YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

A college syllabus is enough work for the typical student, but some enterprising students still desire to create a startup company in college. This smaller group of students are voluntarily increasing their work quota, with the additional responsibility of running a startup company. This addition often amounts to such students becoming disadvantaged, because they consider leaving one for the other eventually.

Startup 264

Startup Social Media Finance Media 264

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a significant toll on all areas of our lives – not only in terms of the considerable human cost but in a financial sense, too. Data shows that unemployment rates have risen this year, with thousands of jobs cut due to Covid-19’s impact on the economy. The need for a stable career could never be more significant. The government’s furlough scheme has offered a crucial lifeline to many, but the unprecedented nature of the crisis means that, sadly, there are still

Artificial Inteligence 158

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Finance Stock 158

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It’s arguable that some tech startups become successful simply because the idea is so unbelievably good that it’s practically fated to become a smashing success. But more often, the idea is only part of the equation. Successful tech startups also require the right balance of funding and initial momentum. They need a team of dedicated, passionate people.

Technical Review 156

Technical Review Startup Disintermediation Leadership 156

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today, the virtual business model has a radically new relationship with employees. Instead of going to the office and seeing team members face-to-face, the only contact they have is via phone, email, and other technologies. . On one hand, this can yield some major benefits, such as increased productivity and happier employees. On the other hand, it can slow workflows down if you haven’t organized and mapped out the process.

Business Plan 138

Business Plan Startup Cloud Framework 138

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

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

by Michelle Seiler Tucker , author of “ EXIT RICH: The 6 P Method to Sell Your Business for Huge Profit “ Successfully starting and growing a business can be a tough challenge for even the most adept entrepreneurs. Exiting a business for maximum profit, however, can prove even more difficult. Approximately 46% to 80% of middle-market sell-side transactions fail to close and, according to Forbes, 8 out of 10 businesses do not sell at all.

Exit Strategy 246

Exit Strategy Intellectual Property Valuation Metrics 246

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

By: Kasheef Wyzard and Michelle Ferguson Image: Dream Corps TECH Black Engineer Educators Let’s face it?—?we know the future is being written in code. Big Tech has shattered boundaries and made the previously impossible a new reality?—?but at the expense of Black and Brown talent. To be truly inclusive, our people must be the architects creating that future.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Texas Equity Programming 93

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Building an effective team is more than just choosing qualified people to be part of the team. It requires constant work, determination, and cooperation. It encourages each team member to unite, share common goals, and work towards achieving it. The team must have a clear understanding of their roles to maximize taking part in attaining goals. There is no doubt that every team member can fulfill their responsibilities, yet it is a fact that not all members can work well with others.

Non-Compete 97

Non-Compete Leadership Security Conversion 97

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As the owner of a small business, you have many things on your mind. You want it to be successful, you need to hire the right team of people, you want to have your merchandise displayed in the most attractive way, just to name a few. However, something else that you may have to worry about is the possibility of someone slipping and falling within your premises.

Small Business 239

Small Business Software Review Naming Hiring 239

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a founding team with deep domain expertise, novel technology, and rabid early adopters. The startup founder had a notable coastal VC firm that they really wanted in the round. While they had not previously invested in Austin, this firm was excited about the opportunity and had spent weeks performing diligence on the company.

Austin 63

Austin Technical Review Software Review Early Stage 63

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

What Personal Video Can Do for Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with David Jay. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview David Jay, who is the founder and CEO behind Warm Welcome , which helps businesses upgrade from boring text to personal video so they can build meaningful relationships that drive real revenue.

Video 99

Video Software Review Revenue Small Business 99

deal architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Geoff Scott, CEO of ASUG, interviewed Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, on a wide.

Software 423

Software 423

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “. Thanksgiving might look a little different for your employees this year. They may not be doing much traveling due to COVID-19, and their family gatherings are likely to be small, quiet affairs. But leaders can make Turkey Day special by giving workers the heartfelt “thank-you” they deserve and need right now.

