Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt even more completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Today’s customer buying dynamics are all about “user experience,” according to Brian Solis, in his classic book “ What’s the Future of Business?

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Hunter Walker

JULY 2, 2017

Why are some companies judged primarily by the most visible portion and not what’s below the surface? Working with theSkimm for almost four years now, I’ve had the opportunity to see them consistently underestimated by many tech and media pundits. “But it’s just a newsletter,” is the summarily-passed judgment, and when the founders explain their broader footprint as an Audience Company, they frequently get a verbal (and condescending) “that’s nice”

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 2, 2017

To Our Clients & Friends: Welcome to our weekly series “ Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.” Each week, we share a favorite video clip of a successful entrepreneur, investor or business leader on a variety of topics. This week, we again present Elon Musk , who shares the following solid advice to founders launching a startup: “Have a high pain threshold.

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Jeff Hilimire

JULY 2, 2017

Thanks to Jason Swenk for having me on his podcast again! Hope you enjoy, I tried to be as honest as possible about the journey we’ve been on with Dragon Army for the last 3.5 years. The post The 3 BIG mistakes I’ve made so far with Dragon Army appeared first on Begin the Begin.

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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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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 2, 2017

Life would be easier if you could run your business from wherever you are. Running your entire business from your phone without compromising on features or ease of use seems like an impossibility. However, in an increasingly fast-paced business culture, few successful business owners can operate their businesses while tethered to their office desk. Many must find ways to work while they’re away from the office.

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Small Business Force

JULY 2, 2017

I love Independence Day because I love the excitement and patriotic passion that 4th of July fireworks bring out. But it’s, basically, a once a year event with various groups trying to outdo one another getting more creative each year to keep their show fresh. Since it’s just annually, they can plan and focus their resources on that one event. "We rang a gong after closing a big sale" By the same token, small businesses need excitement and passion to keep their business fresh

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