Fri.Oct 05, 2018

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How to Have a Winning Career, Despite Constant Change

Startup Professionals Musings

Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. Unfortunately, based on my own extensive experience in business, I have to tell them in my talks that most of what they know now will be obsolete in a few years. The most important thing you can learn in college today is how to learn.

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The Making of Cosmos Arena

Austin Startup

Cosmos Arena is a local multiplayer party game for up to 4 players. Right now it is PC only but we hope to make an XBox port as well. I’d like to share with you the story of how Cosmos Arena came to be. Getting Started My team started working on this project in 2016 when I was still working a full time job in AAA. I launched my studio Astire Games and brought on some contractors, most of whom were also working day jobs, so we were moonlighting to get to the first prototype.

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Millennial Retention Is all About Purpose; So What Is Purpose?

YoungUpstarts

by Nick Craig, President of the Core Leadership Institute. As a young company, you might naturally gravitate toward seeking young talent. Yet even if you’re a millennial yourself, you may not have the answer to the unique challenges that come along with attracting and maintaining high-achieving millennials. The problem, as explained by studies and articles , often boils down to the fact that millennials are “wired differently”, incentivized less by the standard carrot-and-stick materials.

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Startup Capital: FundBox for Invoice Factoring

The Startup Magazine

FundBox is comprised of multiple business to business lenders which work with SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses) to offer funding while they are awaiting payment from their debtors. This US-based business loan company is revered for its rapid approval of loans, favorable rating in the media, and its focus on SMBs. One of the biggest problems with small and medium sized businesses is cash flow.

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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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Importance Of The Internet For Businesses

YoungUpstarts

The Internet has made the world global village and in this age of advanced technology and internet, it is hard to imagine that how a business could run its operations efficiently without an Internet connection. High speed broadband and LTE technology has increasingly transformed the way people do work in office or at workplace for positive growth and development of their businesses.

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A Strong Cold Email Always Beats A Weak Warm One

Hunter Walker

The “always find a warm intro to a VC” axiom is misunderstood. Its intent was to suggest that a mutual connection who can vouch for an entrepreneur’s abilities, experience and perseverance would be of value to the process. This is still true. It did not mean “find someone who happens to have the VC’s contact info and get them to forward an email without much context or relevance.” At least one third, and maybe as much as 50%, of the “warm introductions&#

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A ‘People First’ Strategy Is How Great Companies Thrive

YFS Magazine

Employee retention is important for businesses large and small. Losing team members is not only disruptive, it’s also costly and time-consuming.

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UT Austin Chemistry Assistant Professor Receives MacArthur Fellowship

SiliconHills

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Livia Eberlin, 32, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, as one of its fellows for 2018. In all, the foundation awarded 25 fellowships, known as MacArthur Genius awards, and Eberlin was the only recipient in Texas. “Working […].

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Twitter Link Roundup #348 – Terrific Reads for Small Business, Entrepreneurs, Marketers, and Designers!

crowdSPRING Blog

There’s ample evidence that running promotes improved health and longevity. Research links aerobic exercise with a number of health benefits across a surprisingly wide spectrum – from reduced cancer risk all the way down to improved cognitive performance. However, there is a debate in the scientific and medical community about the benefits of frequent endurance running.

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What is a Light Duty Job and Should I Accept?

Transformify

If you have been injured on the job, your employer must generally give you time to recover. Depending on the circumstances that caused the injury to occur, you may receive workers' compensation benefits. At some point, your employer may ask you to return on light duty. How do you know if it's right to accept? What Is a Light Duty Job? A light duty job involves work such as answering phones, writing letters, or taking on other tasks that don't require heavy lifting.

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6 Best Apps For Business Owners In 2018

YoungUpstarts

The olden times have changed, and so it is essential for any businesses to adapt to the latest technological developments quickly. Android apps and iPhone apps are taking the world by storm, and many smart thinking entrepreneurs utilize these mobile apps to improve their business further. While you only expect big fish like YouTube and dominos to have a dedicated mobile app, it is becoming increasingly crucial for businesses of all sizes to own an app for their own.

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Entrepreneur Helping Business Owners Ease Their Inventory Management Process Through Innovative Software

Hearpreneur

Most small and medium-sized businesses have to deal with inventory management at various levels. Benjamin Yee is the entrepreneur behind an innovative software, EMERGE App, that makes it easy to manage the process. It’s a user-friendly and affordable app that businesses can utilize to help increase efficiency while reducing overall costs involved.

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Community, Creativity, and #GiveFirst Event at CU Boulder on 10/18/18

Feld Thoughts

I’m participating in an event at CU Boulder (sponsored by Silicon Flatirons) on 10/18/18 called Community, Creativity, and #GiveFirst. #GiveFirst: A New Philosophy for Business in The Era of Entrepreneurship is the name of an upcoming book of mine. It’s also the mantra of Techstars. In addition to a few of the usual cast of characters (me, Brad Bernthal, Jason Mendelson, Nicole Glaros) and some CU folks, a number of interesting people are joining us including Sam Zell , Stephanie

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Founders Interview: Flash Pack

The Startup Magazine

As part of The Startup Magazine founders interviews, we sat down with Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas, the co-founders of Flash Pack , a lifestyle travel company specialising in adventure trips for solo travelers in their 30’s – 40’s. . Flash Pack turned over its first £ 1 million in 2016/17 and grew to £4 million revenue in 2017/18. They are now well on track to make 8 figures before March 2019 – making Flash Pack one of the fastest growing startups in the UK. .

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Responsive Design: What is it, and Why Do I Need it?

Transformify

If you own a business, then your online presence is key to your success. You need the right strategy to get the most out of your online assets as possible. Otherwise, you will miss out on opportunities to grow and fall victim to common pitfalls. So to help you get the results you need, here is what you should know about responsive design and how to implement it: What is Responsive Design?

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Employee or Contractor? Accounting Services for Startups

The Startup Magazine

Finding an accountant that does everything for you and offers an all-inclusive service can be quite difficult. A large amount of accountants, high-street and specialist, will usually try to charge you more for services that are often included in services provided by specialist contractor accountants such as Brookson. You could also hire an accountant, but, for a startup with limited capital, it’s too large of an expense.

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5 Ways Your Business Should Be Using LinkedIn

The Startup Magazine

If you’re in business, you’re on LinkedIn. But if you’re only using the platform to post job openings, then you, and your company, are missing out. LinkedIn has grown far beyond a website just for job seekers to connect with companies, and is now a forum for companies to establish their brand. For startups and entrepreneurs with tight budgets, taking advantage of all that LinkedIn has to offer is a smart way to get a big return on a small investment.