YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Launching a new business can be overwhelming, especially when it comes to balancing all the many demands on your time … and unlike a top executive, you don’t have an assistant to draw up your schedule. So how do you keep it all balanced? Is this a problem of focus and attention or more one of planning? Both? It all depends on your personality and work style, but in most cases, scheduling issues primarily derive from the fact that there’s too much to do and too little time.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The influence information technology has on the productivity of so many enterprises should never be underestimated. In fact, it is one of those business elements that can bring an entire company to a grinding halt. But in the hands of the right people, it can deliver a boost that will stretch beyond increased levels of productivity. The moment the IT section does not work like a well-oiled machine, expect several problems to arise and very quickly escalate, resulting in expenses, unproductive em

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Kelly Morr, Senior Manager of Content Strategy at 99designs. There’s a lot you can say about the cohort born between 1982 and 2000. A generation brought up with constantly evolving technologies, Millennials are the most digitally aware and technically savvy of any preceding age group. Because Millennials participate so much of their daily lives online — from communicating with friends to reviewing restaurants — they represent a hugely lucrative market for brands.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Transcript of Increase Profits Through Specialization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: One of the ways to really drive up profit is to specialize, is to go into a vertical market, is to go have a niche, to get known as an expert in X, Y, or Z. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, we speak with Philip Morgan of Philip Morgan Consulting, and that’s what he does.

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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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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

by Larry Light, Chief Executive Officer of Arcature and co-author of “ Six Rules of Brand Revitalization: Learn the Most Common Branding Mistakes and How to Avoid Them “ Early this year, The Limited shut down its 250 clothing stores and not long after that the women’s apparel chain announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection. Just like that, a brand that had been a mainstay of shopping malls across America disappeared from the retail front.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Increase Profits Through Specialization written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Philip Morgan. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Philip Morgan. He is a consultant at Philip Morgan Consulting who focuses on specialization and helping people find their niche.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 5, 2017

By LAURA LOREK Publisher of Silicon Hills News Ericsson announced Thursday plans to open a design center in Austin with 80 employees by next June. The center is focused on microelectronics and creating products for the 5G telecommunications marketplace. “This R&D center will be one of our key centers when it comes to 5G ASIC […]. The post Ericsson Opens a 5G Design Center in Austin and is Hiring 80 Employees appeared first on SiliconHills.

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OnlyOnce

OCTOBER 5, 2017

I’ve always been a big believer in the consistent application frameworks for business thinking and decision-making. Frameworks are just a great starting point to spark conversation and organize thinking, especially when you’re faced with a new situation. Last year, I read Tom Friedman’s new book, Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations , and he had this great line that reminded me of the power of frameworks and that it exte

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VC Adventure

OCTOBER 5, 2017

I’ve been thinking about the continuum between a feature, product and company a lot recently. Specifically the challenge that companies have as they move across this continuum, how rare that last category really is, and the combination of product idea and market potential that is required for companies to actually make it to Company status. Most companies begin life somewhere between a feature and a product.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 5, 2017

TL;DR: In the very uncertain, high risk environment of an early-stage startup, the most successful founders are extremely good at practical risk mitigation. One of the most important forms of risk mitigation is to build a culture of transparency and honesty at all levels of the company; meaning people say what they’re thinking/feeling, and do what they say they’re going to do.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Let’s for a minute imagine these as Corporate Policies: Car Manufacturer: We’ll take a car off the road if an unsafe model gets out of the factory and is sold, but we can’t promise all our cars are safe until you start driving them. If you see an unsafe car out there, please let us. Continue reading → The post Why other industries need to call out Facebook’s advertising policy appeared first on Steve Sammartino.

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Jeff Hilimire

OCTOBER 5, 2017

​ “Address whatever you feel your weaknesses are, and do it now. Whatever you want to learn more, start doing it today. Don’t put if off to your old age,” Buffett says. “You’ll have a more rewarding life not only in terms of how much money you make, but how much fun you have out of life; you’ll make more friends the more interesting person you are,” Buffett says. “So go to it, invest in yourself.” …from this article.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 5, 2017

7 Questions to Evaluate Your Brand’s Health written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Right now, the barriers for new brands and startups to enter the market have never been lower. Want to sell stuff online? Sign up for Squarespace. Start an Etsy account. Heck, log into Craigslist. And voilà, you’ve done it. You, and ten thousand others.

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