YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
by Judith Nowlin, Chief Growth Officer for Babyscripts. If I had a dime for every time someone told me “you can’t do this” on my entrepreneurial journey, I would be swimming in a pool of coins like Scrooge McDuck from DuckTales, my favorite after school cartoon from the late 80’s. I had every reason to listen to the naysayers. I never paid my dues at a corporate job.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Right now, there is a tsunami that’s coming to wipe out thousands of SaaS companies. In this article, I’ll walk you through the three tidal waves coming ashore and show you how to avoid their potentially disastrous consequences. The Three Tidal Waves Coming for Your SaaS Business. Tidal Wave 1: Buyers now prefer to self-educate. This isn’t limited to the B2C space.
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Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
One of the most important decisions for a founder of an early stage company is deciding who should be on the cap table. We’ve written about doing your due diligence on investors and funds to make sure you find the right partners for the journey. Lately, we have seen more founders grappling with the question of whether to include a Series A investor in their seed round.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
It’s a very exciting time in the cannabis industry right now. One of our Bplans writers described going into business in cannabis as a “ once-in-a-generation opportunity ,” with the product rapidly becoming legal for recreational as well as medical use in many states. Legal cannabis generated $16 billion in total economic output in the United States in 2017, and research indicates it will increase 150 percent by 2021, according to a report from cannabis industry analysts Arcview Market Research
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
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Are you trying to construct a brand that consumers will come to know and trust? If you’re not using mobile software to get there, you should be. According to a report by Asurion last year, Americans check their phones over 80 times a day – even while on vacation. But tapping into that trend is about more than stepping out from behind the store counter and onto a customer’s home screen.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
In the world of data-driven marketing, more and more tasks require a bit of coding. You might need to add an extra parameter to your tracking code or pull raw data from Google Analytics. You may want to create a simple prediction—or automate a few repetitive tasks in your PPC campaigns. Or maybe you simply want to speak a common language with your developers so that you can brief them better and understand they may say, “This will take two weeks.” Regardless, knowing one or two data
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Mike Michalowicz
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Profit and cash flow are critical in any business. In the Healthcare Staffing Industry failure to maintain profit and cash flow can result in massive debt and out-of-control IRS payroll taxes issues. To glean insights into the maximization of profitability in the Healthcare Staffing Industry I interviewed 5 Amazing Thought Leaders in the Healthcare Staffing Industry. .
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Navigating a rented motorbike through the winding hills of Vietnam and swimming in secret lagoons in Thailand are just some of the things that Benjamin Yee does when he’s not typing furiously away at this laptop. A self-professed digital nomad and the founder of a software startup that provides order, purchase and inventory management, Benjamin has found an enviable match for his wanderlust with a business that allows him to work online, anywhere and anytime.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
From implementing an idea to working your way up in a hierarchical and rigid environment, don’t be afraid to challenge your industry’s dogmas. The humankind, as fascinating as it is, has always distinguished itself by its attitude for building rules and laws to order society, but also with its peculiarity of being creative. The word “economy’ perfectly encases the need for rules: it is an ancient greek word and literally means “rules of the house”: oikia as home, nomos as rule.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
No, this does not have much to do with Oracle’s recent quarter. Nor is it about intrigue and gossip so many analysts use to compare Oracle to the Trumpian White House. It has more to do with two decades of.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Letting Go of Perfection in Order to Achieve Your Goals written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Petra Kolber. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I speak with Petra Kolber. She is an expert in positive psychology and fitness, and she uses this unique background to help companies and individuals find joy, passion, and productivity.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
by David Zimmerman, CEO of LC Technology International . A home-based business should still function in some ways like a bigger firm. They of course need to be agile and adaptable, but home businesses should still have some formalized planning and structure. One area of planning that’s sorely lacking for these types of companies is a plan on protecting data.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
The UK is currently experiencing a boom in the jobs market. This is great news for those who are looking to secure a first or new job as there is less competition. For some companies, however, it presents a problem, as they search for qualified or experienced workers. Here we take a look at UK talent sectors most affected and the roles therein. Source: Pixabay.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Vegas has way of making people, how do you say it, exuberant. On one day there was the CHRO of SAP, Stefan Reis presenting to the press corps about moving his workforce systems to the cloud to manage the giant.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
It’s easy to come up with an idea for a startup business. What’s not so easy is executing on this idea. And even after you get the business up and running, you’ll find that you have to continually prove yourself in the marketplace. And one of the biggest questions you’ll face is, how can you appear big and professional when you’re small and inexperienced?
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
In big business, as well as startups, I have found that your effectiveness can be highly correlated to your ability to build and maintain people relationships, often more so than hard work, or how many hours you give. But all relationships are not the same, and your ability to distinguish between positive and negative, or casual versus committed, can make or break your future.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
You roll down the windows and wear a helmet when you take your car to the track. This does not make me less terrified of a fiery death. The American Autocross champion was sitting in my passenger seat screaming at me to not let my foot off the pedal until I bounced off the RPM limiter. She was properly intense. I didn’t know what I was doing, but it’s fun to power through curves in a high-speed tenuously-controlled skid in my Mini Cooper S (plus Cooperworks).
