YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
by Les Trachtman, author of “ Don’t F**k It Up: How Founders and Their Successors Can Avoid the Clichés That Inhibit Growth “ Founders are often intimately involved in early customer relationships – building their custom solutions, personally involved in the sale, and answering support questions directly. No one is more credible than the founder himself during the early adopter phase.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The Ins and Outs of Getting The Most Out of Video written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If you’re looking for advice on how to shoot or edit video, this is not the post for you (well, it could be, but not for that reason). If, however, you want to know why you should use video and the various ways you can use it, you’ve come to the right place.
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YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Making money is the yardstick of success in Western culture. And for better or worse we seldom hear about inspirational people whose achievements measure well against different expectations. But there are some businesspeople who aren’t just ‘in it for the money’ — their commercial savvy is powered by unique personal experiences and perspectives. So take a look at these motivational hacks from four successful entrepreneurs to bounce out of bed tomorrow with a fresh new outlook.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
DSAG, the SAP user group for German speaking Europe, shared results of a recent survey involving more than 500 decision-makers from IT and various business units. Reading it I was struck by similarities and differences between how the US and.
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
The Next Web
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
On October 10, EU lawmakers will vote on the extremely controversial Copyright Reform. The new legislation threatens to strangle platform businesses by siding with rightholders and large corporations over users. “This is a dysfunctional proposal. It’s bordering on the absurd as to why it would be proposed on an EU level,” Raegan MacDonald, Senior Policy Manager and EU Principal at Mozilla, told TNW.
Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Recently, someone asked me about my principles for engaging with my portfolio entrepreneurs. The question was a good trigger to think about what drives my interactions with entrepreneurs and how my relationships have evolved over time. Three guiding principles provide the foundation for all my communications and engagement with entrepreneurs: 1. Listen and ask questions (because I don’t have all of the answers).
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YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
When it comes to ice hockey–and business–you'll need to put some "skin in the game." An important lesson to learn if you want to be successful.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
by Ralph Perdomo, research analyst at Nvoicepay. The gig economy is radically transforming the workforce. Don’t believe me? Most recently, Intuit, makers of QuickBooks and TurboTax, estimates that 34% of the US workforce is participating in some form of gig-economy work. That number is expected to increase to 43% by 2020. Elsewhere in the world, the gig economy is having more drastic and disruptive effects on its workforce.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
You’re riding in an elevator with just one other passenger and the guy looks familiar somehow. He smiles and you smile and he says something like, “Hey did you drop this?” He hands you your driver’s license which you’d just shown to security and suddenly you realize this person is one of the biggest angel investors in the universe. The two of you strike up a conversation and he asks what you do, and you just happen to be seeking funding for your startup.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Moving from traditional banking to digital is a vital change in how banks and other financial organisations learn about, interact with and satisfy their clients. Transformation starts with an understanding of customer behaviour, preferences, choices, likes, dislikes, etc. that leads to the major changes and improvements in the banking business processes.
Feld Thoughts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
In response to my post Book: Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape several people asked me for the feminist literature reading list that Amy had put together for me. Following are the other ten books that I’m working my way through this fall. Sexual Politics by Kate Millet. Sisterhood is Forever by Robin Morgan. The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
by Robin Fisher Roffer, author of “ Your No Fear Career “ The office can be a scary place. There are demanding clients, bosses who bully, conniving coworkers, and people who play politics. It seems that fear, mistrust, anxiety and feeling overwhelmed run through the veins of professionals at every level. When left unchecked, this fear creates a negative work environment that stifles innovation and sabotages service – the very things needed to gain a competitive edge.
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