Turkey 147

Turkey Employee North America Cofounder 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. They are devastated when their business growth never starts or stalls, and they have no idea how to get it moving again. As an advisor to many startups, I often spend hours with business owners helping them anticipate every possible obstacle to the adoption of their solution, and

Startup 436

Startup Cost Government Sales 436

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

One important tactical decision when fundraising is determining the size of “the ask”. Sizing the ask incorrectly is one of the things I see founders get wrong most often, and it ends up having a meaningful impact to the fundraising process overall. Telling an investor how much money you are looking to raise seems like a simple and benign question, but it’s actually pretty complicated.

Valuation 418

Valuation Founder Conversion Demand 418

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In July 2020, 400+ educators gathered online to discuss and share best practices for Lean education in the virtual environment. We learned a ton. And we’re going to do it again. Join me, Jerry Engel, Pete Newell, and Steve Weinstein for the 3rd edition of Lean Innovation Educators Summit on December 16th, 1 – 4pm EST , 6 – 9pm UTC. Why. COVID-19 has dramatically altered the business landscape.

Lean 358

Lean Community Government Entrepreneur 358

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Having a conducive and safe office environment plays a significant role in your workforce’s engagement, productivity, and satisfaction. Thus, if you’re starting up a business and looking for an office space to rent, it’s important to take some factors into consideration. This is to make sure that all of your employees will have a work environment that allows them to focus, learn, collaborate, and socialize.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Internet .Net Employee 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

There is no skill more vital to an entrepreneur than effective networking. You can’t build your business alone, and networking is the best way to open doors, professionally and personally. For introverts like me, it’s not easy to step out of your comfort zone and meet new people, but if you approach the challenge correctly, I have found that it can actually be fun as well as productive.

Dividend 427

Dividend Networking Hosting Restful 427

deal architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

In episode 12 of the Burning Platform series, Brian Sommer and I talk about career advice we would give to the younger Brian and Vinnie if we were starting our careers today. We also discuss changes employers should be making.

284

284

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

In the past few years, the U.S. modular construction business has almost doubled in size and has reached $8 billion. There are many reasons behind this staggering popularity, and one of them is cost-efficiency. With its multitude of features, mobile offices promise significant cost-savings and are becoming the go-to option for many businesses across the country.

Mobile 52

Mobile Technical Review Cost Design 52

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a startup company ? For many people, there are positive and negative connotations of the startup culture. Some people think newly-founded businesses are overly focused on culture. Others associate young companies with a lack of structure, management, and funding. In today’s society, there are thousands of vibrant startup businesses that are thriving in the midst of crowded industries.

Southern California 264

Southern California Startup California Restful 264

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

As a business advisor and advocate for entrepreneurs, I find myself almost always talking and writing about change. Yet there are many things about business and work that haven’t changed for a long time, and don’t need to change anytime soon. I’m always surprised when someone doesn’t seem to grasp these basics, or thinks it’s fine to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Equity 383

Equity Networking Restful Management 383

deal architect

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

"You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt" I love Tennessee Ernie Ford's 1955 hit - the horn section and his colorful description of a coal miner's life. The amazing work ethic (to.

Tennessee 301

Tennessee 301

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

A few months ago, Jasper Kuria reached out to me about a new non-profit he was starting called The Black-Owned Business. His goal is to create a community of vetted, high-quality Black-owned professional services companies. Like many things Amy and I have been supporting around racial equity; this was an easy yes. I have not historically paid close attention to the gender or race of the service providers that we use.

Social Media 220

Social Media Equity Campaign Community 220

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

by Ksenia Larina, Content & Brand Owner at Lemon.io. As you embark on a new project of your own, all your efforts become channeled into “making it all work” and translating your ideas into a successful startup. In this professional and personal quest, both relying on your inner entrepreneurial senses and following the well-trodden grounds are workable strategies.

Marketing 264

Marketing Startup Early Stage Channel 264

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Now that you can find anything on a moment’s notice via the Internet, people have found that a temporarily unused expensive asset, such as a room in your house, or your car sitting idle, is a new business opportunity. Thus the rise of the “ sharing economy ,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms , including Lyft (rides), Airbnb (lodging), and WeWork (workspace).

