YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2016

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business, but gave up on the idea because you didn’t think that you had enough money to fund it? Many people make the mistake of believing that they can’t pursue their dream of becoming an entrepreneur without thousands of pounds available. But, the truth is, this simply isn’t the case. If you’re hoping to run your own business one day, you’ll be pleased to hear that there are many different business ideas that you can start with just £1,000 or less.

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deal architect

JULY 7, 2016

My new book is nearing the end of the editing process and is headed to the design agency. It should be released by middle of September. Here’s a synopsis: “Never before have people had such a broad choice of occupations.

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Brandanew

JULY 7, 2016

Recently, I attended a great workshop by editor and all round creative Jeannie Ballew who presented us with her ideas on how to create an ideal creative writing space. The reason I decided to bring it to the blog here for marketing folks, is simply because, all of us are writers. Whether you're writing 1000 words in your marketing blogpost, 140 characters on Twitter or a further 700 on LinkedIn, we're all looking at getting more creative with our copies and craft!

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2016

Chris Brogan is a freak. And a very successful one too. Author of numerous bestselling books on social media and influencer marketing, including “ The Impact Equation “, Chris has consulted with huge companies like Disney, Microsoft, Coke and Google, and is the publisher of Owner Magazine. He has also sold multi-million dollar companies, and amassed huge followings on social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus.

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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

Up and Running

JULY 7, 2016

Ever since the idea entered your head, you haven’t been able to let it go. And now, you know almost without a doubt that you want to start and run your own bed and breakfast, or perhaps even a small hotel. But, you’ve got a lot of questions. What are you going to do when no one rents the room? How can you get people to rent a more expensive suite?

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2016

For startup companies, cash flow is critical to survival. Being paid by customers and clients on a timely basis is vital to businesses of all sizes, however it is especially important for smaller, newer companies with limited capital resources. These companies, more than any others, rely on accurate and timely payments in order to stay afloat. When a customer fails to pay on time and begins to give excuses as to why they are unable to make the payment, this can have a serious detrimental effect

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Mucker Lab

JULY 7, 2016

Unique Business News , a satellite cable news show based out of Taiwan, stopped by Mucker’s offices recently as part of a segment on Silicon Beach. The piece offers up a fresh, “across the other pond” perspective of the tech scene in Los Angeles and greater SoCal, which continues to gain wider recognition from around the globe. Watch the full segment here, which starts around the 0:33-second mark, and features Mucker at the 1:34 mark: In case you still need to brush up on your

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 7, 2016

I think Shoe Dog by Phil Knight is the best memoir I’ve ever read by a business person. I consumed it in a day last week. It’s about the origin story of Nike, which started out as Blue Ribbon Sports. Unlike so many memoirs, it’s not an equally balanced arc through Knight’s life. It’s not an ego gratifying display of his awesomeness, heavily weighted in the success of the company and all the amazing things that went on around that.

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YFS Magazine

JULY 7, 2016

You know you need to make a little more room in your schedule to work on your business, rather than in your business. But to do that, you need to figure out how to delegate smarter.

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SiliconHills

JULY 7, 2016

Facebook is quadrupling the space at its Austin office at 300 W. Sixth, according to Buildzoom, which pulled several building permits the company filed with the city. Facebook applied for building permits to connect floors nine through 12 at its office. The company currently is located on the 10th floor. Since the beginning of the […] The post Facebook Plans $11.2 Million Expansion of its Austin Office appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YFS Magazine

JULY 7, 2016

One of the key elements of an effective trade show presence is your exhibition stand. If you don’t get what you need from it, your presence at an industry trade show can go unnoticed and become a costly exercise.

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. But of the five, “why” is by far the most important for business leaders to consider and communicate.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 7, 2016

When perusing our galleries here on crowdSPRING, we see some amazing work submitted in the projects. Today, we noticed this gem submitted in this logo project. Let us start the slow clap for adtracts. Check out more great work on adtracts’ profile page. Nicely done, adtracts, nicely done! Related posts: Fresh from the SPRING: Janisa. Fresh from the SPRING: ronaldmahaputra.

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Austin Startup

JULY 7, 2016

July 10, 2016: Unless you started ultra lean and have managed to claw your way to profitability, there will be times when you have to… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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SiliconHills

JULY 7, 2016

Google has issued a report showing it had an economic impact of $8.93 Billion for Texas businesses, nonprofit organizations and website publishers in 2015. The company reports 141,000 Texas businesses and nonprofit organizations used Google’s AdWords and Adsense tools in 2015. And Google donated $16.3 million in free advertising to Texas nonprofit organizations through its […] The post Google Reports an Economic Impact of $8.93 Billion in Texas appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 7, 2016

I wrote a little while back about how some companies need to have a “ No A&&Holes Policy.” My point was that if you need that rule, there’s a good chance it’s too late for your company. You’re infested with a$$holes and it’s likely because the person/people at the very top allow it. Which is really why I think, for Dragon Army , we don’t need such a policy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 7, 2016

Three Ways PR and SEO Can Be Best Friends written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit flickr. Not so long ago people would have called you crazy for suggesting that PR and SEO could be friends. After all, SEO was all about gaming the search engine algorithms to push your websites higher than they deserved to go. You did this by finding loopholes in the system.

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Rob Go

JULY 7, 2016

VC’s are notorious for slowing down their activity during the summer. Raising capital in August is a definite no-no, but overall pace and engagement sometimes starts to slide well before that. This year, I’m guessing that the summer slowdown will be the most pronounced than we’ve seen in a while. The soft first quarter VC activity data is a precursor of things to come.

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Street Smart Product Manager

JULY 7, 2016

We all know a core responsibility of a product manager is to constantly and consistently bring in the customer perspective into the business. That means the ability to effectively interview customers is a critical skill for every product manager. I must admit, earlier in my career I totally sucked at it. I had no plan. […]. The post The Top Strategies For Doing Customer Interviews That Get You Real Insights appeared first on Street Smart Product Manager.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 7, 2016

In American grade-school, we learn the “Five Ws” interrogatives: Who, What, When, Where, Why. And How. “How” is always tacked on like “Y” to the vowels. I wonder if “How” and “Y” get together to smoke cigarettes and swap stories about the indignities of being the sixth-wheel. When investors interrogate founders, these interrogatives arise, but with a twist: Adding the word “why” in front of each.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 7, 2016

By Sacha Ferrandi, Founder and Principal of Source Capital Funding, Inc. In the past few decades, we’ve learned over and over again that office atmosphere plays directly into employee productivity and wellbeing. The relationship between worker and building is tangible, and improving office design can have major impacts on the output your employees display.

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Small Business Force

JULY 7, 2016

Let’s face it; sales people are unique. The job requires specialized skills, particularly, the ability to deal with rejection. Plus, most salespeople are “coin-operated,” in that their compensation is, usually, tied directly to their success. There’s probably no role in a company, except the owner/CEO, where the lack of achievement can imperil its future and be harder to fill.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2016

Hopefully you have many optimization weapons in your arsenal: digital analytics, A/B testing, click mapping, user testing, etc. One you may not have thought of (and hence your competitors might not be aware of): eye-tracking and visual engagement analytics. When you hear the words ‘eye-tracking’ or ‘visual engagement analytics’ you may think these techniques are too expensive or complicated for you to use.

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