YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2016

by Rob Brandt, CEO of Red Foundry. The prevalence of mobile devices and smartphones used around the world has forced businesses to rethink the way they reach customers. The solution for many businesses is to create a mobile app. When are accessing social media content on their phone and there are billions of smartphone users worldwide, it is understandable that 90 percent of companies are planning to increase their mobile app investment in 2016.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you don’t value your product neither will your customers. No one used it when we gave it away for free. Freemium was a going out of business strategy. When a reporter asked, “Your kids must think you’re the coolest dad in the world,” I couldn’t answer the question, because I realized that I hadn’t seen my kids in three weeks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I find that more and more entrepreneurs avoid using the term “profit” in pitching their new venture. They seem to feel it conveys a message of personal enrichment at the expense of others. My view is that the purpose of every business is to make a profit, as fuel for growth, sustainability, and social impact. Without profit there is no business.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you don’t value your product neither will your customers. No one used it when we gave it away for free. Freemium was a going out of business strategy. When a reporter asked, “Your kids must think you’re the coolest dad in the world,” I couldn’t answer the question, because I realized that I hadn’t seen my kids in three weeks.

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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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Brandanew

AUGUST 8, 2016

As a brand your key focus is to compel your target audience to trust you enough and buy from you. Authentic relationships between brands, leaders and customers (or an audience) are built on a solid foundation of trust. Who do your customers trust? Edelman’s trust survey sheds new light on how the new millennial consumer is influenced externally and the impact it has on your brand.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2016

by Jonathan Whistman, author of “ The Sales Boss: The Real Secret to Hiring, Training and Managing a Sales Team “ Most of get into a particular business because we love whatever the idea or market is that we’ve decided to pursue. We didn’t get into it because we like selling. It seems that of all of the items a founder wants to get off their plate and on to someone else’s is the role of selling.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 8, 2016

By now, you will have certainly heard of the cloud and how it is rapidly taking over the internet. An online-based platform which stores and shares data via a network of servers on the internet instead of on a computer’s hard drive or other physical storage method, cloud computing is designed to facilitate access to your files, infrastructure and applications at any time and from anywhere.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 8, 2016

We are often asked what we look for when evaluating marketplaces. Typically, we list out five main factors: High fragmentation: a lot of suppliers and buyers. A “playing the field” relationship between buyer and seller, as opposed to monogamy where the seller doesn’t have any need to visit the marketplace after the first time. High frequency: buyers need to use the service often.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2016

There is no point in creating blog content that no one wants to read, comment on, or share — especially if you're blogging for business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

It’s Monday morning, which means professionals around the world are kicking off their workweek. They’re getting coffee, catching up around the water cooler, firing up their computer, and getting down to business. And in the process of getting down to business, many of them are hurting their own productivity before the work can really even begin. .

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 8, 2016

“Grow the pie, don’t just take our piece of it.” That was a founding mantra for Homebrew when Satya and I started the firm in 2013. Starting with a blank sheet of paper allowed us to lead with our values and incorporate them into our operating principles. Founding Homebrew wasn’t about our ability to raise a fund but rather whether we thought we could have a positive impact on the early stage landscape in addition to being successful investors.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you’re ready to start your next company or looking for a startup to join, the Capital Factory Entrepreneur-in-Residence immerses you in… Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 8, 2016

“Grow the pie, don’t just take our piece of it.” That was a founding mantra for Homebrew when Satya and I started the firm in 2013. Starting with a blank sheet of paper allowed us to lead with our values and incorporate them into our operating principles. Founding Homebrew wasn’t about our ability to raise a fund but rather whether we thought we could have a positive impact on the early stage landscape in addition to being successful investors.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 8, 2016

Rackspace Hosting, based in San Antonio, on Monday announced plans to sell its Cloud Sites business unit to Liquid Web, based in Lansing, Michigan. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The business will remain in San Antonio, according to a news release. Liquid Web, a $90 million a year web hosting business, […] The post Rackspace Sells Cloud Sites Business to Liquid Web appeared first on SiliconHills.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2016

If you’re considering starting a business with your friends, I suggest you go by one rule.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 8, 2016

Share. This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startup and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. Brett Farve one of the greatest football players of all-time was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame. His message was clear: in sports and in life try to live life with no regrets.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2016

This is the fourth article in a series on creating consistent growth over a long period of time. Continue reading on Austin Startups ».

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 8, 2016

A great deal has been written about whether in the internet age, your business should have a phone number on your website or not. On one hand, having a phone number can increase the trustworthiness of your website , help sell potential customers who aren’t comfortable buying online, and allow customers to easily contact support. The flip side? Phone support costs money.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 8, 2016

Also Available On. Show Summary. This episode with Paul Finney, we learn on how a food business can be profitable! After discovering Profit First, Paul brought on a Profit First Professional to implement our strategies, and now, his profitability is 300% greater than it was in the past. He is now on a track to make it 500% better, and is paying himself amounts he had never payed himself before.

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