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The Demographics Of New Venture Founders Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

Additionally, research has revealed that the average age of the founders of technology companies in the United States is a surprisingly high 39 - with twice as many over age 50 as under age 25. 83 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase.

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10 Key Business Founder Checks Needed Before The Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Assess your connections, both social media and financial. If you have no followers on social media, or connections to influencers, or business advisors, you will be unlikely to get support for a new business plan.

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Female Founder Interview – Olga Camargo Leads Latinas Fintech Advisory

The Startup Magazine

Today we present Olga Camargo as part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series. Olga has a great story as CEO and Founder of SHENIX , a Chicago-based fintech app company focused on financial education and advisory services for Latinas. They have assisted us with articles, podcasts, interviews, and social media.

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Female Founder and Author Interview: Minué Yoshida

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , today we present Minué Yoshida, owner of the New York-based Yoshida Academy which offers courses to help clients in mastering public speaking and leadership skills and diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Minué: Absolutely, yes! TSM: Oh thank you!

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9 No-Nonsense Social Media Tips Your Business Can’t Ignore

YoungUpstarts

by Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media. With social media a marketing staple for businesses in all industries and across all parts of the globe, it has become more competitively critical than ever for brands to get their acts together. They strategize and have a plan for their social media channels.

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6 Time-Saving Social Media Tools For Startups

YoungUpstarts

by Chris Makara , founder of Bulkly. But effective social media marketing takes planning, scheduling, monitoring, engaging, liking…all of which take up more of the time you don’t have to spare. As you’re developing images and content and schedules for your social media marketing initiatives, you’ll need a place to store them.

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5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate

Startup Professionals Musings

Then there is the need for more substantial business accounting, database, and social media monitoring. These days, computer hardware also extends to smartphone subscriptions, iPads, and laptops as your employees and customers expect mobile operation. Unanticipated pivots, quality write-offs, and shrinkage.

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