Tue.Jun 06, 2017

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Danger From Above: Be Aware Of Cloud Security Threats

YoungUpstarts

Cloud computing has many advantages, so it’s no wonder that uptake and growth continue to increase at a formidable pace. Many companies, not just the major players, are moving their data and applications over to the cloud. As with all technologies, new and old, there are strengths and weaknesses. One of the major concerns about cloud computing is security.

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Why the Majority of Websites Fail

Duct Tape Marketing

Why the Majority of Websites Fail written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Gone are the days where businesses can rely solely on “pretty” websites. In today’s digital marketing landscape, a website must be an optimized, revenue-generating platform. I’ll just get right to it: The reason so many websites fail is because businesses take a design-driven approach from the beginning as opposed to developing a website from the ground up with SEO in mind.

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9 Pointers For Buying Better Industrial Equipment

YoungUpstarts

With the right equipment, a company can withstand all sorts of economic conditions, while the wrong equipment can neutralize your competitive edge. This is why it is always a good idea to take account of the advantages and disadvantages of every purchase to ensure the greatest user experience. Sometimes purchasing a whole new set of equipment may not be as economical or feasible as renting or leasing the equipment and avoiding the costs of owning the equipment.

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The UrbanTech Movement is Transforming Cities

Gust

Urbanization is a defining process of modern life. More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and the number of urban citizens around the world is projected to rise to 66% by 2050. In the US, over 80% of the population lives in urban areas with 1 in 7 Americans living in New York, Los. Read more >. The post The UrbanTech Movement is Transforming Cities appeared first on The Gust Blog.

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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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How To Plan Your First Business Trip As An Entrepreneur

YoungUpstarts

Are you new to the wonderful world of entrepreneurship? Are you ready to take on everything that comes your way? Are you looking forward to your first business trip? As your business grows and you continue to travel, you’ll find that this can be an enjoyable experience. Planning your first business trip as an entrepreneur can be a challenge. There is something about being in charge of every aspect of your trip that can slow you down.

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Search Experience Optimization Is The New SEO

YFS Magazine

Too many marketers still focus exclusively on links and rankings. It’s time to leave SEO in the past and embrace search experience optimization.

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4 Hiring Challenges Every Startup Will Face

YFS Magazine

Ready to hire new employees? Here are some of the biggest hurdles you will face to make your first hire and steps you can take to overcome them.

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5 Benefits Of Using A Financial Institution For A Loan

YoungUpstarts

A financial institution is any authority that deals with financial inflows, outflows. These can include the organizations in the private or public sector and can comprise of the bank and non-bank sector, investment and insurance companies. A loan is a difficult decision to make for any individual or family because it does increase the liquidity of the family in the short run but in the long run, financing and servicing that debt can turn out to be a hassle, so for the following reasons it is adv

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The devil in the detail…

The Equity Kicker

A common mistake founders make at the early stages of a company is to put too much detail into their business plan. Sometimes we see a level of detail which amounts to spurious accuracy given the stage the company is at and the attendant uncertainty. Two concerns follow: The founder doesn’t understand how much things change in startups (or, worse, are trying to project a greater level of certainty than they feel).

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How To Make Your Side Hustle Money Work For You

YoungUpstarts

by David Lester, managing director of Brightworks Interactive Marketing and author of “ From Middle Class To Millionaire: The Money Handbook For The Other 99% “ Side Hustle: another form of income apart from your day job. Whether it’s a passion project, travel fuel, or to pay off debt, side hustles are a popular second form of income amongst millennials.

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We’re all trapped – The dark side of the APPOCALYPSE

Start Up Blog

Today Apple started it’s WWDC17 with a parody of what our modern world might be like if the app store went down. They called it the APPOCALYPSE – It’s worth watching if you haven’t seen it yet. It had a lot of detractors, many for good reason. I’m not even sure if Apple are laughing at us, or. Continue reading → The post We’re all trapped – The dark side of the APPOCALYPSE appeared first on Steve Sammartino.

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Top Insights From Google’s Video On OKRs

YoungUpstarts

by Zorian Rotenberg, CEO of Atiim Inc. Google executives have hailed the power of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) since the 1990s. According to one head Googler, Rick Klau, the goal setting framework is largely responsible for the success Google sees today. Now, there’s a global interest in using OKRs to accelerate business results and company-wide alignment.

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Digital Pharmacist Raises $6.5 Million

SiliconHills

Digital Pharmacist announced Tuesday that it has closed on a $6.5 million round of financing. Activate Venture Partners, based in New York, and LiveOak Venture Partners in Austin led the Series B financing round. The Austin-based startup plans to use the money on marketing and product development. Digital Pharmacist, founded in 2012, provides digital, communications […] The post Digital Pharmacist Raises $6.5 Million appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Building a Great Brand For Your Brick-and-Mortar Business

crowdSPRING Blog

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Kevin Price, host of the Price of Business radio show. Over the past nine years, crowdSPRING creatives have helped startups, businesses, agencies and non-profits around the world with professional logo design , web design , print design and company naming. Kevin and I discussed crowdSPRING and ways that brick-and-mortar businesses (as well as online companies) can build successful brands by leveraging crowdsourcing.

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BLNDED Founder Series

Austin Startup

[link] In our series premiere of BLNDED Founders, we interviewed Jamal Wilburn , founder and CEO of BigMouff media, DivInc 2nd cohort, a 12-week pre-accelerator championing diversity, located in Austin Texas. In our 9-part video series, we feature diverse founders from DivInc 2nd cohort. Signup here for BigMouff beta release coming soon.

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48in48 Boston 2017 in Pictures

Jeff Hilimire

Another 48in48 in the books! Boston was so welcoming and passionate in helping us build 48 nonprofit websites in 48 hours, that we already can’t wait to come back next year! Well, after a little sleep… Carole , Adam , and I at our 4th 48in48 event. Love this team, and major thanks to Delta Air Lines for their support in bringing us to the Boston area!

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Beyond Reason: 8 Subconscious Marketing Techniques to Boost Sales and UX

ConversionXL

According to research by Harvard Business School professor Gerald Zaltman, up to 95% of our purchase decisions are directed by subconscious mental processes. As digital marketers, we know this intuitively. How many articles have you read that advised you to appeal to the emotional, irrational, subconscious part of the brain? Despite this evidence, a majority of marketing efforts still focus on making logical appeals to a rational mind.

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The Real Reason Your FaceBook Ads Aren’t Working

Up and Running

Facebook boasts over a billion users that spend an average of 40 minutes a day on the platform. Facebook ads allow you to target all of these users—but they only work if done correctly. Are you spending time and money on Facebook ads and not seeing the results you want? You’re not the only one, and there are some common mistakes you can address that will improve your results.

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Transcript of Why Great Leadership is About Great Self Awareness

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Why Great Leadership is About Great Self Awareness written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Great leadership is increasingly about great self-awareness. This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, a visit with Lolly Daskal, author of the leadership gap and we discussed the different archetypes, the different values that great leaders lead from and how understandi

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[Interview] Cameron Chell, Entrepreneur, Co-Founder Of Business Instincts Group (BIG)

YoungUpstarts

When Cameron Chell offers up advice to those who would like to follow in his not insubstantial footsteps on the path to successful entrepreneurship, it’s worth perking up your ears and taking notes. That’s because he’s not merely an entrepreneur himself, he’s a serial entrepreneur and well known in the tech space. Cameron Chell also happens to be a multi-tasker extraordinaire , steering anywhere from five to seven startups at a given time on upward trajectories toward growth and success.

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