The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

A listing on Google Maps is an invaluable marketing tool for local businesses. It helps businesses to be discovered by customers, to stand out from competing businesses, and drive traffic to the store that can be converted into sales. While the good thing is that you can do all of this for free, you will only be able to reap the rewards only if you can ensure high visibility for your Google Maps business listing.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 1, 2021

The Crypto Engine app is a trading software that allows traders and investors to enjoy the rewards of the blockchain industry by trading cryptocurrencies. The post [Review] Crypto Engine – Scam Or Legit? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Version One Ventures

MARCH 3, 2021

A well-timed funding announcement is your introduction to the world. It’s a way to increase your visibility with prospective investors, talent and customers. It’s also a signal that your company is gaining traction and momentum – you’re putting a stake in the ground for competitors. . Over the past eight months, many companies in the Version One portfolio have released funding announcements including Uniswap , Jam , SilviaTerra , Patch , Premadonna , Cap Hill Brands , Opyn and Cape Privacy

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 5, 2021

The Simple Truths About Happiness written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Dr. Sophia Godkin. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Sophia Godkin. She’s a Health Psychologist, Happyologist, and Happiness, Relationship & Transformational Coach. She’s also the author of The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal: Give Thanks, Practice Positivity, Find Joy.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2021

For most entrepreneurs, their current business is not where they intend to stay until they die. At the right time, they all intend to make a graceful exit, and leave while still perceived to be on top of their game. The challenge is how to know and exit gracefully when the right time has come, without trauma to either the company or themselves. I don’t have any solid insight on this subject, so I was intrigued by the classic book “ Leaving on Top: Graceful Exits for Leaders ,” by David Heenan, a

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2021

Christa Martin shares some of the fundamental considerations for businesses to understand prior to undertaking the deployment AI for audience segmentation. The post 5 AI Trends That Will Shape Your Business In 2021 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 3, 2021

The Power of Rituals in The Workplace written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Erica Keswin. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Erica Keswin. Erica is an expert in the business of working human. She helps top-of-the-class businesses, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. I’m a big fan of leading with your heart and your passion, but I’m also convinced that logic has a big role in business, so don’t forget to highlight your balance as well.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2021

Any advice - and especially free advice - should be carefully analyzed before applying it to your life, team, or business. A mentor can help, says Mary Smith, associate consultant at IA Business Advisors. The post Mentors Can Help Decipher Free Advice appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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deal architect

MARCH 3, 2021

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. Zoho marches to a different drummer than other software companies as I have written.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

My favorite animal is a polar bear. For some reason, I have always related to polar bears. When I’m reincarnated, I hope I come back as a polar bear. I’ve always like octopuses but never thought much about why. After reading Sy Montgomery’s incredible book The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness , I now know why.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. In today’s fast-paced world, that means recognizing early and capitalizing on the changes that are bringing many big companies to their knees, before that company is yours.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2021

Want to be your own boss and found a startup? You’ll need to learn and practice certain entrepreneurial skills, says Jeff Solomon, co-founder of Markup Hero. The post Top 10 Characteristics Of Successful Startup Entrepreneurs appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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deal architect

MARCH 3, 2021

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. Zoho marches to a different drummer than other software companies as I have written.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

In theory, running your own business should bode well for your work-life balance, as you call all the shots when it pertains to when you work and when you let your hair down. In practice, though, striking that work-life balance when you are new to running a business can be surprisingly arduous. Work Life Balance Concept. That’s why, if you are at the helm of a startup, you should heed the work-life lessons of people who have already been there and done that with a small-to-medium-sized business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Just because you are an entrepreneur, or work in a startup, you can’t ignore the rules of building and maintaining relationships. Many despise these experiences in corporate environments, and leave for a startup, only to find that they have to be able to navigate a similar minefield there of workplace and business relationships to be successful. Jan Yager, Ph.D., an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her classic book “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Buildin

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2021

There are still some factors that will impact your credit card eligibility. Here are five you need to know. The post 5 Factors That Will Impact Your Credit Card Eligibility appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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deal architect

MARCH 1, 2021

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings and analyst presentations, I have increasingly been excerpting short segments (with permission), as part of my Analyst Cam series. In December, Bob Ferrari had joined me on an episode of Burning Platform.

