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How Office Cleanliness Correlates With Business Success

YoungUpstarts

by Nik Williams, Managing Director of Shredall SDS Group. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are always looking for ways to innovate and increase their productivity by investing in the latest tools, software and training programs. Yet, perhaps the simplest way to increase business success is to maintain a clean office space? Marie Kondo’s 2019 Netflix program on the benefits of decluttering was a huge hit this year, sparking a global tidying trend that led to charity shops reporting that clothes

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Finding and turning your flywheel

Version One Ventures

Good to Great is one of those iconic business books that every founder, CEO and business leader should read at some point. In the book Jim Collins identifies eight common traits that “good to great” companies share. It has been a decade since the book was published, and not every company that Collins used as a case study for a “great” company ended up doing well.

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How to Put Personal Money into Your Startup In 6 Steps

The Startup Magazine

Bootstrapping going by the author of the Ulysses, James Joyce implies forcing your way to the top from the lowest of ranks by the aid of your bootstraps. Today more and more people are creating ventures and funding them as well from their own resources and efforts. Bootstrapping is a common way to fund a prospect. It is estimated that at least 80% of all startups rely on personal funds from their founders for operations, albeit in their formative stages.

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6 Aspects of Digital Marketing No Entrepreneur Can Afford to Ignore

Up and Running

Thanks to an always-evolving landscape and the nearly limitless availability of engagement resources, it feels like marketing gets more difficult with each passing year. This wealth of options, in fact, can put marketers in analysis paralysis while they try to figure out which direction to go. Social media, for one, has potential as a digital tool that more than one-third of internet users turn to when they want to learn more about a product or service.

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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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Why Company Culture Is Vital for Every Remote Company

YoungUpstarts

by Denis Kryukov from Soshace. For many remote (and even regular) companies, company culture is something ethereal and abstract: while the most important metrics (customer engagement and satisfaction, employee turnover and retainment) are closely monitored, features like company culture are often neglected. However, our experience tells us: improving this aspect can really pay off.

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How to Create a Successful Business Event

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Create a Successful Business Event written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Rich Brooks. Podcast Transcript. Today on the podcast, I visit with Rich Brooks. He is the president of flyte new media and the founder of The Agents of Change conference and podcast. Brooks created the conference in Portland, Maine to build an event for digital marketers and to get flyte’s name out there as an industry leader.

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What Recent Data Breaches Signal to Nonprofit Organizations

Board Effect

Hackers strike once again, this time causing a data breach at a prominent New York nonprofit social services agency. The incident sends up a red flag that highlights the cybersecurity issues that nonprofits across the globe should be concerned with. The breach caused sensitive medical information belonging to the current and former clients of People Inc. in western New York to be compromised.

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How To Spot A Flaw In Your Project Plans And Propositions

YoungUpstarts

by Aaron Beashel, Head of Marketing at Qwilr. Working in any project-based industry, you’ll quickly realize that there are so many mismanaged projects. Even with project management software, a well-trained team, and the best of intentions, it’s not uncommon to see projects take much longer than planned and blowing the budget – sometimes by a lot.

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Flex Your Curiosity Muscle to Grow Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Flex Your Curiosity Muscle to Grow Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Diana Kander. Podcast Transcript. On today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I speak with Diana Kander. She is a New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and innovation consultant.

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4 Keys To A Super-Charged Team And Workplace Culture

Startup Professionals Musings

Startup work environments are always chaos, but they can still be great environments to work in, or they can be terrible. Whether yours is terrible or great, that same tone flows out to your customers, and regulates your productivity inside. You as the founder are the starting point and definer, so you need to get it right. What does it take to create a positive workplace culture?

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Building the Best Seed Syndicates

View from Seed

As I like to say, fundraising tends to move slow until it moves fast. It feels like a bit of a grind in the early and mid stages of a process, but in a successful fundraise, things tend to heat up at the end and move at a breakneck pace once you drive towards final allocations and a close. At this point, founders find themselves in a luxurious situation of being able to build the best possible syndicate.

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Traditional Security Methods For Business

YoungUpstarts

In the digital age of today, old school technologies are still a mainstream part of almost every businesses security systems. These are tools that we all take for granted until you need them. Have you ever rushed to get to work only to find you forgot your badge that allows you to go past the front desk? Cybersecurity is important. However, physical security is the key to keeping data and employees safe.

