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9 Success Principles To Propel Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Every aspiring entrepreneur I know is talking about the fact that there are over 2,000 billionaires in the world today, and how their innovative idea could make them one of the next ones. Most of you prefer to ignore the feedback from analysts that your chances of creating the next unicorn startup may be as low as one in five million. The big question is how you can beat these odds.

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Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means

Both Sides of the Table

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. As with all promotions, the reality is that Kara was already acting as a senior leader at our firm and also in the industry at large. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?

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Email Marketing As A Pillar For Enterprise Sales

YoungUpstarts

From the time that I wake up, to the time that I lay on my bed and close my eyes at night, I go through dozens of emails on my phone. In today’s day and age, emails can be considered a powerful way to connect with people. Think about it. Do you even know anyone who does not have an email address? You yourself probably go through endless numbers of emails popping up each week.

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How to Plan and Budget for an eCommerce Website

Up and Running

With an eCommerce business, your website is everything. It’s the driver of both sales and marketing and establishes a 24/7 representation of your brand. When it comes to an online store, how much you put into the store paves the way for how much you’ll make. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs make the mistake of investing too little into their website while expecting large returns.

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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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Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence Checklist

The Startup Magazine

When it comes to mergers and acquisitions, taking due diligence takes center stage. Without proper due diligence, you might find yourself in a serious financial mess. So, before you commit to a transaction, it’s important to understand what you are buying and the obligations that come with it. This may include things like contingent liabilities , litigation risks, intellectual property-related issues, as well as problematic contracts.

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Strap Technologies Prepares For New Round of Growth With New Technology Officer: Benjamin Eynon

Austin Startup

Strap Technologies is on a mission to become the world’s first substitute for the white cane. Strap Technologies has announced that Benjamin Eynon will join the rapidly expanding Strap team. Eynon will serve as a Technology Officer overseeing software development of Strap, a state-of-the-art wearable device that enables blind people to detect any type of obstacle and notify them of possible collisions.

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How to Increase eCommerce Sales — Growth Tips from Industry Experts

Up and Running

What are some of the best business strategies to scale your new eCommerce business ? For an online business that’s just starting out you’re probably trying to find answers to that exact question. And while there are plenty of general guidelines out there regarding what to tackle first, it can be difficult to cut through the clutter and find strategies that truly work. .

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Why You Should Contact An Accountant To Help With Your Tax Calculations

The Startup Magazine

As a new business owner, doing your tax calculations and filing tax returns can be one of the most challenging financial matters you need to handle annually. From the amount of paperwork involved to knowing about the different state and federal regulations, dealing with business taxes can be complicated. This is why it’s a good idea to work with an accountant.

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How Could Your Workspaces Run with Greater Efficiency?

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Maintaining optimal efficiency in all workspaces should be a priority for all business owners. While you may think that yours is already in pretty good shape, there’s almost always room for improvement. The first step to achieving this goal is to identify the areas where those upgrades can occur. Looking for inspiration on where you should focus the attention over the coming months?

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How To Boost Your Startup Business Using Affiliate Marketing

YoungUpstarts

For a startup, the first goal is to invest in the advertisement of your business to get customers. Digital marketing is the latest strategy of advertising your business, promoting it to the next level. For this purpose, affiliate marketing is used by which you can advertise your products by letting a publisher website post information about it. In this strategy, the affiliate link to your website is placed in the promotional content, and by clicking the link, it will lead to your website.

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Top 12 Security Considerations for Your Nonprofit Board

Board Effect

As a nonprofit board director, you’re highly dedicated and invested in your cause. In a perfect world, all the money you raise would go toward your programs and activities. The reality is that some percentage of your money has to go toward running your nonprofit and that includes addressing security considerations. Hopefully, your nonprofit won’t ever become the target of cybercrime, but you can’t lead your organization on hope alone.

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New Normal: A conversation with Jeremy Bloom of Integrate

deal architect

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level executives about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up. Here is.

