Sat.Mar 25, 2017 - Fri.Mar 31, 2017

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Do You Have What It Takes To Start A PCB Design Firm?

YoungUpstarts

PCBs, also known as printed circuit boards, are very important components that are found in various electronic devices. Medical devices , smartphones, calculators and weapons systems all contain PCBs. These designs have become integral in many industries, and this industry has shifted globally to areas such as China and India. One segment of this market includes application and manufacturing, while the other segment focuses on innovation.

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Artificial Intelligence: Implications On Marketing, Analytics, And You

Occam's Razor

A rare post today. It looks a little further out into the future than I normally tend to. It attempts to simplify a topic that has more than it’s share of coolness, confusion and complexity. While the phrase Artificial Intelligence has been around since the first human wondered if she could go further if she had access to entities with inorganic intelligence, it truly jumped the shark in 2016.

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Resilience is the Only Sustainable Edge in Business

Startup Professionals Musings

If you haven’t had a setback in business, you are probably risk averse and doomed to mediocrity. The business leaders who create real technology paradigm shifts, or have changed the world of commerce, don’t advertise their failures, but they still feel them. Yet they have been able to learn from their mistakes and bounce back stronger for the next challenge.

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The Growth Marketing Process: How to Shake Your Growth Hack Addiction

ConversionXL

Sean Ellis coined the term “growth hacking” way back in 2010. Since then, the term has taken on a life of its own. It’s the focus of dozens of books, new roles, new departments and teams, new methods of thinking, hundreds of articles, hundreds of guides, hundreds of webinars… you get the idea. Yet, it still feels very elusive.

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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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Is Your WordPress Website Optimised?

YoungUpstarts

WordPress is one of the world’s greatest, if not the greatest, open-source platforms available. Powering over 26% of the world-wide web, it is the world’s most popular Content Management System with a market share of over 54%! With its great ease comes great flexibility and plenty of opportunity to optimise your WordPress website for maximum performance.

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5 Reasons Why Every Entrepreneur Should Learn To Code

YFS Magazine

Fortunately, it has never been easier to learn how to code. Learning to code can make you a better entrepreneur. Here's how.

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Good Survey Questions: Master the Art of the Ask

ConversionXL

“Surveys are the most dangerous research tool,” says Erika Hall , author of Just Enough Research. “If you write bad survey questions, you get bad data at scale with no chance of recovery.”. With people’s attention spans getting shorter, there is growing pressure to make surveys lean. More and more people are taking surveys on their phones and if the survey is too long, they drop out.

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Can Document Management Restore Consumers’ Trust In Enterprises?

YoungUpstarts

By Jesse Wood, CEO of eFileCabinet. Have you ever looked at a work project gone wrong and wondered, how did this happen, who made this change, or how did this slip through the cracks? If you’re like most knowledge workers, the answer is a resounding “yes.”. These glaring questions have become so prevalent in organizations that headlines now pose them not only to businesses under fire, but also to consumers, who today — as never before — question whether organizations can be trusted with their in

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Why Your Business Needs A Web Design Style Guide

YFS Magazine

If you rely on your brand image and reputation, there is nothing more important than having a web design style guide in place to protect that image online.

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eRelevance Corp. Adds New Executives

SiliconHills

eRelevance Corporation, an automated marketing service for small to medium sized businesses, announced it has added two new executives. The Austin-based company hired Michael Norman as vice president of software development and Melonie Poole as director of client success. “We are very pleased to add this level of leadership and expertise to our executive team,” […] The post eRelevance Corp.

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Happy 1 year anniversary to Galvanize Austin!

Austin Startup

It’s hard to believe it’s only been a year since Galvanize opened their doors because they immediately became ingrained in the Austin startup and tech community. Galvanize is focused on teaching classes that turn programmers into data scientists — one of the hottest job titles on the market right now. They also offer web development classes and coworking in a beautiful downtown office.

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Edge Analytics – The Pros and Cons Of Immediate, Local Insight

YoungUpstarts

by Jason Bissell and Calvin Hoon, Talend. The Internet of Things (IoT) brings businesses many benefits, primary access to more data and better insights. However, most companies we have spoken with are still largely puzzled by what to do with their data. Whether they should store or discard enterprise data, and if stored, what the best approach is to making that data a strategic asset for their company.

