YoungUpstarts
MAY 11, 2017
by Ana Grasic , cofounder of WeGrowth. Starting your own business takes a lot of courage and determination, but it can also be very rewarding. That’s why the majority of small business owners will tell you that they would do it all over again, even though it is hard work. Being your own boss has its ups and downs, just like any other part of your life, really.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 12, 2017
I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Maybe it’s time to look harder at the mantra of a new breed of gurus and successful entrepreneurs, including Steve Blank and Eric Ries , called “nail it then scale it” (NISI).
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Up and Running
MAY 10, 2017
In the summer of 2009, my wife and I caught the entrepreneurial bug and started a company without any prior business experience. We’d never hired anyone. We’d never had anyone pay us for a product or a service. We didn’t know anything about small business accounting or finance. We didn’t even know how to write a business plan. I had some limited knowledge about search engine marketing, but knew nothing about marketing in a more general sense.
ConversionXL
MAY 11, 2017
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” —Napoleon Bonaparte. When your competitors make mistakes, it makes winning so much easier. But what if it’s you who is making a mistake, while your competitors are off to the races? You won’t know until you figure out what your competitors are up to. Knowing what the competitors are doing – how they are thinking about the market, what tactics they are using, how they are crafting messages and design – can make all the differen
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
YoungUpstarts
MAY 7, 2017
Jonmichael Moy (Jon Michael Moy) may be a seasoned veteran of Silicon Valley, but this accomplished, dedicated technology executive with more than seventeen years of experience in management and operations, product and business development and marketing has now brought his talents to Toronto. With a history of senior-level roles in digital businesses such as eBay/PayPal, Torstar Corporation, and now lending his skills to AskForTask (Canada’s largest fastest growing on-demand home services platfo
TechEmpower
MAY 10, 2017
Results from Round 14 of the Web Framework Benchmarks project are now available! This round's results are limited to the physical hardware environment only, but cloud results will be included again in the next round. Recent improvements. Our efforts during Round 14 focused on improvements that help us manage the project, mostly by removing some of our manual work.
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Version One Ventures
MAY 11, 2017
A few weeks ago, Forbes released their annual Midas List of Top Tech Investors , recognizing those investors who have backed unicorns and seen strong returns for their funds. For these investors, their success is partly due to the fact that they are good pickers and can see opportunities like Uber and Airbnb. But there’s more to it than that. Great investors are at the right place at the right time by being thought leaders and generally solid and helpful individuals.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 8, 2017
by Ana Grasic , cofounder of WeGrowth. Starting a blog, whether as a business or just for pleasure has been popular for a couple of years now and having a company blog is almost considered a must. However, the huge and growing number of bloggers no matter the niche is mainly because of the great opportunity to earn a decent amount of money online, build brand awareness or just to position yourself as an expert.
Up and Running
MAY 9, 2017
Here at Palo Alto Software , we take hiring pretty seriously. I should know—we just wrapped up a lengthy hiring process within the marketing department. After months of searching, dozens of interviews, and sifting through countless resumes, we finally hired a new managing editor for Bplans. This prolonged interview approach wasn’t due to a lack of qualified candidates, but rather a strong desire to make sure that the candidate we chose to fill the role was a great fit on all levels, from a skill
Austin Startup
MAY 11, 2017
645 Ventures 645 Ventures makes deeply-researched investments in institutional Seed to Series A rounds for exceptional companies who demonstrate stellar early results in the areas of market validation, product differentiation, team strength, and brand narrative. We focus primarily on software and Internet companies in areas such as SaaS, application software, financial software, consumer internet, and online marketplaces.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 8, 2017
12 months ago I relocated to L.A. and 6 months later I managed to obtain a Green Card. I had no idea I could even stay in the U.S legally for over 6 months. My Immigration Journey affected me deeply. I realized immigration is a pain in the ass and immigration attorneys are a s. And, the more they sell, the less you can trust them. I also realized that there is no price for immigration.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 12, 2017
If you’ve been in business in a while, you may already know that there is no adage truer than “the customer is king”. Moreover, business data is key during decision making. Poor business relationships with clients are a major driver in low customer retention and ultimately low sales. To improve on business relationships, whether for a local or global market, startup businesses need to employ long term strategies, technologies and practices that manage client interactions from the onset.
