YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
by Rob Frohwein, CEO of Kabbage. Let’s be honest, most small businesses’ capital needs aren’t being met by today’s lenders. In fact, the bulk of commercial lenders don’t serve small businesses at all. Not because they don’t want to, but because they aren’t structured do so effectively or efficiently, and the cost-to-margin ratio isn’t favorable for smaller loans.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 11, 2018
Most small businesses have now forgotten the last recession, and are back to “business as usual.” They don’t realize that business as usual is gone forever. With social media and smart phone apps, real product information spreads at astounding speeds. Entrepreneurs that are not listening, not engaging, and not changing are destined to be left behind even in the best of times.
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Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Profitability is the main key to business success. But maintaining that profitability is becoming more difficult for private practice optometrists. There is increasing competition from big box stores, mall kiosks, and the internet to overcome. Online refractions and other commoditized industry services make it hard for private practices to remain relevant in the marketplace.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
(Almost) everything you need to know (but are afraid to ask) before you wistfully ask a product manager to coffee so they will help you find a job. TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is very much the dream occupation of the jack-of-all-trades, not-necessarily-master-of-any individual who possesses “raw intellectual horsepower.
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
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Large corporations heavily rely on technology to improve performance, increase efficiency, grow profitability and manage expenses. Due to the size and complexity of such organizations, maximizing technology use is a necessity. Yet, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can benefit from technology just as much if not more. Source: Pixabay. A growing number of SMBs are coming to this realization.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The endgame of optimization begins when the local maximum has been found for the most relevant pages on your website. At this point, uncovering more gains can become a greater challenge. How can you deal with such a scenario? The first thing to realize is that this is not a typical situation to be in. Most businesses are still learning their way around the fundamentals.
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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
There is an old saying that good lawyers run away from risk, while good businessmen run towards risk. Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” In reality, all risks are not the same. Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Has your startup or small business ever considered using a professional employer organization—a PEO? PEOs specialize in providing benefits and human resources help for many different clients. Because they serve multiple companies, they can leverage their clients’ numbers for better healthcare and retirement savings options. If you’re a small business owner or a new entrepreneur, your finances may be precarious.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Side hustles serve to support our main income streams. Some of them also end up becoming the main income stream if it turns profitable. They mainly sprout out of a simple idea or hobbies. It’s advisable to have multiple income streams and side hustles are a perfect way to diversify your income streams. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners what their side hustles are and here are the responses. #1- Bling Everything in Sight.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Node.js, a wonderfully passionate framework implemented to create a node JS shopping cart, is broadly utilized by developers around the planet. It is a server used to execute the Javascript programming language. In addition, such a tool is used inside different circles, including content administration and online endeavors. Source: Flickr. Node JS is also capable in taking care of dynamic and acute database triggered Mobile and Web Applications.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new fighting technology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting… Our response will be to prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation, and frequent modular upgrades. We must not accept cumbersome approval chains, wasteful applications of resources in uncompetitive space, or overly risk-averse thinking that impedes change.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Bill Michelon is well known in business circles as a savvy media buyer with a keen interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. He has helped a wide variety of organizations achieve their digital marketing objectives without breaking the bank. The entrepreneur oversees successful marketing campaigns and helps formulate effective strategies that deliver impressive results.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Sometimes entrepreneurs are so focused on making change happen for customers that they forget that continually changing themselves and their company is equally important. Some get stuck in a rut and get run over by competitors with new technology, like Eastman Kodak, and others get pushed into a crisis, like Apple did, before they reinvent themselves into a new market.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Many people dream of owning their own business. There’s nothing quite like being your own boss and running an operation the way you want to. However, this dream comes with a big cost. So, unless you’ve inherited a large sum of money or won the lottery, you’ll probably need to look into funding options for your small business. There are many ways to seek funding, but one that seems to attract a lot of buzz is pitching to the investors on the TV show “ Shark Tank.” The premise?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
At the recent Upfront Summit my partner Stuart Lander had the opportunity to show some California Love and interview three of the wealthiest Bitcoin owners, each of whom were some of the earliest owners in the asset class and who haven’t sold any of their holdings. It’s an extraordinary story ranging from Jaime who studies cryptography in college to Bryan who was early in selling products on Silk Road to Steven owns 179,000 Bitcoin worth more than $2 billion.
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Lots of cool tech events happening in San Antonio this week from recruiting mixers to an AI meetup and the debut of a brand new business conference. On Tuesday – WP Engine Technical Support Meet & Greet in San Antonio- The company is hiring. It’s having a mixer to get to know job candidates better […]. The post Five of the Best Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio This Week appeared first on SiliconHills.
Transformify
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Employees are the most valuable asset of any business. Without engaged and motivated employees, businesses would not thrive. Management involves maximizing the potential and use of assets. Therefore, employee management is simply maximizing the potential and use of a company's employees. It seems cold, so to do it effectively a "people approach" must be utilized.
