Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Valuing a business based on assets and financial performance is a well-understood process, but every investor knows the real value goes well beyond these parameters, either higher or lower. The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2022
In this age of digitalization, software serves as the lifeline for healthcare industry. Look at custom software development to help. The post Why Custom Software Is A Must For The Healthcare Sector appeared first on Young Upstarts.
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ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 12, 2022
The business environment began to change dramatically after the 2019 pandemic. PNAS surveyed 5,800 small businesses and found that 43% were temporarily closed. Since all enterprises wanted to survive in the Covid circumstances, they were looking for their own ways to hit customers and profits. The audience became whimsical, and the companies had to fight for each potential customer.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 13, 2022
When starting a new business , you’ll likely wear many hats. It isn’t unusual to act as CEO while also tackling marketing tasks and coordinating operations. As you find your footing and begin to scale, you might feel ready to hire a formal executive team. The right C-suite positions for your business will depend on your unique needs, budget, and long-term goals.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Based on many years of experience in business as an executive and consultant, I have long been convinced that emotional intelligence (EQ or EI) in leadership wins over logical intelligence (IQ) every time. The experts define emotional intelligence as a leader's ability to recognize individual and team emotions, to understand their effect, and manage your own to guide your next move.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
While I walked away from that process with more questions than conclusions, our entire team has emerged from this period hyper-energized for the future. We continue to be committed to the core values of the firm, but also have a vision for how we want to practice our craft differently and with the ambition befitting the opportunity in front of us. To this end, we are excited to announce two big developments for NextView.
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Up and Running
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Ongoing financial planning and forecasting are critical for business growth. But as a small business owner, it can be difficult to do any of this thoroughly and efficiently. Maybe you’re not a numbers person or feel that it takes time away from you actually running your business. Now, managing and analyzing your business finances doesn’t have to be a frustrating process.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 12, 2022
People who have been followers too long as an employee don’t realize how hard it is to be a leader. Every new entrepreneur has to initiate the right actions to be perceived as a leader in their chosen business domain by their team and by their customers, or the road to success and satisfaction will be lost along the way. Driving these actions are some basic principles that entrepreneurial leaders, such as Airbnb CEO Brain Chesky and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, seem to have learned early.
Board Effect
OCTOBER 13, 2022
About Ellen Glasgow. Management is doing the things right; leadership is doing the right things: This Peter Drucker quote is one of Ellen Glasgow’s greatest inspirations. It is a reminder that leading with purpose differs from other kinds of leadership. What is your WHY: The word lead comes from the Gaelic word meaning path. Glasgow finds cohesion when considering leadership as a path to walk alongside your team.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
OCTOBER 13, 2022
As a small business owner, you already have plenty on your plate. You don’t need to be spending time worrying about whether or not your employees are taking calls from clients, or if they’re even answering their phones at all. Having a business cell phone can help you stay focused and on top of things by ensuring that everything gets done in a timely fashion.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 11, 2022
To build a more inclusive and equitable future, leaders in positions of power and influence must play an active role in disrupting the status quo, says Jennifer Brown. The post Finding Your Role As An Inclusive Leader appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2022
If you think that financial modeling for a new business is arcane magic, limited in value to financial wizards and professional investors, then you have been listening to the wrong advisors. In reality, a simple Excel spreadsheet model customized around your assumptions can save you hours and avoid a wasted expense in validating alternative vendor and marketing decisions.
deal architect
OCTOBER 13, 2022
As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Achyut Jajoo · SVP and GM, Manufacturing and Automotive presenting on their.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 11, 2022
I became a venture capitalist, specifically a seed investor, to provide early support to the dreamers and builders working to positively change how we live, work, learn, play, and care for our planet and each other. I’ve spent over a decade investing in consumer and B2B companies that do things like expand access to reproductive care and childcare , support the circular economy , enable more seamless payments for small businesses and individuals, rethink mindfulness for the modern world
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Wondering what it takes for a start-up to establish its identity in the market and succeed? Here’s what every start-up needs. The post What Every Start-up Needs appeared first on Young Upstarts.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The Conversational AI market is growing dramatically, training new large generative models, expanding the technology stack, and bringing more advanced products to the market. By 2030 the market size is expected to reach ~42 billion dollars. The technologies behind conversational AI products are becoming more complex as well. . And that’s no surprise — tech giants invest vast sums of money in R&D.
