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The 5 Biggest Turn-Offs On A Company Website

YoungUpstarts

By Litha Ramirez, Director of User Experience of Breakthrough Technologies. You have around four seconds to grab someone’s attention when they visit your website, and then they could be gone forever. That’s four seconds (or less) to convey what you do and create a positive impression of your brand, to inspire the visitor to explore more and engage their interest.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 32: Evangelos Simoudis and Ashok Srivastava

Steve Blank

Innovation outposts in Silicon Valley allow big companies to sense and respond to rapid changes in technology. Big data is changing how we view the world, and is the fuel for machine intelligence. How to make corporate innovation work and drive success in startups were the topics of discussion with the guests on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show.

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How to Up Your Board Meeting Game as a Founder [Deck Templates 2.0]

View from Seed

Today we’re thrilled to re-launch our most popular resource ever: board deck templates for seed-stage startups. Last year, we released two different variations of the deck , both contained in the same resource. Since then, they’ve been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Based on that reaction, we wanted to continue improving the product through both additional revs/design and continuing to evolve how we think about board meetings in the first place.

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Don’t Let Outside Funding Kill Your Startup Passion

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the myths I often hear as an advisor to many entrepreneurs is that their lifestyle would somehow be better if they could more easily find other people’s money to build their startup. They don’t realize that according to statistics , more than 90 percent of satisfied entrepreneurs use bootstrapping, since other people’s money always comes with strings, most of them negative.

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Building Healthy Innovation Ecosystems for Your Projects

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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More Coders. More Diversity.

Feld Thoughts

If there’s one consistent concern I hear from the companies I work with, it’s the shortage of qualified tech talent. But just like in so many other areas, a Boulder entrepreneur has come up a great idea to address the problem that not only adds to the talent pipeline, but also brings in more diversity — a personal passion of mine. Too often, aspiring engineers who lack the funds to pursue a computer science degree from a university or take part in a bootcamp find themselves locked out of technol

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The Basic Digital Marketing Actions for All New Website Owners

YoungUpstarts

by Graham Tripp, Digital Marketing Guru at WATB. So you’ve got a brand new website to showcase your business, products and services. That’s great news. The foundations are now in place for you to build your online presence. Your next step is to make sure that your website is seen by your potential customers and other stakeholders which are likely to convert into sales.

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Are You Selling Solutions Through The Right Channel?

Startup Professionals Musings

Even the best products and solutions won’t go anywhere unless you sell them through the right channels. For example, if you watch the TV show “Shark Tank,” you will remember several entrepreneurs with specialty products doing well online who want money to move into big box retail. They usually get chastised and declined for ignoring the realities of the retail channel.

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Social Commerce: What It Is, What It Isn’t and Why You Should Care

ConversionXL

Seth Godin once said, “You can use social media to turn strangers into friends, friends into customers and customers into salespeople.” [Tweet It!]. Strangers into friends? Of course. Friends into customers? Yep, it’s relatively easy to promote your site (where followers and friends can make a purchase) on social media. Customers into salespeople?

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The 5 Hidden Secrets Of Online Lenders

YoungUpstarts

By Evan Singer, General Manager for SmartBiz. The world of small business finance has dramatically transformed. Advanced online technology has led to an easier loan application process and faster funding. However, entrepreneurs need to look beyond the bells and whistles of online lenders and dig deeper to find the best deal. Here are five crucial areas for an entrepreneur to explore before they sign on the dotted line: 1.

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6 Strategies Guaranteed to Boost Revenue for Your Hair Salon

Up and Running

Do you dream of owning your own hair salon? In a saturated market, you may be wondering how to stand out from the crowd. Should you use only organic products? Should you focus on edgy haircuts, an unforgettable experience, or something else? . If you already own your own hair salon, you’re wondering how to increase revenue and how to take your business to the next level.

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“We’ve focused on instagram and Facebook and increasingly, snapchat” -> SMB Tech Talk from 305 Fitness

Hunter Walker

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). LocalBiz stories are really fun for me since my first high school job was working in an independent bookstore. These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company.

