Sat.Aug 31, 2019

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

In the old days, every entrepreneur dreamed of easily taking their startup public, and making it big. Today the rate of startups going public (IPO – Initial Public Offering) is up from the dead zone, but is still half the rate back before 2000. Smart entrepreneurs are just now starting to look at this option again, due to its unpredictability and the challenges of running a public company.

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A Startup Founder’s Guide To Reducing Risk

YoungUpstarts

The concept of risk is interesting, to say the least. The idea of risk keeps us honest and ensures we don’t make foolish decisions. In this regard, it’s a good thing. But the consequences of risk realized are painful and costly. In this sense, risk can be deadly. . As a startup founder with a fledgling business, the goal is to reduce/eliminate as many risk variables as possible in order to give your young startup an unimpeded runway to fly to new heights.

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How to Write a Top-Notch Business Plan for Your Startup

The Startup Magazine

Many people dream of setting up their own business. However, these people often fail at the execution because they don’t properly plan for their startups. Some of the most common reasons for startup failure include lack of market need, a wrong product, and ineffective marketing. By using a free business plan template and developing it in detail before you take any significant steps, you can focus on the right areas and identify any flaws before you make an investment.

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How AI Can Help Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is technology that is here to stay. Most of us actually use some form of AI in our everyday lives and many of us do not even realize it. Cortana, Siri, and Alexa are AI-driven virtual assistants that most consumers are familiar with. Google translate and your banking app are other forms of AI used by most U.S. consumers.

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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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Austin’s Bazaarvoice Buys New York-based Influenster

SiliconHills

Bazaarvoice announced last week that it has acquired Influenster, a product discovery and review platform with nearly six million community members. Austin-based Bazaarvoice said the combined company will give it even wider reach with retailer websites. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Bazaarvoice, founded in 2005 by Brett Hurt, works with more […].

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4 Things You Need In A Marketing Partner

YoungUpstarts

Every business needs marketing. However, not every business has a dedicated marketing department. Many small businesses muddle through as best they can, but ultimately you are going to want to partner with a dedicated marketing agency. When you do decide to take that step, here’s what you need to look out for. A Track Record. Any convincing actor or good salesperson can make you think that they are an expert in just about anything.

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Should You Accept A Settlement For A Personal Injury Case? 

YoungUpstarts

At some point, you may be the victim of personal injury, due to the negligence or malicious actions of another person. There are many types of personal injury to consider , such as getting involved in a vehicular accident, being injured at work, or being attacked by an unleashed dog, but all of them share some basic principles — at least in the legal sense. .

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Basics of Business and Company Management

Our Own Start-up

Business management Every person setting up a company should define specific goals that they would like to achieve – for example, financial level, market status, marketing of their own idea. These goals will impose specific entrepreneurial behavior. Based on them, he will look for appropriate strategies and resources to achieve them as soon as possible. […].

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Weekend Favs August 31

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs August 31 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.

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Check all the vital tips to launch your startup

Our Own Start-up

If you are going to start a new business, then there are lots of things that you should always keep in mind.

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