Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 4, 2020
Business success is all about having the best team, yet the average entrepreneur has little prior experience with hiring people and building top-notch teams. It’s no wonder that 45 percent of startups fail in the first five years, and an even smaller percentage ever see a return for their years of effort. Most new entrepreneurs assume their passion will attract and motivate the right team members.
View from Seed
MARCH 4, 2020
In a few months, we are likely to see the annual Forbes Midas list of top performing early stage VC investors. There is always some debate about the methodology and accuracy of the list, but I think it’s a pretty interesting data set that reflects some of the things that have been happening in tech and VC over time. Given that it’s a new decade, I thought I’d do a lookback and compare the list today to the one 10-years ago to try to tease out the changes that have transpired in the VC industry o
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YoungUpstarts
MARCH 4, 2020
by Troy R. Underwood, author of “ How to Launch Your Side Hustle: Start and Scale a Business with Minimal Capital “ Congratulations. You’ve come up with a brilliant business idea, and you’re ready to get started as a brand-new entrepreneur. But do you have the grit to persevere? Are you a Necessity Entrepreneur? Necessity Entrepreneurs Build Exceptional Businesses.
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 11, 2020
Due to their unique oversight, governments have a surplus of data at their fingertips. Used properly, this available data could enable them to create beneficial programs that tackle problems in economics, policy, transportation, and civic life. Unfortunately, the majority of that data is untapped. Here are the facts about AI startups needing data , and how that helps governments.
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
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 13, 2020
I’ve been involved with a number of leaders in the Colorado tech community since Wednesday morning as we’ve aggressively mobilized to address the Covid-19 crisis. Following is a joint statement that a bunch of us have signed on to. A group of us are working quickly to create more mechanisms for a coordinated response, collective action, funding for critical resources, and ideas for things to do that will have a positive impact.
ConversionXL
MARCH 31, 2020
With over 4,000 apps on the Shopify app store—and 3–5 added every day—it’s impossible for store owners to keep up with the changing app landscape. But that doesn’t mean there’s no pressure to keep up. While ecommerce conversion rates have increased in recent years, that increase isn’t all about on-site optimization. Brands, especially those that have never done traditional retail, like Jet or Away, are winning buyers before they arrive on a site by focusing on “experiences” (not just trans
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View from Seed
MARCH 11, 2020
When a founder is raising money, he/she should expect that any serious investor will conduct some level of due diligence before getting to yes. This could look somewhat different depending on the maturity of the business. Seed stage companies will mostly face questions around the team and market. More mature companies will have to answer more detailed questions around their tech, product, and business.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 19, 2020
by Chad Ruff, Chief Technology Officer at Swiftpage. If you’re looking for a strategy to get ahead when it comes to customer acquisition, machine learning can be your secret weapon. While machine learning does fall under the larger category of artificial intelligence (AI), it’s a bit more specific and can be extremely effective technology to pair with your customer and prospect database.
ReadWriteStart
MARCH 31, 2020
Venture capital investment is one of the top places startups look out for when seeking funding for their business alongside other popular options like angel investing and crowdfunding. Moreso, there is a lot of competition with investors doing all they can to determine the viability of a business before putting their money into it. When anyone asks what investors look for in startups , typical answers include an experienced management team, a large market for their product or service, growth pot
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 21, 2020
If you have a business website, then you must already be aware of how difficult it is to run one. Starting from its development, build-up, and even after its launch, you need to keep it updated, build the user experience, and so on. It is a consistent job that requires a lot of dedication and care into it. Therefore, in such a case, it may help you to hire an ecommerce developer who can take responsibility for your website and develop it further.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 28, 2020
Governor Jared Polis had an excellent and extremely data-driven press conference yesterday to provide quantitive support for his stay at home order (among other things.) The presentation is embedded and worth paging through. Colorado Governor Polis #DoingMyPartCO Presentation – 03-27-2020 from Brad Feld. The basic message is that unless it is absolutely necessary for you, please stay at home to prevent the spread of the virus.
Version One Ventures
MARCH 25, 2020
In these unprecedented times, we know that controlling the spread of novel coronavirus requires social distancing and testing. While all of us are doing our parts to stay at home, there’s a lot of confusion, chaos and frustration surrounding coronavirus testing in the US. . Before going further, I want to be clear that I am not a medical doctor or researcher.
Transformify
MARCH 23, 2020
Years ago, when we founded Transformify , all-remote companies were rare and remote jobs were ‘’reserved’’ for digital nomads who could afford the luxury to work and travel as their online businesses were location independent. Traveling around the world, I met startup founders, forex traders, marketers, online shop owners, travel bloggers, Instagram influencers and digital business entrepreneurs of all kinds.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 15, 2020
by Dawn Parzych, Developer Advocate for LaunchDarkly. As a former teacher, I firmly believe we should always be learning. Every night at dinner we talk about what we learned that day. Learning something new can be intimidating and a huge time commitment, but it doesn’t have to be. Running small experiments is an effective way to learn and try out new ideas.
Hearpreneur
MARCH 12, 2020
Brian Kornfeld is President and Co-Founder of Synapse , an innovation hub for entrepreneurs, investors, and governments in the state of Florida to share ideas, solve problems and ultimately provide an ecosystem that ensures everyone from pre-seed startups to exciting unicorns continue to flock to, grow within and re-invest in the Sunshine State. We had a chance to interview Brian and asked about his story, why he started his business and the future of Synapse.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 5, 2020
An inter-process communication system that helps and allows the data to be communicated or shared between the different applications of an operating system such as Windows is known as dynamic data exchange. In this type of system, there are a set of commands and shared memory along with message formats and protocols for carrying out data communication and sharing.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Tim Stewart, trsdigital. An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. But nothing gets better if we stand still. Work can be a welcome intellectual distraction. It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 13, 2020
Using Virtual Tools to Engage Your Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Recently I sent out a simple message encouraging folks to stay positive and keep pulling for each other and suggesting that you get comfortable using an array of virtual tools to stay top of mind with clients and customers as they get to know virtual you.