deal architect
MAY 9, 2017
After sitting out SAP’s event the last few years I am going to the event next week for a couple of days. Here’s why: I have been getting requests to update SAP Nation. I have to been reluctant to do.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 11, 2017
4 Onsite SEO Tips You Can’t Put Off in 2017 written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Chances are you have more SEO opportunities than time in 2017. If you’re having trouble prioritizing your SEO needs for the year, read on for four onsite SEO tips that will have the most impact on traffic and sales from organic search this year. 1 – Optimizing Mobile SEO & User Experience.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 6, 2017
It’s time to take the drudgery and dread out of work at your business. You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. Only 32 percent of American workers are even engaged at work today. Most workers are still rushing to retirement, where they hope to escape to more stimulating activities with a real sense of accomplishment.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2017
by Denise Grey, CMO at LeanKit. Lean is a methodology that can be applied to all disciplines of knowledge work to increase business efficiency, agility, and visibility. Due to its roots in manufacturing, Lean is often equated with the elimination of waste, but this view of Lean misses the mark on realizing its true value. Lean is more about aligning your organization’s skills, talents, resources, processes, and strategy with the needs of your customers.
deal architect
MAY 7, 2017
Oracle does a good job keeping us informed on the growing breadth of its SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and DaaS offerings throughout the year – see my post on Hurricane Oracle in January. So, I wondered if I would learn much.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 9, 2017
Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John: If you own a local business and are trying to attract local clients you must listen to this interview David Mihm, check it out. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 8, 2017
Don’t charge the hill until you are “ready.” This probably seems obvious to military types, but I see entrepreneurs violating this rule all the time. They approach key potential investors way too early, trying to talk their way up the hill, with no supporting business plan, and before they have a support team around them. Needless to say, they usually get shot down, and get no second chance.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 12, 2017
by Margot Machol Bisnow , author of “ Raising an Entrepreneur: 10 Rules for Nurturing Risk Takers, Problem Solvers, and Change Makers “ On Mother’s Day, let’s think about what it took all the great entrepreneurs to have the confidence, competitive drive, and resilience to start a company. Parents wonder if their kids could be the next Mark Zuckerberg or Evan Spiegal.
Steve Blank
MAY 10, 2017
I did a fun fireside chat with one of my most favorite people – Sebastian Thrun – at the Udacity conference. Sebastian is the embodiment of a renaissance person. I first heard about him when his driverless car won the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge. He founded Google X and led the development of the Google self-driving car. He was a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford and before that at Carnegie Mellon University.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 11, 2017
There’s a long-standing cliche concerning SaaS companies that once you get to $10m in ARR you are unkillable. As Jason Lemkin says in his post from early 2013: Inevitability in SaaS comes around $10m in ARR, plus or minus. Once you hit this point, you have a brand, you have a fully baked team, you have a robust product, and you have a self-generating stream of new leads and new business.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 7, 2017
Change is about the only thing constant in the world of startups. Despite their own focus on changing the world, they often forget that they too have to change rapidly and often as the market evolves. Too many find that out too late, and are left chasing a rabbit that is long gone. The solution is to establish and maintain a culture and processes that don’t view change as a discrete event to be spotted and managed, but as an ongoing opportunity to improve competitiveness.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 12, 2017
Digital versus traditional; it’s an ongoing debate, especially if you have been in business for a long time. It is fair to say there is still a place for traditional advertising, but digital is the future for a number of reasons. Digital marketing is data driven. Instead of printing leaflets and distributing them at random in the local area, you promote your products and services online.
