Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2019

DNA image via Wikipedia As a business advisor and technologist, I often think about the large array of opportunities for entrepreneurs as technology seems to be evolving faster and faster. Yet I still too often hear the question, “Can you give me a really sure-fire idea for starting my own business?” My standard answer is that ideas are a dime a dozen, and success is all about smart execution, not ideas.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

by LJ Suzuki of CFOshare. Why start from scratch when you can get a great deal on what someone else started? In today’s sexy startup culture, buying an existing business has lost its vogue. But every year thousands of entrepreneurs become millionaires by buying and growing businesses without the startup headaches of venture capitalists, zero revenue, and no business processes.

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View from Seed

MAY 17, 2019

This week’s Friday Fun-ism goes hand-in-hand with a previous, “ It moves slow until it moves fast.” The venture fundraising process for founders has a certain rhythm to it, and so a lot can be read into the timing and pacing of the conversations. How quickly & intensely the communications & responses are moving between parties signals a lot about the interest-level and commitment towards progressing towards a finalized agreement.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

by Alex Bates, Managing Director at Neocortex Ventures. “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”. “Your network is your net worth.”. However you phrase it, the truism holds for everyone: the people you associate with on a regular basis play a major role in helping you solve problems and meet goals. It only stands to reason that you want close friends and trusted experts in your corner every time you go up against the unknown.

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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

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YFS Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

Seismic changes in the workforce mean more and more companies need consultants. Here is a look at 15 tips to master the business side of consulting.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

Everyone knows the saying about the only certain things in life: death and taxes – and your 2018 taxes were due a few weeks ago. But what happens when you can’t afford to pay your small business taxes on time? This was a particularly tough year for small business owners, who saw little savings and paid more in accounting fees due to tax law changes.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

A website is so much more than an online source of information, or a store, or a booking template; it’s an extension of your brand and the first place that a lot of potential customers will get a feel for it. Your website should get users to trust you. Therefore, it’s essential to have a good starting vision for what you want your website to achieve.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 17, 2019

a16z General Partner Andrew Chen talks with repeat entrepreneur, cofounder and CEO Justin Kan. Justin is a repeat entrepreneur who co-founded Kiko Software (a Web 2.0 calendar that pre-dated Google Calendar by 4 years), Justin.tv (a lifecasting platform), Twitch.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

From the largest corporations to small startups, diversity is a hot topic. Too often, though, employers are unprepared to support hires from all backgrounds, which is how we end up with superficially diverse workplaces that alienate women and minority employees. Whether it’s subconscious bias or actively discriminatory policies, as an employer, you need to be prepared to create an inclusive workplace because embracing diversity doesn’t stop with hiring.

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YFS Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

If you’re ready to start a family, start with these tips and considerations, and put your new family on the road to a happy, healthy, and rich future ahead.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

There are currently more than 444,000 realtors working in the United States. The field is growing at a rapid rate, too. If you’ve been interested in working as a realtor, now is the time to get serious about pursuing your career goal. The process of becoming a realtor is pretty straightforward. Becoming a successful realtor, though, is a bit trickier.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2019

The top 5 retailers in the US made nearly $230 billion dollars in 2018. ( $228.4 billion to be exact.). They must be doing something right. Walmart, Amazon, Costco, Walgreens, and Home Depot have each built strong brand identities and all benefit from powerful household recognition and strong brand equity. As we wrote previously : A brand is the sum total of the experience your customers and customer prospects have with your company.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2019

Starting a new business can be one of the most exciting times of your career. There are so many benefits to starting a new business, from being your own boss to working on something you are passionate about every day. However, start-ups can face lots of challenges, especially within the first year. When a new company is launched, you can find yourself running into legal issues if you aren’t aware of some of the key issues.

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