Wed.Apr 11, 2018

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Why hospitals should care more about digitally accessibility

The Startup Magazine

Stats from the WHO suggest that nearly 50% of the world population suffers from more than one disease at a point in time. In cases where a patient has multiple conditions, he/she ends up consulting various doctors. If these doctors and medical professionals do not have access to each other’s prescriptions and reports, their consultation can complicate the matter.

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Why Entrepreneurs Start Companies Rather Than Join Them

Steve Blank

If you asked me why I gravitated to startups rather than work in a large company I would have answered at various times: “I want to be my own boss.” “I love risk.” “I want flexible work hours.” “I want to work on tough problems that matter.” “I have a vision and want to see it through.” “I saw a better opportunity and grabbed it. …”. It never crossed my mind that I gravitated to startups because I thought more of my abilities than the value a large company would put on them.

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Why You Can’t Afford To Wait To Create A Succession Plan For Your Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Large corporations have the leisure of falling back on a board of directors to them help look for a new president or CEO, when one retires, quits, becomes incapacitated, or unexpectedly dies. Whereas, small businesses are at a much bigger disadvantage and those that don’t have a bona-fide succession plan in place either struggle and lose money trying to remain active, go into liquidation mode, or go bankrupt and go into receivership.

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What Losing A Business Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

YFS Magazine

Nobody wants their story to include an "I lost a business," chapter. And yet, it's a part of mine. Over the years, rather than hide and pretend it didn't happen, I've come to embrace and appreciate it. Without that experience I wouldn't be a success today.

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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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A Guide To Selling Books On Booksrun

YoungUpstarts

Selling a book is not as hard as you may believe. Yes, it is the digital era, but people still love the vintage feeling of paper. Therefore if you are a writer or have a collection, and you want to sell it, then the following are some interesting points for you. What Do You Need to Sell a Book? You need to need extensive knowledge of the book to sell it.

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5 Ways To Work Your Network Naturally

YFS Magazine

There are plenty of ways to work your network so you can make your network work for you — without making anyone feel remotely uncomfortable.

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Tips, Tools and Tech for Getting Involved in the Gig Economy

The Startup Magazine

The workforce at large is embracing the gig economy, which spells good news for business owners and prospective freelance workers at large. And with approximately 50% of roles looking to be filled by freelancers, it’s crystal clear that a 9-to-5 isn’t the only to make a full-time living anymore. However, entering into a freelance role doesn’t come without its distinct challenges.

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Tips For Powering Through The Workweek

YoungUpstarts

by Kristopher Jones, Founder/CEO at KBJ Capital and author of “ Search Engine Optimization: Your visual blueprint for effective Internet marketing “ Anyone who works a full-time job can probably tell you that getting through the week can feel almost like a job of its own. By the time Friday rolls around, many people find themselves gazing out the window, anticipating the weekend.

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Strategies To Promote Your App’s Referral Program

The Startup Magazine

A referral program is one of the best app promotions and effective ways to get more people to download your app. How it works is as part of your loyalty program, whenever an existing user of your app refers somebody to download it, they’ll earn points that can later be used to help buy things from your business. But of course, your customers will never use your referral program if they aren’t aware it exists.

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5 Business Use Cases for Conversational Interfaces

Austin Startup

The introduction of new technology into a business’s strategic plan is a simultaneously exciting and daunting idea for many stakeholders. The newer the tech, the more uncertain the ROI is and the more unwilling risk-averse decision makers might be to implementing it. However, there is some truth to the notion that with great risk comes great reward.

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Why Small Companies Are Critical To the Economic System

The Startup Magazine

Do you know? The Bank of the USA was initially set up as a small company, and it has grown to its lauded position as a corporate icon. You can find approximately 30.3 million small businesses in the USA. As very discreet as they might seem, small-scale businesses are important to bring development and drive levels of competition in an economic climate.

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Adapt or Die

Growthink Blog

Last week I wrote about Amazon. And whether it is a company that we should love or hate. My ultimate conclusion was that while it is an interesting debate, for almost all small companies it is an irrelevant one, too. Because the “ customer is all powerful” world that the Internet economy has spawned and of which Amazon is the most prominent example is 1,000% here to stay.

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The 3 keys to being in the mistake making business

Jeff Hilimire

Making mistakes is something we all do. And if you’re trying to accomplish something great – like building a company – then mistakes are part of the process. And making mistakes CORRECTLY becomes the goal ;). Here are my 3 tried and true lessons for successfully being in the mistake making business: #1 – Recognizing and reflecting on your mistakes.

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Why Branding Your Small Business is Important and What You Can Learn From Brandless

crowdSPRING Blog

Your brand is your company’s public identity. A strong brand increases the value of your company, creates an identity and motivation for your employees, and makes it easier for you to acquire new customers. A strong brand starts with a good business name and logo , but a strong brand is more than just the name and logo. As we previously explained : A brand is the sum total of the experience your prospects and customers have with your company.