Steve Blank
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Often the opposite of disruption is the status quo. If you’re a startup trying to disrupt an existing business you need to read The Fixer by Bradley Tusk and Regulatory Hacking by Evan Burfield. These two books, one by a practitioner, the other by an investor, are must-reads. The Fixer is 1/3 rd autobiography, 1/3 rd case studies, and 1/3 rd a “how-to” manual.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2018
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.
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Up and Running
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Crowdfunding can be an effective way for startups and entrepreneurs to raise funds and to test the market for new ideas, but there are a few secrets to organizing a successful crowdfunding campaign that every business should know. Whichever crowdfunding platform you choose , creating a video for it is one of the best things you can do. Kickstarter hosts thousands of startup crowdfunding campaigns every month, and it has helped over 117,000 startups get funding, facilitating contributions from ov
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 15, 2018
by Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media. With social media a marketing staple for businesses in all industries and across all parts of the globe, it has become more competitively critical than ever for brands to get their acts together. You’ll find no shortage of online articles that offer social media tips, but many of them don’t cover the foundational necessities that are at the core of a successful social media brand presence.
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 Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2018
If you want to take your business to the next level, you should consider app development. Are you are a startup that needs to market your products and services ? Or, are you an established business that wants to secure your future? Either way, custom software development is an effective way to build brand awareness and give your business a competitive edge.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2018
This is a comprehensive guide to Facebook Messenger Marketing using chatbots. We know that the idea of using a chatbot can be a little intimidating, especially for startups and small businesses. But the truth is that chatbots can improve marketing and make marketers’ lives easier. To create this guide, we partnered with Larry Kim, the CEO of MobileMonkey , a popular Facebook Messenger Marketing platform used by millions of users worldwide.
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Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 26, 2018
New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop. The leading edge was too often the bleeding edge.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 31, 2018
So, you’ve built a website for your business and you’re up and running. But, do you know what’s actually happening on your site? Do you know which pages people are visiting most, and which pages are most likely to encourage a purchase? What are your best traffic sources? Trying to sift through all of the data that your site is generating can be a frustrating and confusing process.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2018
by Manish Dudharejia, President and Founder of E2M Solutions Inc. Being a small-to-medium sized online business is not easy. You often have to compete with national and international e-commerce organizations with better resources and more manpower. As the online retail sector grows, smaller entities must stay at the top of their game if they are going to remain relevant and competitive.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Startups often have a hard time finding their footing in the global marketplace. With so many established brands and enterprises all around us, covering a vast network of niche industries, how can a small startup compete? Studies have also illustrated a high failure rate of startups, with 90% of them failing to find a footing in the industry. A combination of risky ideas and a competitive marketplace often proves to be too much for small teams to endure, especially against the tech giants.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Many business owners believe that a company’s brand identity is nothing more than that company’s name and logo. A brand is much more than the name and logo of a business. Your company’s brand is the sum total of the experience your customers and prospects have with your company. A good brand communicates what your company does and how it does it.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 11, 2018
As we put the final touches on Lean Startup Conference 2018 , I wanted to take a moment to share more about some of the panels, workshops, and events. For the whole program, please take a look here. We’re looking forward to channeling the energy and excitement attendees bring with them, and to providing opportunities to learn about not just things that have been successful, but missteps and major obstacles that have been overcome--all part of the Lean Startup process.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2018
One of the things I’ve learned in working with aspiring entrepreneurs is that managing and leading a team is a scary venture into the unknown for many people, even if they have worked as a business professional for years. Having worked in my own career on both sides of the fence at various times, I recommend that everyone practice thinking like the boss in every role to prepare.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 10, 2018
The idea of exactly what your business is going to usually come first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made up word you dream of one night and feel it has the right ring to it. Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Consumers love online shopping for the convenience and simplicity. But when you’re an e-commerce entrepreneur, the experience is arduous and confusing. Running a successful e-commerce store means doing a boatload of things well. Depending on your business model and niche, some details may be more important than others. That’s why I’ve broken down seven best practices for any e-commerce store to leverage. . #1 Offer a Convenient Checkout Experience.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2018
Sometimes you have the entrepreneurial spirit and skill, but you just don’t have a revolutionary business idea worth pursuing. If you are ready to launch a startup but lack direction or inspiration, you might consider one of the following concepts, which many accelerators, incubators and venture capitalists are eagerly awaiting. They have great growth potential.
This is going to be BIG.
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Being a founder means showing confidence. It’s nearly impossible to fundraise, hire, or lead without it—but at the same time, founders don’t know everything. There are many things they’re going to be doing for the first time that are ridiculous to expect them to know how to do right off the bat. Just because you start a company doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically a good manager, a good recruiter, or good at PR.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 29, 2018
With multibillion-dollar tech companies and growth startups making headlines left and right, it’s natural to want to get a piece of the action. Ant Financial, for example, recently closed a ridiculous Series C funding round of $14 billion — one of the largest VC funding rounds in history. The China-based fintech company pushed its value to $150 billion with the latest […].
