YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by James Calder, CEO at Distinct Recruitment. Once a professional has worked within a large corporate business for a few years, they may decide to apply for a role within an SME. This is often because they are interested in learning how a business is run and will have a better opportunity within a smaller team. It is easier to progress within an SME than a large corporation and through hard work, they could cement themselves within the industry.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 9, 2019

Let's take a look at common website design mistakes which, when corrected, can be the driving force behind an increase in online sales.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

For any tech-savvy young person looking for a career in a thriving field, it’s hard not to suggest ethical hacking. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it’s expected that the IT security field will grow by 18% by 2024, and that demand is outstripping supply. Furthermore, an IT security analyst in the US makes roughly $96,040 per year, even rising to $100,000 in some cases.

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View from Seed

MAY 9, 2019

Throughout human history, our working environments have gone through several huge shifts. From hunters and gatherers to farmers and traders, from farmers to industry factory workers, and from factory workers to the modern day office employee. Today, we are starting to see the next big shift in our type of work environments. With the click of a button, you can be face to face with someone across the globe and that’s impacting how we work with each other.

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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

Startup

Feld Thoughts

MAY 9, 2019

David Cohen and I are doing a podcast together called Give First. Readers of this blog likely know that this is the mantra of Techstars and the title of an upcoming book of mine that will be published in 2020. While I’ve been interviewed for many podcasts, I’ve never hosted one before. David and I have been massive fans of Harry Stebbing’s 20 Minute VC so we’ve modeled Give First after it.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

As one of the most successful entrepreneurs and an internet marketing genius, Ryan Bukevicz developed the idea of Bevo Media, which quickly became the top trending platform for internet marketing. He has achieved recognition and accolades for building the first interactive marketing platform. Even today, Bevo Media’s influence as one of the best management hubs for online marketers remains unparalleled when compared to other similar services.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

Blogging. It’s become extremely popular in recent years, and while some business owners think blogging is a waste of time or “not for them,” there are plenty of business owners that are seeing the benefit in blogging for their business. When you are speaking to other business owners, you may hear it mentioned how there are many benefits to blogging for their business; perhaps it has even piqued your interest in the past.

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Haystack

MAY 9, 2019

Believe it or not, this will now be the second blog post on this site about a billion-dollar exit for a shaving-related startup. It was just about three years ago when the startup world learned that Unilever had decided to plunk down a cool $1B to buy LA’s Dollar Shave Club. Fast-forward to today, and we have a smaller conglomerate, Edgewell, paying a mix of cash and stock for NYC’s Harry’s.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by Karthik Sridharan, Co-founder & CEO at Flexiple. Thanks to the growing intervention of modern technology, remote work is not a fad anymore. It has become a mainstream company culture. According to a recent article on Entrepreneur , flexible work options have increased by 40 per cent over the last five years. Remote work not only benefits employees by cutting down on travel and helping them secure work-life balance but also has a big impact on a firm’s bottom line – companies direct

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 9, 2019

Brand strategist James Hurman explains why just having a better product is not enough to make your customers care about your business. 93% of drivers think they’re better than average. A researcher called Ola discovered that when he asked Americans to rank their driving skill in the 1980’s. Similarly, 90% of college professors think they’re above average teachers, 42% of engineers think they’re in the top 5% and only 1% of high school students think their social skills are below average.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

by Adam Coffey, author of “ The Private Equity Playbook ” . You’ve built a business over many years and have finally decided you’d like to sell your company. You speak to trusted friends and personal advisors about how you should go about doing this (perhaps your lawyer or accountant), and before you know it, you stumble upon an important player in the private equity game: the investment banker.

Private Equity 101

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Eric Friedman

MAY 9, 2019

(I originally drafted this post years ago while at Foursquare an in an effort to share more thoughts I edited for 2019 and bringing this to the surface – enjoy!). [2019 addition] When I first made the switch from BD to sales at Foursquare I learned a very valuable lesson that has stayed true throughout my career and other companies I have worked with.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

Financial planning refers to the process of framing financial policies, estimating the required capital, and determining competition. It has something to do with investment management, administration of funds, and resources procurement of an enterprise. But what does it do to your business? In this post, you’ll learn the important benefits of financial planning in your business.

Finance 101

Finance Business Plan Revenue Programming 101

Berkonomics

MAY 9, 2019

Ever stand with someone you’ve never met when at a party, a trade show or just meet someone in the hallway? We all have. And then that person opens his or her mouth and spends a boring two minutes describing their business to you? Leaving you wondering how much of that you got and how much you might retain? We all have. So, here’s the antidote to prevent you from becoming “that” person.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

Building your own start-up may probably be one of the best decisions you have ever made. On one hand, it is great to have a stable job and receive money every end of the month. However, there is not much growth in that type of setting. Having a start-up, on the other hand, has the potential to earn much more than you could imagine. Having said that, building a start-up is not a walk in the park.

Affiliate 101

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Austin Startup

MAY 9, 2019

“Know your users.” Regardless of what startup bible you read, the most consistent thread is undoubtedly this. Getting as close as you can to both users and their problems, gives you the best shot at building the right thing, and user research is your vehicle on which to do so. But it’s not quite that simple. You see, depending on your stage in the process and what you’re trying to achieve, there are an array of user research methods and tools at your disposal, and using the right ones at the rig

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 9, 2019

Gout is not something that younger entrepreneurs are often familiar with because it mostly affects older people. However, because it’s caused by an excess of uric acid within the blood, younger people can be surprisingly affected too. It mostly affects men, but women are also susceptible post-menopause. It’s a type of arthritic pain that is evident in the joints where swelling can make it difficult to get around.

Startup 101

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ithacaVC

MAY 9, 2019

Sorry for the big gap in posts! As a bunch of you probably know, James Holzhauer is on a streak to set the record for Jeopardy game show wins. I just read that the show picks back up on May 20th with “live versions” (which are actually taped). I do not watch Jeopardy at all. But, the news stories have caught my eye so I have read a few of them.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 9, 2019

Early on in any startup is more often than not filled with the unknown. How can you market on a shoestring budget? How will you reach your target market? There’s a ton of questions, but one thing is for certain: it is thrilling to see your little startup start to come into its own. As you acquire customers and your customer base grows, once you start to make a profit it’s only natural to start thinking about the next step forward.

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