything.

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4 Fears Leaders Must Overcome To Help Their Businesses Succeed

crowdSPRING Blog

Fear is one of the most common, innate emotions we feel as human beings. From a psychological point of view , fear is a reaction from your Lizard Brain – the part of your brain that is very primitive. Fear is a survival tactic – it warns and protects us against dangers. It can also paralyze us from action. In business, fear can be our worst enemy.

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How to Start a Catering Business

Up and Running

Do you find the process of shopping and chopping, sautéing and flambéing for large groups of people rewarding and fulfilling? Would you rather die than serve a salad that is topped with anything other your homemade vinaigrette dressing? Are people constantly asking you to cook for their next gathering? If any of this sounds familiar, you’ve probably at least toyed with the idea of starting a catering business.

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10 Thinking Disciplines That Can Kickstart Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

Innovation is the key to long-term business success, both in startups as well as established organizations. Yet every business and every entrepreneur I know struggles with this challenge, focused on hiring the right people and implementing the right process. Yet, in my experience the key seems to be more a discipline of innovative thinking from everyone, driven from the top.

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How To Be A Successful Consultant

YoungUpstarts

by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com. One of the most popular ways to get started on self-employment is to offer consulting services in your area of expertise. There are two reasons why this is the case. People who work in professional services companies are in a position to build an authority that is critical for a consulting career. Also, the network of clients and partners you engage with in your line of work can often help kick-start your business by becoming your initial set of c

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Episode 73: From Loss to Profit with Dr. Sabrina Starling and Chuck Parmely

Mike Michalowicz

Also Available On. Show Summary. Chuck Parmely owns a $3.2 million dollar overhead door business – which sounds like a wildly successful business until you find out that his company has been in existence for 37 years, barely scratching 1% to 3% profitability; in other words, his business wasn’t making any money and surviving check by check.

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