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In the land of the blind.the one-eyed man is King

deal architect

I only half-jokingly proposed that to my editor as the sub-title for SAP Nation 3.0. One of the reasons the book comes out, on balance, positive to SAP is because it is developing, acquiring, releasing a new generation of enterprise.

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How To Tune Business Strategy For Long-Term Success

Startup Professionals Musings

The biggest challenge these days doesn’t seem to be in starting a new business, but sustaining it against the onslaught of market changes and new competitors that emerge every day. Yet, as an angel investor, I still see too many new business owners who are convinced that their biggest challenge is to get money to start, and once launched with some initial success, they can relax.

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Every Lie We Tell Incurs a Debt to the Truth

Feld Thoughts

I watched HBO’s Chernobyl the past few nights. I finished it last night, took a deep breath, and said out loud to myself, “that was spectacular.” One of the final quotes that stuck with me is the title of this post. The full quote is “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid.” Read it again. “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth.

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Delegation 101: What Small Business Owners Need To Know

YoungUpstarts

by Katie Lundin of crowdspring. A business’s ability to evolve depends on its leader’s ability to let go of their death grip on… everything… and learn to delegate without micromanaging. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why delegating is so crucial to the good health of your business, and what you can do today to start growing your business by delegating effectively.

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3 Ways To Attract The Right Employees

The Startup Magazine

Running a successful business can’t always be done alone, and at some point, you might make the decision to hire people to help you and to ensure that your business can truly grow. Hiring is a big decision, and not one that should ever be taken lightly. It is crucial that you attract the right people to your business so that you can be confident that they will do the job you want them to do and build the reputation that you have spent a long time cultivating.

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How To Focus On Being Productive, Instead Of Busy

YFS Magazine

Let’s be honest. Entrepreneurs are notoriously busy. You know what we’re talking about –– hustle, grind, repeat. But there's a better way.

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Women Who Venture

Feld Thoughts

I recently met Renata George through a referral from Katie Rae (MIT Engine CEO, previously Techstars Boston MD). Renata told me about a book she was working on called Women Who Venture and asked me if I’d write the foreword. I was honored to be asked to do this. The foreword I wrote follows. The book is out and available now in hardcover and on the Kindle.

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Three Digital Careers You Might Want To Consider

YoungUpstarts

Little more than twenty years ago the global phenom that is Google was being born. Mobile phones were becoming common, but they certainly weren’t ubiquitous, and video shops still operated with impunity – at least one in almost every mall. The advancement of the digital era has been swift, bringing with it, wholesale changes in the way that we conduct business and in the types of jobs and careers that have suddenly become possibilities.

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Opcity Plans to Open a New Engineering Hub in Downtown Austin with 200 Employees

SiliconHills

Opcity announced Thursday plans to open a second office in downtown Austin with up to 200 employees to serve as its product and engineering hub. The Austin-based startup plans to move into its new office at 901 E. 6th Street in the fall. It plans to occupy 29,000 square feet of a 129, 444 square […]. The post Opcity Plans to Open a New Engineering Hub in Downtown Austin with 200 Employees appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Failure to Execute vs Failure to Raise

Hunter Walker

14 for 14. Homebrew’s first fund (2013-2015) has 20 core investments of which 14 went market for a Series A. All 14 successfully completed this fundraise. The six who didn’t go out for a Series A either (a) shutdown/acquihired prior to this milestone [founder disagreement; lack of product traction], (b) exited due to an early M&A opportunity or (c) in one case, is currently an ongoing concern that hasn’t needed to raise additional capital.

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Adding Value: How Solar Panels Help the Value of Your Real Estate

The Startup Magazine

These days, it’s become trendy to save the world. Entrepreneurs in renewable energy initiatives are making an impact with their disruptive innovations, particularly with ideas that change the way we both work and live. People are composting and growing gardens, reusable straws are experiencing a popularity boom, and everyone’s looking for ways to decrease their carbon footprint and make their lives more sustainable.

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Leadership Failure! What Will It Cost You?

YoungUpstarts

by Keith Martino , head of CMI and author of “ Expect Leadership “ Mediocre Mike was a card shark. He lived for the weekends. Saturdays and Sundays were the only mornings I ever knew Mike to leap out of bed. It was in his blood. Mike couldn’t wait to hit the casinos. Every weekend and holiday sunrise, he was among the first to start tossing out his homespun version of “fish bait.

