YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Starting a startup is definitely no easy endeavor. There are a number of goals to accomplish, and a variety of things that can go wrong along the way. In fact, many experts say that around 90 percent of startups end in failure. That’s a pretty startling statistic. However, there is hope for all you startup founders. With a bit of due diligence, how to develop a successful marketing plan for a startup and rules to ensure your endeavor grows and becomes successful.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. I thought it would be helpful to compile my past articles in one place. I break the process down into 10 steps: 1) Launch. The first issues to think about are org chart, incorporation, financial structure, and so on.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The Secrets to Scaling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Mandy McEwen. Podcast Transcript. My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandy McEwen. She is the founder and CEO of Mod Girl Marketing and is an expert in helping companies and digital agencies scale. Having founded her company back in 2010, McEwen shares what she’s learned from her experience, in both growing her own business and helping thousands of ma

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the past decade, I’ve (somewhat accidentally) put together on this blog a syllabus on how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund. Most of my research is also relevant to private equity. I thought it would be helpful to compile my past articles in one place. I break the process down into 10 steps: 1) Launch. The first issues to think about are org chart, incorporation, financial structure, and so on.

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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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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Businesses have to build their SEO so that they can attract traffic that will later be converted into customers. However, enhancing the SEO of a company web page can be an expensive process. Instead of using the costly strategies, here are some free online resources that a business can utiliz to enhance SEO. Content Creation Tools. To enhance the ranking of your business website, you have to write engaging and informative content.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Charles Phillips, CEO of Infor recently hosted a virtual fireside chat. It’s something I have encouraged him to do in the past. It was only a half an hour or so and one of my analyst colleagues said it had.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This continues a series of interviews with tech executives who have seen the industry evolve over a minimum of two decades. They have helped analyze, envision, develop and take to market some of the most influential technology the world has.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This article is part of our Business Planning Guide —a curated list of our articles that will help you with the planning process! What are the most common mistakes when writing a business plan ? Here is my list of the ones to make sure you avoid. While including the necessary items in a business plan is important, you also want to make sure you don’t commit any of the following common business plan mistakes. 1.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Cell phone spy software is often also called spy apps or spyware. However, monitoring software is a more appropriate and legally appreciated term. These are basically applications that allow you to monitor devices secretly as well as obtain information from them. They run in the background silently in the device they’re installed in and can not be detected by the users.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

“Make a spinner and spin the wheel”. – Seth Godin That’s what influencers always mean, start what you like doing and stick to it. Don’t give up in the middle. However, you can only continue doing something when you start something in the first place. Most of us today are tired of living a 9-to-5 […]. The post 20 Exciting Business Ideas that you can Start for 10k or Less appeared first on ReadWrite.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

We say we want to make the world a better place, so why does it seem like we’re working so hard just to stay in place? With Lean Impact , Ann Mei Chang takes us on her journey of trying to bring innovation and social good together. ANN MEI CHANG: I thought that my decades working at some of the most innovative Silicon Valley companies would prepare me to tackle the big problems that really matter.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Meural, the digital art platform we love and have in our office displaying beautiful art was just acquired by NETGEAR. This was just announced at NETGEAR’s Analyst Day. Meural started in 2014 by Jerry Hu and Vladimir Vukicevic. They has since raised $9.4 million over four rounds of funding from NETGEAR, Corigin Ventures, Bolt, Bryan […].

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YFS Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Leadership is about first things. When a leader becomes unfocused and unclear, the organization follows suit. Here's how to right the ship.

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For Entrepreneurs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

In today’s blogpost I would like to introduce my partner for Zero to 100 , Stephanie (Schatz) Friedman. Stephanie has been an executive in 3 successful startups and was most recently the SVP of Sales and Customer Success at Xamarin … The post Onboarding your first Sales Hire as an Entrepreneur appeared first on For Entrepreneurs.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Every start up business is constantly trying to navigate between spending on the essentials and saving money where they can. If you’re a start up then one of the most agonising questions is “what are the essentials?” Phone systems for example. If you run a start up and have a remote workforce, which is not unusual, why would you need a hosted phone system?