deal architect
OCTOBER 10, 2022
As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Jujhar Singh, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Salesforce Industries, a repeat.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Writing for me goes through an observation and shipping phase. I’m guilty of ignoring this site for way too long. In the meantime though, I’ve birthed a child (who is now 3!), changed a job, and am still going through a mental pandemic ( will it ever get over?). The impetus of restarting writing here was driven by a couple of books I’ve been reading from Seth Godin.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Little is said about the one thing all entrepreneurs must have if they’re going to succeed - courage. Steven Myers shares more. The post What Entrepreneurs Need Most, But Nobody Talks About – And How To Get It appeared first on Young Upstarts.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2022
These nine tips can help you create a small business marketing plan designed to keep your audience engaged and help you grow your business.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Austin startups raised $701 million in venture capital in the third quarter of 2022, 30 percent less than the same quarter a year ago, according to the latest Pitchbook-National Venture Capital Association Venture Monitor report. It’s also a nearly 18 percent decline from the $850 million Austin startups raised in the second quarter of this […].
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 13, 2022
?. October is Women Owned Small Business month. I love this observance because it functions as a reminder of the gigantic hurdles female entrepreneurs have overcome – and the trails women continue to blaze. Did you know? Female business owners couldn’t get a federal business loan. Up until 1988, there existed significant barriers that hindered women from achieving equal and full financial status.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Looking to create a strong marketing plan? We look at 6 key steps to creating a formidable and successful marketing strategy. The post 6 Key Steps To Developing A Successful Marketing Strategy appeared first on Young Upstarts.
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The average ecommerce store devotes more than 80% of its marketing budget to customer acquisition. But getting customers in at the expense of keeping them is the equivalent of filling a leaky bucket : You can keep filling it, but you’re much better off stopping the leak. The more you put into retaining customers, the less you have to worry about acquiring new ones.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Space environmentalist Moriba Jah, an associate professor of Aerospace Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also referred to as the Genius Grant. The award recognizes Jah for creating the world’s first real-time streaming of near-miss collisions and activity in space. He also developed ASTRIAGraph for identifying and tracking objects […].
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 10, 2022
This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off inspired to become great. Here are some takeaways from the video: Self discipline begins with the mastery of your thoughts. Self discipline is about facing your fears and it won't accept weakness. Believe in yourself and don't make excuses. Take ownership of all the success you are not achieving and make the necessary changes.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Fix your CV. With so many people competing for jobs, you need to jig your resume such that you make sure your application stands out. . The post Top Ways To Rejig Your CV appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Employee retention, for both startups and established businesses, is more important than ever. More and more employees are leaving roles to join companies that offer greater flexibility, increased benefits, higher pay, or even a more mission-driven culture. All of these benefits are rooted in the need for employees to feel valued and believe that the company’s success will lead to their success.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Sponsored Post In 2016, Theresia Intag noticed the recruiting model for companies was broken. “I knew how to fix it,” said Intag, founder and CEO of IntagHire™ To do that, she founded IntagHire™ and created a fractional recruiting model that allowed companies to have access to a whole team of professional recruiters that truly represent […].
Hunter Walker
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Five Questions With Unicorn Auctions Cofounder Cody Modeer. My hobbies are largely consumptive: coffee and whiskey (the former to excess and the latter more modestly). Whiskey, specifically bourbon, scratches a bunch of itches for me: a love of American history, a community of people to share the enjoyment, and a deep rabbit hole of bottles to sample.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 13, 2022
While private companies are not required by law to undergo a SOX audit, many choose to do so voluntarily to improve investor confidence and demonstrate their commitment to good corporate governance. The post Is An SOX Audit For Private Or Public Companies? appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Board Effect
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Traditionally taking place on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. In 2022, Giving Tuesday lands on November 29th. Early planning will enable your board to maximize the potential for receiving funds so your nonprofit can continue giving to your community all year round. New donors and larger donations should get your board’s attention, and Giving Tuesday is a peak time to leverage giving.
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Many years ago I coined the phrase “Pillar Article” or sometimes called, “Pillar Content” or “Pillar Post“, to describe how to create great blog content. To my surprise, it caught on in the blogging about blogging community and many thousands of bloggers use it to describe what good blog content is. If you have never […].
David Cohen
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Eight years ago, I wrote what continues to be one of my best-read blog posts, entitled “ Reconciling Vision and Focus.” The question it sought to answer is one that still resonates with founders today: Which is more important for your startup–a big vision or a specific focus? It’s a question that consistently comes up in my conversations with entrepreneurs both within the Techstars universe and those I meet via my “Office Hours” conversations.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 12, 2022
There are plenty of ways to make the most of your time in a co-working space. Here are three tips to help get you started! The post 3 Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Co-Working Space appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 8, 2022
Weekend Favs October 8 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but I encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.
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