YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 7, 2018
It’s no secret that happy employees mean a happy and prosperous business. Companies that have employee-friendly policies provide a better work-life balance, create a less pressurized workplace have higher employee retention rate, and get more out of their workforce. On the other hand, businesses that don’t appreciate their employees have a tough time holding on to them.
Up and Running
AUGUST 7, 2018
If it were possible to stay a small business forever to cut significant costs from hiring new employees and equipment, everyone would be doing it. However, enterprises with teams of hundreds and thousands of people exist. At some point, they realized the workloads were increasing due to increased demand, and so they adjusted accordingly. Regardless of the size of your business, there is a right and wrong time to scale.
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crowdSPRING Blog
AUGUST 7, 2018
Is your small business website helping or hindering your business? If you’re like most small businesses, your website is outdated, and not helping you to increase revenues and sales. Even worse, your website might be completely disconnected from the brand you’ve been building. Here are 7 key reasons why you should consider redesigning your website.
Haystack
AUGUST 7, 2018
Earlier this summer, my friend Michael told me about a small investment his team made up in Seattle in the Amazon ecosystem. We were about to move houses and with all the impending details that process was generating, I initially didn’t give it a proper look. As we were reviewing new deals, we flagged this one for being different in nature. And as we dug in more, we began to uncover how little we know about a new potential business line for Amazon.
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
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 7, 2018
In business, there is tons of advice about what up-and-coming business owners should do to create a successful company. For instance, Investopedia shares that, to become a true contender in your field, you need to be organized, keep detailed records, and analyze your competition. That’s in addition to staying aware of your risks and rewards and being creative, yet also remaining focused.
ReadWriteStart
AUGUST 7, 2018
Businesses today have no time when it comes to creating a website and putting in the right effort to rank in local search. It is perfectly normal since you all know that cost of retaining a customer is way cheaper than acquiring a new one. Similarly a business would rather pay for a lead that […]. The post How to Use Cornerstone Content to Kick-start Automatic-SEO?
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Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 7, 2018
What does this picture remind you of? I think it looks a lot like that still from Gone With the Wind, the one taken just after Scarlett O’Hara says, “As God as my witness, I’ll never go hungry again!”. That’s not Scarlett in the picture. That’s Cyndi Thomason, founder and president of Bookskeep, standing in front of Pyrocumulus clouds at the Kileaua eruption in Hawaii.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 7, 2018
We live in a world of monopolies. No matter what you do, there is a chance that a big business already does it which means that it is becoming increasingly difficult for a normal citizen to get a piece of the pie. However, big businesses are often seen negatively, especially in terms of customer service. Here is how you can get a leg up by doing nothing other than improving your customer service. #1 More Personal Service.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 7, 2018
When Amy and I cook, we want it to be as hassle-free as possible. That’s where the June Oven comes in. I first learned about the June Oven in 2014 and was impressed with how the June Oven was using technology to make cooking easier and more time efficient. Not only did we invest in June, but I’ve owned a June Oven for over two years. Now four years later since I first spoke to June co-founders Matt Van Horn and Nikhil Bhogal, June has launched their second generation oven and it’s better than ev
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 7, 2018
by Jack Anzarouth, president of Digital Ink Marketing. Everyone is going crazy for video nowadays, and with good reason. Above all other types of content, it resonates with audiences and is capable of telling amazing stories that trigger those coveted emotional responses that get people to connect with your brand and form bonds with it. A good video strategy will employ multiple types of video that guide people through the Buyer’s Journey from Awareness to Decision.
Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 7, 2018
I’m so excited to see all the posts about Clockwork! I want to tell you how the story ends. This is not a spoiler- but a further nudge to let you know you can do everything Mike writes about. On Tuesday I returned home from my 4-week vacation. The pic is me in front of the Pyrocumulus clouds at the Kileaua eruption in Hawaii. I started planning for this 18 months ago at Mike’s suggestion.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 7, 2018
What happens when Capital Factory, Austin Tech Alliance, and MobilityX throw a party to benefit Austin Austin is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, expanding by an average of 159 people per day from 2016–17. This explosive growth can lead to challenges, as Austin and cities across the world work to provide the fundamental necessities to grow?
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 7, 2018
A Small Business Guide to Paid Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If you’re a small business out in the world today, it can feel like your competition is everywhere. The ubiquity of the internet means that anyone, anywhere, can turn to any provider to get the goods or services they need. In an environment like that, what can you possibly do to stand out from the crowd?
deal architect
AUGUST 7, 2018
Most people assume Gartner analysts spend their lives drawing up magic quadrants. Actually the biggest single activity for most analysts is handling client calls as they look for new solutions. When I run into Gartner analysts at industry events I.
Version One Ventures
AUGUST 7, 2018
The predominant narrative among Silicon Valley start-ups has been: don’t open a second office until you have reached 100+ employees. Yes, there are tremendous advantages when everybody works out of one headquarters. However, the pressure of sky-high housing costs, salaries and competition for suitable candidates is causing start-ups and investors to rethink their approach to distributed teams.
K9 Ventures
AUGUST 7, 2018
I’m excited to announce K9 Ventures’ recent investment in Workona. K9 led the initial financing for Workona in December 2017. What is Workona? Well, this video does a great job of explaining that… so I’ll let the video do the talking…. Quinn Morgan and Alma Madsen, the co-founders of Workona are alumni from another K9 Ventures’ portfolio company, Lucid Software (the company behind Lucidchart).
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