Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You had an amazing meeting with an investor. Your product demo crushed. The dialog was great. They told you how much they loved your space. The meeting was only supposed to last 45 minutes but you ran 90. The assistant tried to end the meeting twice but was shoooshed away. You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence.

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ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

You need to run experiments. The one who runs the most experiments wins. BUT – most marketing experiments are done wrong. What’s missing is hypothesis driven testing across all inter-business disciplines. Nearly everything we use in our daily lives came about as a direct result of an experiment. The cars we drive, the computer or mobile device you are using to read this sentence, the Great Wall of China, Abercrombie and Fitch advertisements – all of them have gone through some form o

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YFS Magazine

MAY 1, 2018

Here are a few fun, engaging and insightful exercises you and your team can do today to help define your brand. Don’t be shy — let your creative juices flow!

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 2, 2018

If you are in the process of growing your business, I’m sure you are very busy, but everyone needs to take break to recharge the batteries from time to time. You can have your relaxation time without feeling guilty by putting your feet up and tuning into some of the top TV 1. shows recommended by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. These shows will give you a behind the scenes look at how the world of business works, what it takes to become successful in business and teach you strategies that you

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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

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The Next Web

MAY 13, 2018

Whoever coined the mantra ‘The customer is always right’ has never tried to undertake development tasks for clients with grandiose ideas, but zero technical background. Nowadays, every company might be a software company, but not everyone knows how to effectively manage software development projects. But give them the option, and they will sure as hell try.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 16, 2018

Over the past couple years, the machine learning niche has exploded into the mainstream. Startups have popped up left and right to show off their innovative new tools, and Google — the tech giant above all tech giants — now claims to be a machine learning company. This sudden spike in AI interest is not as surprising as it might seem. People have wanted smart robots since the earliest days of sci-fi.

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

I believe that there is no better way for a woman to succeed than to have her own business. I went through the information technology revolution and was on the bleeding edge of both technology and the acceptance of women in the workplace. . I left the corporate world after 35 years with my self-esteem in tatters and reputation tarnished. Why? I had written a book in which I discussed: Women in the workplace.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 16, 2018

Microsoft General Manager Dave Mendlen is in Palo Alto today to participate in a rare fireside chat with the CEO of Lifograph, Dea Wilson. Mendlen flew into Silicon Valley from Seattle specifically for this event to chat with the “Wiki of People” CEO. Drinks and Chinese food will be served for dinner in the Procopio building at the event today which runs from 5:45 PM – 8:45 PM PDT.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

by Rebecca Stidham, Senior Manager – Tax Services at OUM & Co. LLP. In today’s business environment where innovation and technology converge and the modern day entrepreneur has more support and incentive than ever to begin their dream startup company, more often than not discussions about state and local business taxes have a similar tone: “The company is losing money; we don’t owe any taxes.”.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 29, 2018

Anyone wishing to join the digital marketing field needs some skills and prior knowledge to excel. Chris Rodgers is the founder & CEO of Colorado SEO Pros , where he develops company processes, innovating digital marketing practices, and supporting a full-time staff of SEO analysts and digital marketers. He has worked in the technology and digital marketing industries for the last 13 years.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2018

“I didn’t even know who Mark Zuckerberg was back in October 2015. Eighteen months later, I’m keynoting at conferences and serving clients in London, Sydney, Singapore, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Vancouver, and 50 other cities,” says Logan Young, the co-founder of BlitzMetrics, a Facebook dashboard and advertising company. Learn, Do, Teach: Build Your Expertise First.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2018

There’s a quick litmus-test conversation any early-stage VC will have with the founder and it’s one that you should be as prepared for as your elevator pitch. It goes something like this … VC: “How much money are you raising?” Founder: “$8–10 million” VC: “What’s your current burn rate?” Founder: “$250k / month.” VC: “So at a constant rate of burn rate you’d be raising enough for 2.5–3 years.

