Tue.Nov 13, 2018

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How to Keep Your Job As Your Company Grows

Steve Blank

I know a change is going to come. If you’re an early employee at a startup, one day you will wake up to find that what you worked on 24/7 for the last year is no longer the most important thing – you’re no longer the most important employee, and process, meetings, paperwork and managers and bosses have shown up. Most painfully, you’ll learn that your role in the company has to change.

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Cut Your Startup Customer Support Costs

The Startup Magazine

As a startup, the one thing you are unlikely to have an abundance of is cash. Therefore, you have to spend on only what you absolutely need. Many startups fail not because they have an unviable business idea but because they run into cash flow challenges. Customer support can take up plenty of your time and money. If you can reduce that cost so you can have enough to spend on valuable crucial tools such as network monitoring software , the better for your business.

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Why You Should Update Your Business Plan Regularly to Drive Growth

Up and Running

I started an insurance agency two years ago. I had some friends who were all very successful in the industry, which led me to think that I would be blessed with the same fortune. My business was in a highly competitive industry, rated as one of the best industries to start a new business in. Around 58 percent of businesses in the insurance sector survive longer than four years.

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An interview with founder, author, and Lean Startup Conference 2018 speaker Aaron Dignan

Startup Lessons Learned

Aaron Dignan --who has described himself as "obsessed with organizational adaptivity" --is one of the speakers at this year’s Lean Startup Conference in Las Vegas , where he’ll be talking about How to Reinvent Your Organization. I recently spoke with Aaron about everything from his work to his forthcoming book, Brave New Work , his personal theory about why best practices aren't usually the best, and how he uses lean startup at the drugstore. ** What is work in the 21st century?

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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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Boost Positive Word-of-Mouth with Small Business Public Relations

Rembrandt Communications

No Money for Growth? PR Makes It No Problem. If you want to grow your B2B, you probably struggle with financial limitations. Well, even if you can’t afford major advertising and marketing initiatives, you can still boost positive awareness without spending a dime. How? (Que the angelic music…) Start public relations (PR) activities. How to […].

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Top 3 Startup Winner: Happenstance

The Startup Magazine

At this year’s FUND Conference in Chicago, Illinois, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. FUND is a national connector of entrepreneurs, VCs, angel investors, and industry experts with a focus on deal flow and making connections. The startups ranked most highly by investors and startup enthusiasts in terms of scalability and longevity received votes on how well they connected with investors.

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10 of the Most Successful Investors of the Last 10 Years

The Startup Magazine

The global financial crisis started in 2007 and it went on for much of 2008. Investments from capital markets to real estate plummeted. Ten years have passed since this crisis occurred. What have entrepreneurs been up to since then? Well, here is a comprehensive list of 10 of the most successful investors of the last 10 years. Source: Pexels. Sean Belnick.

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How To Find The Right Social Media Platform For Your Business

YFS Magazine

Do you know which social media platforms to invest your time and money in and reach ideal customers? If not, here are a few quick tips.

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As a Seed Investor, Do I Want Softbank to Invest In My Best Companies Or Not?

Hunter Walker

Oh boy, conference season in the venture world and one enduring question this year has been “What to do about the Vision Fund?” It’s been a topic of lobby conversations, off-the-record chats and sometimes even an honest public panel ! What’s my answer to The Softbank Effect? First you need to separate the investments into two categories: Mature Growth Investments a la Uber : Multi-billion dollar commitments to companies that are already at scale.

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How To Start A Backyard Business Today

The Startup Magazine

Starting a business can seem quite daunting at first with all of the things that you need to sort out before the launch day even begins. This is why many people avoid starting their dream business forever in order to have a simpler life. The good news is that you can actually start a business from your very own backyard and get rid of a lot of the hassle.

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Going from Employee to Entrepreneur: What to Keep in Mind?

Transformify

When entering the world of entrepreneurship, most of us believe it’s all about having an awesome business idea. Then, a plethora of unexpected problems arise and we see we were wrong. When starting your own business, you need to have a great business plan to support you, secure your funds ahead of time, and keep track of industry trends to rise above your rivals.