Business Model 363

Business Model eCommerce Community Social Media 363

deal architect

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

I must admit I did a double take when I read this from Bob Evans "On top of that, Ellison mapped out Oracle’s desire to offer a massive portfolio of industry-specific solutions that fuse (no pun intended) the broad capabilities.

Portfolio 243

Portfolio Vertical Global Software 243

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

During the Covid crisis, I’ve been regularly discussing the dramatic amplification of inequities that already existed. From a business perspective, some businesses have benefited during this crisis, while other businesses (and entire categories of business) are being wiped off the face of the earth. Here’s a blunt statement of what’s going on that showed up in a Slack channel yesterday.

Colorado 207

Colorado Small Business Portfolio Metrics 207

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

There are several reasons you’ll need a business card for your company. For one, it helps create that initial rapport with your potential clients. It’s also a great way of marketing yourself to the public, and by giving someone your card, it makes it easier for them to contact you back when needed. Of course, this isn’t something that all startups consider because they feel it could be costly.

Design 264

Design Audience Naming Social Media 264

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A successful entrepreneur’s life is full of new opportunities and discoveries, financial growth, and of course, the many challenges of the business world. Of course, if you’re an entrepreneur who’s just started on your journey, dreaming of reaching all of these, you need to put in a lot of work before you can enjoy success. Luckily, the world is a friendlier and more welcoming place for entrepreneurs now more than ever, so there is flexibility for your startup location.

District of Columbia 167

District of Columbia North Dakota West Virginia Missouri 167

Hunter Walker

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

tldr: instead of choosing between in-person or remote, your seed stage company (or team) should be more hybrid, tied to the type/phase of project going on. With in-person being used during periods of intense team ideation, collaboration or debate. While remote is best for execution sprints and concentrated individual problem solving. 2020 has turned out to be a really interesting test of what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.

Early Stage 146

Early Stage Seed Stage Startup Software 146

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

I’m tired (today’s Whoop recovery score of 15). Almost everyone in my virtual universe is tense, tired, frustrated, angry, annoyed, exasperated, irked, or outraged. Fortunately, the only person in my physical world – and there is only one (Amy) – is generally calm. While we each have our moments, our morning coffee resets both of us for the day ahead and syncs up our energy as we simply begin again.

Distribution 164

Distribution Product Technology 164

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

It is hard to know what to do when you have found some success with your manufacturing business but are struggling to increase profits. You do not want to plateau for too long as this can give the competition time to catch up, so instead you need to find ways to take your business to the next level. This can be challenging and daunting as there will always be risks when you start making changes, but when these are carefully researched and calculated then it should help you to reach new levels wi

Artificial Inteligence 263

Artificial Inteligence Intellectual Property Reputation Technology 263

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Are you a Startup planning to enter Japan? If you are planning a Japan entry then for sure you will be planning to hire employees locally. Japanese recruiting is a completely different ball-game than most of the other countries. According to a report by Nikkei Asia, it was found that 114 companies in Japan went bankrupt due to a shortage of labor in 2017.

Japan 146

Japan Employee Startup Offshore 146

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Airbnb’s public S-1 dropped Monday afternoon. One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. You can read various articles out there which will give you the cursory facts about Airbnb like their overall revenue or profitability or how their business has faired here in 2020 in the COVID environment.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

Feld Thoughts

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

I read G. W. Constable’s near term sci-fi book Becoming Monday. If you are a fan of near term sci-fi, AGI, or the singularity, go get a copy right now – you’ll love it. I woke up in a customer service booth. Or perhaps more accurately, since I couldn’t remember a damn thing, my new existence began in that booth. If you’re born in hell, does that make you a bad person?

Artificial Inteligence 134

Artificial Inteligence Security Developer Customer 134

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

by LJ Suzuki, CFOShare.org. New business applications are the highest since 2008, reports the Wall Street Journal. Is it crazy to start a business during the Covid-19 pandemic? I say it’s brilliant, and at least 1.1 million Americans who recently applied for EINs agree with me. In my time as a Fractional CFO , I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneur 259

Entrepreneur Cofounder Startup SEO 259