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Start Up Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Have you ever noticed how those espousing the virtues of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) will never have to live on a basic income? They’re generally billionaires and academics who’ll never have to live under UBI conditions. We can add Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk to the list of those promoting the idea of a UBI.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Welcome to the fall. Are you ready to attend some great tech events? Silicon Hills News is working with Igloo Software, one of Canada’s most innovative companies, to give away 50 free tickets to its digital workplace conference at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa next week. Register by Sept 9th […]. The post September Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

If you’re trying to grow your brand’s Instagram account, you may find it hard to stand out in the crowd. The struggle to obtain real followers for Instagram can seem like an impossible and time-consuming task, which is why many brands have chosen quick-fixes such as purchasing fake followers. Source: Pixabay. The methods used to obtain these fake followers can vary, but there is no doubt that they can put your account’s safety at risk.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Austin’s colleges are back in session. Everyone is settling in and getting projects accomplished post-summer vacation and the city’s tech events are providing lots of opportunities for people to network, learn something new and have a good time. Silicon Hills News is hosting two events this month: Healthcare Insurance for Startups and Entrepreneurs on Sept. […].

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I’m doing a new series of video interviews. If you like this one and want more, subscribe to my channel. In this video, I sit down with AJ Wilcox, founder of B2Linked Agency and expert on all things LinkedIn Advertising. You can check out his LinkedIn Ads course on CXL institute. [This post contains video, click to play]. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Alamo Angels announced this week that Cat Dizon is its new executive director. The San Antonio-based group of angel investors, which launched in December of 2017, is now comprised of more than 105 members who have invested more than $2 million in 12 businesses. Dizon is Alamo Angels second executive director. She replaced Chris Burney […]. The post Alamo Angels Appoints Cat Dizon as its New Executive Director appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Transformify

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Featured image credit: Pre-Employment Testing. As a business owner, you are very likely to need help with recruiting. No matter the effort that has been put in, you may hire the wrong person for the job. As a matter of fact, hiring disasters are very common in business. Among the common disasters is finding out that the otherwise qualified person is actually not cooperative.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Each decision you make to commit resources – your money or your use of corporate or personal time – affects the future value of your business. Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test.

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Jeff Hilimire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This post has nothing to do with the current administration, or politics overall. This has to do with realizing our society is on the far left of this illustration. We try in tiny ways to move to the “Equality” frame, but rarely even get there. Our current reality has been institutionalized over hundreds of years, and in many ways it is getting worse over time.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

If you rely on search engine traffic, conversion optimization starts before visitors get to your site. Why? Sitelinks. For most sites, a brand query (e.g. “king arthur flour”) generates sitelinks—links from other pages on your site that appear below the main link, typically the homepage. For mobile searches, those sitelinks may be expandable, allowing users to browse multiple levels of your site, all before clicking a link.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Over the years, technology has definitely changed plenty of things. It has quickly changed the monetary system all around the world with the introduction of cryptocurrencies. This unique form of currency is gaining popularity very rapidly. While cryptocurrencies are pretty amazing in their own right, you need to understand the technology that has made them so amazing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Transcript of The Secrets to Scaling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: You wanna scale your business but you’ve got to figure out how to get all the work done.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It does not matter how busy you are in your everyday life, you must always set time aside to look after your health and well-being. Even an entrepreneur must look after themselves first, before they can do a good job of running a business. This then begs the question – what must be done? Meal prepping is essential, in addition to taking breaks ever so often, and even investing in a gym membership so that you are more likely to use it.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I’ve always included a steady mix of biography (and autobiography) in my reading diet. Recently, I’ve added in memoirs, which I’ve always felt was easily distinguishable from autobiography. “an autobiography is a chronological telling of one’s experience, which should include phases such as childhood, adolescence, adulthood, etc., while a memoir provides a much more specific timeline and a much more intimate relationship to the writer’s own memories, feelings

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

by Ralph Perdomo, research analyst at Nvoicepay. While cleaning AP’s processes may not be glamorous, it’s a task that must be done and done regularly. With just the right amount of elbow grease, these 6 tips and tricks will get your AP process shining in no time: 1. Single point of entry for all invoices. Invoice entry is, arguably, the most critical part of the AP process.

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