Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
It seems you can’t talk about business anymore without talking about disruption. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently singled out disruption as his country’s defining economic issue, telling Channel NewsAsia: “Old models are not working, new models are coming thick and fast, and we’re having to adjust and to keep up, because of technology and globalization.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. The news blogs will cover the what, how and how much but I want to focus on the “why” and try to be instructive of what I think makes for a great A-round startup.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
The days of leadership without engagement are gone. With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. Soon you won’t be able to name a business as one of your favorites if you can’t personally visualize and relate to company leadership.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
If you have a startup idea, you’ll most likely willing to put everything on the line to build your dream and create a product/service that solves a problem for people. Hence, many entrepreneurs won’t mind quitting their jobs, moving in with parents, and working 20 hours a day just to bring their ideas to life. However, the sad reality is that entrepreneurs often find it hard to obtain funding for startup ideas when the idea has not been proven to generate revenue.
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
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Stop wasting time on copy that doesn’t work. If you are like most small business owners, you spend a lot of time writing your own marketing materials. This includes social media, articles, website copy, emails, and more. The list is long, and you know this content is important to your business… but only if it […]. The post 5 Reasons Why People Don’t Read Your Content appeared first on Boost sales fast with content marketing strategy, SEO and PR here.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
New arrivals to the world of the entrepreneur are no doubt thinking about data – customer data to be exact. Revolutions in software and the proliferation of mobile internet access has meant more data collection and analysis than most companies know what to do with, especially the young ones. However, the overwhelming nature of data these days can easily lead to an “analysis paralysis” situation for budding entrepreneurs.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
by Michael Wade, Jeff Loucks, James Macaulay, and Andy Noronha, authors of “ Digital Vortex: How Today’s Market Leaders Can Beat Disruptive Competitors at Their Own Game “ Historically, many of the decisions about marketing and selling to customers have been based on demographic and psychographic research, such as customer surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Facebook advertising can be complicated, but here's a look at practical lessons that will prepare you to get the best results.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
The co-working office space is normally an open-plan location that allows a group of people to use different amenities in a scenario that is much more professional than in a garage or in a home. You can take a look at an example of such a co-working space at leveloffice.com. There are almost always some working regions that appear and that can be used by all the people that use the office space.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Justin Stewart, co-founder of New York-based Industrious, visited Austin on Tuesday for the launch party of his company’s latest coworking space. During a brief interview, Stewart recounted how he and his childhood friend, Jamie Hodari, founded Industrious. Stewart was running the U.S. division for a Chinese-based company. […] The post Industrious Launches its Austin Coworking Space Aimed at Mature Companies appeared first on SiliconHills.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
By Tom Gray, CEO of Make48. America has always been the land of opportunity, but for inventors it can seem more like the land of opportunities for people to fleece, swindle and steal. In 2015 alone, the U.S. Patent office issued 288,335 new patents. Many of those brilliant ideas will likely never see the light of day because inventors are unable to secure financing and find a manufacturer, or the people they do make contracts with have less than honest intentions.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
In Austin, the hunt for venture capital is not easy. But one group plans to make it a little easier. The TEN Capital Group is holding the Texas Venture Summit 2016 on Oct. 6th at the Brazos Hall in downtown Austin. The event is invitation only and brings together national and statewide investors and qualified […] The post TEN Capital Group to Host Texas Venture Summit 2016 appeared first on SiliconHills.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
As a small business, you might be finding it tricky trying to increase your profits and revenues. It is especially hard for businesses that have only just started out. However, you will be glad to hear that there are plenty of strategies that you could implement which will be vital in helping you grow your revenues. Want to find out more? Then read on!
Growthink Blog
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
Above all else, business leaders are tasked with solving the fundamental challenge of growth. Growth in the form of increased revenues and profits, of more and better assets, and of more organizational “innovation” capacity and results. This is extremely challenging work. The challenge starts at the top , with “ revenue regression " - the statistical tendency for most companies to grow as the economy does - just a few percentage points per the average in most developed economies.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post How can I launch an online service platform? appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
The Science of Pre-Suasion written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Robert Cialdini. Like so many others in marketing, one of the first books I read was Influence. Today this is required reading for anyone trying to persuade through writing, messaging, speaking – pretty much any form of communication. The principles outlined in this book have stood the test of time.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
September 25, 2016: The startup community in any town is generally viewed as a collegial place where eager entrepreneurs pursue their… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».
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