YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Launching a new business can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to balancing all the many demands on your time … and unlike a top executive, you don’t have an assistant to draw up your schedule. So how do you keep it all balanced? Is this a problem of focus and attention or more one of planning? Both? It all depends on your personality and work style, but in most cases, scheduling issues primarily derive from the fact that there’s too much to do and too little time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Could you survive and flourish as an entrepreneur, or should you be satisfied working for someone else? That’s a question I get every day in my role as an advisor to business professionals, and it’s a good one to ask. In my view, the number of traditional long-term employee roles is declining rapidly, due to advances in technology and automation. By some projections , the level of unemployment could reach 50 percent by 2050, unless more people adopt the entrepreneurial, freelance, or gig approac

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

When we established Ready4S back in 2012, the tech startup scene looked completely different than it does today. The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. The series of recent spectacular successes and lucrative exits in the tech industry inspires many professionals to venture into the sector.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Conversion optimization is hard; it’s constantly changing and you need to know a lot about a lot. Keeping up with the technology changes and managing business’ expectations can be tricky. Here’s what some of the top experts in the field are saying about the top challenges in conversion optimization. #1 Having to be an expert in many things. CRO is multidisciplinary and cross-functional.

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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

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

by Wayne Wedell , President and CEO of WorkWise, LLC. The decision process to purchase new enterprise application software can be daunting. A critical part of the evaluation process is to clearly understand the flexibilities a software provider offers to license and deploy the solution for your use. Taking a step back and asking your provider the right questions can enable you to make a much more informed purchasing decision.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The influence information technology has on the productivity of so many enterprises should never be underestimated. In fact, it is one of those business elements that can bring an entire company to a grinding halt. But in the hands of the right people, it can deliver a boost that will stretch beyond increased levels of productivity. The moment the IT section does not work like a well-oiled machine, expect several problems to arise and very quickly escalate, resulting in expenses, unproductive em

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 2, 2017

“Mission critical reading.” -- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The Alliance and The Startup of You In just a few weeks, my new book, The Startup Way , will be available in print, digital, and audio formats. One of the most gratifying parts of writing a book is heading off on tour with it and finding out how it’s engaging actual readers.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Kelly Morr, Senior Manager of Content Strategy at 99designs. There’s a lot you can say about the cohort born between 1982 and 2000. A generation brought up with constantly evolving technologies, Millennials are the most digitally aware and technically savvy of any preceding age group. Because Millennials participate so much of their daily lives online — from communicating with friends to reviewing restaurants — they represent a hugely lucrative market for brands.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Recently, my friend Ross Baird came out with a new book, The Innovation Blind Spot. In the book, Ross outlines and diagnoses a problem that I’ve been exploring for over a decade: our innovation economy neglects many people and ideas. Ross kicks off the book with some pretty stark statistics: despite the fact that promising startup communities (such as my hometown of Boulder) are thriving, in most communities in America, firm creation is the lowest it’s been in a generation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Transcript of Increase Profits Through Specialization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, we speak with Philip Morgan of Philip Morgan Consulting, and that’s what he does.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 2, 2017

At their annual Gartner Symposium event in Orlando today, Peter Sondergaard predicted "AI will be a net job creator starting in 2020" To that, Jason Hiner at TechRepublic snarkily commented “Gartner's research chief couldn't have opened the company's flagship conference.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Larry Light, Chief Executive Officer of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection. Just like that, a brand that had been a mainstay of shopping malls across America disappeared from the retail front.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

All of us get to make a daily decision about how we will approach our tasks for the day. There has been much written recently about beginning each day with a sense of gratitude; that’s certainly great wisdom for enjoying life more fully. However, one quality I’ve observed time and again in successful entrepreneurs is the raw energy they bring to every duty and every personal interaction.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Increase Profits Through Specialization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Philip Morgan. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Philip Morgan. He is a consultant at Philip Morgan Consulting who focuses on specialization and helping people find their niche.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

I first wrote about the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the 2013 book The Digital Enterprise. A collaboration with the CEO of Software AG, most of the examples profiled there were Germany based. At the same time, companies like GE were.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2017

A lot of small businesses focus their energy on digital marketing and engaging the customers directly that they often neglect the basics. Aside from having a good product, an important element to pay attention to is the packaging of that product. Packaging is the first line of branding and marketing that should never be taken lightly. Effective packaging design and execution can make your product stand out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2017

A popular approach for aspiring entrepreneurs these days seems to be to corner anyone who will listen, with a pitch on their current “million dollar idea.” The initial monologue usually ends with the question “How much money do you think this is worth?” In my opinion, ideas are a commodity, and are really not worth much, outside the context of a visionary leader who can execute.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

