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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

What answer is a searcher looking for? For sustainable, valuable search traffic, you’d better provide it. Satisfying search intent is Google’s fundamental goal. But algorithms haven’t always kept pace. Proxies like backlinks and keywords have long been—and still are—stand-ins for the likelihood that a web page will satisfy user intent. Optimizing for intent is the long play, for Google and your site.

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4 Ways Early Stage CTOs Can Learn to Roll With the Punches

ReadWriteStart

There’s always a tinge of “TBD” that accompanies the role of an early stage startup CTO. There’s a reason the position comes with that “up in the air” feeling. Early stage companies can’t immediately hire someone with the tech and executive know-how needed to handle the job. Most startups appoint a lead developer or some other tech go-to […].

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The joys of book reviews

deal architect

I saw an article aimed at authors and publishers on how to handle critical reviews. And I chuckled to myself "I could have written that myself" I took most heat for the first volume of SAP Nation - mostly from.

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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 Your Small Business Can Start Accepting Credit Cards

YoungUpstarts

by Kristen Gramigna, Chief Marketing Officer for BluePay. Offering multiple convenient payment options to your customers minimizes the chances of turning away potential sales. Few business decisions will have a greater impact on your bottom line than allowing customers to pay using credit cards. Here’s why. In just 2018 alone, card-based sales exceeded $3.6 trillion in the U.S.

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8 Inspiring Quotes And Lessons From Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Film

YFS Magazine

In 2018, Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella. A year later, she has written, directed, and executive-produced a Netflix documentary about her performance.

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AI Startup Imandra Moves its Headquarters from London to Austin and Lands $5 Million in Funding

SiliconHills

By LAURA LOREK, publisher of Silicon Hills News In 2004, at the University of Texas at Austin, Denis Ignatovich and Grant Passmore met and became roommates soon after. They both enjoyed mathematics and solving difficult problems. Passmore received a bachelor’s in mathematics and Ignatovich received his degree in computer science and finance. “We spent a […].

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Two-Thirds Of Startups Fail Within The First 5 Years. These Are The Toughest Lessons I’ve Learned Running One For 8 Years

YoungUpstarts

by Chris Grey, co-founder and COO of CapLinked. In the uber-competitive startup world, surviving is success in itself. Conventional wisdom says that 90% of startups will fail. So founders, listen up: Before envisioning your new company as the next headline-making unicorn, consider all the hard work — and luck — it takes to even reach profitability. Many aspiring entrepreneurs love to picture the finish line, but rarely account for the daily chaos they’ll face along the way.

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Reflections on Board Members By Some Great Ones

Feld Thoughts

I spent the past few days in Tokyo at the Kauffman Fellows Annual Summit. Over the past five years, there has been a large increase globally in the number of venture capitalists and people interested in becoming VCs. As a result, an organization like Kauffman Fellows is more important than ever as it helps build an incredible community of the next generation of VCs to learn from each other.

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Learn Mandarin In Singapore: Why It’s So Beneficial When Starting Up An International Business

YoungUpstarts

Mandarin is the most widely spoken first language of the world. Many countries, among them Singapore, speak it. If you’re in Singapore, you can learn Mandarin in many ways through private schools, local community clubs or government-accredited agencies. Aside from gaining new knowledge and fluency in another language, learning Mandarin is also beneficial when it comes to starting up an international business.

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8 Inspiring Quotes And Lessons From Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Film

YFS Magazine

In 2018, Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella. A year later, she has written, directed, and executive-produced a Netflix documentary about her performance.

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Maximizing Visual Learning In The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

Today’s competitive business world requires people to continually learn and grow to become more effective in their jobs. This can pose challenges for bosses who have to figure out how to best convey new information to a wide range of employees who have different learning styles. A mismatch between learning styles and training or communication methods can be discouraging to everyone involved.

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Slingshot Aerospace Raises $5 Million More in Funding

SiliconHills

Slingshot Aerospace announced this week it has received $5 million in new seed stage funding. ATX Venture Partners led the round with participation from new investor Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and previous investors Okapi Capital, Stage Venture Partners, Sway Ventures and Techstars Ventures. Slingshot Aerospace is using artificial intelligence to provide detailed reports about the earth to industries […].

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How much should you be paying your auditor?

VC Adventure

With April 15th right behind us, I thought this would be as good a time as any to write about the fun topic of Audit and Tax Prep fees for companies. I know you’ve been waiting for this, so here it goes…. While audits can sometimes feel like overkill for startups (certainly early ones), they’re generally pretty good hygiene. As a practical matter, most lenders will require them, so if debt is a potential part of your cap structure you’ll eventually need one.

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The Ultimate Quick-Start Guide To Becoming A Micro-Influencer

YFS Magazine

Influence is big business. Micro-influencers are on the rise. Here's how to become one and start collaborating with brands.

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Nonprofit Branding: Why You Must Build a Strong Nonprofit Brand

crowdSPRING Blog

Nonprofits are not traditional businesses. They serve a higher purpose. And, they operate differently than for-profit businesses on a fundamental level. But, just because nonprofits aren’t in it for the money doesn’t mean they can or should ignore branding. If you’re starting a new business , a strong brand identity is the most effective way for your new business to gain a competitive edge.

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Austin-based eRelevance Suddenly Shuts Down

SiliconHills

eRelevance, an online marketing platform targeted at healthcare providers and the mortgage industry, has shut down. The Austin-based startup posted a notice on its Facebook page on Monday “Due to an unexpected situation, as of April 15, 2019, eRelevance Corporation has ceased its operations.” Bob Fabbio, the company’s Co-founder and CEO, confirmed the shut down […].

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8 Powerful Ways to Improve the Security of Your Business

Our Own Start-up

Securing a business is of paramount importance just to keep things afloat and balanced.

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The four “P’s” to help you build a great business

Berkonomics

How do you manage a great business, as opposed to be a survivor? Well, here are the four areas you should focus upon every day. Now, some of us remember things better when given a catchy phrase or rhyme. So, here’s one to help you with squeezing the most out of your own available resources. In this new reality in our business world, there is certainly little room for mistakes and no room for bloat within our companies.

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5 Important Things You Need to Think About When Opening Your Own Dental Practice

Our Own Start-up

Dental Practice, Opening Your Own Dental Practice, business owner, opening your dental practice.

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Can I Trademark My Product Overseas?

YoungUpstarts

Businesses need to protect their brands and intellectual property in their country of origin – and abroad. A trademark registration assigns ownership of a business name, logos, slogans and other unique features of your company. It protects against any ownership infringements. With many companies taking advantage of the access to global reach that the Internet has afforded them, or are now trading online in other countries, protecting their brand overseas has come into focus.

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What are Pay Stubs and Why Do You Need Them?

Our Own Start-up

It’s highly important that the employer knows how to create pay stub.

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Preparing For Today And Tomorrow As An Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

Many people choose the entrepreneur lifestyle for the freedom it gives as far as self-development and how you actually manage to create an income. Being an entrepreneur means being self-employed, which as appealing as it can get, you have to recognize that it’s completely up to you to be your own boss. Some people are better suited as employees simply because they would lack the skills to drive themselves to success.

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Secret Strategies To Get The Best Legal Talent To Notice Your Firm

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Law firms today recognize that the talent you have on your staff is the single most competitive advantage you can have over the competition. Attracting the best talent for every aspect of your business, from support staff to your team of attorneys is crucial for your success. Acquiring great new talent in the legal industry can prove to be a challenge.