YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

by Marcus Turner, President and CTO of Enola Labs. In fall of 2014, after over ten months of struggling with basic “business ethics” issues, I decided to resign from the company that I had poured not only my money but also 3 years of my life into. From that experience, I have grown as an entrepreneur, but that “growth” came at a tremendous expense, so I thought I would share the 5 lessons I learned throughout that experience that every entrepreneur should know. 1.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 5, 2015

Via Mindkube. We’ve all heard that making your dreams come true takes sacrifice and hard work. Natasha Crosby decided to pursue the career of her dreams the day she sold her Ford Mustang to buy the first computer for her company, MindKube Creative & Marketing. Through hardwork and determination, Natasha has created a successful marketing company by assembling a small talented marketing team that has acquired major brands as clients, such as Harley Davidson and Wal-Mart.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2015

Animation for the sake of “cool” can often hurt conversions since it’s distracting, but not always. There are 4 ways animation, when used properly, can actually strengthen UX. And better user experience can lead to higher conversions. You don’t need to overhaul your site to take advantage of animation. Just about any site can utilize basic animation in it’s loading sequence, calls-to-action, or navigation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2015

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that the strength of their initial idea somehow defines them as a leader, as well as the success potential of their derivative business. In my experience, it’s a lot more complicated than that. It takes leadership ability, as well as a good idea, to make a successful entrepreneur, and great leaders evolve from key leadership decisions along the way.

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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

Startup

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2015

By Jennifer Tuohy. Starting a small business is no easy task, especially a business that requires a physical presence, either in terms of a storefront or an office. Start-up costs can be huge, including installing essentials like lighting, security systems, HVAC and electrical systems to support your business. Give yourself and your company an edge (not to mention a little flair) by considering some of these “smart” gadgets as alternatives to the traditional infrastructure. 1.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 5, 2015

Editor’s note: A lot of our readers, especially the young ones, have been sending in questions on how to build a remarkable personal brand in their chosen fields. We are trying to cover a few of these questions in a series of posts here on the Brandanew blog. These are equally true for solopreneurs and Startups trying to establish a brand presence. .

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Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 5, 2015

As I schlep through the San Jose airport at 5:30am to catch a flight to Los Angeles, I have a moment of nostalgia. I haven’t been here in a while since I’ve dramatically cut back on my travel, but I’ve probably wandered through this airport pre-dawn 50 times. Thirty minutes ago when I got here, the airport was empty. I just had a morning call with Amy and now I’m watching the gate area fill up with mostly sleepy and occasionally noisy people.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2015

Prepare to be inspired by ten follow-worthy women entrepreneurs that are making their mark across a multitude of industries.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 5, 2015

By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Google announced San Antonio as the next city to receive “Gigabit” Internet connections, about 100 faster than what most broadband users currently experience in the city. “Google Fiber will provide San Antonio with the competitive business and entrepreneurial edge needed in this era of continuously evolving high-speed […] The post Google Fiber is Coming to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2015

Abandoning long-standing methods of advertising is not always the best choice for many businesses.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 5, 2015

How to Dominate LinkedIn Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Sean Jackson. Marketing Podcast with Sean Jackson. LinkedIn holds such awesome promise, particularly for B2B marketers. So why are so few people actually taking advantage of it? My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Sean Jackson, the CFO and Partner at Copyblogger media and host of The Missing Link , a podcast about all things LinkedIn.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 5, 2015

When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project. Let us start the slow clap for titikapi. Check out more great work on titikapi ’s profile page. Nicely done, titikapi, nicely done! Related posts: Fresh from the SPRING: SUJITHFAB. Fresh from the SPRING: Feniks.

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Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2015

You don’t expect a senior executive to become a digital nomad for a year, do you? Well, many executives do so and I am not an exception. A year ago I completed a challenging and rewarding project for Coca Cola Enterprises, got admitted into Oxford University and had an idea for a new business model that could help improve the wellbeing of lots of people all over the world.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2015

We’re all familiar with the standard “best practices” of CRO. As someone who believes that best practices are merely common practices presented via an infographic, I’m always looking to test the tried and true to see how, well, true it really is. Where to start? Of course, with something that’s commonly recommended and rarely formally (and publicly) tested: social proof.

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