April, 2021

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6 Ways To Improve Your Odds Of New Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. They always ask me for the key reasons that other people fail, but because I’ve seen so many different situations, I’m have been reluctant to generalize the failure patterns.

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Come Join Our Investment Team in NYC!

View from Seed

With the news of our most recent $100M fund , NextView is looking to add a new member of our investment team based in New York. If you or someone that you know might be a great fit for this role, please apply here. Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years. Roughly 40% of our investments are in the region, including Triplelift (recent $1.4B buyout announced by Vista), Attentive (recent $470M series E), and Parsec (recent

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How to Build a Beloved Product Without Email Marketing

ConversionXL

My co-founder and I consider his sister to be a trusted confidant. So when she told us that she’s uncomfortable providing her email address to companies—including ours!—and didn’t want more email clogging up her inbox, it made us stop in our tracks. Could this be true across the board? We dug into our data and quickly discovered that our users shared her sentiment.

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5 Profitable Tech Startup Ideas For Entrepreneurs In 2021

The Startup Magazine

There are several profitable tech startup ideas for entrepreneurs in 2021. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, an increasing number of companies have been relying on technology to conduct business in remote settings. Indeed, many institutions require more web resources, applications, and devices to maintain productivity in digital settings. This has caused a rising demand for tech companies’ services around the world.

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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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From Side Hustle to Business — How to Determine When the Time is Right

Up and Running

You might have dipped your toe into uncharted waters by using some of your precious spare time to investigate the viability of a money-making pet project. And, if you’ve been fortunate enough to achieve some success, you might be pondering whether or not to register your company and pursue it full-time. To understand if you’re ready to take the next step, you’ll have to navigate periods of uncertainty.

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Why are There so Many Techno-Optimists?

ReadWriteStart

Spanning from Silicon Valley to Upper Manhattan and everywhere in between, it seems this country is overflowing with tech-optimists. As you know — a techno-optimist is someone who is generally optimistic about the current state of technology and its potential future. These people believe that technological developments will do more good for humanity than harm — and that our technological future is very bright.

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How Long Does It Take to Get 501(c)(3) Status from the IRS?

Board Effect

The process of founding a nonprofit is exciting, and perhaps a bit scary. An important thing for founders to know is that getting 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status takes time. It takes time to research all the requirements. It takes time to gather the appropriate documents. It also takes time to fill out all the proper forms and submit them to the federal government.

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Why Creativity And Innovation Are All About Taking Risks

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Creativity And Innovation Are All About Taking Risks written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Josh Linkner. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Josh Linkner. Josh has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million, and is the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention. .

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Benefits of Cloud Backup for Your Small Business Data

The Startup Magazine

Many small businesses struggle to afford the services they need due to their limited budgets, particularly when it comes to technology. Onsite technology can prove to be expensive, and you then have to consider the cost of security on top of that. All of this can put a real financial strain on small businesses, but there are other solutions available, including protecting your business assets with cloud backup.

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Common Employee Performance Management Challenges and How to Fix Them

Up and Running

For many startups and small businesses, talent management can sometimes be deprioritized from the everyday chaos and operations. As they begin to grow , they start to recognize that using a spreadsheet or using memory to keep track of employee performance just doesn’t work. If your company is evolving, your performance management strategy should be evolving alongside it.

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Should Your Startup Stay Remote or Head Back to the Office?

ReadWriteStart

In the past year, millions of businesses have transitioned to working from home. Many of these businesses have had plans to retain this operational model permanently – but a great deal of these changes were intended to be temporary measures to accommodate the pandemic. . Similarly, many new businesses emerging in the modern world begin with a remote work model; it makes financial sense for young, cash-strapped businesses to save money and remain agile.

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6 Keys To Finding The Right People For A Winning Team

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you are likely to be creative and willing to take a risk , and you probably assume that most potential team members have the same mindset. Unfortunately, the reality is that not everyone has that mindset, and one of your toughest jobs is to find the right hires to make your business a success. In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always l

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10 Step Plan for Nonprofit Board Member Compliance Training

Board Effect

Good governance practices and compliance are two big issues that your nominating and recruiting committee should focus some of their discussions on as they’re vetting board member candidates. That sounds simple enough on the surface. What complicates matters is that many things outside of the boardroom are continually evolving, and that should change your approach to compliance training for current and future board members.

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Content Marketing Made Easy With Airtable

Duct Tape Marketing

Content Marketing Made Easy With Airtable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Margaret Jones. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Margaret Jones. Margaret is a former journalist and currently head of content at Airtable, an organization that builds itself as a low code work management platform.

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Pandemic Technology Transformations for Start-up Businesses

The Startup Magazine

The term “the new normal” is being used with increasing regularity to describe life during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of our business and our personal lives. Employing social distancing, new health and safety measures in the workplace and other commercial environments, and the imposition of travel restrictions have bought about this so-called “new normal” and new pandemic tech innovations as well.

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How to Effectively Manage and Motivate Remote Workers

Up and Running

Remote work becomes the new norm in the post-COVID world. While only 17 percent of U.S. employees used to work remotely and practice team communication before the “pandemic” status, their number has drastically increased now. For companies that are new to this state of things, one more challenge appeared: It’s the need for alternative collaboration methods with employees for their better motivation, engagement, and performance.

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Burning Platform: Digital Nomads

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In the 38th episode of the series we have Mark Brooks, CEO of Courtland Brooks. While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in.

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10 Ways Leaders Must Change As The Business Matures

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10. It’s here that entrepreneurs must shift their thinking from tactical and operational, to strategic and managerial.

