Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 3, 2021
Starting an entrepreneurial business, or maintaining the competitiveness of a mature business, requires innovation. Yet everyone I know seems to have a different perspective on what constitutes real innovation, and why is seems to happen so rarely. Another challenge is to debunk some of the common myths that seem prevent many from even assuming they can innovate.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 8, 2021
This class, Technology, Innovation, and Modern War was designed to give our students insights on how the onslaught of new technologies like AI, machine learning, autonomy, cyber, access to space, biotech, hypersonics, and others has the potential to radically change how countries fight and deter threats. Our 20+ guest speakers were an extraordinary collection of military and policy leaders including two Secretaries of Defense, Generals, Admirals and Policy makers.
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YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 7, 2021
by Edward D. Hess, author of “ Hyper-Learning: How to Adapt to the Speed of Change “. Whether we’re leaders or not, most of us have some less-than-ideal traits and habits. Maybe we steamroll over others. Or we intimidate them with angry outbursts. Or we gossip. Or show off. Or get defensive when someone questions us. Or maybe we spend our days flying under the radar so we don’t have to leave our comfort zone.
Version One Ventures
JANUARY 4, 2021
Happy new year! We hope you’re well rested and recharged from the holidays! While 2020 brought unprecedented challenges, it’s also been a time of great innovation and perseverance. We’ve seen our startup companies find new ways to keep moving forward. Here’s a quick look back at some of the biggest (public) highlights of Q4. It’s incredible to see how much everyone has been able to accomplish despite the fact that every aspect of life has been dramatically altered.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 8, 2021
Most leaders agree that poor customer service is a business killer today, in terms of lost customers, reduced profits, and low morale. Yet the average perception of customer experience has not improved. Young entrepreneurs and startups, in particular, often remain naively unfocused, despite their passion, of what it takes to provide the high-quality service expected.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 3, 2021
It’s a new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work. Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. We asked 30 entrepreneurs to share their business goals and what they were looking forward to in 2021. #1- Two fundamental goals for 2021.
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Austin Startup
JANUARY 2, 2021
Halong Bay, Vietnam The world has changed. The charlatans are at the gate; the bloggers are salivating, and everyone’s trying to make a quick buck. The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Meanwhile, Sales and Customer Success teams are plugging away, working remotely, as if nothing has changed.
Board Effect
JANUARY 4, 2021
So much gets lost in the translation when communication isn’t clear. That’s never a good thing when it comes to board communication. Communication is difficult enough when you’re speaking face-to-face. Prior to the year 2019, the business world had been making a gradual move in the direction of virtual communication. With the onset of the pandemic and the need for safety, boards scrambled to set up virtual communication.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 8, 2021
When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. Motivating yourself can be hard but practicing consistent habits such as reminding yourself of why you started can be a major boost. A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1-The feedback we get.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2021
A startup is often a deeply personal project, but new business owners shouldn’t overlook outsourcing. According to business mag Forbes, outsourcing can offer a way to help your business grow by streamlining functions that detract from your free time in running the day-to-day functions of your startup. The trick to properly outsourcing is identifying and targeting what areas of your business you can afford to outsource.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 7, 2021
How to Optimize Your Work Performance written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Clare Kumar. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Clare Kumar, she helps busy professionals optimize their performance. Clare Kumar is a media contributor on productivity, organization, and work-life integration.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 2, 2021
Are you often frustrated that people reporting to you, or key peers, seem to dodge accountability for their actions? They are quick to claim the credit for things in their domain that work, but also quick to disclaim responsibility for problems that keep popping up. Perhaps you need to do more to be a role model for accountability , and provide more coaching on exactly what it means.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
JANUARY 5, 2021
Thanks to technology, most small business enterprises have become productive and efficient in numerous ways. They have been able to reach their goals through remote collaboration, texting their customers, and video-conferencing. To be prominent in modern business means adapting to modern technology for all business operations. Continue reading to know the benefits of incorporating technology into your business.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 7, 2021
All good websites need to have a clear SEO strategy that puts them front and center when people come to search on Google or similar search engines. However, even if you have put in place a clear strategy some time ago, there is every chance that it is going to need updating to ensure that it remains relevant in 2020 and beyond. So, here are a few ways to update your site’s SEO.
View from Seed
JANUARY 5, 2021
I’ve had the privilege to work with many great entrepreneurs, both in my operating days at the start of my career and over the last decade plus on the VC investing side. In my experience founders usually fall into one of three types: mercenaries, missionaries, and crusaders. I think all three types can be successful and build impactful, enduring companies.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 4, 2021
After working many years in business, both in large companies as well as startups, I’ve realized that you can learn more from peers and mentors than from any formal education program. Of course, nothing beats learning from your mistakes , but that’s a painful and very time-consuming journey. Best of all, I find mentoring to be fun and fulfilling for both the giver and the receiver.