Start Up Blog
MARCH 30, 2020
If there is one thing we’ve realised it’s how interconnected and physical our world really is. Digital can only substitute so much. With 70 years of unimpeded global growth and globalisation we’ve all become a little complacent. So I’m offering two thought experiments on possible natural and technological disasters. Two aren’t just possible, but probable.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 4, 2020
Last November, the fourth edition of the JobsCentral Learning Training & Education Development (T.E.D) Awards celebrated 15 winners who are industry leaders in skills development in Singapore. These course providers were awarded for their innovation towards learning across different industries, especially during a time when Singaporeans look to re-skill and up-skill themselves in a challenging jobs landscape.
Transformify
MARCH 14, 2020
These days, due to coronavirus outbreak, many businesses have asked their employees to work from home. Even more conservative organizations that would never consider remote work before have been forced to do so. Many countries have imposed travel bans and an unprecedented country-wide quarantine has been announced in Italy, Spain and Bulgaria. At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 17, 2020
If you want to get a big picture view of where your business stands in the market, see if it’s operating cost-effectively, identify areas where you should focus your resources, predict what potential issues may slow down your growth, and implement a tangible roadmap that’ll steer the company in the right direction — you need to conduct a marketing SWOT analysis.
ConversionXL
MARCH 4, 2020
Google Analytics shows 104 conversions. Your CRM shows 123 new leads. Heap reports 97. And so on. It’s easy to get frustrated by data discrepancies. Which source do you trust? How much variance is okay? (Dan McGaw suggests 5%.). For most companies, Google Analytics is a—often the —primary source of analytics data. Getting its numbers aligned with other tools in your martech stack keeps results credible and blood pressure manageable.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 11, 2020
Cultivating Compelling Communications for Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Justin Brady. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with PR expert, writer, and podcaster Justin Brady. Brady partners with companies in the emerging tech space, designing strategies and crafting stories that reach audiences of millions.
Steve Blank
MARCH 17, 2020
“Winter is coming.”. This is the one blog post that I hope I’m completely wrong about. With the Covid-19 virus a worldwide pandemic, if you’re leading any startup or small business, you have to be asking yourself, “What’s Plan B? And what’s in my lifeboat?”. Here are a few thoughts about operating in uncertainty in a pandemic. Impact. Social isolation and a declared national emergency have had an immediate impact on industries that cluster people; conferences, trade shows, airlines/cruise ships
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 18, 2020
by Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing and author of “ Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA “ As more and more look to work from home given the present state of things, it’s important to know some ways to implement it. If you haven’t done it previously it can seem challenging, but it doesn’t have to be.
Transformify
MARCH 24, 2020
As millions of people fear losing their jobs, remote work gains popularity. Even companies that were reluctant to adopt remote work strategy prior to coronavirus outbreak, had no other option but to shift to work from home arrangements. Going forward, it is expected that the number of all-remote companies will grow exponentially as many businesses and employees have realized the benefits of remote work.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 5, 2020
Marketing in today’s competitive world has definitely changed from the days of old. Gone are the days when you send out flyers in the mail or maximize your marketing dollars with a billboard sign visible from the highway. While those forms of marketing can be effective, more effective means of marketing have now turned to digital marketing. Digital marketing is a staple for online marketing efforts.
deal architect
MARCH 31, 2020
I was talking to a vendor exec last week and I mentioned the agility and innovation I am seeing in various sectors - agile manufacturing, re-jigged supply chains, reshaped shopping experiences, last-mile delivery, telework, telemedicine, teleschool- as we are fighting.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
MARCH 19, 2020
Running a business can be challenging, but one of the best ways to make it easier is to rely on different forms of technology to automate tasks and make certain things simpler and more streamlined. There’s virtually no business out there that doesn’t use some kind of computer or digital technology to make their company more successful and easier to manage, but how do you make sure you optimize those technologies and ensure they can help you for a long time to come?
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 25, 2020
Becoming Your Best Virtual You written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Becoming Your Best Virtual You. Virtual and work from home is getting a lot of hype right now, for obvious reasons. I’ve been a big fan of virtual work for many years, and there are some tools I’ve come to love and rely on over the years.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 17, 2020
Creativity is one of the main components of being a successful web designer. As a designer, you must possess the ability to create numerous websites serving varying purposes in a unique way. In order for these websites to be effective in their marketing strategies, they must stand out from the competition while also attract the attention of their target audiences.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 8, 2020
Every new entrepreneur who has not spent years in corporate life has the advantage of an unbiased look at business opportunities, but at the same time has the disadvantage of missing critical business experiences that can cost them dearly in their first startup venture. In my experience, building a successful business is more difficult than building an innovative solution.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 29, 2020
As technology continues to develop, it’s only natural that the marketplace is gradually shifting towards the digital realm as well. The internet is becoming the main platform for research and shopping – as cited in Forbes, 82% of consumers carry out research on the Internet and 79% of people are shopping for their goods online, according to Tech Crunch.
deal architect
MARCH 25, 2020
The one thing I vividly remember from my first few days as an audit rookie at PwC was a class where the instructor said "never forget - an internal control should deliver more savings than the burden it puts on.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 5, 2020
I am due to speak at the SaaStr conference next week: Wednesday, March 11th at 10:45 AM. I had originally signed up to talk about the “VC Market Trends” overall but it seemed inauthentic to speak about VC funding without addressing the virus in the room. So I wrote a brand new deck outlining some Upfront views on what we may see in the funding markets ahead.
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