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Launching A New Website? Get Your SEO Right With These 6 Tips

YFS Magazine

If done properly, launching a new website can set a company on a path to growth.

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The Clear-Cut Guide to Social Media Engagement

Duct Tape Marketing

The Clear-Cut Guide to Social Media Engagement written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit: Pixabay. As of 2016, there’s estimated to be 2.3 billion active social media users — nearly 1/3 of the global population. While this eye-popping statistic presents obvious marketing potential, determining how your business can capitalize on it is decidedly less clear.

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recruitHER interviews: Danielle Cohen, Software Engineer at Runkeeper

Austin Startup

recruitHER client Runkeeper is a Boston-based startup that’s making the world healthier, one workout at a time. The company was recently… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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“We’ve focused on instagram and Facebook and increasingly, snapchat” -> SMB Tech Talk from 305 Fitness

Hunter Walker

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). LocalBiz stories are really fun for me since my first high school job was working in an independent bookstore. These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company.

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Big Brains focused on Big Things

deal architect

Five years ago, I heard Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE use the term Industrial Internet of locomotives, wind turbines, aircraft engine and MRI scanners to differentiate from the Consumer Web that Apple. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have made part.

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Crowd Marketing: How to Get Safe Links Through Writing

Duct Tape Marketing

Crowd Marketing: How to Get Safe Links Through Writing written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Twitter. Okay, let’s face it: We live in the era of amorphous attitude toward link building. Some marketers consider it the worst and unsafest method of promotion while others can’t see anything bad or wrong about links.

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10 Tips For Achieving Success As An Entrepreneur

YoungUpstarts

by Anthony Amos , founder of HydroDog and author of “ How to Catch a Shark “ The first steps of the path to becoming an entrepreneur might seem bewildering and intimidating for many people. Before you gain experience and you feel steady and sure on your feet, there is a period of time when you pay your dues and learn a few things the hard way.

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). LocalBiz stories are really fun for me since my first high school job was working in an independent bookstore. These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company.

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Follow These Steps For Your Next Job After A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Startups don’t last forever -- they either mature into sustainable businesses, get merged into another business or acquired, or sadly join the 50 percent or more that fail in the first five years. Very few startup founders even want to stick around for the long haul, since their passion and expertise is in creating a new business, not managing people issues and repeatable processes.

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Why Local SEO is an Important Lead Generation Channel

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Local SEO is an Important Lead Generation Channel written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. SEO tools and strategies are constantly changing. All the while, it’s never been more important that you get found online when people go out there searching – particularly if you’re a local business. Your website is the foundation for how you get ranked and found locally.

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Maximizing The Value Of Your e-Commerce Business

YoungUpstarts

by Jock Purtle , owner of M&A Consulting Firm and Digital Exits. Nowadays increasingly more of our business is happening online. Men and women throughout the business world have been capitalizing on this emerging e-commerce and creating new patterns of buying and selling a small business in the process. Now that these patterns have become more ingrained and reliable, we can take a look at what to do and what not to do in order to sell your e-commerce business for the highest possible price:

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

This week I’ll be running a series of Five Question interviews with small businesses which were facilitated by BondStreet , a SMB lending platform (we’re investors). LocalBiz stories are really fun for me since my first high school job was working in an independent bookstore. These people are true founders and entrepreneurs just like any venture backed company.

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5 Realities That Frustrate All New Business Founders

Startup Professionals Musings

The best part of being an entrepreneur is having the independence to make your own decisions, the flexibility for a better work/life balance, and personal satisfaction from driving change. But nobody said it would be easy. The road to business success is filled with challenges and frustrations that most aspiring entrepreneurs never even imagined. In my role as advisor to many startups, I try to prepare them for the inevitable bumps in the road ahead, as well as to provide practical guidance on h

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3 Tips to Save Thousands of Dollars and Hours on SEO

Rembrandt Communications

Get great results with content-marketing strategy that works! You hired an SEO “guru” to help you, but you haven’t seen an increase in online rankings, traffic or sales. And unfortunately, you don’t know anything about search engine optimization so you’re not sure where to turn next. Sound familiar? Well, don’t worry. You are not alone. […]. The post 3 Tips to Save Thousands of Dollars and Hours on SEO appeared first on Boost sales fast with content marketing strategy, SEO and PR here.

