Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 6, 2020
I’m sure all of you are convinced that your new business will create the next trend and ride the wave to success, but the reality is that most startups fail , so anticipating future trends is clearly harder than it seems. In my experience, it takes more than a gut feel, so predicting breakthrough changes and new trends is a skill that must be learned, and made part of your business process.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
In as little as 100 days, the new coronavirus has managed to upend the lives of millions of people and disrupt the operations of thousands of businesses. For many, both work and entertainment have moved entirely online, causing the demand for digital systems and solutions to skyrocket. In a recent Call for Code Global Challenge , IBM outlined the top three areas that are in urgent need of rapid solution development: – Crisis communication.
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Up and Running
MAY 6, 2020
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the number of unemployed persons per job in September 2019 was just 0.8 —down significantly from the ratio of 5.8 seen at the end of the most recent recession in June 2009. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, those gains have disappeared – at least for the time being. . Even with the economic downturn, top talent is still in high demand.
Board Effect
MAY 6, 2020
It may be tempting to call off or postpone board meetings during a crisis and wait for things to settle down. While that may be the easiest thing to do, it’s not necessarily the best strategy. It’s essential during times of crisis to consider that a lot of people are relying on you—your staff, your beneficiaries, your community, and more. However, this isn’t the time to be passive.
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
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 6, 2020
The 7 Steps to Keyword Research written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Both SEO and content creation strategies cannot be implemented successfully without keyword research. Creating content that is ranking and speaks to the intent and needs of your ideal audience requires an understanding of which keywords matter to the relevant searches.
deal architect
MAY 6, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.
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deal architect
MAY 6, 2020
James Phillips, President of the Microsoft Business Applications group had a nice slide in his keynote this morning at their virtual Applications Summit. He showed call centers evolving every twenty years - in his voice over he said "there are.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
There are plenty of tips here to help you succeed as a freelancer or as a start-up business owner. However, you may not have the first clue about how to actually get started. Here we’re going to look at the five key steps you must take before you start doing any work. Find what you want to do. A freelancer is effectively someone who is self-employed, counting as both an individual and a business.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
The world is evolving at such a fast pace that new technology is introduced nearly every year. These technologies have made business dealings easier than they have ever been. If you are running a business without using the relevant technologies in your industry, you are never going to achieve the heights of success that you have in mind for your business.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
Starting up an eco-friendly business is something that many people want to do, but it can seem like such a big task that it’s difficult to know where to start. Of course, it won’t be possible to be viewed as the perfect green company straight away, but you can take incremental steps to improve as your business grows. These top tips can help you on that journey and give you a starting point to become an eco-friendly startup.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
In HR, time is one of the major aspects of emphasis. A successful business needs to create a culture that values timeliness, keeping deadlines, keeping track of time and being rewarded for the time dedicated to a project. With that in mind, it’s not surprising that timekeeping is a vital aspect of the human resources department with regard to benefit qualification, staff management, penalties avoidance, and of course, growing the business.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
If you’re in sales, marketing, advertising, or any related field, you might have heard about the concept of social proof. But what is it, why is it so important, and how can you harness its power in your own sales and marketing campaign? . The Basics of Social Proof. Let’s start with a basic description of social proof. Strictly speaking, social proof is a psychological concept based on social influence; if people see others partaking in an activity, they’ll be more likely to partake in the acti
The Startup Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
One of the most essential tasks that you face as a business owner is building your brand. Without a strong brand image, consumers will fail to recognize your business, and you will struggle to stand out from the crowd. This will result in you missing out on customers and, ultimately, a sales turnover. Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels. If you want to maximize your business’ profit potential, you must take some time to build and cultivate your brand.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
Nothing is more effective in enhancing small business communication than implementing solutions that streamline daily business operations. In a fast-paced, modern working environment where businesses need flexibility, the fax machine is becoming obsolete. But faxing is still widely used for communication, and there’s a better way to make it more effective.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 6, 2020
The way of conducting business has evolved rapidly over the years because of the high rate of technological advancement in the field of marketing. The average enterprise has found ways to reach out to more customers by leveraging the advancing technology used in digital marketing. Photo by Matt Hardy from Pexels. Nowadays, businesses are so focused on how to stay visible online that you will hardly come across any business without an online presence.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 6, 2020
Getting a loan with bad credit is not an easy thing. There are so many compromises that you may have to make to get a loan if you have bad credit or no credit at all. However, there is a whole industry out there that’s sole purpose is to lend personal loans to the people who have bad credits and are looking for reasonable lenders. It means that you have to be very careful while choosing your option as you don’t want a loan that just compounds your financial conditions.
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 6, 2020
Remote work is no longer the work of the future. It’s the “here and now” of businesses all over the world. And, it’s become clear that while many business owners and companies were skeptical of remote work at first, it’s undoubtedly here to stay. But, whether your business is an experienced remote team or new to the game, remote work always poses….
VC Adventure
MAY 6, 2020
Entrepreneurship in the United States is changing pretty dramatically – in ways that many of us have failed to notice or understand. Specifically t oday’s American entrepreneurs are more likely to be female and non-white. In fact, the number of women-owned businesses has increased 31 times between 1972 and 2018 according to the Kauffman Foundation (in 1972, women-owned businesses accounted for just 4.6% of all firms; in 2018 that figure was 40%).
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 6, 2020
Think Smaller to Innovate Today written by Jenna Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch. Right now, at the beginning of May 2020, a lot of businesses are encouraging you to innovate. Distilleries are making hand sanitizer, bakeries are teaching online classes, and so on. This has many people asking; What should I do?
thebarefootvc
MAY 6, 2020
As investors try to navigate the COVID-19 world, they’re taking a hard look at their portfolios and solving for the new normal. In the midst of highly volatile traditional financial markets, savvy investors are searching for new avenues for not only higher returns, but the best risk-adjusted ones as well. I’ve been investing in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors since 2013.
Reid Hoffman
MAY 6, 2020
I was delighted to learn that WaitWhat , the startup company that makes my podcast Masters of Scale , is up for a few Webby Awards. There’s a popular choice vote that finishes tomorrow, Thursday. Initially, I resisted posting about it and encouraging people to vote; it felt too self-serving. But then I found out that Jessi Hempel is also up for a Webby as well — and I realized that posting about the Webbys was actually an opportunity to spread the word about some of the podcasts I enjoy li
Jeff Hilimire
MAY 6, 2020
Friends, I’m excited to announce that my second book, The Crisis Turnaround , is available for pre-order! I’m keeping the price discounted at $7.99 until it goes live next week. In order to get the book out as fast as possible – my thinking is that it’s probably better to be in your hands during an actual crisis ?? – it is only available in Kindle form currently.
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