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Up and Running

MAY 2, 2018

Copywriting can make or break your business. Your skills, directly and indirectly, impact how well you communicate with your customers. Good writing brings out emotions, answers questions, and leads users toward the sale. Before you ever start writing, think about what stage of the customer journey your reader is most likely in: Awareness stage : Customers in this stage are beginning to articulate symptoms of their problem: “I keep getting drenched on the way to work.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2018

Web application security is an imperative to pay attention to. In an age of regular breaches and security threats knowing how to prevent security issues is pivotal. Here are three tips to kick-start your web application security. Know Your Target. Understanding your target is one of the most crucial, yet often overlooked, aspects of information security.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 14, 2018

by Cooper Hollmaier, technical SEO manager at Visiture. We all know that marketing is essential for a small business, especially as you’re just starting 8out. You’ll need to attract new foot traffic to your brick-and-mortar location and visitors to your website. Finding the time or skill-sets to do the job effectively on a small business budget may seem near impossible.

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The Equity Kicker

MAY 3, 2018

Let me start by saying that I’m a massive believer in the power of metrics. There’s an old adage that if you don’t measure something it doesn’t happen and I think there’s a tonne of truth in that. As a result we advise our companies to build KPI trees so employees in each department know what to do and there can be confidence that if everyone delivers the company will hit its overall growth and profitability targets.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 22, 2018

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic across the board. Everyone from developers, to data scientists, journalists, and general user-bases of all profiles are talking about it on a global scale. Entrepreneurs have taken notice of the benefits of AI in most areas of everyday life, whether assistants, mobile, entertainment and even healthcare or insurance.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

Every entrepreneur wants to hear “yes” during the fund-raising process but I would argue that being too risk averse and not pushing hard enough and be willing to hear a “no” is what holds back many people from “yes.” I believe people generally hate making decisions and especially so when they involve commitments and risks. This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

Innovative products and business models are the foundations of a promising startup. However, you’ll also need a steady flow of funds, especially in the early stages, to turn those ideas into reality. Funding is crucial for improving technology, hiring the right people, and launching a comprehensive marketing strategy to get a foothold in the market.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 2, 2018

WANT: a more standardized, human-readable format for conveying Privacy Policies and Terms of Service. FDA Nutrition Labels, which were only first required within the last few decades and underwent a reformatting a couple years back, seem to be a reasonable direction to follow. There’s a site called TOSDR (Terms of Service Didn’t Read) which tries to simplify this complexity into a summary [ Wired article ].

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 25, 2018

You might say that Pat Mackaronis has never not been an entrepreneur. He got an early start as an entrepreneur at the age of 12 when he used to live near a golf course and would gather up lost golf balls from the players in the trees, ponds and lakes. Pat would then clean up the golf balls and set up a stand in the parking lot and sell the golf balls back to the original owners!

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

The global beauty market is predicted to grow from $432.7 billion in 2016 to $750 billion by 2024. Online growth has been especially strong. If you’re building or growing a beauty business, you have a lot of competition and it’s tough to stand out. To help you, we’ve assembled useful branding and marketing tips to help your beauty business reach and connect with customers.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 16, 2018

With an aging baby boomer generation and statistics that place 55% of the RN workforce at retirement age, the nursing industry is ripe for a new incentive to fill the growing global nurse shortage. Cherie Kloss pioneered a new on-demand technology platform that cuts out the agency middle-man, allowing facilities to choose nurses directly and as-needed from a pool of pre-credentialed candidates.

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Austin Startup

MAY 18, 2018

Touch Surgery: User Research Case Study ITouch Surgery App Touch Surgery is known for creating beautifully interactive surgical simulations, breaking down complex procedures into actionable steps. It’s ideal for junior residents (surgeons in their first two years of training) whose aim is to practice and rehearse surgical workflows. The Touch Surgery app has proved to be incredibly popular, with over 100,000 monthly active users.