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Top 3 Success Tips For Non-Technical Founders

YFS Magazine

There is a common misconception in the startup world that suggests you need to be a technical founder to launch a startup.

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Yet another alarmist automation report. This time from PwC.

deal architect

I groaned when I read this from my former employer, PwC “Our analysis suggests that up to 30% of UK jobs could potentially be at high risk of automation by the early 2030s, lower than the US (38%) or Germany.

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Will Austin build transformative high-bandwidth applications?

Austin Startup

Unique grant opportunity to use the gigabit internet to solve community challenges Last Thursday, Austin City Council voted unanimously to accept $145,000 in grant funding as part of US Ignite’s Smart Gigabit Communities Program. This is an exciting development — one that can lead to Austin becoming a leader in next-generation applications that utilize the gigabit internet and benefit the community at large.

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7 Entrepreneurs Who Started Successful Businesses In College

YoungUpstarts

by Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. Living in the age of business adventurists such as Millennials comes with many benefits, the greatest one being that entrepreneurship is highly encouraged and valued from a very early age, and finding purpose in your professional ventures is rewarding in numerous ways. Some of the names that have paved the way for such undertakings serve as the greatest inspiration for young people all over the globe who are trying to make a name for themsel

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The Coming Ubiquity of Voice Tech [Traction Podcast #38: Adam Marchick, VoiceLabs]

View from Seed

Adam Marchick, CEO of VoiceLabs, sees the disruptive force on the horizon that is voice technology. Whether it’s voice-based apps or voice inputs and outputs, all of us in tech should be watching this trend, and Adam is at the forefront of it. Adam has led a remarkable career, spanning six different startups and seven-plus years as an investor.

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Story Telling in Technology World

deal architect

I heard a fascinating talk yesterday by Louis Richardson of IBM. He is part of their Watson cognitive computing group. Three things stood out a) His title – Chief Storyteller. Yes, seriously b) Almost zero content about Watson or IBM.

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First prototype, Design and UI — Mobile Game Development Guide #2

Austin Startup

The game takes place in a fictional world of anthropomorphic animals in a frigid country much like Russia controlled by a fascist Leader by the name Big Pig. Some can say it is a current review of our crazy political happenings, or even a reference to George Orwell’s Animal Farm or even 1984. For those who have not read the first story yet, here’s the beginning.

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Arthur Salzer, Northland Wealth Management CEO, On What’s Leading Greater Interest In “Impact Investing”

YoungUpstarts

Earlier this week, when entrepreneur and philanthropist David Rockefeller – the last living grandchild of American oil tycoon John Rockefeller – passed away, there was immediate interest in who would take control of the Rockefeller fortune. The death of the steward to the multi-billion dollar empire also sparked conversations around the importance and difficulty in maintaining a wealthy family’s fortune over multiple generations.

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6 Ways To Attract A Flock Of Angels To Your Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Fundraising is brutal. Actually, according to Paul Graham of Y-Combinator fame, “Raising money is the second hardest part of starting a startup. The hardest part is making something people want.” More startups may fail for that reason, but a close second is the difficulty of raising money. A while back, I outlined “ 10 Tried-And-True Strategies For Funding New Ventures ” for startups, listing angel investors as alternative six.

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Don’t even think of naming your business until you read this

The Next Web

I’ve learned a lot from the development of NameLayer, and I’m ready to divulge every trick in my arsenal. In this guide, I provide realistic solutions to the frustrations encountered when naming a company. Plus, I’ll have some fun analyzing both good and bad company names. This guide is divided into three, independent sections: Why Bad Company Names Hurt You, Coming Up With Company Names, and Examples of Strong and Weak Company Names.

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How To Get Over Mompreneur Guilt And Get More Done

YFS Magazine

Mom guilt is real! So here are 5 tips to help you feel good as a mom, entrepreneur and the super hero that you are, while you get things done.

