Growthink Blog
JUNE 7, 2017
The world’s best run businesses efficiently and effectively decide upon, launch, manage and optimize new business projects and initiatives. In contrast, poorly run businesses struggle mightily to do so on all fronts. They struggle deciding where to invest scarce project time and resources. Once they do decide, they then struggle to get those new projects launched.
Austin Startup
JUNE 7, 2017
Enter the City of Austin’s GigaTECHs App Competition Registration is now open for the GigaTECHs App Competition — the City of Austin and U.S. Ignite’s $38,000 challenge for civic-minded developers interested in building gigabit speed apps. Submissions are due July 9 and must address one of five targeted issue areas via an app that utilizes gigabit speed internet.
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View from Seed
JUNE 7, 2017
Sean Ellis and Morgan Brown are entrepreneurs, growth experts, and co-authors of the book Hacking Growth. Today, we talk about this notion of growth hacking and debunk some myths, then walk through a smart process you can use to start running a growth engine strategically, instead of seeking false silver bullets. Find their book, Hacking Growth , on Amazon.
deal architect
JUNE 7, 2017
The category of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software has been rapidly evolving from its document management and audit roots to automation of complex legal language and sophisticated measurement of exposure to risk. That came out loud and clear when I.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 7, 2017
When you have been on the startup firing line, you quickly learn that any insight from experts and entrepreneurs who have been there before you can make the difference between failure and success. Yet, many new entrepreneurs brazenly assume they are bulletproof, and march blindly into the fray. The result is that half or more of startups fail in the first two years.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 7, 2017
by Patrick Henry, author of “ Plan Commit Win: 90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup “ What makes one idea good, and another one bad, from a business perspective? In creating a successful business, it is important that you assess your business idea in terms of its ability to make money. Business model viability, along with the capabilities of you and your team, are the key considerations for prospective investors in your company.
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YoungUpstarts
JUNE 7, 2017
by Lauren Ruef, Research Analyst for Nvoicepay . Resilience is not a trait you inherit from birth. It is something you can learn, even practice, every day. Resilience is a choice — in the face of adverse events — to persevere. However, it is not to be mistaken for innate toughness or even inner strength. It is, simply, the wherewithal to stick with a long-term goal when faced with any obstacle and see it through to the end.
YFS Magazine
JUNE 7, 2017
When it comes to writing a book, one of the most challenging steps is to get started. Here are 3 practical tips to help you out.
Up and Running
JUNE 7, 2017
It seems that every day I hear more examples from employers about how difficult it is to hire right now. We have the lowest unemployment in 10 years, more jobs going unfilled than ever, and a record high on the amount of time it takes to hire—nearly 30 days. Employers are constantly looking for ways to get an edge, but I don’t see many of them using the techniques I use every day as an online content marketer.
YFS Magazine
JUNE 7, 2017
Nootropic supplements are known for their ability to produce positive effects in mental performance. Boost your brain power with these ingredients.
Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 7, 2017
If you rearrange the letters of the word frugality , it spells innovation. Now, of course, at face value, it doesn’t. But if you move the “i,” twist the “f” into two “n’s,” bend the “y” into an “o,” and so on and so forth, it does. It’s when you lack resources that you become your most inventive and innovative, as you’re forced to find creative solutions to your problems. .
Version One Ventures
JUNE 7, 2017
A few weeks ago, we hosted our second marketplace meetup in San Francisco. The night centered around data-driven marketplaces and we connected with and learned from many smart members of the marketplace community. We had a diverse group of people attending, from founders and product and growth leaders, to data scientists, data engineers, and investors.
Start Up Blog
JUNE 7, 2017
Many years ago I heard a quote from the late great Jim Rohn who said that if you help enough people solve their money problems, then all yours would disappear. At first I thought it was motivational bunk. But while reading the terrific book Homo Deus by Harari recently I came across something called The Ultimatum Game. Continue reading → The post Why giving leads to getting appeared first on Steve Sammartino.
Mike Michalowicz
JUNE 7, 2017
If you’ve ever thought about starting your own trucking company, you’ve probably done enough homework to understand that it takes a whole lot more to be successful than just knowing how to drive a truck. Dedication, hard work, and commitment are the crux of the business and so is understanding the behind-the-scenes challenges that go along with it. Here is what some of the experts are saying you need to be aware of if you’re thinking about going into the trucking industry for yourself.
SiliconHills
JUNE 7, 2017
By Nicholas White Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief and CEO of The Daily Dot Reprinted with permission from ATLAS, a quarterly publication on entrepreneurs from Acton School of Business If you don’t live by your values even when doing so can hurt you, then you don’t really have values. I don’t remember where I first read that, but […] The post The Process of Restructuring at The Daily Dot appeared first on SiliconHills.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 7, 2017
Why Great Leadership is About Great Self Awareness written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Lolly Daskal. Podcast Transcript. Socrates and Plato are often cited as the source of the quote – “Know thyself,” but I like to quote Sun Tzu’s “Know thyself, know the enemy,” because, let’s face it – sometimes they are one in the same.
Occam's Razor
JUNE 7, 2017
Life is short. It is time to point out an ugly truth, and to be the brave person that you are, the intelligent rational assessor of reality that you are, and kill all the organic social media activity by your company. All of it. Seems radical, but let’s take it one step at a time. To give you a sense of the depth and breadth of ideas I’ll cover today, here are the sections in this post: + The Promise of Marketing Utopia. + The Broken Promise of Marketing Utopia, Implications. + The Broken Promis
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 7, 2017
Why Small Business Owners Should Consider Getting an App written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As a small business owner, asking “why should I create an app?” is a lot like asking “do I really need a website?” was a few years ago. Sure, it was (and still is) possible to do much of what you need using a Facebook page, but they’re just not built to do what a website can.
crowdSPRING Blog
JUNE 7, 2017
Marketing is the bridge between your product or service and your consumers. Without marketing, products and services exist in a vacuum. According to Eric Samson , a marketer’s success is: contingent on their ability to influence customer behaviors which makes doing marketing an exercise in consumer psychology. Considering how important marketing is, businesses should be doing everything they can to improve their marketing strategy and techniques.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 7, 2017
Transcript of What You Need to Know About Your Privacy Online written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Do you know marketers are collecting everything you do online and they are selling it to anybody who pays and our government is okay with that.
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