The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

The transport sector offers promising avenues for business growth, particularly with the increasing emphasis on sustainability. As governments and communities aim to reduce environmental impact, there is a rising demand for eco-friendly transport solutions. Electric and hybrid vehicles contribute to a greener future and present lucrative transport business opportunities for enterprising individuals looking to make their mark in the industry.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 23, 2025

Small businesses rely heavily on customer loyalty to stay competitive. But maintaining that loyalty isnt just about offering a great productits about creating an experience that keeps customers coming back. With consumer expectations continuously evolving, staying ahead requires a commitment to innovation. If youre a small business owner, you know how challenging it can be to meet these rising expectations.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Running a small business is no small featespecially when it comes to managing finances. Whether you’re just getting started or youve been in the game for years, having the right financial resources can make all the difference. Luckily, if you’re in Northwest Phoenix, you’re surrounded by tools and experts ready to help you take your business to the next level.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 7, 2025

Owning a small business isnt just a job; its a full-blown adventure. Youve got dreams, plans, and probably a to-do list longer than a supermarket receipt. Youre hustling every day to make it work, and thats awesome. But lets get real for a second: have you thought about what could happen if something went wrong? Like, really wrong? Yeah, I knowits not the most fun topic.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2025

Why Two Weeks Notice Is Hurting Workplace Culture written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Robert Glazer In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Robert Glazer, founder of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency, and author of the bestselling book Rethinking Two Weeks Notice.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2025

Make 2025 the year you finally stop sitting on your genius and start leveraging it through self publishing. Christina Kaye offers some tips. The post 3 Reasons Why You Need To Self Publish In 2025 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

For startups, cash flow isnt just a financial metricits the lifeline of the business. Yet, most small businesses fail due to poor cash flow management. This is a stark reminder of how crucial it is to maintain a steady flow of funds to cover expenses, seize growth opportunities, and weather unexpected challenges. Image source Startups often face unpredictable revenue streams and mounting operational costs, making cash flow management particularly challenging.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2025

Solving the Marketing Leadership Gap for Small Business (Marketing Leadership as a Service) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Small business marketing can feel like an endless checklist: create content , run Google Ads, post on social media, and optimize for SEO. The advice is everywhere, but what if youve tried it all and still dont see results?

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 13, 2025

Recently, Lightspeeds Mercedes Bent offered founders some reasons why a VC might ghost a founder. It was a perfectly reasonable explanation that basically boiled down to VCs are busy and theres no upside to hurting your feelings or getting into a debate. The post was met with a bunch of founders responses, mostly from men, that equated a lack of response with disrespect.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 23, 2025

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2025

While everyone else dreams of eggnog and holiday parties, IT professionals know the festive season brings its own special brand of headaches: Cybercriminals. Unfortunately, these bad actors are always online, and they never take vacation daysif anything, they see the holidays as prime hunting season. Photo: Mimi Thian / Unsplash While everyone else dreams of eggnog and holiday parties, IT professionals know the festive season brings its own special brand of headaches: Cybercriminals.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 8, 2025

Starting a deli can be both an exciting venture and a challenging one, especially in a competitive market that continually evolves. Whether youre taking over an established location or building your business from the ground up, thoughtful planning and foresight can set you up for success. According to Clearly Payments, by 2024 there are an estimated 33.2 million businesses in the United States, which means new deli owners must work strategically to stand out in a crowded entrepreneurial landscap

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deal architect

JANUARY 6, 2025

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. Fred Laluyaux, President and CEO of Aera Technology, presents on the Aera Decision Cloud How many.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 24, 2025

Foster a people-first culture that reduces toxicity, builds trust, and drives exceptional performance, even in the unpredictable world of small businesses and startups. The post How A People-First Culture Transformed My Leadership And Can Transform Your Team appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 23, 2025

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2025

Running a business often means constantly seeking new ways to grow and improve. Whether you are trying to increase your revenue or improve your customer satisfaction, taking your business to the next level means looking at all of your strategic opportunities. You must have a strategic plan of how you will take your business to the next level. This is what is actually going to make you achieve it.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 16, 2025

Austin startups raised $804.5 million in venture capital in the fourth quarter of 2024, an almost 29 percent decrease from the same quarter a year ago, according to the latest Pitchbook-National Venture Capital Association Venture Monitor Report. The fourth quarter VC funding is also down almost 25 percent from the $1.1 billion Austin startups raised […] The post Austin Startups Secure $804.5 Million in Q4 2024 VC Funding, Marking 29% Year-Over-Year Decline appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Gust

