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The Fundamentals Of The Modern Consumer’s Mind

YoungUpstarts

by Drew Klebine, lead writer and co-owner of uxax.org. We live in an age of information. When applying this idea to how consumers shop online, it’s safe to assume that they already know everything about you and your company. Even if they don’t know everything, they can do their research to figure out whatever they want, and they will. Remember the olden days when consumers chose to simply trust whatever marketers and salesmen were saying, even the shady stuff?

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Advanced PCB Design Solutions

The Startup Magazine

A PCB (printed circuit board) is an integral part of almost every electric connection. PCBs make fabrication and automation become very easy. Because of the competition in the development of software designs in the market today, the need to keep with the times and opt for advanced PCB solutions is necessary for every interconnection. Advanced PCB design solutions that cannot stand the test of time, especially at the high speeds of today’s electronics, will cause many problems.

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This is Why Your Online Marketing Campaign Isn’t Working!

YoungUpstarts

The World Wide Web is a minefield to navigate, due to its sheer vastness. It’s no wonder online marketing can be such a daunting task. If your online marketing campaigns haven’t been going as planned, maybe it’s time to re-evaluate what you’re doing. Now, mistakes are inevitable – it’s the only way we can learn sometimes. But acknowledging them when they first occur will help you make improvements the next time around.

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The Northwest Passage – A New Reality for Logistics

The Startup Magazine

The Northwest Passage is located in northern Canada. It used to be frozen year round, making marine navigation impossible, but due to global warming, this region is beginning to melt. A decade ago it was unfrozen all year long for the first time, making regular usage and navigation possible. Sadly, that is not all good news, since it is not the point of contention between all the Arctic countries.

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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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5 Effective Sales Tax Tips For Your Growing Business

YoungUpstarts

by Robert Schulte, founder and CEO of LumaTax . Making it past the just-getting-started phase of building a business and being able to focus on how to grow and scale is so rewarding. But for most small business owners, getting there means experiencing a few growing pains, especially when it comes to sales tax compliance. Keep reading to learn five sales tax tips that will help you avoid audits and stay fully compliant with small business tax laws: 1.

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Why Take a Social Media Marketing Course?

The Startup Magazine

Now, companies are investing in digital marketing because it is a major business tool to promote their brand awareness and reach their target customers. However, the world of digital marketing, including the field of social media, is always changing. Algorithms are being updated continually to respond to the changing behavior of the market. Technology plays a significant role in how they are managed.

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7 Smart Ways To Improve Social Media Engagement

YFS Magazine

To succeed at social media, audience retention and content is at the heart of engagement and results. Here's how to get started.

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The Pessimists’ Future

Feld Thoughts

An amazing book. But a dark, dark future. Or not, depending on whether or not you believe we are actually living in a computer simulation already. The post The Pessimists’ Future appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Customer Service Chatbots Are The Future – Here’s Why

YFS Magazine

Chatbots can enhance the customer service experience. Here's a look at why bots are useful and how to use them correctly.

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5 Startups making your next party unforgettable

The Startup Magazine

If you enjoy fun, chances are you enjoy a good party. The current events market is estimated to be at a value of $565 Billion just in terms of conferences, exhibitions, music festivals and corporate events worldwide, making it a big business for companies within this industry. Nevertheless, it is easy to forget that a great fiesta requires a lot of planning and preparation.

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How to Write an Executive Summary

Up and Running

What is an executive summary? An executive summary is the brief introduction to a business plan. It should describe your business, the problem that it solves, your target market, and financial highlights. What should an executive summary include? Who you are. Start with your business’s name, location, and contact information. What you offer and the problem your business solves.

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Social Media Customer Engagement Crucial For Businesses

The Startup Magazine

Brand image has always been one of the most important factors in the success of a business, and now more than ever, customer engagement is becoming crucial in creating a strong commercial brand. Half of every modern business’s success relies on the quality of the product or service it offers, but it is becoming essential for these businesses to engage their customers on a personal level in order to maintain sales and loyalty.

