Sat.Dec 01, 2018

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@bfeld v53.0

Feld Thoughts

I turned 53 today. Each year on my birthday I write a letter to myself reflecting on the previous year and pondering the coming year. I also go for a run – this year for 53 minutes. The past few years, I’ve started publishing them on this blog – if you are interested in what I’ve written in the past, take a look at @bfeld v52.0 and @bfeld v51.0.

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8 Keys To Convincing A Bank To Fund Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

A common question I get is “How do I get a bank loan to fund my startup?” The default answer is that it probably won’t happen, because most banks just don’t make bank loans to startups. The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs.

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Essential Business Software Every New Business Needs

YoungUpstarts

No matter the size, starting a new business is all about efficiency: making optimal use of often scarce resources in order to achieve the best possible outcome. Of course, this might sound easier said than done. So how do new businesses go about streamlining operations in efficient, cost-effective ways? Increasingly, it’s good software that does the trick.

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Make Learning Your Top 2019 New Year’s Resolution

VC Cafe

Why education should be in your top 2019 new year's resolution and how you can find incredible learning resources online for free. Continue Reading → This is a content summary only. Click on the post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the website and more!

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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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Finding The Right Business Loan For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Many people looking to start their own businesses find themselves in need of some form of finance these days. This could be for anything from long term investment in the business to sorting out initial cash flow problems or even setting up a home office. There are various financial solutions that you can turn to when it comes to your business and one of these is to take out a business loan.

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4 Reasons To Consider A Startup Loan

The Startup Magazine

Today, a growing number of Americans are going into business for themselves, but starting a business takes money – and more money than most people have immediate access to. What many small business owners don’t realize, though, is that a startup loan doesn’t just apply to initial costs; it can also be used to expand a business, deal with cash flow problems , buy equipment, and build inventory.

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10 Perfect Gifts For The Female Entrepreneur On Your List

YFS Magazine

What do you buy the girl boss that has it all? If you're searching for the perfect gift, look no further, we've got you covered.

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FHA Loans – How Government Loan Programs Work

The Startup Magazine

Using a home loan can often help you have capital available for your startup. And a variety of loan programs are available to help consumers purchase homes at favorable capital costs, which helps with startup capital. FHA loans are some of the most well-known, but they are not the only options available to help individuals secure the funds they need to buy a home.

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Weekend Favs December 1

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs December 1 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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Electric Scooter Gear

Austin Startup

I’ve been riding an electric scooter as my primary transportation for about a month, taking a Lyft or Uber a few times a week and driving my Jeep once or twice a week. Here are some of the things I’ve learned and the best gear I’ve found. Why Buy an Electric Scooter? If you use an electric scooter every day to go back and forth from work then it’s probably worth buying one.

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