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2018
As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and business owners, I rarely find someone who doesn’t proclaim that the business world is changing rapidly, with new technology, new customer expectations, and new cultures. Yet, I’m still frustrated by the number of business owners that haven’t updated their business-as-usual practices. In my mind, these are killing their businesses.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Focus on Existing Assets to Generate Better Marketing Results written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema. Podcast Transcript. My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Louis Gudema. He is the founder and president of Revenue & Associates and the author of the book Bullseye Marketing: How to Grow Your Business Faster.
Transformify
OCTOBER 3, 2018
So, what does freelance mean? Put simply, it is freelance jobs. Meaning people working not for a company but working for themselves. They find ordering customers, equip a working space, do some work and get paid. '' Freelancer'' as a term was used for the first time in Walter Scott`s Ivanhoe novel. The famous Swedish writer used ''freelancer'' to define a soldier of fortune.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Millennials are now the largest living generation in the history. These savvy consumers that are now in their ages 16 to 36 are determined to define the economy as we all know it. Law firms are quite alarmed about the changes happening and how to catch up and market to this often misunderstood population. Source: Pixabay. There are two things that are certain.
deal architect
OCTOBER 15, 2018
John Sumser, aka HR Examiner, has been focusing on "intelligent technology" including AI and machine learning as it morphs the HCM function. Trends in that function are a forerunner of what we will see across the enterprise. I recently caught.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Minnesota is no stranger to big business. It’s home to such names as Target, Best Buy, General Mills, and Ecolab — all of which have made their homes in Minnesota for generations and have become a source of pride. But a new industry — technology — is taking Minnesota by storm, boosting the local economy […]. The post How Minnesota Became the Land of 10,000 Startups appeared first on ReadWrite.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 15, 2018
The biggest challenge for every entrepreneur and every startup today is to get noticed and remembered in today’s information overload. The number of entrepreneurs worldwide is huge, starting an estimated 50 million new businesses per year, or 137,000 per day. Every one of these probably has a unique story, but in my years as a startup advisor I only remember hearing a few who capitalized on their story.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Why Sales and Marketing Need Each Other written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Pam Didner. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Pam Didner. After almost 20 years in corporate America, where Didner held a variety of senior leadership positions in departments as varied as finance and accounting, supply-chain management, and global marketing strategy, she decided to strike out on her own.
VC Adventure
OCTOBER 18, 2018
All good board meetings start well before the meeting itself, so let’s start there for this series on board meetings. Timing – how frequently should you meet? Most boards plan meetings a year at a time. That makes sense given busy schedules, but leads to the question of when and how often should a board meet. As a good rule of thumb, most startup boards meet quarterly (in fact, most boards of any kind meet about this frequently).
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2018
A startup by nature is a small, agile company which is innovating to solve a problem. Start-ups are lean and designed to grow or scale up quickly. The challenge for small innovative companies is that they generally have a limited budget that needs to be allocated carefully. However, a low budget doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice professionalism. Here are some simple ways to ensure that to ensure that your company looks adept and well-qualified in its early days: Source: Pexels.
deal architect
OCTOBER 31, 2018
This continues a series of interviews with tech executives who have seen the industry evolve over a minimum of two decades. They have helped analyze, envision, develop and take to market some of the most influential technology the world has.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 22, 2018
Dagcoin is a new name in the cryptocurrency sector. Developed by the software company Dagcoin which is founded by Nils Grossberg , Dagcoin cryptocurrency is entirely based on Nils’ vision to serve the community. According to Nils Grossberg , cryptocurrency must not be considered merely as an investment option. Cryptocurrency is not something that you buy and hold, waiting for its price to rise and selling it thereafter.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 22, 2018
If you aren’t willing to take some risk as an entrepreneur, then don’t expect any gain. Yet everyone has limits, and every investor implicitly has similar limits on what makes a startup investable, or one to avoid at all costs. If you need investors, it’s important that you understand their filters, and even if you are funding your own efforts, you need to recognize the red flags.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Transcript of Building Accountable Leadership to Transform Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: You know, leadership might be the hardest job for an entrepreneur. You’ve got to decide that you want that job, you have to understanding that it’s an obligation, and let’s face it, it is hard work every
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 26, 2018
I’ve been thinking why the ethical boundaries of todays founder/VC interactions feel so different then they did when I was an entrepreneur. I’ve written about the root causes in an HBR article here and an expanded version here. Worth a read. Stanford eCorner captured a few minutes of what I’ve been thinking in the video below. If you can’t see the video click here.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2018
When you’re trying to grow your startup, there are all sorts of things to concentrate on, such as marketing effectively, providing excellent customer service, streamlining processes, thinking about new products or services to offer and more. However, for ultimate growth, it’s essential that you and your team focus on the sales side of things too. In particular, be sure to use the sales leads you get in the most effective way, so you enjoy a higher conversion rate.
deal architect
OCTOBER 6, 2018
This was my sixth trip to Vegas this year. Coming from humid Florida, I have a routine for that city. Gallons of water and lotion to compensate for the heat and dryness. Gear to protect against the excess of artificial.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Before social media, it could take a lot of time and effort to be able to get your business noticed. Social media has given the online marketplace numerous individual platforms for advertising and marketing. The challenge of growing your business, building an online presence and establishing trust with new customers has never been easier. By taking advantage of the ability to reach a wider audience than ever before, you can launch your business with a bang.
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