Mon.May 20, 2019

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Why India Will Become The SaaS Hotbed Of Tomorrow

YoungUpstarts

by Prasanna Krishnamoorthy , partner at Upekkha. Just as Information Technology (IT) services transformed India in the 1990s, Software as a Service (SaaS) will dramatically shift the nation in the 2020s. All the ingredients for Indian SaaS dominance are here: From producing some of the world’s best developers to competing on cost and producing quality products of global standard.

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Create a Business Plan for Fewer Hassles and Faster Growth

Up and Running

Writing a business plan can help make sure Office Space doesn’t feel relatable [ source ]. There’s a famous scene in the cult-classic 1999 movie “ Office Space “ where the main character, Peter, is confronted by his boss, Bill. Amidst the dull hum of white-collar cubicle bliss, Bill passive-aggressively asks Peter if he got the memo about putting cover sheets on all “TPS Reports” (if you’ve seen it, you’re probably already chuckling).

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10 Characteristics of Successful Board Relationships

Board Effect

The duties and responsibilities of board directors are more complex and difficult than ever before. Serving on a board of directors requires complex oversight, transparency and accountability. Technology has become a friend to boards of directors because it solves many of their problems. At the same time, technology has opened up the door to more complex and interconnected risks.

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Blockchain Week Bull Run

thebarefootvc

Unlike last year’s NYC Blockchain Week, which was more form over substance (anyone recall Lambos parked in front of the Hilton?), this year’s conferences focused on the progress that had been made over the past year and the future promise of the sector as institutions prepare their entries. While bitcoin’s price experienced a significant price hike from May 8 through the end of the week (albeit at one point retreating back to $7K before reaching $8K again), there was other note

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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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5 Keys To Expanding Your Thinking And Raising Results

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Good Free Photos It’s time for more entrepreneurs to reset their focus, and shift their thinking to completely different ways of doing things. Everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with improved usability, one more wind-farm energy generator with a few more blades, or one more dating site with a new dimension of compatibility.

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The Importance Of LinkedIn In The Modern World

YoungUpstarts

In an increasingly online world, it is natural for selective processes to be done through tools and web sites. For a professional who wants to stand out and be always remembered in his area of ??business, it is of extreme importance to be well connected both in the real world and in the virtual world. So LinkedIn is one of the best tools to increase your online presence, keep up to date, network and get new business opportunities.

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Expecting The Unexpected: How To Prepare For Financial Emergencies

YoungUpstarts

It’s perfectly natural to think “that will never happen to me,” but unexpected emergencies do happen, and it is crucial to be prepared for them. There are some precautions you can take before, during and after a financial emergency to ensure you stay on track and financially afloat. Create an Emergency Fund. Prevention is better than cure, especially when it comes to your finances.

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This Is How Founders Achieve Product-Market Fit

YFS Magazine

To get a better grasp on the practical application of product-market fit, let's take a look at how founders achieved it rather quickly for their startups.

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Book: The Moment of Lift

Feld Thoughts

I had surgery recently and a few friends, including Chris Moody and Sarah Ahn, gave me some books as gifts. They knew I’d be spending a lot of time on the couch either napping or reading, so my pile of infinite books to read became more abundant with a few good ones including The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates.

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Startups and Privilege

Diego Basch

One fine day, the NBA executives have a realization: there are not enough players trying to join the league (we must have entered a bizarre dimension but stay with me for analogy’s sake). What do these marketing geniuses do? Increase the funnel, of course. They tell everyone who will listen that the NBA is awesome, and that anyone who tries hard enough has a chance.

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