View from Seed
MARCH 1, 2016
As a child, I believed logical arguments were enough to convince anyone of anything. You just needed enough time to explain them in painstaking, rational detail—others would listen and understand. As an adult, I know the world operates on story first and logic second. The truth only matters for good stories, but most people don’t know how to tell them.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 1, 2016
At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. While I’m not an LP, the following post represents my discussions with more than 100 LP firms – specifically ones that do fund VCs – and full survey data from 73 firms , so I’ve tried to capture the essence of what I’ve learned.
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Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 4, 2016
The good news is that everyone expects entrepreneurs to make mistakes, since founders explore uncharted territory. In fact, investors recognize that founders usually learn more from mistakes than from success, so a well-explained startup failure can improve their odds of funding the next time around. However, investors do expect you know the common pitfalls -- and not repeat them.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 2, 2016
by Matt Janaway, owner of Outreachly.uk. Are you concerned about the speed of your website? There are many site owners who never even consider speed and uptime as factors for achieving more traffic and conversion. The truth is that the thousands of dollars that you’re investing into online branding and marketing can burn to ashes right before your eyes if your website takes too long to load or is unavailable.
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
Up and Running
MARCH 1, 2016
Note: Nothing within this article should be construed as legal advice. Please consult a patent attorney for more information about filing for a patent, and getting your idea to market. . Everything you see around you—every item you own, every book you’ve read, every app you use, every website you browse—was once nothing more than an idea in someone else’s head.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
In 2008, Seth Godin published a list of things that “every good marketer knows” Among that list was: “Anticipated, personal, and relevant advertising always does better than unsolicited junk.” His conclusion was that there is a very big difference between knowing and doing. Good marketers continue to send unsolicited junk. [Tweet It!].
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Making changes to your business can come with unique problems. As you try to make your business greener, more sustainable, and more responsible, it’s important to identify potential issues that can lead to a crisis. Is It a Crisis or Just a Problem? While doing business, problems will arise. You will handle these problems as they occur, and likely implement solutions to prevent such problems in the future.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
When hiring a new employee, it’s important to ask the right questions. There are some interview questions that are a given; we all know how to put a good spin on the classic greatest weakness question. It’s also expected that you’ll have potential employees review their job history and qualifications. But how do you really dig into what makes someone tick as an employee, and how do you determine if they’ll be a good fit for your business—not only in terms of their skills, but also their personal
ConversionXL
MARCH 3, 2016
“ Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital ,” said Aaron Levenstein, a former professor of business administration at Baruch College. [Tweet It!]. The same is true of your data in Google Analytics. Most of what you spend your time looking at (and re-looking at) is merely suggestive. That’s not the data you want to be analyzing and drawing insights from.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 2, 2016
815 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY - A former turn of the century era bank building that will soon house creative folks. Don't you just hate it when you own an old building made like no one makes buildings anymore in an up and coming area--and you've got no cool startupy/creative/tech tenants in it yet? I know, I know--we've all been there. Well, have no fear, I've got your solution right here.
View from Seed
MARCH 3, 2016
Editor’s note: We’ve seen a lot of demand for content marketing talent in our portfolio, including the need for freelancers and consultants. The key is to run a tight process and ask the right questions to vet your candidates. We reached out to a veteran content marketing consultant who works exclusively with startups to help. Startups everywhere are taking advantage of content marketing, but starting out can take a tremendous amount of effort.
deal architect
MARCH 1, 2016
Over three decades ago, Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, used the term “Management by Walking Around” in their classic The Search for Excellence. They also invented the concept of “Authoring by Flying Around” as they scoured the globe for “smart.
ConversionXL
MARCH 4, 2016
We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. The two aren’t disconnected, though. There’s a lot we can do online to help our sales teams close deals. It starts with sales enablement. What Is Sales Enablement and Why Should You Care? Technology is changing the way sales is conducted.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
by Gyawu Mahama, Social Media and Marketing Manager at Hiscox Small Business Insurance. What would you do with an extra 24 hours? The possibilities are endless. Fortunately, there’s no need to wonder because every four years an extra day arrives on our calendars with a leap day – February 29 th. Technically speaking, the leap day is just an additional day added to the calendar year to keep it synchronized with the astronomical year.
Steve Blank
MARCH 1, 2016
In a startup cheap may be expensive. And just having cool technology doesn’t make a successful business. What it was like to get out of the research lab to build a startup was the focus of interviews with two of the latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on SiriusXM Channel 111 (airing weekly Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern).
deal architect
MARCH 3, 2016
I predicted 2016 will be the year of verticals in the enterprise software space. We are off to a good start. This morning Jose Duarte, CEO of Unit4 updated us about the Higher Education acquisition they made a few months.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
As Clint Eastwood once said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Every new entrepreneur soon realizes he or she has some big ones, but very few figure out how to use these them to their advantage. I believe that the resourcefulness to turn constraints into competitive differentiators and new opportunities is a trait that separates the great entrepreneurs from the “wannabes.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
by Reno Macri, Director of Enigma Visual Solutions. Exhibition marketing presents a superb opportunity to make direct contact with potential customers, generate media exposure, network and increase overall brand awareness. However, if you fail to prepare sufficiently, your exhibition is significantly less likely to produce the results you are hoping for.