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Acquiring an Unsecured Loan in the UK

The Startup Magazine

Research carried out recently by financial institutions show that the number of Americans that apply for unsecured loans is on the rise. In the UK, the demand is similarly high, and the factors to consider are similar as well. As economic times continue to be tough, more and more people are opting to apply for unsecured loans. This is because the lenders don’t ask for collateral when you request for this type of loan.

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Food Packaging Design Tips and Why Product Packaging Is Important

crowdSPRING Blog

We all have days when we want a delicious dinner delivered right to our door. Luckily, many restaurants and meal delivery kit services are ready and waiting to fulfill that dream. But, poor packaging design decisions can ruin the experience. Let’s take a closer look at why food packaging is important and how you can improve your own packaging to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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2019 30 under 30 Venture Capital

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The post 2019 30 under 30 Venture Capital appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Blitzscaling with Satya Nadella & Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Greylock Partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman share lessons learned from scaling Microsoft, LinkedIn and PayPal. Read the full post on LinkedIn.

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DROOM and SOM

ithacaVC

Entrepreneurship at Cornell (which I run with a great team) just held one of our big annual conferences called Summit. Summit is in NYC. The photo gallery and speaker videos will be posted in about 10 days to the Summit site. We had some fabulous speakers and tried out “real time” audience Q&A with hand held microphones. That actually worked out very well and the speakers seemed to truly enjoy the unscripted questions.

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6 Things That Marketers Don’t Tell You About Digital Marketing

Kodorra

Some marketers only tell you things that they want you to know. Here are the rest that they don’t want to tell you. If you’re a business owner who’s interested in hiring a digital marketer to take on your next marketing campaign, then you’ve probably heard their fair share of sales pitches. From those who guarantee that they can deliver more quality traffic to your website to others who say that they can triple your leads, there’s no limit to the promises they attem

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Blitzscaling with Satya Nadella & Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Greylock Partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman share lessons learned from scaling Microsoft, LinkedIn and PayPal. Read the full post on LinkedIn.

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How To Increase Sales Using The Right Product Video

YoungUpstarts

by Víctor Blasco, founder and CEO of Yum Yum Videos. Short of outright having a live conversation with a potential customer, it’s hard to try and find a better way to deliver your marketing message than using a video. It is precisely why – now that technology has caught up with the need – most effective marketing strategies out there right now include content like animated explainer videos , social live broadcasts, testimonials, and the like.

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How to Build A Website that Generates Leads

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Build A Website that Generates Leads written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In today’s day and age, every business owner knows they must have an online presence to be competitive. But not everyone understands how to optimize that online presence. Your website is the heart of your business’s online existence, so ensuring that it’s designed to maximize lead generation is critical to securing long-term success for your company.

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The Art Of The Hollywood Hook: How To Grab An Audience In 8 Seconds Flat

YoungUpstarts

by Matthew Luhn , author of “ The Best Story Wins: How to Leverage Hollywood Storytelling in Business and Beyond “ No one expects a leisurely stroll down a city street to turn into an encounter with a giant hairy gorilla — but that’s exactly what my grandfather had in mind when he placed “Joe” in the front window of our family’s toy store.

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Blitzscaling with Satya Nadella & Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Greylock Partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman share lessons learned from scaling Microsoft, LinkedIn and PayPal. Blitzscaling is the strategy that leading entrepreneurs have implemented to build strong, enduring companies. The techniques allow for startups and incumbents across any industry to scale at rapid rates and outdistance the competition.

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There are Right and Wrong Ways to Add Amazon to NYC

This is going to be BIG.

I’m not a fan of protectionism. If I’m going to call it out when Donald Trump does it, trying to block the flow of free trade with tariffs, or block the flow of people through immigration bans, then I should be consistent about it on the local level. I would never say that one company shouldn’t be free to expand to a new city. That being said, I don’t like paying people to do anything they were going to do anyway—and this is especially the case when it comes to economic incentives.