YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2015
by Eliot Burdett, co-founder and CEO of Peak Sales Recruiting. A new report from Forrester Research called “Death of a B2B Salesman,” predicts that one million U.S. B2B salespeople will lose their jobs to self-service e-commerce by 2020. Fears over technology stealing sales jobs is nothing new, it happened following the advent of both the phone and Internet.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 3, 2015
The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. But nobody said it would be easy. The road to business success is filled with challenges and frustrations that most aspiring entrepreneurs never even imagined. In my role as advisor to many startups, I try to prepare them for the inevitable bumps in the road ahead, as well as to provide practical guidance on h
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Brandanew
JUNE 3, 2015
Contrary to popular beliefs, in this day and age, the term branding is no longer just related to companies or products. As a matter of fact, every individual is a personal brand today. Actively updating our social accounts, checking in at every nook and corner we visit, has created a digital footprint for each of us. Creating your personal brands is not a an option anymore.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2015
Smartphones have changed the way that people do business. Today, you have to stay connected at all times if you want to move your career ahead. These five iOS apps will help you stay ahead of competitors and make the most of every business opportunity: 1. Vigil. Image via App Store. Price: In-app purchases vary from $20 to $250. About half of small businesses use websites to interact customers and sell products online.
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
The Next Web
JUNE 3, 2015
When you’re building your business, you want to make sure everyone is on the same page. But that can be most difficult when large-scale, complex technical projects with multiple teams or stakeholders involved are underway. That’s why I asked nine members from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: What is one valuable way you break down a complex technical project using PM software that has benefited your team?
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2015
Trade shows can be really informative, and a lot of fun too. Businesses should consider attending different trade shows to help them learn and grow. But how do they do that? What are the real benefits of attending trade shows for a business? Here’s a look: Meet Potential Clients. Trade shows are a good opportunity to meet potential clients. Not only that, you can chat with them and answer any questions they may have.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2015
by Rob Wilson, CEO of Employco USA. Recent statistics show that this is the best job market for graduates in the past decade. However, these graduates also carry more college debt than any other generation before them. Never before has it been more important for young people to find work and start making money as soon as possible. College debt can be astronomical.
The Equity Kicker
JUNE 3, 2015
There’s been a lot of debate recently about the dangers of incrementalism. Peter Thiel wrote a whole book about it and Elon Musk is celebrated in part because his startups are so bold. Much of the criticism of incrementalism points to the swathes of apps and social sites that have been created in recent years as evidence that without big thinking you don’t get anything worthwhile.
Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 3, 2015
Have you heard the old story of the Mexican Fisherman and the American Tourist? It goes a little something like this: Once upon a time, in a land far, far away…just kidding. An American tourist was at the pier of a little coastal Mexican village when a rinky-dink fishing boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the little boat were several large Yellow-fin tuna.
For Entrepreneurs
JUNE 3, 2015
The following is an example of a Hiring Scorecard, which was put together as an example for the blog post on recruiting. It shows the scorecard that was used to hire a Matrix Partners Associate. Mission Lead proactive research, investigation, and analysis of specific sectors identified by the partnership. Create a systematic approach to assessing.
ithacaVC
JUNE 3, 2015
Over the past few days there have been 2 important blog posts on convertible debt. The first was Mark Shuster’s post titled “ One Simple Paragraph Every Entrepreneur Should Add to Their Convertible Notes ” and the second was Brad Feld’s post titled “ The Pre-Money vs. Post-Money Confusion with Convertible Notes “ Mark’s post warned of the often unintentional punishment that founders inflict on themselves when doing a convertible debt deal that contains
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 3, 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 Express logo project. Let us start the slow clap for Salseech. Check out more great work on Salseech ’s profile page. Nicely done, Salseech, nicely done! Related posts: 12 Questions: Meet Emanuel Hărdăuț (Transylvania, Romania).
Babbling VC
JUNE 3, 2015
As a former hockey player, I love using this Wayne Gretzky quote from my title.too often at times. Yet, It reminds me over and over of how to think in business. There's been this exit in the German market announced officially yesterday that has received quite a bit of press, including my own. One of the aspects that hasn't yet been written about is what the founders did to get to this exit. .
Professor VC
JUNE 3, 2015
Silicon Valley and the venture capital industry were built on taking risks and making big bets on technology, teams, and markets. It's great that failure does not need to be worn as a scarlet letter as it does in other cultures or Hollywood.(wonder if a pic of Emma Stone will get a few new visitors to the ProfessorVC blog). I remember back in the day when VC's took risks and would invest in nascent technologies and markets.
Up and Running
JUNE 3, 2015
It’s been almost 10 years since I first read the “E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber, but its message is as important and relevant to my business today as it was then. The aim of this article is to outline the ways in which the E-Myth has helped me in building a scalable printing business from scratch. The E-Myth stands for the “entrepreneurial myth.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 3, 2015
Starting up a new business can be an extremely exciting prospect; but you can never make it successful without a firm plan. Many entrepreneurs witness business failure within a short period of time due to their failure to plan effectively. According to the rules of business management, every single consideration you make on your product may affect its cost.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 3, 2015
Classic Podcast: How to Differentiate Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Bernadette Jiwa. For this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, we’re turning the clock back to 2013 and one of the most popular, and one of my favorite interviews of all time.
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