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How To Make Your Manufacturing Process Eco-Friendly

YoungUpstarts

Manufacturing is still big business in America. This sector is one of the biggest pillars that hold up this country’s economy. Its importance should never be underestimated. Nor should the responsibility of a given business owner in the manufacturing sector. You’ve probably already heard the news: we’ve been doing some severe damage to the environment for a good few years now.

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Budget: First Half, Second Half

Feld Thoughts

If you are the CEO of a VC or angel backed company, will need to raise more money in the future, are doing more than $100,000 of revenue a month, and are growing more than 25% a year, then this post if for you. In January, you finalized your budget. Unless something went horribly wrong, you made your plan in January, especially if the plan was finalized in February.

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Go Big or Go Home: It’s a binary outcome for marketplace start-ups

Version One Ventures

It’s typically a binary outcome for marketplace start-ups at the beginning: either you figure out the chicken-and-egg problem or you don’t. But, marketplaces can face a binary outcome at the other end too: either you scale your marketplace into a large, stand-alone company that can go public, or you find yourself with few other exit options. This reality is quite different than the exit opportunities for SaaS companies.

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You Don't Need a Co-Founder

This is going to be BIG.

but you do need a team. And if you happen to find someone amazing you want to partner up with, that's fantastic. Just don't go picking someone who really doesn't compliment you just because it's some kind of VC rule. I've heard a lot of VCs tell founders they need co-founders--and that they wouldn't look at a business at a very early stage without a co-founder.

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Common Hiring Mistakes That You Want To Avoid

YoungUpstarts

Hiring the right person for the job is an essential part of running a successful business. Without the right employees, you can’t fulfil your mission statement. But, you can’t hire any person without making sure they are the perfect candidate for the job. The wrong person is as dangerous as not hiring anyone at all. Bearing that in mind, it is important that you don’t mistakes. .

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Matching Grant to the Techstars Foundation to Help Improve Diversity In Entreprenership

Feld Thoughts

For the next 90 days, Amy and I are matching every gift to the Techstars Foundation on a 1:2 basis up to $100,000 from us. Our overall goal is to raise at least $300,000 for the Techstars Foundation by the end of the summer. If Techstars has touched you in any positive way, I’d request that you consider making a grant to the Techstars Foundation.

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The lion and the ant: A managerial lesson

Berkonomics

This story has been making the rounds lately, and I confess that our research cannot find the source. So, with thanks to whomever created this great little parable, here it is: “Every day, a small Ant arrived at work early and started work immediately, she produced a lot and she was happy. The boss, a lion, was surprised to see that the ant was working without supervision.

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5 lessons for building a scalable SaaS sales machine

The Next Web

When we started Teamleader, we liked to read the GrooveHQ blogs – they were full of practical tips on how to build a startup, and Groove CEO Alex Turnbull was incredibly transparent about GrooveHQ’s MRR growth. Blogs like those helped me think about my own company. And having successfully gone from 5k to 100k MRR in less than 24 months, what better way to help others than by sharing our story.

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Forex Trading: What You Should Know

YoungUpstarts

Some people would like to get into the world of forex trading, but they just aren’t sure of how to begin. Fortunately, there are helpful resources and tools that can guide you along the way, such as easyMarkets , that can provide a clear-cut way to set yourself up for forex trading success. Rating the Stability of Forex Trading. So, how stable is this whole Forex trading business anyway?

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Quality over quantity on The Equity Kicker

The Equity Kicker

Robert Scoble is perhaps the greatest blogger of them all, so when I started blogging in 2006 I read Naked Conversations , his guide to blogging. One of his tips was to post every day. At the time we were all reading blogs in feedreaders which we checked every day for updates from our favourite bloggers. I tried them all, but Netvibes was my favourite.

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Please Stop Shaming Millennials: It Says More About You Than Us

YFS Magazine

In recent years, millennials have been subjected to frequent rants in the mainstream media. A quick search on Google will yield numerous queries on negative millennial stereotypes.

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