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Five years ago, I wrote a note titled Infor: a grown-up sleath startup. I wrote about investments Charles Phillips and his team were making including those in ION middleware and in beautification its captive design agency Hook and Loop was.
This is going to be BIG.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
You’ve got a great resume. You went to top schools, trained at a prestigious bank/consulting firm/etc, and you’ve succeeded in the corporate world doing some important and impactful stuff. Now you want to take that skillset over to the startup world and you’ve got a lot to offer. You can bring some serious business chops to a company that is going up and to the right but needs to take it to the next level.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. I recommend an easier way – using an investment platform like Gust, EquityNet or SeedInvest.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
As a business owner, it’s a given that you believe in your product or service. After all, what would be the point of investing huge amounts of your time, energy, and capital toward an endeavor you weren’t passionate about? However, the passion that fuels business owners to go the extra mile and burn the midnight oil can also blind them to some very real problems.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Rob, Lee, Melody and I are all very pleased to announce that Nicole Sievers has joined the NextView team as Platform Associate. Nicole most recently comes to us from SmartBear Software , where she was responsible for the launch and marketing for an entire product: overseeing activities like PR, creative, content creation, and social media engagement.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Over the past few years, I’ve incorporated meditation into my daily routine. I started by using Headspace , shifted to using Insight Timer , and now do whatever I feel like doing. A week ago, while proofreading a draft of Jerry Colonna’s upcoming book, I noticed a few sections where he mentioned Ani Pema Chödrön. When he referenced her book How to Meditate , I went on Amazon and bought a physical copy to read.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
Young entrepreneurs often are so excited by new technology or their latest invention that they forget to translate it into a value proposition that their customers or potential investors can understand and relate to. They become frustrated with investors, senior executives, and even customers who don’t seem to “get it,” with the result that everyone loses.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
While thinking about new business ideas , passion can be an ideal keystone for beginners. Your enthusiasm must not make you blind. It is essential to do some hard work to understand your passion. Evaluate your actual skills before turning your passion into a career. For instance, if you are passionate to play guitar, what are your strengths in this marketplace?
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Freelancing has been dubbed the on-demand economy, where businesses hire independent contractors to perform tasks for the company instead of regular employees. Contractors are generally less expensive to hire because you only pay for what you need. This can make them more appealing for smaller or shorter term projects, but some Silicon Valley startups are […].
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
UW-Madison Small Business Development Center (SBDC) celebrating SBDC Day. [ Source.] Starting a new small business? Looking for some professional consulting to help you think through your business plan or your strategies for growth? Your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC) can help. What is a Small Business Development Center (SBDC)? Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) help entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses through professional, confidential advising, as well
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
Many entrepreneurs are so enamored with their product vision that they believe their own hype, and are convinced that the market for their solution is so huge that no one will ask them for independent market research data. They don’t realize that business projections with no third-party validation have no credibility with investors, and smart potential investors will walk away.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
There are several ways to make more money from what you love and enjoy doing. If you are a personal trainer, you can get more money by doing that job on your own time at any place. So, as long as you know what you are passionate about, you can make extra money by doing that as your part-time job or even a full-time job. If you are a gym instructor, then definitely you can make good money from it.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
By Laura Lorek Publisher of SIlicon Hills News Favor, the on-demand delivery startup based in Austin, reached profitability last September. “We became the first on-demand delivery business in the United States, actually, globally, to become profitable and soon after that cash flow positive,” said Jag Bath, Favor’s CEO and H-E-B Chief Digital Officer.
Haystack
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
As lines of code continue to proliferate through the world, as the rate of startup formation increases to seize those opportunities, and as the VC industry expands to support those new teams and opportunities, there is no shortage of people to visit for advice — not to mention all the resources online. In my short time investing to date, I have experienced a phenomenon that, in my own opinion, hurts more than helps — getting advice from too many sources.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
A common request I hear from aspiring entrepreneurs is for an assessment of their latest idea. I don’t even try to assess things at the idea level, since I can’t read minds. I can assess execution plans, if you have any. Yet I believe that business success is more a function of the person than the idea or the plan, so the best idea is one that is a best fit for you, and only you can assess that.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 15, 2018
Today’s millennials are faced with no shortage of questions when it comes to what to do with their life. Work or college? Save or spend? Even the sarcastic suggestion that they have to choose between getting a mortgage, or continuing to enjoy their avocado toast and brunch is still doing the rounds in the media. However, one of the biggest quandaries facing millennials today is the question as to whether they should follow their passion and work for a ‘purpose’, or knuckle down and focus on work
K9 Ventures
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Legal by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images. There, I said it; right there in the title of the blog post. And I’ll repeat it again: Investors should pay their own legal expenses. I’ve never understood why the norm for someone putting money into a company comes with the company bearing the cost of the legal diligence and the transaction.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
When I ask people about their biggest challenge at work, nearly a third respond with various productivity concerns. It makes perfect sense.
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