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These common mistakes make tech startups less fundable, according to a VC

The Next Web

Throughout my nearly three-decade career in the venture capital industry, I’ve had the privilege of meeting innovative teams and looking at next-generation products on a daily basis — especially in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity, and virtual reality. Today’s tech startup landscape is vibrant and exciting, but it’s also important to underscore that it’s a crowded landscape with many contenders vying for VC attention and funding.

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10 Startups Pitch at Techstars Austin Demo Day 2018

SiliconHills

By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News From dog walking services to robot teaching assistants, 10 startup founders pitched their ventures at the sixth annual Techstars Austin Demo Day. This year’s class included six teams from the Carolinas and Virginia and four from Austin and half of them had female founders. They made their […]. The post 10 Startups Pitch at Techstars Austin Demo Day 2018 appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Selling products on Amazon severs the ties with your customers

The Next Web

“My advice to anyone starting a business is to remember that someday I will crush you,” comments Jeff Bezos, sitting on his throne at Amazon HQ. Let’s be clear, Jeff Bezos never actually said those words — although some may be able to imagine it. In fact, this quote featured in a recent satirical article about Amazon’s ability to acquire businesses left, right, and center and Bezos’ growing hold on the ecommerce industry.

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Cassandra Worthy’s Incredible Tips For Startup Success!

The Startup Magazine

Cassandra Worthy recently gave The Startup Magazine her advice and insights to help entrepreneurs get over the hurdles of launching a startup. Follow along for some clarity and inspiration… “One day I’ll become an entrepreneur.”. Wake up, wake up! Stop dreaming, be a doer. Daydreaming will not give you anything; your actions will. There is no point of dreaming if you don’t have the guts to fulfill them.

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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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4 great occasions to start your business’ video strategy

The Next Web

There’s a myriad of online marketing strategists writing tons of tips on their blogs to help entrepreneurs get a bang for their bucks from digital media — while simultaneously using those strategies to get their message to you. So, what strategy do these mentors themselves follow to reach their prospects and promote their services? Well, they just do what they suggest their followers to do.

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Tips for Transitioning from Veteran to Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

As many veterans try to transition back into civilian life when they have finished their military service, they find their calling as an entrepreneur. It makes sense when you consider the skills a veteran learns in the military: leadership, teamwork, organization, strategic thinking, dedication, and a strong work ethic. Source: Flickr. On the psychological side of things, transitioning into civilian life presents a unique set of challenges that you will work through in the years to come.

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10 Digital Startup Conferences You Should Attend This Year

YoungUpstarts

by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International. Founding a start-up is hard work, and sometimes feels like a solitary pursuit. This is particularly true in the early stages of a new venture when you may be a solopreneur or working with a very small team. What if there was somewhere you could go where you can be surrounded by founders just like you? Or where you can network with established, successful founders and investors?

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Book: A Higher Loyalty

Feld Thoughts

I finished James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership last night. Everyone who thinks or cares about leadership should read it and allow themselves to process it at a meta-level. I don’t know James Comey and other than seeing his name, photos, opinions, interviews, criticisms, and analysis of him all week, have never really thought much about him.