View from Seed
MAY 10, 2017
Will Ahmed is the CEO and co-founder of WHOOP, a fitness tech startup working with high-performance athletes. Their users include LeBron James, Michael Phelps, pro teams like the Boston Red Sox, and thanks to a deal with the NFL Players’ Association, every pro football player across the nation. Visit whoop.com to learn more, or follow Will twitter.com/wahmmys.
YFS Magazine
MAY 8, 2017
It all comes down to your perception, how you understand and interpret life. Here are 7 tips that can help you attract more positive energy into your life.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 9, 2017
The Venture Deals Online Course for this spring starts this Sunday May 14, 2017 and runs through July 3, 2017. The Kauffman Fellows Academy and Techstars are co-hosting the course. It’s free – all you need to do is sign up. This is the fifth time we are running the course. So far more than 5,000 people around the globe have done it and we’ve gotten to meet and collaborate with entrepreneurs from six continents.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 7, 2017
by Edward D. Hess, coauthor of “ Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age “. If you’ve been paying attention at all, you know massive changes are coming to the world of work. Specifically, a “technology tsunami” is roaring our way, poised to wipe out tens of millions of jobs. In fact, researchers at Oxford University predict that 47 percent of all jobs in the United States are likely to be taken over by technology in the next five to fifte
Rembrandt Communications
MAY 11, 2017
Here it is. The final secret in my series on “4 Secrets About Running Your Own Copywriting Business You Rarely Hear” Secret #4: You need to have a good grasp on finances. What is this equation called? a2 + b2 = c2 (Hint – It’s used to identify the length of the sides of a […]. The post The Final Copywriter’s Secret appeared first on Boost sales fast with content marketing strategy and PR here.
YFS Magazine
MAY 11, 2017
Consumers and businesses, alike, will benefit from the rise of the mobile web. Is your business ready to capitalize on it?
Feld Thoughts
MAY 8, 2017
We all know that Sonos is finally working on an Alexa integration. As I sit here listening to Atom Heart Mother on my Alexa (via “Alexa, play Pink Floyd’s album Atom Heart Mother”), I so badly want it to play throughout my house on our Sonos, rather than just on my desk via Alexa. As more hardware companies start paying attention to revenue attach, following the lead of companies like Dropbox, Ring, and Peloton, there’s an obvious place for Sonos to do this.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 7, 2017
Many landlords do take the rent through online from various sources as they know the various applications to accept the payment online, but today also there are many people who do not opt for the online method. It’s not like they do not want or reluctant, but it’s just the lack of knowledge because of that they are facing such an issue. Let’s first of all talk about the various benefits that you will avail with accepting and paying the payment online: It is automatic: If you opt for an automatic
Mike Michalowicz
MAY 10, 2017
It happens to us all. We are working away, and then that email chime goes off. Two hours later we finally realize that we drifted off from the work we needed to do. I reached out to the entrepreneurial community to learn how they refocus on work after a distraction sets in. Here is what they shared: 1. Dance Like You Don’t Care. It’s easy to lose focus when you spend all day in a chair.
YFS Magazine
MAY 12, 2017
Eating well doesn’t just affect your body. Choose your food wisely, and you’ll start to reap the rewards in your business too.
ConversionXL
MAY 12, 2017
Copywriting and UX go hand-in-hand. Think about it. Design and copy add up to equal the user experience, right? If either element falls short, so does the overall UX. So, it just makes sense that copywriters should have an understanding of UX and design basics. That starts with wireframes. First, what is a wireframe? Wireframes are a visual guide to elements on a web page.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 10, 2017
by Lewis Robinson. The hard and ugly truth is that 90% of startups fail. According to Forbes, 9 out of 10 startups will fail after a few years of inception. As an entrepreneur, your desire should be to be among the 10% that succeed. The desire for growth and a going concern requires hard work. You will have to work hard and smart to survive the competition in the crowded market.
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