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The Brilliant Benefits of Technology in the Post-Pandemic Business World

Women Entrepreneurs Can

2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenges for businesses across every sector. As we start to adjust to a ‘new normal’ and we look forward to living in a different world, it’s crucial for companies to adapt and embrace new ways of working. Technology has played a critical role in keeping businesses going during the pandemic, and it looks set to play an even bigger part in our day to day lives in the future.

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Understanding The Three Factors of Franchise Success: Circumstances, Operations, And Humanity

YoungUpstarts

by Scott Greenberg, author of “ The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar “ During the 10 years I ran my Edible Arrangements franchises, I spent a lot of time reflecting on my stores’ performance. I monitored my numbers. I analyzed the market. I constantly checked in with my employees. I wanted to understand everything impacting my business.

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5 Steps To A Winning Strategic Plan Execution Process

Startup Professionals Musings

In my years of advising business leaders, from entrepreneurs to enterprise executives, I often hear a passion for strategic change planning, but seldom see the same commitment to strategic execution. I fully understand that real change is hard, but I’m convinced that more focus on the execution is required to overcome the current 70 percent failure rate for strategic transformations.

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The SAP hiccup

deal architect

I am a market analyst, not a financial analyst. I worry about economic health of vendors, not their daily market cap. So I tend to not write about quarterly results. But a 20% stock price drop in a session is.

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How to Hire the Best Web Development Company

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Did you know that more than 85% of buyers start their journey online? Moreover, did you know that almost 50% of them state that they decide whether to trust a brand or not once they take a look at their website? All things considered, it comes as no surprise that many business owners find it difficult to deal with the launching of a new website. Web design is a complicated process, and smart business owners are aware of it.

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Taxes Are Good, Actually

YoungUpstarts

by Eric Yaverbaum, CEO of Ericho Communications and author of “ Leadership Secrets of the World’s Most Successful CEOS “ Taxes aren’t fun to pay. There, I said it. Tens of thousands of dollars of your hard-earned money, the end result of your work, your strife, your sleepless nights and stress headaches and endless meetings that take longer than they should, don’t make it to your pocket by a matter of law, a debt we owe before we earn a dime.

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5 Factors Which Define The Scope Of Your Competition

Startup Professionals Musings

As the business economy is expected to rebound from the pandemic, many entrepreneurs are thinking that life will soon get easier, and their opportunity can only grow. In reality, the business world gets tougher every day, with new entrants, new technology, and competitors more easily entering the fray from around the globe. Way back in 1979, Michael E.

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The Analyst Cam: Workday VIBE

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Barbry McGann, Executive Director, Office of the HRO at Workday presented on their.

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Coloradans – Activite Exposure Notification on Your iPhone/Android to Help Keep Colorado Safe from Covid

Feld Thoughts

We’ve learned many things in the last six months that help slow the spread of the Covid, such as social distancing, outdoor vs. indoor activity, and mask-wearing. We’ve also learned a lot about how to treat the disease. But, regardless of what you think of the severity or impact of Covid, the transmission characteristics of the disease remain unchanged.

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4 Things You Will Need To Start A Moving Company

YoungUpstarts

Starting up a business, no matter what industry, has become incredibly complicated nowadays. It seems like wherever you look, the industry is saturated, and the competition is incredibly tough. However, there is always room for those who know how to make it. With a moving company, you need to do a lot of the right things. Unfortunately, you will need to come up with a game plan by yourself or with your business partners.

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Should An Entrepreneur Seek Out An Investment Bank?

Startup Professionals Musings

The name “investment bank” somehow always sounded like a place where I could deposit my investments, and maybe even earn a little interest. Then I learned that these banks really negotiate investments and collect fees on the transactions, sort of like commercial banks do with loans to businesses. None normally work for or provide funds for early-stage startups.

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The Analyst Cam: Salesforce Industries Part 2

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Salesforce recently had a Industries Summit where they showcased 12 "industry cloud" tracks.

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The Queen’s Gambit

Feld Thoughts

If you can’t imagine that a drama about chess would be riveting, you need to watch The Queen’s Gambit. And, if you love (or even like) chess, start watching it tonight. The first two episodes are the Opening. The Middlegame happens in episodes 3, 4, and 5. The Endgame is episodes 6 and 7. Each is delicious. The Endgame is spectacular. We watched it in three nights.