Transformify
JANUARY 2, 2021
Working remotely is a dream come true for many people. It rids them of the commuting hassles and gives them more freedom in managing their time and workflow. Employers like the idea too. Going remote means saving on your regular office expenses. GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics calculates that this saving for each half-time remote employee could reach $11,000 per year.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 6, 2021
Over the weekend I got asked the best way to teach students the principles of Lean via Zoom. One of the key lessons from our Educators Conference is that when teaching online complex information needs to be delivered to students in small, easily processed parts. I realized that pre-pandemic I had put together a series of two-minute videos called “See Why.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
JANUARY 5, 2021
Many people feel that saving on a bank account regularly is financial planning. But that’s not enough! These savings and investments won’t last long enough if you have higher aspirations for yourself. For instance, you might want to buy an SUV, or wish to purchase a house, or go for a dream vacation, or for your child’s education, and so on. For this, you need to make a financial plan that works for you.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 6, 2021
The pandemic has disrupted and reshaped every aspect of life over the past year, and its impact on the world of work has been especially significant. It is not just where people are having to fulfill their professional responsibilities that has shifted, but also how they go about this, with technology becoming even more essential to organizations of all sizes.
deal architect
JANUARY 3, 2021
Brian Sommer and I recorded the first 12 episodes in this series. Since then, we have had several guests - Rob Kugel of Ventana, Josh Greenbaum of EA Consulting, Bonnie Tinder of Raven Intel, Frank Scavo of Avasant, Dennis Howlett.
View from Seed
JANUARY 6, 2021
When a company is pitching a VC, there is typically one partner who is the advocate for the deal and is shepherding the process. This usually involves one or multiple meetings with the broad investment team, which culminates in a final decision. Although all VC’s tend to consider similar attributes about a potential investment, we each have certain biases or pet areas that we tend to hone-in on.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 6, 2021
If you are planning to start a trucking business in Texas or just any State of the US, you require the help of Texas DOT authority. The following steps explain this in detail: Source: Stock Image. Business Plan. Before anything, you need to have a solid business plan which covers all aspects of the trucking business. First, you need to determine the costs involved in trucking.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 6, 2021
by Terry Monroe , founder and president of American Business Brokers & Advisors (ABBA) and author of “ Hidden Wealth: The Secret To Getting Top Dollar For Your Business “ The vaccine for the COVID-19 virus recently began shipment. The Wall Street Journal states it will take until sometime in March of 2021 to vaccinate the first 100 million individuals with the highest priority of getting the vaccine.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 7, 2021
An experimental Beta City on the outskirts of Austin with transportation tunnels, autonomous vehicles, robots, flying drones, smart buildings, and all the latest technology applications. That’s the vision of Joe Lonsdale, an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist, who recently moved 8VC, an investment firm, and The Cicero Institute, a public policy think tank, to Austin.
Rembrandt Communications
JANUARY 2, 2021
Turn to Data for Free Publicity in 2021! If you are starting 2021 with limited funds for your business, turn to good data and publicity. With a little time and effort, you can generate positive, word-of-mouth that won’t cost you a cent in advertising! So, where do you begin… Data is key to PR success. All of the Zoom meetings, social media requests, marketing, budget restraints, and more that you have to deal with on a weekly basis can be overwhelming.
Up and Running
JANUARY 5, 2021
There is a lot of advice out there saying that you should find something you are passionate about “and you won’t work another day in your life.” But if you follow that advice, are you are living your hobby or running a business? Is it a business or a hobby? Not every business is run full-time, or for profit. And not every hobby allows you to make money.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 6, 2021
To many, starting a business may sound like something you can do in the comfort of your own home. And this is probably also true in many cases. But in other cases, it is not. entering entrepreneurship, you definitely have plenty of ideas and expectations of how things will be, what work you will have to do, and what stuff you will need. But starting a business is not necessarily as straightforward as you will expect it to be.
Hunter Walker
JANUARY 3, 2021
You’re Not Yet Google, So Don’t Blindly Mimic Their Processes. Google’s internal management approach has sustained and scaled pretty impressively over the years. Quantitative goal-setting, setting stretch targets — these principles are as evident in the 2020s as they were when I arrived in 2003. Underpinning it all are OKRs — Objectives and Key Results — the framework by which individuals, teams and the entire company is managed.
YFS Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2021
The difference between a small business success and a swift crash and burn is often the foundation you build from day one.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 8, 2021
For the past nine months, Amy and I have started our morning together. I get up, pee, weigh myself, brush my teeth, meditate for 20 to 30 minutes, and then we have “morning coffee” together. Morning coffee lasts for two cups of coffee (one regular, one decaf). This ends up being between 15 and 30 minutes, depending on what we are talking about.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 4, 2021
by Derek Halpern , Senior Vice President of Sales for Nvoicepay. The pandemic, though terrible, has given us much-needed time to pause, reflect, and perhaps make some changes to the way we live our lives. We have a chance to reevaluate what is really important to us. What brings us happiness? What drains our energy? What experiences add meaning to our days?
ConversionXL
JANUARY 8, 2021
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. – Haruki Murakami. Becoming the best at what you do is a never-ending process. The best of the best have an insatiable hunger for knowledge—for new and better ways to get things done. Knowing where to turn for inspiration and guidance can be the difference between spinning your wheels and becoming an “overnight” success.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 6, 2021
Every new business I know dreams of building momentum in their business, where growth continues to increase, customers become your best advocates, and employee motivation is high. The most common approach I see to achieving this is to do more of everything for everyone. Unfortunately, with limited resources, this isn’t possible, and it frustrates customers and the team.
Growthink Blog
JANUARY 4, 2021
First of all, Happy New Year and here’s to a great 2021 for all of us! Growthink Capital, our investment banking arm, just released its analysis of growth funding events that occurred during December. It tracked $5.1 billion in new venture funding in December 2020, down from $6.8 billion in November. The month’s biggest funding […]. The post December 2020 Growth Funding Recap appeared first on Growthink.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 8, 2021
Across the globe in 2020, millions of businesses were financially impacted from the current pandemic, which is why planning ahead for the full 2021 financial year for your business is crucial. You may think it’s planning far ahead, but with these unprecedented times, thinking proactively about your business’s future is the right thing to do.
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