Brandanew
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
This is the third part in the series of marketing buzzwords we keep sharing with you. With so many new ideas, topics and terms that the marketing community comes up with, it’s only fair to take a step back and think through the basics. Here are buzzwords that you’ll hear no matter what industry you’re a part of. It’s good to get an understanding of the terminology before you hire a content marketing agency to help you market your businesses or products.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
This continues a series of columns from practitioners I respect. The category "Real Deal" describes them well. This time it is repeat contributor, Ben Pring who co-leads Cognizant's Future of Work Center, a global think tank that researches and advises.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 2, 2016
To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem. Once they achieve that initial traction, the focus needs to change for quicker growth. Most entrepreneurs dream of achieving the exponential expansion of a Google or Amazon, but few investor pitches I see outline any strategy beyond simple marketing to make this happen.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 2, 2016
Image credit: Goal oriented from Shutterstock. Starting your first ever business is a time that’s packed with excitement and fear in equal measures. Quite frankly, the best way to focus on the first aspect is to remove the latter. And the most effective method to achieve this is through careful planning. In truth, your business ventures will almost certainly involve a sense of trial and error.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 4, 2016
As I sit in my hotel room in Virginia trying to fall asleep (and not succeeding), my mind has wandered to my trip here from Austin this morning and my trip home to Colorado tomorrow. During this contemplative moment, I’m fantasizing about teleportation. I would like to simply walk into a teleportation machine on this end and appear instantly in my house in Boulder.
Brandanew
MARCH 2, 2016
Unless you’ve discovered a gem with little or no competition, Content Marketing for your brands can be hard, purely because you’re competing with everyone. From the mommy bloggers to self styled fashion gurus to the Vogues of the world – in case you’re a fashion brand are all your competition. Does that mean you create unending amounts of content?
Rembrandt Communications
MARCH 3, 2016
Stop wasting time and money on minimal results. There are still many places where you can write a press release and have it posted as-is on various, media-venues. However, this is usually not the case in the United States. Instead, press releases are a tool to let your target-market know about your latest news and […]. The post How to Distribute a Press Release appeared first on Boost sales with BtoB Content Strategy and PR here.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 1, 2016
by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com. At the outset, managing the cash flow for your business seems like a no-brainer. It is not too difficult to realize that your expenses should not be more than your income. But things are not this straight-forward in real life. Take the example of a typical agency that provides marketing services to clients.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
The following is a guest post by Bill Douglas about divorce and the entrepreneur. I got divorced when I was 24 years old while running my first company. I was fortunate that I didn’t have any kids so it was more like a nasty breakup after a long relationship, but the added complexity of marriage, family linkages, and all the emotional stuff surrounding it was one of the big (but not the only) input into the multi-year depressive episode I had.
Version One Ventures
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Last week I wrote about how the next wave of enterprise apps will stand out in two ways: they’ll be smart and make experiences as effortless as possible for the end user. As machine learning and predictive modelling become more of a mainstream reality, apps will shift from being reactive “sense and respond” to more predictive and pre-emptive solutions.
YFS Magazine
MARCH 1, 2016
Real entrepreneurs are born and prove out their DNA with hard work. What I’m saying is this: only a handful of people have what it takes to truly run a million dollar business.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 4, 2016
Even though there is no certain formula for writing that perfect cold email, there are some points that will help you get a better chance of receiving a response. The below 5 ways can help you whether you want write better sales emails, find a podcast guest or pitch a local reporter in order to get some press: 1. Star, chain, hook. With the star being the big idea and the chain the series of facts, benefits and reasons you can then hook the reader with a call to action.
Feld Thoughts
MARCH 2, 2016
The movie Code: Debugging the Gender Gap is being screened at the Boulder Theater on Friday, March 4th at 10:00 am followed by a Global Town Hall at eTown at 1pm to discuss the movie. Amy and I are sponsoring the event along with NCWIT – please join in for what I expect will be an awesome documentary and lively discussion. The post Friday’s BIFF Screening of Code: Debugging the Gender Gap appeared first on Feld Thoughts.
The Equity Kicker
MARCH 2, 2016
Regular readers will know that I’ve been meditating for three years now and it’s an important part of my life. Meditation helps me deal with stress, make better decisions, keep my energy levels up and feel happier. For a while I was a bit of a meditation zealot, but I stopped that because it wasn’t helping people. The learning curve for meditation is too steep and the benefits too unclear for most people to make it a habit.
Up and Running
MARCH 2, 2016
If you are reading this, I’ll bet you’re not the average person. You are a person yearning to thrive and make a real change. After all, that is what an entrepreneur does, but something may be holding you back. On the other hand, something is also prompting you to get going doing the things you know you’re capable of doing. And that something just may be the group of people you are surrounded by.
YoungUpstarts
MARCH 3, 2016
Image credit: Customer satisfaction from Shutterstock. by Joseph Michelli, author of “ Driven to Delight: Delivering World-Class Customer Experience the Mercedes-Benz Way “. Loyal customers are hard to come by these days. We all know this. After struggling through years of turmoil and uncertainty, the last thing most leaders would purposely do is take customers for granted.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
My mother-in-law (Amy’s mom) passed away last Sunday. The funeral was in Hotchkiss, Colorado yesterday. At lunch with her extended family, someone said something that stuck with me. “No one gets out of this alive.” I went looking for the source this morning and couldn’t find one. Amy thought it was Woody Allen, a Google search turned up Jim Morrison (due to the name of his book), Robert Heinlein was cited as saying something similar, but in the end I decided it didn’
SiliconHills
MARCH 4, 2016
By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Indeed started out in 2004 to build a better search engine. Today, Austin-based Indeed is the world’s largest job site attracting 200 million unique monthly visitors. Indeed is focused on how people will find jobs in the 21st century, said Chris Hyams, its president. “More people find […] The post Indeed Plans to Hire 1,000 Employees in Austin appeared first on SiliconHills.
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