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From The Ground Up: Reasons To Rethink Your Entry-Level Hiring Strategy

YoungUpstarts

by Pablo Listingart, Founder and Executive Director of ComIT. To begin again, to start anew, to have a fresh, blank slate — the corporate advantages of hiring entry level employees, strong professionals at their career beginnings, seem self-explanatory. But for many companies, it’s a source of stress, and an area too often overlooked. Onboarding at the entry level can be resource intensive.

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Google Will Soon Rank “Passages.” Does It Matter?

ConversionXL

On October 15, Google announced that it will integrate more artificial intelligence into its search algorithm, improve visual search, and work on 3D search functionality. When it comes to organic results, the biggest news is Google’s new focus on “passages”: By better understanding the relevancy of specific passages, not just the overall page, we can find that needle-in-a-haystack information you’re looking for.

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Burning Platform: Software - Feast or Famine

deal architect

In episode 9 of the Burning Platform series, Brian Sommer and I talk about the inconsistency of software availability. Some categories have too many choices and specialists; on the other hand, many business functions, geographies and industries have hardly any.

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Why Virtual Events Are Hugely Beneficial to Budding Businesses

The Startup Magazine

By the end of 2019, the global virtual events market was estimated to be worth approximately $77 billion, according to Grand View Research. After the exponential boost the market experienced this year, it is expected that it will surpass the previous revenue estimation of $404 billion before 2027. While the virtual events market undoubtedly experienced natural growth since last year, the impact of the global pandemic cannot be ignored.

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How Real Estate Investors Are Handling The COVID Pandemic

YoungUpstarts

The coronavirus broke out at the beginning of 2020, and by March of the same year, it has been declared a pandemic. Most industries have felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the real estate industry isn’t exempted. After months of intense battle against the novel coronavirus, most industries are beginning to find ways to cope with its impacts.

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Are you referable?

Mike Michalowicz

These days, one of the best business strategies is to be referable. Are you? Find out when Mike talks with Michael Roderick, CEO Small Pond Enterprises on the latest Mike Up In Your Business podcast episode. If you think your referability game needs an upgrade, listen up and learn from a pro. This is what Michael does. Small Pond ??helps thoughtful givers become thought leaders.

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The Analyst Cam: Salesforce Industries Part 1

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Salesforce recently had a Industries Summit where they showcased 12 "industry cloud" tracks.

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Know Your Rights: When to Call a Los Angeles Tenant Attorney

The Startup Magazine

Knowing and enforcing your rights as a commercial or residential tenant can protect you from being taken advantage of by shady, cheating landlords. While most problems tenants face are minor or can be easily dismissible, it’s still important for them to know their tenant rights, especially when it comes to more serious issues. Minor tenant issues are usually resolved with a quick discussion with one’s landlord.

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Top 3 Places In Europe To Live In As A Start-up Millionaire 

YoungUpstarts

All start-up entrepreneurs have at least one idol they look up to and say: “I wanna be that guy, when I make it”. Whether it is Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Elon Musk or another rich and famous entrepreneur that has made a name for themselves worldwide, when you start up a company – you aim for the stars. In this article we take a look at possible destinations you can migrate to, when you actually make it and sell your company for a million-dollar valuation.

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Free Accounting and Bookkeeping Sample Business Plan PDF

Up and Running

Looking for a free, downloadable accounting and bookkeeping sample business plan PDF to help you create a business plan of your own? Bplans has you covered. . Keep in mind that you don’t need to find a sample business plan that exactly matches your business. Whether you’re launching a larger accounting business in a bustling city or a smaller neighborhood office, the details will be different, but the bones of the plan will be the same. .

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The Analyst Cam: Salesforce Industries Part 3

deal architect

As we have moved to virtual vendor briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission from vendors), as part of my Analyst Cam series. Salesforce recently had a Industries Summit where they showcased 12 "industry cloud" tracks.

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