YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

by Robbie Kellman Baxter, author of “ The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue “ In today’s competitive market, customer engagement (or lack thereof) could determine whether your company sinks or swims. Due to recent changes in consumer behaviors, wants, and needs, businesses must find better ways to connect with and delight their existing customers.

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For Entrepreneurs

OCTOBER 31, 2017

We recently released Part 1 results of our private SaaS company survey in partnership with KBCM Technology Group (formerly Pacific Crest Securities). This is the sixth annual survey we’ve produced together, which provides data to help SaaS companies benchmark their performance against their competition. In Part 1, we covered growth rates, go-to-market trends, operational aspects, and cost structure.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

by Darshan Mehta, founder and CEO of iResearch. From tikka masala macaroni and cheese to garlic-kimchi pizza , “Frankenstein” food combinations are all the rage. But new takes on old dishes are just one example of the cultural blending that today’s consumers crave. Blended products are built on a simple idea: To make a good idea even better, combine it with another good idea.

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For Entrepreneurs

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The third annual forEntrepreneurs SaaS Survey Infographic shares top highlights from this year’s SaaS Survey results! You can find the full 2017 survey results here: Part 1 shares growth rates, go-to-market trends and cost structure Part 2 covers application delivery methods, operational costs, gross margins, contract terms, churn rates, capital requirements and accounting methods.

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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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YFS Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Pay close attention to on-page SEO. If your website is not optimized then SEO performance (and sales) will suffer.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Amy and I are financially supporting a new movie about mental health, depression, and suicide called The Weight of Gold. Jeremy Bloom (Olympic skier, pro-football player, CEO of Integrate, and awesome human) introduced me to the creator of the film Brett Rapkin. THE WEIGHT OF GOLD / Sizzle Reel from Podium Pictures on Vimeo. While the focus of the storytelling is around Olympic athletes, it highlights a challenge that one in five Americans struggles with.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 31, 2017

9 Tips to Improve Your Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Allow me to let you in on a little secret. You don’t have to be the best writer in the world to produce effective content, but you do need to create that content if you want to be a successful marketer, so it’s important you do what you can to improve your content writing.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

By Mary Scott Nabers | 10/30/2017 Startup companies of all types are hot topics today. They excite investors because some offer great revenue potential. The media loves to write about them and economic development organizations try to attract them because of the jobs they create. Small businesses are the backbone of the nation and an essential part of every regional economy.

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Transformify

OCTOBER 31, 2017

The university degree you choose to pursue will act as a platform to help you jumpstart your career. This is why careful consideration is important before settling on your career of choice. If you want to have a fulfilling career as a financial business analyst, here are the basics: Educational requirements. Becoming a financial business analyst requires at least a bachelor’s degree in finance.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I talk to people who aspire to be entrepreneurs all the time. It’s hard to step off the ledge into entrepreneurship. There’s a tremendous amount of risk and uncertainty that comes with starting your own company. There are two things I tell people who talk to me about their interest in starting a company: #1 – It’s not smart. If you believe in things like statistics and math, that is.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Financial freedom. What does it mean to you? Is it not having the burden of a loan and credit-card debt? Not trading your time for money? Or simply not having to worry about your finances in general? To me, it’s all those things and much more. Financial freedom gives you options in your life. It buys you something more precious than money. Time.

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