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Five Events to Attend in San Antonio This Week

SiliconHills

TUESDAY – The Future of Work Panel discussion at Geekdom put on by Freelance Conference. The panel discussion kicks off at 3 p.m. and runs until 4:30 p.m. at the Geekdom Events Centre at 131 Soledad Street, San Antonio. Register here. WEDNESDAY – Second Annual Coding Challenge Luau starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Geekdom […]. The post Five Events to Attend in San Antonio This Week appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Releases Smartphone Case Dedicated to Functionality Rather Than Gimmicks

The Startup Magazine

If you have ever been for a run in legwear that had small or loose pockets then you’ll know the pain of having to grab your phone while it’s inside your pocket, desperately trying to stop it from falling or hitting you in spots that make you wish you had had other thoughts. And for most of us our smartphone is our life. The Indiegogo funded startup, Budu , may have saved us from this predicament by taking on the modularity concept that many tech giants seem to have let go of (Yes, I’m looking at

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Monday Motivation: If You’re Failing, It’s Your Fault

Hearpreneur

This motivational video is for entrepreneurs, startups and business owners to start their week off on the right foot. If you own your failure, you’ll own your success. Personal ambition is worth fighting for. How do you create your life? You become hungry for something. If you can be your own number one fan, that’s when it begins. The pro goes to work.

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The Evolution of Real Estate Marketing

The Startup Magazine

No matter what technological changes come along, there is always a need for real estate property. We may telecommute, but our employer still has buildings somewhere. We may buy a lot of things online, but we still use a store for some things. And we still need places for our homes, places of worship, medical care, and so forth. So real estate remains an important industry no matter how dramatically the rest of the world has changed.

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Five Events to Attend in Austin This Week

SiliconHills

It may be the heart of the summer and the Texas heat is going strong, but that doesn’t mean technology activity has slowed down in Austin. Silicon Hills News has highlighted five events to attend in Austin this week. TUESDAY– WeWork and the Austin Tech Alliance will host a tech town hall meeting with Councilwoman […]. The post Five Events to Attend in Austin This Week appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Medtech Advances Influence Hernia Repair

The Startup Magazine

Are you in a situation where you’re considering the best approach towards repairing your hernia? Is your family member asking you for help in deciding on the best course of treatment? Advances in medtech are making the medical and personal treatment decisions more informed. Photo Credit: Pixabay. To help you ease the pressure, this article will provide you with all the information that will make your decision or suggestion easier.

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Startup Gospel and Ecosystems in Alaska

Campus Entrepreneurship

Ever since reading Jack London, I’ve wanted to go to Alaska. Looks like July is the time to go as its Alaska Startup week and there are events throughout the state, from lean startup workshops to pitch competitions. 2017 is the Year of Innovation in Alaska. From Naomi Klauda at the Alaska Journal of Commerce : The seasonal cycle featured the Innovation Summit in Juneau Feb. 15-16, the online Alaska Business Model Competition Feb. 4, the Alaska Business Plan Competition in April, the techy

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Starting Up In The Trucking Industry: 4 Simple Steps

The Startup Magazine

The trucking industry has gone through some major changes in the past couple of years. From the ELD mandate to self-driving trucks on the horizon and emission regulations getting stricter by the year, you might think not many will choose to head the calling of the trucker. However, the interest in starting a trucking business has never been higher. In fact, experts predict that the industry will grow by around 21% by the end of 2025.

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Blogging Nostalgia and my 30 day Challenge

VC Cafe

I started blogging in December 2005. The urge came from a childlike curiosity to learn about the new phenomenon (back then). I still remember the excitement of creating my page on Blogger, acquired by Google in 2003. My first blog used to be goisrael.blogger.com. Blogger in 2005 (courtesy of Internet Time Machine) . In the beginning blogging was all about self expression.

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Entrepreneur, Are You Betting on the Right Horse?

Where to Play

The post Entrepreneur, Are You Betting on the Right Horse? appeared first on Market Opportunity Navigator. Markets & Choices that May Keep You Awake at Night. As an entrepreneur or innovator, you must decide which market opportunities you should focus on. Without a doubt, this is one of the most fundamental decisions you will ever make in your commercialization process.

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Fun[?]draising

Austin Startup

So it’s not necessarily a fun process. Here’s my attempt to help. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that BB-8 piggy banks exist. Last week I met with two graduates from the most recent cohort of DivInc , a pre-accelerator in Austin addressing the lack of diversity in the world of tech and startups. One of the topics that arose was fundraising — less about how much to raise, but more so whom to meet with and pitch.

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