Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The course is free and starts on March 21, 2022. This is the third time we are running the new version of the course (v2!) that was co-created with Techstars and Kauffman Fellows. If interested, sign up now. I hope to see you there in one of the AMAs we will host for anyone who takes the course.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Caitlin Collins shares four graphic design trends you can tap into to meet and exceed customers expectations in 2023. The post Four Design Trends Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know In 2023 appeared first on Young Upstarts. Professionalisms Caitlin Collins design graphic design marketing

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Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic

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 their own ecosystem. He'll also go over metrics we can use to measure the health of our ecosystems as we build more resources for innovators.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The SAP Business as Unusual book by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier was released on December 20. click on badge on left to link to the Amazon page). The book relies heavily on conversations with SAP, customer, partner, research firm. SAP Business as Unusual

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Every entrepreneur I know has their favorite excuse for a previous failure – an investor backed out, the economy took a downturn, or a supplier delivered bad quality.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Make time for building relationships with others and working on your non-technical skills in your career. You will reap the rewards – both in terms of navigating your professional life more easily and progressing your career.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

As part of the launch of the Business as Unusual book (click on badge on left to get to the Amazon page) by Thomas Saueressig and Peter Maier that we helped conduct interviews and research for, we will share excerpts. Business as Unusual

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As a business consultant, I see many different employee cultures, from exciting and motivational, to dysfunctional and non-productive. Company leaders, as well as front-line team members usually realize when they have a problem, but most have no idea what is possible or how to change the culture.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The modern business landscape is incredibly competitive and fast-paced. Companies are constantly looking for ways to improve their productivity and efficiency, and technology has proven to be a powerful tool in this regard.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Good, healthy cash flow is necessary for you to run your business. You need to have access to the funds that will run your business in an easy, timely manner. The post 3 Ways To Improve Your Business’ Cash Flow appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Amy and I have been sponsors of the Boulder International Film Festival for a while. We’ve also been helping fund documentaries and have received several executive producer credits. Two of these films are in the 2023 Boulder International Film Festival on March 2 – 5, 2023.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

For most of my life, I’d heard and even believed Beatles drummer Ringo Starr wasn’t that good. I saw him as a goofball, the silly Beatle, and just a so-so drummer — or worse.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Really successful selling in SaaS is not about having the best sales methodology or always saying the right thing at the right time. It is about continuously and steadfastly building your own IPC's. The post Never, Ever Close! appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Incorporating Corporate Service Responsibility (CSR) is a noble idea that most business owners take seriously. To start a CSR project, you can identify needs in your community and develop a project around that need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Every business I know has teams, some working collaboratively to great advantage, while others sadly operating as collections of individuals who work alone, often in competition with each other.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Investing in marketing services for a CBD business can be a savvy decision as it provides an invaluable opportunity to boost visibility within your target market.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A successful cutover will help your organization save money, improve productivity, and reduce downtime risks significantly. The post How To Create An Effective Cutover Plan appeared first on Young Upstarts. Others cutover plan

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off inspired to become great.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

AI has become the year’s venture capital buzzword. Dan Primack, Axios Earlier this week I joined Dr. Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) to give a talk to her Entrepreneurial Finance class.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Taxes is like the sands on the beach by my house, it is a constantly changing world molded by the tides of public sentiment and the seasons of political changes. Sometimes I walk down and there is a ton of sand and everything is smooth and easy to walk on.

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Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Claire Hughes Johnson Joined Stripe in 2014 After a Decade at Google. Her Management Tips Are Legendary. Now They’re Published. Imposter syndrome manifests itself in different ways.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Revolutionizing Design with AI: Exploring the World of Generative Design written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Russ Perry In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Russ Perry.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

A sales plan will help you reach revenue and business goals. This guide will show you how to build a sales plan that works. Marketing Growing a Business Marketing Strategy Small Business Marketing Starting a Business Startup Marketing Startups

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Start Up Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Technology doesn’t advance in straight lines. It’s choppy with flat periods of stasis, and massive vertical progress leaps. We’ve just had one such leap and it’s not too late to get ahead and benefit economically.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Here’s the IRS take on the issue: It is no secret that the IRS carefully looks below the surface for personal use of company assets (including cash) in its corporate income tax audits.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with David Barnett In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview David Barnett.

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OnlyOnce

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

(This is the second post in the series… the first one When to Hire your first Chief Customer Officer is here ) I mentioned in an earlier post that few startups begin with a full-time Chief Customer Officer and the likely scenario is to promote someone from within the service organization to that role.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Did you know that giving a speech is one of the best strategies to scale your small business? Keynote speeches can provide small business owners and entrepreneurs with a powerful platform for sharing their ideas, establishing thought leadership and raising brand awareness.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A business that cares about the environment is one that customers are going to pay more attention to. There are many people out there now who care about what they’re doing to the environment and how they can reduce their impact on the world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Weekend Favs February 11 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week.

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What is ESG Investing? The tricycle of businesses

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In this post, you’ll learn what is generative ai and what’s the best generative ai course out there in case Product Management Generative ai

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Spencer Fry

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Many things surprise people about how differently we work at Podia , but one that comes up often is that we have absolutely zero product/project managers at our company of more than 30 people. Despite this — though I’ll argue below that it’s precisely because of this — we’re shipping features faster than companies many times our size and resources. First of all, this isn’t personal; I know many PMs who are great people.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

These days, cybersecurity is more important than ever. As the world moves further and further into the digital age, businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks. But don’t worry; there are ways to protect yourself and your business from these threats.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Have you ever bought a book with the intention of reading it? How about knowing the book had a system to transform an aspect of your life and it’s sitting on one of your shelves? You see where I’m headed, right? I get a lot of emails and questions when I’m on the road about Profit First. The most common question I get asked about Profit First is how to get started.

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