YoungUpstarts
JUNE 4, 2014
'by Jim Alampi, founder of Alampi & Associates. Everyone knows that Superman’s sole weakness is a mineral called Kryptonite. If he came in contact with the substance it would slowly drain his powers, weakening him until proving fatal. Superman knows he must to avoid kryptonite at all costs if he wants to continue fighting for “truth, justice, and the American way”.
Up and Running
JUNE 4, 2014
'What do you do when a customer threatens to leave your product or service? Some companies don’t respond at all, while others reply with an exit survey. But for early-stage companies, trying to win them back — and learn from their feedback — is often a better strategy. To learn what works best, we asked 10 founders the following: What is one creative way that you can show value to (and possibly win back) customers who are threatening to leave your service or company for another?
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 4, 2014
'By Ben Carpenter, author of “ The Bigs: The Secrets Nobody Tells Students and Young Professionals About How to Find a Great Job, Do a Great Job, Be a Leader, Start a Business, Stay Out of Trouble, and Live A Happy Life “. Congratulations, graduates! You’ve worked hard for the past four (or six or eight) years and are rightfully proud of yourself. But as you head out into the brutal workplace armed with proof of your smarts and persistence, don’t expect too much from those shiny new credentials.
Rembrandt Communications
JUNE 4, 2014
'Start Using SEO Copy to Your Advantage Content Strategy and You In today’s competitive, business world, content is a large part of marketing and gaining new customers. But if you are busy like most entrepreneurs you may fall into one of the following categories… Do you: Have lots of content but don’t know what to […].
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
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 4, 2014
'By Jon Gordon, author of “ The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All “ Caring about customers is one of the best ways to differentiate your business and gain long-term consumer loyalty. But how can employers operationalize such a “soft” skill? Your best strategy is to teach your employees what caring about customers looks like in action.
The Next Web
JUNE 4, 2014
'Shawndra Russell is a writer and social media educator for businesses, professionals and college students with the intent of stopping outdated me! me! me! marketing. This post originally appeared on the 15five blog. We exist in two different worlds, the virtual and the real. Some of us spend more time on our social networks than in the physical realm.
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The Equity Kicker
JUNE 4, 2014
'Entrepreneurs are always asking us when we think their company will be strong enough to pull off a good Series A, which you can think of as $1-2+m Series A at $3m+ pre-money. Every company is different and there are as many exceptions as companies that follow the rules but if your company sells product (e.g. the ecommerce companies or software companies that we invest in) and you have a $1m revenue run rate and 20%+ month-on month growth you will generally be in good shape.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 4, 2014
'On Monday we had a Foundry Group portfolio company sales summit. We are fortunate in that we’ve got a bunch of amazing sales execs in our portfolio, including several CEOs like Howard Diamond of MobileDay and Matthew Bellows of Yesware who have long histories selling and building sales organizations. The “enterprise sales software ROI analysis” as a selling tool comes up over and over and over again.
The Next Web
JUNE 4, 2014
'Paul Jackson is the Founder of Worthworm. If headlines are to be believed, it’s a great time to get into the startup game. It seems like every day startup after startup is announcing its most recent million dollar round of funding or billion dollar valuation. However, if you’re just entering this super competitive playing field, it’s a necessity you don’t give into the temptation to overvalue a venture (in an effort to prove your worth amongst the Snapchats and WhatsApps of the world, no doubt)
Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 4, 2014
'I think there are two dreams everyone on this planet has. First we all dream of being a police officer and hittin’ the lights, when that jackass cuts us off on the highway. Am I right or what? The other dream… Starting our own business. This is evident from the sheer number of businesses that are started, each year. But while the idea of hanging your shingle out for business sounds great, you may not be sure where to start.
SiliconHills
JUNE 4, 2014
'By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News The Thai Board of Investment first invited a group of tech journalists to visit in February. But things were a little iffy, politically, so they held off. And we went, instead, for the two-week period before the prime minister was ousted and shortly before a military junta […] The post It’s Tough to Sell Your Tech Acumen in the Midst of a Military Junta appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 4, 2014
'The Benefits of Building, Joining or Growing a Mastermind Group written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Bill Hibbler. photo credit: learningexecutive via photopin cc. Anyone who has read Napoleon Hill’s often cited business classic, Think and Grow Rich will be familiar with the business use of something called a Mastermind Group.
Start Up Blog
JUNE 4, 2014
'The promise of online advertising was the ability to find an audience based on interests more that just demographic profile. An audience based on interests. This advertisement below appeared in my twitter stream which not only gave me a little chuckle, but reminded me that the web is full of false positives. As a reminder a false positive is a a test result which wrongly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
JUNE 4, 2014
'Breaking Business : Chris Sloan and I chat about Equity Compensation. Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Tumblr Stumble Digg Delicious The post Equity Compensation Offers Alternatives to Market Salaries appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.
Start Up Blog
JUNE 4, 2014
'The promise of online advertising was the ability to find an audience based on interests more that just demographic profile. An audience based on interests. This advertisement below appeared in my twitter stream which not only gave me a little chuckle, but reminded me that the web is full of false positives. As a reminder a false positive is a a test result which wrongly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present.
Bryce Dot VC
JUNE 4, 2014
'“ A baby boomer covets a car. A teen only needs transportation. A baby boomer needs to own. A teen only needs access.
Small Business Force
JUNE 4, 2014
I'm pretty critical of my advisor brethren (and sisterhood). Way too many are just cheerleaders or, worse, pals. As I have said before, you want a cheerleader? Go to a football game! You want a pal? Buy a dog! An advisor should be somebody who holds you accountable, when nobody else can or will. An advisor should be the one person who tells you the unvarnished truth when you need to hear it.
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