View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
One important tactical decision when fundraising is determining the size of “the ask”. Sizing the ask incorrectly is one of the things I see founders get wrong most often, and it ends up having a meaningful impact to the fundraising process overall. Telling an investor how much money you are looking to raise seems like a simple and benign question, but it’s actually pretty complicated.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Now that you can find anything on a moment’s notice via the Internet, people have found that a temporarily unused expensive asset, such as a room in your house, or your car sitting idle, is a new business opportunity. Thus the rise of the “ sharing economy ,” with collaborative and peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms , including Lyft (rides), Airbnb (lodging), and WeWork (workspace).
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YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
It is hard to know what to do when you have found some success with your manufacturing business but are struggling to increase profits. You do not want to plateau for too long as this can give the competition time to catch up, so instead you need to find ways to take your business to the next level. This can be challenging and daunting as there will always be risks when you start making changes, but when these are carefully researched and calculated then it should help you to reach new levels wi
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
I’m tired (today’s Whoop recovery score of 15). Almost everyone in my virtual universe is tense, tired, frustrated, angry, annoyed, exasperated, irked, or outraged. Fortunately, the only person in my physical world – and there is only one (Amy) – is generally calm. While we each have our moments, our morning coffee resets both of us for the day ahead and syncs up our energy as we simply begin again.
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
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
When you are first starting a business, you need to think about your digital presence. In 2020, having both a website and strong social media channels is key in building your brand and getting those all-important conversions. For many start-up owners, the concept of SEO can be a total minefield. Below, we are going to look at some of the things that every start-up should know about SEO in 2020.
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Airbnb’s public S-1 dropped Monday afternoon. One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. You can read various articles out there which will give you the cursory facts about Airbnb like their overall revenue or profitability or how their business has faired here in 2020 in the COVID environment.
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Our Own Start-up
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The demand for online messaging and work collaboration software such as those made possible by MS Teams providers surged in no time. The post Embracing the new normal: How to boost work efficiency with Microsoft Teams first appeared on Our Own Startup.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
You’ve been on TikTok for a little while now, and you have watched as influencers out there just do better and better with their videos. You have spent a decent amount of time wondering how on earth they manage to do so well and how you can do the same. The good news is that there are many helpful methods that you can apply to your TikTok growth to increase your chances of doing really well and growing it organically, but you’ve got to know what these are and what people on the insid
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
ActivTrak, which makes employee monitoring software, announced it has raised $50 million in funding. The Austin-based startup plans to use the funds raised on sales and marketing, engineering to expand its platform with analytics and data to provide insights on digital workers. Sapphire Ventures led the Series B funding round with participation from Elsewhere Partners. […].
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
A Human Resources manager is not necessarily the first person you are likely to hire in your small business, as their job mainly involves supporting other people. However, there will come a point in your growth where you need to hire someone to deal with personnel issues and take some of the day-to-day people-based work off your desk so that you can focus on running the company.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Point Health, a digital health startup, announced plans to acquire Austin-based The Karis Group, a patient advocacy bill negotiation service. Austin-based Point Health did not disclose the terms of the deal. The Karis Group, founded in 1996, brings decades of pricing data, healthcare navigation, and bill negotiation experience to Point Health, according to a news […].
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Google Maps is a fantastic tool that allows people to plan their routes to locations they are familiar with and also places they’ve never been before. It is very helpful to be able to check the map and find out information about traffic, construction, and estimated times of arrival. However, it gets better than that. You can customize your Google Maps to organize your favorite locations.
Start Up Blog
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
First off – here’s a link to the very first episode of my new TV show The Rebound to watch on 9Now. So far the feedback has been amazing. We’ll be doing lots of content on the social channels for it too – all of which are here. – – – The Tale of 2 Tech IPO’s. Recent filings in the USA for two tech companies Door Dash & Airbnb are quite revealing for investors.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Education has undergone a drastic change this year. Most teaching has moved online and educational institutions are figuring out new ways to teach students who are confined to the four walls of their homes. Not only schools and colleges, but tuition classes have also moved online, which means there have been several changes in how education is imparted across the world.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Nowadays, most people are adopting solar lighting systems. Its energy-saving feature has made everyone demand it. A system like this offers you various benefits. Due to which you won’t feel any burden of setting them up. Employing a solar lighting system is cost-efficient. Also, you can put them in a variety of places without having to worry about paying heavy bills.
Our Own Start-up
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Working in the aged care industry can be challenging; you will have to deal with the complex, unique medical and emotional needs of the elderly. But by enrolling in the right aged care courses in Sydney, you can turn your compassion into traits that will help you excel in your career. The post Everything that you should know about aged care courses in Sydney first appeared on Our Own Startup.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Many aerosol manufacturing companies tend to provide a gamut of products that includes various households, cosmetics, and some industry-specific products such as medical, perfume, etc. Key factors such as efficiency, functionality, and safety make an aerosol product a reliable, yet popular one,to use these days. Additionally, aerosol propellants are also gaining popularity when talking about household and personal care products.
Jeff Hilimire
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
I gotta say, I’m pretty psyched after the last few weeks (and not just because of the weather, but seriously, how great is this weather?! That tree above is from my backyard…) Here’s a quick run-down of some things I’m really thankful for After feeling the impact of COVID-19 in major way starting in March, Dragon Army has had several great months in a row.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Women are a force to be reckoned with in a growing number of industries, including sectors that have historically been dominated by men. When we say that there’s no job a woman can’t do, we mean it. Here’s a look at some of the industries in which women are running more businesses. Perhaps it’s time for a career change! The Beauty Industry. It almost goes without saying that women dominate the beauty industry.
Board Effect
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
There’s enough competition in the startup space that new companies need to pull out all the stops to be successful. Great ideas and passion will only take your startup so far. Your founders and board members won’t always have the necessary expertise you need in every area to be competitive and sustainable. An advisory board can be of great assistance to your startup by filling crucial gaps in your leadership talent.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
So you have awesome content on your website , and because of that, you can bring in hundreds or thousands of visitors every single week. But wait, where are they going? I mean pulling traffic to your website is excellent, but are you able to convert those visitors into paying customers? Visitors won’t just go straight to your product page and pay you.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
The corona pandemic definitely changed our (work)life. As the government strongly advised us to stay at home, most employees work from home either completely or partially. These employees had to change their way of working drastically: from face-to-face meetings to virtual meetings via ZOOM and Google Hangouts and from a well-equipped desk to a kitchen table.
VC Cafe
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
In the past few days, I’ve been finding it hard to make an important decision. I’ve been reviewing a number of investment opportunities for us at Remagine Ventures that were super interesting, but not a straight yes/no answer. In the process of learning about the the startups in depth (the team, its market, product, competition, etc) I went through the usual process/checklist, but something, call it a gut feeling, wasn’t sitting right.
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