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What To Do If You’re a Startup CEO & You Don’t Know How To Sell

Hunter Walker

You’ve heard the expression “All sizzle, no steak?” Or the Texan equivalent of “All hat, no cattle?” [sidenote: it’s weird that cows feature prominently in both of these]. Basically these sayings are referring to people who talk a big game but then can’t back it up with action. Sparkly but no quality behind it. While it’s readily agreed among investors that these types of leaders eventually get seen for what they are over the long haul (although distressingly they usually get funded initially),

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Open Letter to a New Austinite

Austin Startup

Congratulations on your recent move to Austin! December in Austin; yep, you came to the right place. Moving is hard enough, but to do it during a pandemic has to be next-level headache inducing and a huge stress test so kudos to you. I have yet to meet a person who loves moving. I’m not talking about exploring a new city and feeling like you get to re-invent yourself simply by changing zip codes; everyone loves that.

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6 Keys To Enchanting Your Customers With Your Service

Startup Professionals Musings

Having the best solution is a good start these days, but a solution alone is no longer enough to keep customer attention and loyalty. They expect to be surprised and delighted as well by their pre-purchase experience and post-purchase interactions. The most memorable businesses, like Starbucks and Apple, no longer sell products, they sell ‘experiences’ with a product at the center.

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The Analyst Cam: Cognizant on State of Voice Interfaces

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. This insight from a Cognizant survey caught my eye "When we look back on.

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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 A Startup Company Acquires The Necessary Funding

YoungUpstarts

To build a successful business, you need to make sure that you have the necessary funding. Start-ups cost a lot to grow, and many don’t make any money for a long time. One of the first steps to growing a business from an idea to something that makes money is acquiring money. This is often easier said than done, however. Many struggle with getting that all-important funding.

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Credit Card Payments: Proactively Manage High Risk Designations and Chargebacks

The Startup Magazine

Has your business been designated as “high-risk” by a credit card processor? Unfortunately, many companies are designated as high-risk, which could lead to a host of problems. In a worst-case scenario, you might be denied or lose your merchant account. All companies, especially startups, should take risk management seriously and be proactive in minimizing the time and risk of getting paid. payment machine and Credit card in supermarket.

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Covid-19 SMB Recovery: What To Expect From Entertainment And Beyond

YFS Magazine

As industries grapple with the weight of a pandemic, the return to business as usual will be easier for some and much harder for others.

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Team Building Tips: 4 Easy yet powerful ways to show your team you care

Our Own Start-up

Many employees say they feel unappreciated and unimportant in the workplace, which is why, as a business owner, you should do your best to recognize good work and valuable employees. The post Team Building Tips: 4 Easy yet powerful ways to show your team you care first appeared on Our Own Startup.

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Best Applicant Tracking System and Recruitment Software Comparison: An overview of Greenhouse vs Transformify: Which one to choose?

Transformify

An applicant tracking system (ATS) gives organizations and businesses the ability to manage their recruitment needs using an electronic dataset. This can enable them to filter applicants automatically based on specific criteria such as how experienced an applicant is and what specific skill sets they have. This allows HR personnel to manage and sort potential candidates into different categories for further review.