“Good artists copy, great artists steal” This quote is often attributed to Pablo Picasso but did you know that he actually ‘stole‘ it from a host of writers and authors before him? Steve Jobs then credited the quote to Picasso and the cycle of plagiarism continued. Why do I care about copying in the startup world? Well I’m writing this post as a disgruntled victim of a daylight robbery.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In writing my last couple of books, Silicon Collar and SAP Nation, I have observed how hypocritical the IT industry has been about automation. AI, robotics, drones are good for customers but not in reducing tech labor? The worst offenders.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

by Walt Capell, founder of General Liability Shop . The fact that September is disaster preparedness month is getting swept up in the news cycle because of the vast amount of natural disasters taking place throughout the United States. It is not just occurring in the United States, but also in several neighboring countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Many people seem to have the sense that ethics are spiraling downward in business, and unfortunately most startup professionals and entrepreneurs I know don’t believe they can make a difference. They don’t realize that if they don’t take an active role in the solution, they really become part of the problem. I do believe that most business people want to do the right thing, but many just don’t have the skills to develop an unemotional ethical position, or confidence to act on their ethical belie

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View from Seed

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In this very special episode of Traction, we sit down as a team and discuss the new mission of the firm and talk through B2C and B2B examples of the Everyday Economy. We learn what commonalities exist among founders who are redesigning that economy, and the NextView partners share their perspectives on the next big wave of internet innovation. Plus, we share some news about the future of the show.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I have a confession to make: when it comes to my job, I do projects on the side. I know, you’re probably grumbling, “who has the time?” But my side projects have helped me grow as a professional and an individual, and they’ve tripled my income. That’s right: tripled. A while back, as an Art Director, I dedicated about 35 hours a week on top of my day job to developing apps.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2017

by Lewis Robinson. Every year seven out of 10 employer companies survive their first two years in business. Of those that survive , a third stay open for ten years and a quarter keep operating for 15 years. The firms in the latter two groups survive by continuing to grow year-on-year. For these businesses, investing in areas that will profitably fuel growth is non-negotiable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. You shouldn’t be making this decision just because you are mad at your boss, or you would like to be rich, or someone else thinks it’s a good idea. In these changing times, if you already have a startup, with no plan, maybe it’s time to think ahead for a change.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Amy and I have always believed in this value and importance of voting. If there was any doubt about how this can impact our society, that doubt was obliterated in the 2016 election. Boulder has an odd-year election cycle so our local elections are happening between October 16, 2017 (ballots get mailed) and November 7, 2017 (the last day to vote). Historically, less than half of the registered voters in town have voted in our local elections.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

So a startup walks into a bar… bet you want to know what happens next, right? All the best stories are the ones that hook you right from the very beginning, and hold your interest till the end. But more often than not, you’ll have a hard time doing that when telling people about your awesome new enterprise. Why is that? Well, the short answer is: your storytelling skills suck.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 3, 2017

by Arjun Sen, president and founder of ZenMango and author of “ Customer Karma “ “Do good Karma and good Karma will come to you” was my grandma’s advice as I grew up in India. Hidden in that advice was the mantra for building lifetime relationship with customers. The key word is relationship, as there are similarities between personal and customer connections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2017

If an entrepreneur doesn’t find themselves in over their head at least 20% of the time, they are probably not pushing the limits, not taking enough risk, and probably not working on an idea that’s worth doing. The challenge in to know when and how to ask for help, and not let bravado and ego mask anxieties. The best people know when they don’t know, and know how to find the right help.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 2, 2017

If you only kinda know me you might think I’m a confident extrovert, but if you really really know me, it’s more clear: I’m an introvert, and one who gets slightly anxious during prolonged exposure to large groups. Introversion isn’t shyness and it’s not a like or dislike of people generally. For example I really enjoy public speaking.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Another quarter has come and gone…. We continue to invest in blockchain companies and funds such as Coinbase and Metastable Capital , which join our existing crypto portfolio ( Blockstack , Citizen Hex and Polychain Capital ). Here’s a quick recap of our other funding announcements, portfolio news, and product updates (the things we can announce publicly): Funding announcements.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Not all marketing campaigns are created equal. Heck, not all marketing techniques are created equal. Some techniques will work for Business A but totally fail to help Business B. This is why you should never simply copy a successful competitor’s marketing campaign. Instead, choose your tools and techniques based on who you are and what your business offers to its ideal audience.

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YFS Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2017

There is simply no excuse to send cold emails and hope for the best. Here's a look at 3 tools to improve your email marketing results.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 2, 2017

This Monday Morning Motivation is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. When you start your day, you must own your morning. Say thank you in advance for what’s already yours. If you would just change your “I am’s” you would go to another level. You have to call the things that are not as if they already are.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Idealistic founders believe they will break the mold when they scale, and not turn into a “typical big company.” By which they mean: Without stupid rules that assume employees are dumb or evil, without everything taking ten times longer than it should, without wall-to-wall meetings, without resorting to hiring anything less than the top 1% of the talent pool, and so on.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

As a small business owner, especially those who have been in the game for more than a few years, acquiring the capital needed in order to expand deems to be challenging for many. Whether it be lack of interest in borrowing than in past years, non-sufficient credit, or even that of increased lender scrutiny regarding the lending standards, small business owners looking for a loan source have trouble determining what lender suits their company’s needs.

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