Occam's Razor
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
If you bring sharp focus, you increase chances of attention being diverted to the right places. That in turn will drive smarter questions, which will elicit thoughtful answers from available data. The result will be data-influenced actions that result in a long-term strategic advantage. It all starts with sharp focus. Consider these three scenarios….
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
It’s great to start with a big dream as you contemplate a new business, but finding the money you need takes more than dreaming. As an advisor to young entrepreneurs, I find that many are a bit naïve about how the investment process really works. For example, I just read an otherwise impressive business plan last week from a first-timer who asked for $10 million to get started.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
EMaaS: How Email Marketing Can Be Your Agency’s Most Profitable Service written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Enjoy today’s guest post from David Mihm. Thanks to John’s generous promotion of my content over the years, many of you probably know I’ve spent most of my career in search engine optimization. Although many of my colleagues in the SEO world were surprised when I transitioned into the adjacent world of email marketing a year ago and launched Tidings , I hope you
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
There has always been tension between CPG (consumer packaged goods) companies and the retailers who sell their products to consumers. If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. This is an age-old marketplace tension where leverage often determines the value captured.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
It has become an annual ritual – I either talk to Malcolm Frank, EVP of Strategy and Marketing at Cognizant before or after the annual WEF event at Davos. This year it was after the event where he missed at.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Customers are exposed to more choices than ever before, and that means the experience your brand presents them with is make or break for your business. The 2017 report Customers 2020: A Progress Report , by Walker customer experience consulting firm, found that 86 percent of buyers will pay more for a better customer experience. By 2020, customer experience will overtake product and price as the key brand differentiator.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Over the last year we’ve been rolling out the Hacking for X classes in universities across the U.S. – Hacking for Defense , Hacking for Diplomacy , Hacking for Energy , Hacking for Impact (non-profits), etc. All are designed to allow students to work on some of the toughest problems the country has while connecting them to a parts of the government they aren’t familiar with.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
You don’t have to be a new venture advisor like me to hear all the excuses for not starting your own business. I’m sure all of you have friends who are not happy in their employee roles, and are not shy about complaining, but never seem to get around to doing anything about it. They can cite all the myths about being too old to change, not having the money, or no business degree.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
How to Tap Into the Subscription Economy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Anne Janzer. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Anne Janzer. She is an award-winning author and non-fiction writing coach who has written books like The Writers Process and The Workplace Writer’s Process.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
If you haven’t yet heard about Female Founder Office Hours it is an initiative you should be aware of whether you’re male, female or any other gender identify. The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
I recently did a podcast with Ton Dobbe. I have know Ton for a long time in various roles at Unit4.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
From Dwayne Rettinger’s perspective, millennial entrepreneurs are more saddled with stereotypes than they should be. For all the suggested negatives about this generation, Rettinger points out that they are still young enough to be stunningly creative and open to new ideas. But, for a generation that is on average facing more financial obstacles, having access to financial guidance is crucial.
The Next Web
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
There’s nothing that we as a society get more excited about and panicked by than technological progress. On one hand, we understand that innovations like artificial intelligence and Bitcoin are autonomous, powerful entities that many of us will never truly know — and what we don’t know, we don’t always trust. On the other hand, we recognize that these technological advancements were created to make our lives easier.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Business partnerships have traditionally been agreements to drive more transactions than either company could do alone. The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. An excellent example is the initiative by Elon Musk and Tesla Motors a few years ago to give away their battery patents, to infrastructure and competitive c
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Transcript of How to Successfully Run a Business as a WordPress Consultant written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Hello. Welcome to another episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Troy Dean. He is, like all of us, an online speaker, coach, consultant, podcaster; but he’s also the founder of WP Elevation , which is the world’s largest business community for WordPress consultant
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 11, 2018
If a picture is worth a thousand words then you already know that Chamillionaire is having a great time with his new startup Convoz. He’s here on stage with Snoop Dogg and they had just dialed in Shaq to record a live video for his platform. It was just announced today on TechCrunch. We’ve known each other for nearly a decade and he’s been a friend, a co-investor in startups and a mentor to many startups with whom I’ve worked.
For Entrepreneurs
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
There are seven key stages in a startup’s evolution from $0m to $50m in revenue. Understanding where you are in that evolution, and how to act at each stage is critical for success, as what is appropriate at one stage is not appropriate at another stage. In my talk at SaaStr 2018, I will lay.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
by Keith Martino , head of CMI and author of “Expect Leadership” Companies that train their employees in what are commonly referred to as “soft skills” are finding those efforts pay off in productivity and retention. People with soft skills are adept in areas such as interpersonal communication, leadership, problem solving and adaptability.
YFS Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
The key to profitability lies within the core processes of the business. After having worked with business owners for many years, I discovered profitable enterprises embrace five fundamental processes??.
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