YoungUpstarts
JUNE 5, 2018
Whether you are a self-taught web developer or have spent a few years in college learning all of the basics and getting experience, you might be struggling to get your career started. There are plenty of tech jobs out there right now because of the high demand for new technology and websites. That is good news for you and so you should take advantage of this time to get yourself stuck in to this important industry.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
Businesses need to manage their money well to stay in business; this is a fact. Each year, out of all small businesses that fail, 82% of them do so because of cash flow problems. These problems can be avoided by eliminating unnecessary expenses , keeping accurate books, and sticking to a well-planned budget. Even if your business isn’t classed as a small business, more than one in two of all companies will fail because of cash flow related issues.
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Haystack
JUNE 5, 2018
Satya strikes again. After being installed in 2014 as Microsoft’s new CEO, Nadella has turned around the Seattle ocean liner on a new course after the Ballmer regime. With Microsoft’s stock price (and technology brand) soaring of late, Nadella and his team have not been shy, with blockbuster platform acquisitions like Minecraft and LinkedIn , innovative product scoops like Accompli for email and Sunrise for calendar, and rebranding its very active, SF-based venture arm as “ M12 ” to further its
Austin Startup
JUNE 5, 2018
The Forrest Four-Cast: June 5, 2018 Show your tech pride at the world’s only LGBTQIA-themed Startup Weekend Hackout ! Hosted at the Domain-based headquarters of Austin’s HomeAway, Techstars Startup Weekend HackOut begins Thursday evening, June 7 and runs through Sunday, June 10. The event includes three full days packed with tools, support and passion to help you take your idea for a startup or lifestyle business and manifest it into an actual living, breathing venture.
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
Steve Blank
JUNE 5, 2018
Is your organization full of Hackathons, Shark Tanks, Incubators and other innovation programs, but none have changed the trajectory of your company/agency? Over the last few years Pete Newell and I have helped build innovation programs inside large companies, across the U.S. federal science agencies and in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JUNE 5, 2018
Pricing is often more about positioning and perceived value than it is about cost-analysis and unconvincing ROI calculators. As a result, repositioning can allow you to charge many times more than you think. Here’s how. You’ve created a marketing tool called DoubleDown that doubles the cost-efficiency of AdWords campaigns. You heard that right folks — as a marketer, you can generate the same impact, the same number of conversions, the same quality of sales leads, but with half
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 5, 2018
Everyone wants to save for the future. To save or to create wealth, you need to invest in an accurate financial instrument that offers quality returns. You can increase your earning potential only if you invest right. As not every investment guarantees considerable returns, the only way out is to invest wisely. In this regard, to help you find some of the best investment options, we’ve compiled a list of investment options available in the market. 1.
View from Seed
JUNE 5, 2018
Last week, we hosted our very first portfolio-only Hiring Bootcamp in NYC, led by NextView’s talent advisor Kristen Caldwell. We launched the Hiring Bootcamp to equip portfolio founders and hiring managers with the best practices around building a hiring machine , so they can maximize their chances of getting the best talent into the door efficiently.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 5, 2018
So you’ve decided you want to be a financial specialist because you have a knack for it, but you’re somewhat discouraged by how much competition there is out there. That’s an understandable feeling to have, but you should take comfort knowing that there are a variety of jobs and sub-categories you can specialize in within the field of finance, so saturation isn’t really a problem if you can position yourself properly.
Version One Ventures
JUNE 5, 2018
Part of the job of a VC is to deliver on the promises they made to investors when raising the fund. Every VC defines their investment scope by a combination of thesis (e.g. invest in network-effect driven business), thematic interest (e.g. invest in AR / VR companies), stage (single stage versus lifecycle investment), ownership targets , and geography.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 5, 2018
by Lewis Robinson. Getting the most out of your employees can sometimes seem like a challenge and simply asking for their best isn’t always enough. There are some new trends in business that are helping managers boost employee efficiency, helping them to meet more challenging productivity demands. By exploring some of these options, you may find new ways to enhance efficiency in your own business.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 5, 2018
The idea of product/market fit has been around for a long time. And, while founder/market fit is a newer concept, it turns out to be just as important. Recently, Beezer Clarkson at Saphirre Ventures wrote a post titled Raising A Fund? 9 Questions That Help Get You To GP/LP Fit. If you are a GP raising a fund, you should go read this post right now.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 5, 2018
For all the excitement, glamour and even celebrity of entering the entrepreneurial world – and succeeding at it – there’s also a decided dark side. Stress and depression are the entrepreneur’s frequent companions. After all, when statistics tell you that some 90 percent of startups are going to fail, the pressure to keep that from happening is intense.