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Can Entrepreneurs Find Balance? 7 Ways To Move In The Right Direction

YFS Magazine

Entrepreneurship can be a deeply rewarding career. But make no mistake: It can also be brutal.

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Alamo Angels Names Kim Biffle as its new Executive Director

SiliconHills

Alamo Angels announced Tuesday that Kim Biffle is its new executive director and CEO. The San Antonio-based group of angel investors, which launched in December of 2016, is now comprised of more than 100 members who have invested in 18 businesses. Biffle is Alamo Angels third executive director. She replaced Cat Dizon who left to […]. The post Alamo Angels Names Kim Biffle as its new Executive Director appeared first on SiliconHills.

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5 Key Reasons Why CRM Integration is a Must for Your Business

The Startup Magazine

Did you know CRM is the biggest software currently on the market? In fact, the projected CRM sales are expected to reach $80 billion in revenue by the year 2025. If your business hasn’t made the change to CRM, you are missing on great benefits that can help you grow and effectively run your business. In this article, we’ll go over 5 CRM integration benefits you need to know about.

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Make Sure You Remember These Important Tips For Your Next Trade Show

YoungUpstarts

For any business that’s either flourishing or just starting to grow, trade shows are such a great opportunity to expand your customer reach, make a few sales, witness a surge in brand awareness, and network with people you may not get a chance to see in everyday life. Hundreds of trade shows take place in the USA and across the world all year round in big cities, meaning that there are always several opportunities for businesses to set up a stall and maximize the potential of these great events.

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Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Become a Consultant (and 15 Insights for Success)

Up and Running

The gig economy is in full swing, and it has forever changed the work world as we know it. For various reasons, people are leaving their traditional 9-to-5 jobs and working in more agile roles instead—even starting their own businesses. Sometimes this is by choice; sometimes it’s not. Either way, the massive shift away from the full-time employment model and toward contract, freelance, and other non-traditional arrangements has made it easier for those who prefer a more flexible, self-directed w

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Chewy S-1: Category Leadership + Conveyor Belt Into Consumers’ Homes

View from Seed

Chewy has rapidly grown from a startup to a multi-billion commerce company, establishing itself as the leader in pet e-commerce. Chewy sells tens of thousands of products from many 3rd party brands, as well as its own private label brands (though latter remains <10% of sales). The company launched in 2011 and then was acquired by PetSmart for over $3 billion in 2017 (PetSmart itself owned by PE firm BC Partners), but Chewy is now preparing for life as a standalone public company.

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Real Estate Investing and Side Hustle Profit Opportunities

The Startup Magazine

Real Estate investments are currently the most profitable source of cash flow but, the risks are equally higher. If you want to add variations to your investment profile with real estate investments; you need to analyze the real estate market thoroughly and find trusted sources to generate cash flow. Many people think if you don’t own a home or personal space you cannot enjoy the benefits of real estate investment.

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CNC Production In China – A Rising Trend

YoungUpstarts

The industrialized countries such as Europe, America and Japan have completed the industrialization of CNC machine tools, and China started from the 1980s and is now in the development stage. Compared with foreign products, the gap between CNC machining in China is mainly in the high-speed, high-efficiency and precision of machine tools. WayKen is a global rapid prototype and manufacturing company.

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You Have 8 Seconds To Grab My Attention, No Pressure

YFS Magazine

Eight seconds. According to a 2015 Microsoft report, that’s the average attention span of a human. It might sound crazy, but there's more!

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The Coffee Machine Backpack

Mike Michalowicz

If you need lessons in how to be awesome, take notes from these guys. Question: what are you doing to revolutionize your industry? The post The Coffee Machine Backpack appeared first on Mike Michalowicz.

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How to Startup a Mortgage Brokerage

The Startup Magazine

Are you interested in starting a mortgage brokerage business? As a entrepreneurial business, the job is a rewarding one. You help business owners, families, and renters close deals on spaces and homes. A mortgage broker is a middleman that negotiates with the lender so the buyer doesn’t have to. The pay can be great, too. The average mortgage broker makes $56,000 a year, and those who generate a lot of business can make up to $122,000 a year.

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Spread Your Wings With The Innovative Spotivity Platform For After School Programs

YoungUpstarts

After school activities for teenagers are a great way to develop new skills, network and build self-confidence. However, for various reasons, millions of teens in America fail to engage in meaningful afterschool programs. Spotivity is a one-of-a-kind platform that helps teens and parents find meaningful activities that match their interest, location and requirements.