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Up and Running

MAY 14, 2018

Every startup looks for ways to catapult a business to success. Here are some tips for accelerating growth for SaaS (software as a service) companies. 1. Start charging early. SaaS startups are often hesitant about charging customers. They think that their product is not yet ready, that it’s necessary to get traction and focus on expanding their customer base rather than on growing revenue.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2018

How to Optimize Your Website for Voice Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As we are all aware at this point, voice recognition technology is continuing to get better and better, in fact, it is now believed to be 95% accurate. As users, we’re adapting to this new voice revolution rather quickly (almost 1/4 of mobile search queries are voice search), yet marketers and SEO specialists seem to be lagging behind a bit when it comes to optimizing for this new way to

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2018

Many of us don’t want to be stuck working for somebody else all of our lives, but all too frequently that is exactly what happens. But in the 21 st century, where the internet reigns supreme and creates a shorter bridge between consumers and their desired products or services, that doesn’t have to be the case. Millions of people worldwide have gone into business for themselves with the help of the World Wide Web.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 22, 2018

Startups have only one way of thriving, and that is through growth. At this stage of a company, all employees of the company need to proactively focus on customers and their receptivity to the offering. Every startup company that grows very fast understands the complexity that comes when scaling operations. For these startup companies, the client success team does not falter as the company grows because they adjust to the changing expectations of customers as the request volumes grow.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Marketing is the bridge between your business and your customers. Marketing covers a wide range of activities. Almost any form of communication with your customers falls under its umbrella. From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. Without marketing, your business may as well exist in an unlit locked vault – no customers are coming in and no sales are going out.

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

I recently raised a seed round and was in the process of working on a Series A before my company was acquired. Through that process I spoke with or met in person hundreds of investors. As Bryan stated below, there are no shortage of “How to pitch” or “How to behave” articles by VCs but really very little advice for VCs by founders. Anyone notice there's a ton of VCs giving founder advice, and almost no founder advice for VCs?

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Up and Running

MAY 31, 2018

A certified, professional accountant can be a valuable partner to a small business at all stages, from formation, to financials, to the sale of the business. Handling your own accounting might seem like a money-saving strategy, but it may not be the best use of your time. Aside from that, do-it-yourself accounting can sometimes result in expensive mistakes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Why you should never have a data room?—?the most counter-intuitive fund-raising advice you’ll ever get I’m about to offer you some fund-raising advice that flies directly in the face of what most conventional wisdom will tell you. If you stick through to the end I’m guessing I can persuade most of you. Let me start out with my premise: “Data rooms are where fund-raising processes go to die.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 5, 2018

Let’s start by making it clear this article is not about the virtues of running a small business like some sort of bootcamp. There is a clear distinction between working behind a desk and fighting on the front lines. Nobody at a standard office job needs to feel as if they signed up for the Marines, meanwhile managers who bark orders like drill sergeants will be unlikely to focus on anything other than hiring new workers to combat high turnover rates.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

Business documents are very important and should be stored safely. If you need to retrieve information from such documents in the future, it can be done easily. A firm should, therefore, have good records management. Confidential business document storage should be done in every firm to also avoid exposing important information to external parties. In fact, most competitors may use confidential information to their advantage.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 16, 2018

We are lucky to have a staggering number of options when it comes to food. Every year tens of thousands of new food products are brought to market. They join the thousands of products already on the shelves. And every year, 95 percent of new products fail. A trip to the store can be an overwhelming experience in packaging overload. The sight of food may stimulate your appetite, but when it comes to packaged food, poor presentation just won’t cut it.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

MAY 1, 2018

Innovation Fundamentals for Leaders. First of Seven Blogs. Invest in Frameworks, But First, Establish a Culture Where Innovation Thrives. Leaders — How Are You Doing With These Basics? Success is built on doing the basics well. For results, leaders need to foster innovation fundamentals and integrate them into organizational culture. More structure is needed as fundamentals take hold, and that means an innovation process framework.

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