YFS Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
As an entrepreneur who has rebounded from a failed business, I've come to learn that resilience is one of the most valuable attributes in any successful businessperson's repertoire.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
Some social media platforms are easy to learn and difficult to master. LinkedIn isn’t either, really: while it’s not super intuitive the first time you review it’s interface, it doesn’t take a Ph.D. to figure out how to get more mileage out of it. You’ll make a few mistakes along away, but they’re relatively easy to correct before you get into serious trouble.
ConversionXL
JUNE 5, 2018
You can improve your private and business life just by being proactive and incorporating good habits into your routine NOW. In this video, I break down the things in my personal and professional life that I should have started earlier and why it’s important to focus on longevity. [This post contains video, click to play]. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
YFS Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
Entrepreneurship comes with a host of challenges. However, when you learn to overcome them, it is a rewarding experience.
SiliconHills
JUNE 5, 2018
Austin entrepreneurs often complain about the lack of venture capital, especially for first-time entrepreneurs and early-stage startups. The pain is real. Austin does not have as many venture capital firms and venture capital funds as California. But slowly that is starting to change. During the past decade, several new funds have sprung up including LiveOak […].
Up and Running
JUNE 5, 2018
If you have a talent, there is a great chance there’s someone out there willing to pay for it. Whether you knit, bake, or have a knack for teaching kids guitar, your hobby might provide an opportunity to enhance your income or replace your 9 to 5 altogether. Thankfully, we live in a world where entrepreneurship is more accessible than any other time in history.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
We all know how challenging running a business can be, as there is so much to think about and so much organizing involved. You have to manage your time effectively, make sure your finances are on track, deal with employees, deal with customers, and much more. Thankfully, mobile technology has helped to make this process a little easier for many people as it means that you can continue to work and communicate even when you are out and about or away from the office on vacation.
YFS Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
National Best Friends Day is on June 8, and what better time to celebrate your business bestie? Here are 10 perfect gifts for the bestie on your list.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 5, 2018
These days, CFD trading is all the rage with many brokers offering retail trading opportunities and many lessons given about CFD trading explained by teachers and veteran traders. With a lot of people wanting to get into CFD trading, including entrepreneurs, this begs the question as to why trading CFDs is so popular in the first place. Well, we’ve got a few answers for that: Source: Pixabay.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 5, 2018
Must-Have Website Elements for Professional Services written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As a professional services provider, your website should be your most valuable marketing asset and the hub of all of your marketing efforts. Your website shouldn’t just be a pretty design that people can look at. It needs to act as an actual tool for your business and work as a lead generating machine.
SiliconHills
JUNE 5, 2018
HeatGenie, an Austin-based startup with an innovative way to heat up beverage cans, has raised $5.9 million of a $6.7 million round of funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company, founded in 2007, has previously raised $3.6 million, according to CrunchBase. ARTIS Labs led the latest round of funding […].
Jeff Hilimire
JUNE 5, 2018
When I first started this blog, some 10 years ago, I did so because I wanted to understand blogging and social media in order to be a more informed “expert,” since that is what Engauge (my company at the time) was mostly selling as an agency. Along the way, I found that I enjoyed writing, and there were far more benefits than I ever realized.
Reid Hoffman
JUNE 5, 2018
3 lessons from Sheryl Sandberg on the art and science of leadership at scale: Great leaders create open communication cultures. Hire for roles that never existed before. Seek respectful disagreement (and embrace failure). Read the full post on LinkedIn.
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