Austin Startup
AUGUST 1, 2017
Everyone is naturally biased, but when hiring and promoting people, we want to avoid our bias to eliminate discriminatory actions. In 2016, an article from the Harvard Business Review reported the following: “When sociologist Lauren Rivera interviewed bankers, lawyers, and consultants, they reported that they commonly looked for someone like themselves in interviews.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2017
by Brian Buffini, author of “ The Emigrant Edge: How to Make It Big in America “ When I was a young man, I believed that I could achieve both the financial freedom I wanted and the fullness of life I craved in harmony with each other. Despite my best intentions, however, as my business grew there were too many evenings I came home late for dinner, too many afternoons spent negotiating on a cell phone at my kids’ soccer games, and too many hours being preoccupied or exhausted when I c
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The Next Web
AUGUST 1, 2017
Imagine somebody asked you to write on a piece of paper the things you love doing. If what came to mind was “partying, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, meeting new people, traveling,” you might ready to go on vacation or spring break. If on the other hand, you wrote “learning, making decisions, listening, risk, selling, working hard and building something from nothing,” you might be ready to be an entrepreneur.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 1, 2017
by Rob Wilson, CEO of Employco USA. A recent study found that one-third of workers say that they feel judged based on the clothing they wear to the office. In fact, four out of ten people say that they would rather a uniform to work rather than have to deal with the stress of deciding what is “office-appropriate” or risk earning the boss’s ire for their clothing.
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
YFS Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2017
Are you ready to dive into SEO, but unsure where to start? Here's a helpful quick start SEO guide that includes the basics you need to know.
Up and Running
AUGUST 1, 2017
While there’s a certain cachet that comes with being able to say you raised a round of funding for your startup, realize that it’s a lot of hard work to actually secure venture capital (VC) funding , and there are reasons you might not want to. To know which businesses might be a good fit for VC funding or not, venture capitalist Josh Linkner provides this guideline: 10 times minimum return within 10 years.
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VC Cafe
AUGUST 1, 2017
I embarked on a 30 day blogging challenge to restore my childlike curiosity for writing (more about it here ). Please sign up to my newsletter to receive the latest updates. This is day nine. Today I’d like to cover Intelligent Assistants. Perhaps this is cheating a bit, because it’s a post I originally published on Medium on June 22nd.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2017
Summer is an ideal time to visit the neighbor to the south. Magnificent beaches, fantastic foods and a variety of amazing sites to visit make Mexico a prime choice for a vacation. However, you should take some things into consideration before you visit there. People at Oscar Padilla Mexican Insurance offer you a glimpse into some of the amazing beaches Mexico has to offer in this article [link].
Austin Startup
AUGUST 1, 2017
The question of how creativity happens has been a longstanding concern for all of us at In-House. After all, it’s at the core of what we do: we make stuff. The term ‘creative’ has become a part of our individual identities. But it’s also our job. So entering a creative headspace is a daily part of our lives. Whenever we set a deadline, promise a piece, or work on a project, there’s an expectation.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2017
Ben Atkinson-Willes founded Active Minds Dementia Activity Products , a company designing and creating activities developed for people living with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. We recently caught up with Ben to find out more about his journey and plans for the future…. The idea started back in 2008 when my grandfather had been living with Alzheimer’s disease for the past 10 years, and I decided to see what I could do to help support him.
aweissman.com
AUGUST 1, 2017
"People are often asking me what’s going to happen next in science that’s important, and of course, the whole point is that if it’s important, it’s something we didn’t expect. All the really important things come as a big surprise." - Freeman Dyson Uncertainty about the world, desire to control our destinies, maturation - all make us want to understand what’s going to happen in the future.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 1, 2017
TL;DR: In a market that has historically idolized huge, splashy financings and exits, an increasing number of entrepreneurs are realizing that everyone else’s definition of success — particularly among certain large VCs — isn’t necessarily aligned with their own. While I work with a few companies in Silicon Valley, the vast majority of my clients are either in Austin or ecosystems that look much more like Austin than SV; “second tier” tech communities.
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 1, 2017
Getting More Uses Out of Existing Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. With content taking the marketing world by storm over the past few years, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with all of the content you need to produce in order to stay ahead of your competition, not to mention coming up with new ideas of content that haven’t already been written.
Rembrandt Communications
AUGUST 1, 2017
Discover content marketing strategy, SEO , B2B copywriting, and PR tips here from Melanie Rembrandt. If you want to write a book and just don’t have the time, check out our new infographic… The post How to Turn Your Blogs into a Book in 10 Simple Steps appeared first on B2B copywriting, content marketing strategy and PR that boost sales, awareness and credibility fast!
ConversionXL
AUGUST 1, 2017
A common misconception about conversion optimization is that your work ends when the user converts. This is a limited way of viewing things, however, and you’re likely leaving a lot of money on the table if this is where you stop optimization efforts. Customer loyalty is a nebulous concept, but crafting experiences optimized for loyalty reaps many short-term and long-term rewards.
David Teten
AUGUST 1, 2017
I get emails every week from mid-level and senior executives who want to join a growth company. You’re going to be spending 40+ hours/week with your new colleagues, which is more time than most of us spend with our spouses. So I put together some notes on how to due diligence a management team, from the point of view of a prospective colleague. The whole process feels a lot like dating for marriage.
ConversionXL
AUGUST 1, 2017
A common misconception about conversion optimization is that your work ends when the user converts. This is a limited way of viewing things, however, and you’re likely leaving a lot of money on the table if this is where you stop optimization efforts. Customer loyalty is a nebulous concept, but crafting experiences optimized for loyalty reaps many short-term and long-term rewards.
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 1, 2017
Susan Lyne founded BBG Ventures in 2014, just a year after we started Homebrew. New fund managers are generally a pretty collaborative group and we got to know the BBGV team, sharing dealflow and asking each other “is this normal?” when facing a weird one-off situation. While her venture fund might be new, Susan’s resume is deeper and more impressive than most seasoned GPs, spanning executive tenures at iconic companies such as Disney, CEO of Martha Stewart Living and a numbe
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