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MARCH 5, 2021

The Techstars Foundation recently announced a new program called Accelerate Equity. We created the Techstars Foundation in 2015 to help make innovation and entrepreneurship more accessible and inclusive. Since then, the Techstars Foundation has been investing in and accelerating nonprofits that deliver scalable impact for underestimated entrepreneurs.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Your website and social media bios could use a facelift. These blurbs are among the first results most people see when searching your name online. They’re unlikely to include negative information unless you have a self-destructive streak, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work as hard as possible to make your online bio as attractive as possible.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2021

Put these precautions in place to keep your office safe from COVID and prevent further transmission of the disease. The post 5 Ways To Keep Your Office COVID Safe appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2021

In the 32nd episode of the series is Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Markets Head of AI & Analytics at Cognizant. 'How has COVID changed the way customers are looking at analytics?" - I asked that in this post which.

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Up and Running

MARCH 2, 2021

Marketers and business owners know that they won’t convert every customer that lands on their website. Most people will add items to their virtual shopping cart but leave before completing their purchase. This action is called cart abandonment, and it’s far more common than you think. . On average, businesses see a cart abandonment rate of 68%. That means that over half of all the people that make it to your checkout page will leave before clicking the submit button on your payment form.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

The number one thing that stops businesses from growing, or even starting, is money. There is a big misconception in all industries that you need a large amount of money to market your product, or you won’t receive a significant return on your investment. The truth is, there are plenty of low-cost or free business expansion tools you can engage your audiences, sell more, and keep growing. 1.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 2, 2021

Employees are the most crucial resource for any company. Look at improving your recruitment process to hire the best employees. The post How Effective Is Your Recruitment Process? 4 Simple Ways To Improve appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Feld Thoughts

MARCH 3, 2021

At 7:52, I was upstairs having coffee with Amy. It’s a new routine that we started at the beginning of Covid. Every morning we have coffee together. Long-time readers of this blog or our book Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur will recognize this as the evolution of our daily “Four Minutes in the Morning” ritual. “Morning coffee” lasts about 30 minutes.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 3, 2021

Starlink, a division of SpaceX, is building a new manufacturing plant in Austin, according to a job posting by the company. Starlink is developing a broadband Internet system enabled by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites providing service to those in rural communities and places where existing services are too expensive or unreliable, according […].

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 3, 2021

Growing a business is always challenging, but it’s often the hardest in the earliest stages of development. You’ll be operating with limited resources, limited knowledge, and quite possibly, a business model poised to change in the immediate future. Still, you need to find some way to pull your company out of this early-stage quicksand. You’ll build momentum with marketing, advertising, sales, and other strategies optimized for quick, self-sustaining growth.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2021

With the right business insurance policies in place, your business will be much better protected – and in some cases, legally compliant. The post Types of Insurance That Every Business Needs appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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MARCH 2, 2021

After my blog post Book: The Soul of an Octopus I received a flurry of emails telling me I needed to watch the movie My Octopus Teacher on Netflix. I watched it last night and it was beautiful. I’m fascinated by which blog posts generate email responses. Sometimes is zero. Sometimes it is a lot. This one was a lot. Octopuses are crazy interesting.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 4, 2021

Dosh, an Austin-based cashback offers platform, has been acquired by Atlanta-based Cardlytics for $275 million in cash and stock. Dosh, founded in 2016, had raised $96 million in funding from investors including PayPal, Goodwater Capital, Next Coast Ventures, Chetrit Ventures, and Extol Capital. Dosh created an app that allowed consumers to get cashback on all […].

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Start Up Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Cryptocurrency and the underlying blockchain technology that powers it are amazing. Crypto will change commerce and global adoption of cryptocurrencies is, in my view, inevitable. But Bitcoin can never be one of those currencies. There, I said it. Here’s why. In order to have a successful currency, it needs to have a number of elements. They include: scarcity, durability, divisibility, portability, acceptance and stability.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 1, 2021

If you own a business and have employed foreign nationals, you may have been a witness to the struggles they have faced trying to renew their visas in order to be able to continue their legal stay in the United States. The post Can I Help My Employees Get A Green Card? appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 2, 2021

Growthink Capital Research tracked $8.5 billion in new venture funding in February 2021, about the same as the $8.8 billion we tracked in January. The month’s biggest funding event belonged to Databricks, the data analytics and AI firm that raised $1 billion. Other $100 million+ funding events in February included the following: Plume ($270 million) […].

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YFS Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

In today's digital world and remote workplace we are compelled to enhance our communication skills, especially written communication.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 3, 2021

As a marketer, knowing who to follow and learn from can be incredibly challenging. With a seemingly endless amount of content and marketing experts to sort through, it’s not always easy knowing whether someone has demonstrated the ability to ‘walk the walk.’ Having a large social media following doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a great marketer. And if you Google “top marketers,” and you’ll often find the same lists of the same names, you probably already know. .

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