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Business Ethics And Social Responsibility

YoungUpstarts

The study of business ethics refers to the ethical dimensions of productive organizations and commercial activities, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It applies to the production, distribution, marketing, sale and consumption of goods and services. It can include potentially controversial issues like insider trading, bribery and discrimination.

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8 Ways to Unleash A Team’s Maximum Productive Power

Startup Professionals Musings

Most business leaders today realize that smart management of scarce resources is the key to competitive success. That’s why they manage money so carefully. Yet the truth is that a more scarce resource is really the time, talent, and energy of your team. Leaders who are able to optimize these find multipliers of 20 percent up to nine times the average productivity.

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When One Month Of Real Time Is Three Months of Company Time

Feld Thoughts

Most of us learned about dog years as children. Unfortunately, the adage that one human year = 7 dog years is not entirely correct, as dogs mature much faster than humans and the aging process depends on the size of the dogs. But the general idea works. Recently, I was in a board meeting at a company that had increased its revenue by a factor of four in 2016.

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Loyalty vs. Location: Why Startup Founders Should Stay Put

YFS Magazine

Your
 city needs you more than you realize. Before buying into the myth that you need
 to “upgrade” to a hub city, take stock of 
what really counts.

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The First Step In Turning Your Hobby Into A Business

YoungUpstarts

by Christy Wright, author of “ Business Boutique: A Woman’s Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves “ From sewing baby clothes to upcycling old thrift store furniture, more and more people are turning their hobbies into side businesses. And with the ever-increasing Etsy population as well as endless free social media platforms, launching a side business is easier than ever before.

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7 Rules For Turning Business Conflicts Into Win-Win

Startup Professionals Musings

Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for conflict, or actively avoid it. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can’t imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them to the death. But the reality is that startups are composed of smart people, with emotions as well as intellects, working in close proximity under much pressure, so conflicts will occur.

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The art of authentic positivity

The Equity Kicker

A couple of times recently I’ve found myself coaching people to stay positive. In both cases they very reasonably pushed back, saying great idea, but they didn’t want to be false and pretend to feel positive when inside they felt anything but. Two conversations about the art of being authentically positive ensued and I’ve been collecting my thoughts on the subject since then.

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Top 5 Challenges Female Entrepreneurs Must Overcome

YFS Magazine

Female entrepreneurs are launching businesses at an astonishing rate. Here’s a look at five challenges we need to overcome in order to thrive.

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3 Ways To Avoid Being Seen As A Fraud In Your Crowdfunding Campaigns

YoungUpstarts

by Jesse Kaufman, CEO and founder of ShippingTree. Crowdfunding campaigns have gained popularity as a way to fund and earn support for a new product or project. By allowing individuals to contribute and back a project, crowdfunding has revolutionized the way many small companies finance their efforts. Still, it’s not entirely seamless. Your company’s image depends on your ability to fulfill the promises you’ve made.

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6 Reasons Why The Google Leaders Were An Exception

Startup Professionals Musings

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Since every business is built by unique individuals, I’m totally convinced that exceptional people are the key to an exceptional company. To check out the Google founders, and because I still see so many business plans that are modeled after Google (more search engines, and more billion dollar growth models), I had to take a look at the classic b

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Guys

This is going to be BIG.

I know a guy. In fact, I know a lot of guys. That’s good because guys are all anyone is looking for these days—or even speaking to. "Software guys." "Hardware guys." "Tech guys" in general. Guys who might want to fund our round. How tired are women of being either excluded in the language of who people are looking for, or being lumped in with men and being described as "Guys"?

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It’s Time To Overhaul Your Elevator Pitch — Here’s How

YFS Magazine

For many of us, our attention span powers down after the generic, "Hello, my name is Jane. Glad to meet you. What type of business are you in?" spiel.

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How To Pick The Right Startup Accelerator Program

YoungUpstarts

Every year, thousands of hopeful entrepreneurs around the world pack their bags and head out to participate in an accelerator program. For the most part, most of these programs are similar. They typically invite a class of startups into a coworking space for around 3-6 months and work alongside them to accelerate startup growth. The accelerator usually provides an initial investment and the program culminates in a Demo Day, where startups pitch their company to a room full of investors.