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Three Keys To Startup Success

YoungUpstarts

Dr. Oleg Konovalov shares the three common elements all successful businesses have that made them stand out – a strong vision, productive culture and focus. The post Three Keys To Startup Success appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Are You Worried? … Would It Help?

Feld Thoughts

Amy and I watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend. We enjoyed it, but particularly loved one interaction between the lawyer (James Donovan) and the accused Russian spy (Rudolf Abel). Donovan: You don’t seem alarmed? Abel: Would it help? At multiple climactic moments, the line “Would it help?’ got rolled out. It had the same kind of resonance with us to one of our favorite movie lines ever (from Argo ).

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How To Get Your Startup Off The Ground

The Startup Magazine

The life of the entrepreneur is defined by big goals. There is little as rewarding as pursuing a big goal. Challenges don’t make this less exciting, they heighten the sense of jeopardy and adventure. The defining fact of entrepreneurship is that execution is everything for a startup launch. Everyone has good ideas. Getting stuff done, achieving goals, is much harder.

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Hiring a Freelancer? Here’s What That Means for Your Taxes

Up and Running

The gig economy has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. And with the rise in remote work during the pandemic, a shift in how businesses think about their employees and hiring practices, and the growing number of people pursuing business ventures online, it will likely keep growing. In many ways, this trend was born out of necessity during the Great Recession.

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Burning Platform: Work Anywhere - Tertiary Towns and Rural Revival

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In the 42nd episode of the series we have Raju Vegesna of Zoho Software. While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in Anywhere.

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7 Ways To Elevate Your Team Engagement and Happiness

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. According to consistent feedback over the past several years, even in the best companies, employees seem stuck at less than 40 percent happy and "fully engaged.” That’s a huge opportunity for productivity in your business, as well as your team well-being.

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Spring Clean Your Startup’s Accounting With These Tips

YoungUpstarts

It is absolutely critical to spring clean your business’s finances and ensure that all of the accounting is accurate and up-to-date. The post Spring Clean Your Startup’s Accounting With These Tips appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Shopping in Boulder at Table Mesa This Weekend

Feld Thoughts

My partner Chris Moody came up with a great idea he’s calling #BoulderStrongTableMesa. This is in response to the mass murder that happened at the King Soopers in Table Mesa on Monday, March 22nd. What if the Boulder community doubled down on #BoulderStrong to show support for the small businesses located in the Table Mesa Shopping Center directly impacted by this tragedy?

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Is Switzerland the next big tech hub?

The Startup Magazine

Photo by Chait Goli from Pexels. When you think about Switzerland, there are usually three things that come to mind: fantastic watches, beautiful mountains, and gigantic corporate banks. Technology is not typically the first on the agenda. However, the Swiss tech industry has been growing rapidly in recent years, positioning itself as one of Europe’s top hubs.

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

Creators that are able to grow a community while keeping engagement levels high have a greater opportunity to make a living from their craft more than ever before in history. Consider this: Jack Conte , Patreon’s CEO summarised it beautifully in the video below (or on this blog post if you prefer reading) by breaking down the evolution of the creator economy.

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Burning Platform: More work from Anywhere

deal architect

In the 41st episode of the series we have Tammie Hilend, CIO of Maxar Technologies While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in.

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8 Tips For How And Why To Say ‘No’ To Most Requests

Startup Professionals Musings

Entrepreneurs have to know when and how to say ‘no,’ and be good at delivering the message. All startup leaders are besieged with requests for their time, attention, talent, money, or influence, and sometimes even good requests won’t fit into the time and energy you have available. Startups require focus, so you need to say ‘no’ to some things, in order to do the important things well.

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Interested In A Music Industry Career? Be Prepared To Pay Your Dues

YoungUpstarts

Looking to launch a music industry career? Deborah Fairchild, president of VEVA Sound shares some fundamentals she's used on the road to success. The post Interested In A Music Industry Career? Be Prepared To Pay Your Dues appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Book: LEVERS – The Framework For Building Repeatability into Your Business

Feld Thoughts

The best businesses are data-driven and metrics-driven. Instead of simply tracking top-line metrics, every person in the organization understands their role, how they impact the business metrics, and how this impacts its larger goals. One of the biggest mistakes I see companies make is fooling themselves into thinking they are metrics-driven because they are good at reporting high-level and often lagging metrics.

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Choose Your Contracts Wisely – Precautions to Take Before Signing An Agreement

The Startup Magazine

Contracts are mandatory in several areas of life, whatever you are; a consumer, employee, or business owner. Everyone needs contracts to commence in safer interactions between clients and consumers and vice versa. These prints make sure that all agreements are settled, and if not, the wrongful party can be taken to legal justification method, whatever is prescribed on the papers.

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Two Ways Entrepreneurs Can Turn Perfectionism Into Progress

YFS Magazine

In order to combat the sneaky effects of perfectionism, we can use two proven techniques and turn perfectionism into progress.

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Analyst Cam: Unit4 ERPx Briefing

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Dmitri Krakovsky, Chief Product Officer of Unit4 spent a generous hour briefing me.

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7 Ways Fun At Work Leads To Innovation And Creativity

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m convinced that people who have fun at work are more innovative, as well as happier. I don’t have any big scientific studies to prove this, but in my considerable business experience, I haven’t seen many successes come out of a group of fearful pessimists or unhappy people. As I was looking through the literature, I did find evidence that many strong business leaders, like John D.

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