JANUARY 7, 2025

In less than 12 months, Andrea Bazett transformed her dream of improving human-canine relationships into Pack Animals, a 3,000 sq. ft. dog gym and wellness hub in San Ramon, CAwhere dogs and their humans come to connect, grow, and thrive together. Let's learn about her journey! The post Gust Mission Control Founder Spotlight: Andrea Bazett, Founder of Pack Animals appeared first on Gust.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 24, 2025

Getting the most out of your VoIP service requires attention to detail across several key areas optimizing your internet connection to effectively leveraging advanced features The post 6 Tips For Getting The Most Out Of Your VoIP Service appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

Car insurance is one of those things we dont think much about until we have towhether its renewing a policy, filing a claim, or moving to a new state. While it might seem like a one-size-fits-all product, car insurance can vary dramatically depending on where you live. Factors like state laws, regional risks, and even local driving habits can influence both the cost and the coverage options available to you.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 6, 2025

This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off inspired to become great.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 11, 2025

The title was my comment on Hadley’s post below. For most founders my advice is to be tight with capital pre PMF. Not just because you’ll need the money ($$ are oxygen), but because most important (and sustainable) learnings you’ll make during this period are best done if you can’t ‘solve’ them with dollars. Don’t underprice a product just to find market pull – that might mean your customer’s don’t value what you’re solving for th

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2025

Effective leadership in this phase hinges on fostering accountability, cultivating alignment, and delegating decision-making authority to the right individuals. The post Scalability Blunders: 5 Fails Impeding Sustainable Leadership TeamDevelopment appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2025

There are numerous drilling techniques available to use in construction, such as auger drilling, percussion drilling, and sonic drilling. It is the latter this post will focus on. Sonic drilling uses high-frequency vibrations to drill into rock and soil, and it commonly used when there is difficulty drilling or core samples need to be collected. Rotary sonic drilling has a range of benefits that make is one of the most common drilling techniques to use, and it has gained popularity in industries

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Gust

JANUARY 23, 2025

Properly modeling your startup's churn is crucial to a full-picture financial model and will help you better understand your current growth trajectory. The post Cumbersome Cap Tables appeared first on Gust.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 5, 2025

Lots of conversations with founders over the last few years about ‘reaching profitability,’ sometimes where we are on the cap table, and also just when a friend wanted some advice. I can tell pretty quickly whether or not it’s worth going deeper on what achieving this milestone would look like, and what we can do to help. The discerning factor is whether the CEO believes they’re playing offense or defense.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 23, 2025

Picking the right location can make a big difference for a dental practice. Busy areas like shopping centers or community hubs offer visibility and convenience, helping attract more patients. The post What Dentists Can Learn From Retailers About Prime Locations appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 16, 2025

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm focused on accelerating disruptive innovations and trends.

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Gust

JANUARY 17, 2025

oya and her team bootstrapped to build Orgo, a mobile app that simplifies and centralizes family logistics. Features like preparation time, travel adjustments, and clear driver assignments make it a game-changer for busy families. The post Gust Mission Control Founder Spotlight: Zoya, Co-Founder & CEO of Orgo appeared first on Gust.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 13, 2025

I dont know about you, but Im a goals guy. A systems and accountability guy. Im driven and motivated and theres nothing like the first of the year to get me creating a new list of goals. It usually consists of the following: grow revenue, hire new staff, launch a product, revamp the website, dominate TikTok, and maybe even learn to perfect my apple pie in the smoker… But let me ask you this: What happens when you spread yourself thin across a dozen priorities?

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Looking to get ahead in your career? Improve your skillsets. Consider growing your business management skills especially if you're a leader of a team. The post How To Improve Your Business Management Skills In 2025 appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

JANUARY 23, 2025

The post Why We’re Investing in Neko Health: The Future of Healthcare is Preventive appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2025

Key takeaways SaaS-focused reseller hosting allows resellers to offer software solutions Resellers can rebrand SaaS products as their own The global SaaS market will reach $500 billion by 2027 Reselling SaaS products does not require significant upfront investment SaaS subscriptions follow a recurring billing model The market’s reception to SaaS-focused reseller hosting models is positive Image link: Freepik SaaS-focused reseller hosting models explained The rise of Software-as-a-Ser

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NZ Entrepreneur

JANUARY 6, 2025

Why bother with a website in the first place? Simply put, a website gives your business legitimacy and a space that you control. Unlike social media, where youre confined to their rules and layout, your website is a place you can shape to reflect your brand. Plus, it makes you visible to people searching for services like yours. Having a website isnt just nice its essential in todays digital world.

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