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The Role of Product at Apple

SVPG

It pains me to write this article. I have been an unapologetic Apple fanboy for as long as I’ve been in this industry, and published articles at the debut of the iPhone , and the debut of the iPad , congratulating Apple on what I believed would go on to become extremely successful products. I am also on record as considering Steve Jobs the worlds greatest product leader.

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CEO of the Newest Unicorn Startup on Their Tough Start & Fast Rise [Traction Podcast #8]

View from Seed

The NextView podcast Traction shares the incredible stories of the creative and unusual things entrepreneurs did to make initial progress in an important. Listen on iTunes , SoundCloud , or Stitcher. The founding stories of companies like LinkedIn , DraftKings , General Assembly , The Muse , NatureBox , InsightSquared , and more have appeared on the show.

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7 Strategies To Reduce The Cost Of Finding Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Most new entrepreneurs assume that great investors will find their startups based on the compelling solution the founders have created. It does happen once in a while, but usually only for entrepreneurs who have already spent money promoting their efforts, and a large amount of precious time connecting with their peers and the investment community. Others spend money on mailing lists and investor contacts and “cold calling” a few thousand people, hoping to find someone willing to take a risk on

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5 Awesome Apps For Small Businesses And Content Marketing Teams On The Go

Brandanew

Smartphone apps have changed the way we access the web. They are faster and efficient compared to opening the full sites especially when the bandwidth is low on the go. Mobile apps have become a part of our lives and small businesses are no different in that respect. Here are some awesome apps for small businesses and your content marketing teams on the go!

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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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5 Things To Look For In An Angel Investor

YoungUpstarts

by Tom Britton, co-founder & CTO at SyndicateRoom.com. Your first investors can be your most valuable assets so when looking to raise finance you should always look beyond the capital to what else the angel can bring to your business. For that reason you should do due diligence on all potential investors before pitching, and then pay careful attention to the questions they ask after you’ve made your pitch.

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CEO of the Newest Unicorn Startup on Their Tough Start & Fast Rise [Traction Podcast #8]

View from Seed

The NextView podcast Traction shares the incredible stories of the creative and unusual things entrepreneurs did to make initial progress in an important. Listen on iTunes , SoundCloud , or Stitcher. The founding stories of companies like LinkedIn , DraftKings , General Assembly , The Muse , NatureBox , InsightSquared , and more have appeared on the show.

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What’s a Good Conversion Rate? [Rant]

ConversionXL

If I were to tell you – what would you do with that information? Honestly, think about it and see if you can answer that. Let’s say it’s 2%, 5% or 10% – now what? What will you do differently? If yours is already good, would you sit back and relax? If it’s crap, would you work harder? You have to work harder no matter what.

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Reach Indecisive Customers With Remarketing

YFS Magazine

When it comes to convincing the people who visit your site to take action and convert, one visit is typically not enough.

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Seed Stage VCs Compete With One Another But Not How You Imagine

Hunter Walker

There are more than 200 “micro VCs” (fund sizes < $100), a number which has grown significantly over the last decade and even since just 2013 when we started Homebrew. Folks who aren’t in the trenches of early stage investing often assume that this sheer volume makes “competition” my #1 worry. Quite the opposite – I feel near zero competitive pressure from 95% of similarly sized funds.

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From the Vault: Give it a Break, Already.

crowdSPRING Blog

EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally published this post 5 years ago. Seein’ as how we are away right now for a long summer weekend, we thought we’d share this one one more time… enjoy! I left early this morning for the first “real” vacation I have had in over a year and I am looking forward to eating lobster rolls in Maine (hear me, Jeff?

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What We Can Learn From Entrepreneurs Disrupting The Auto Industry

YFS Magazine

The automotive technology world is so entrenched in big oil.

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Motivational Video – Become Better than Yesterday [VIDEO]

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. Always strive for self-improvement. You are competing with yourself.

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Failure Criteria for Startups

Diego Basch

In Silicon Valley a startup is a vehicle for performing an experiment. The motivation is usually a hypothesis of the form: If we build and promote this product/service correctly and with the right timing, we will generate a scalable business that will significantly change an existing market or create a new one. Once a startup has succeeded, it’s possible to construct a narrative showing how the hypothetical assumptions played out as the founders had hoped.

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Episode 39: Cash Flow and Niche Focusing with David Knowles and Kacee Johnson

Mike Michalowicz

Also Available On. Show Summary. David Knowles and Kacee Johnson join us for Episode 39 of the Profit First Podcast. David sheds some light on the world of credit reporting, and Kacee talks about how to create a solid business plan for your company. Our Guests. David Knowles (left). As group marketing director of Creditsafe, David Knowles creates and drives the company’s brand and marketing strategies throughout the U.S. and Europe.

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