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The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective

Both Sides of the Table

The Truth About the Scooter Economy?—?An Insider’s Perspective “Bird Zero” that are custom designed by the company There is a story arc of the electric scooter market that took the world by storm in 2018, was second-guessed late in the year and has quietly re-emerged as a powerful force of growth where few really appreciate the speed and scale of what has happened.

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The Benefits Of IoT In Various Parts Of A Business

YoungUpstarts

Nowadays, with growing concern for the environment, many businesses want to create a greener working environment. The internet of things (IoT) technology has all the potential for creating a more sustainable workplace, as it connects multiple parts of the system and operates with an analytical approach. IoT gives the possibility to connect devices within a company’s networks so they can interact with each other, provide the necessary information, and optimise processes.

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How To Set A Balance Of User Growth Vs Profitability

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Max Pixel A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. First of all, the glory days of “dot.coms” are gone, when investors “didn’t care” about profitability, and all the big money was focused on user count growth. In the long run, everyone wants both profitability and user growth, but the question is which comes first.

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

What answer is a searcher looking for? For sustainable, valuable search traffic, you’d better provide it. Satisfying search intent is Google’s fundamental goal. But algorithms haven’t always kept pace. Proxies like backlinks and keywords have long been—and still are—stand-ins for the likelihood that a web page will satisfy user intent. Optimizing for intent is the long play, for Google and your site.

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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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4 Ways Early Stage CTOs Can Learn to Roll With the Punches

ReadWriteStart

There’s always a tinge of “TBD” that accompanies the role of an early stage startup CTO. There’s a reason the position comes with that “up in the air” feeling. Early stage companies can’t immediately hire someone with the tech and executive know-how needed to handle the job. Most startups appoint a lead developer or some other tech go-to […].

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Companies And Branding Power

YoungUpstarts

There are so many factors that are part of attaining business success. There are just as many factors that are part of maintaining it for a long time as well. If you want your business to epitomize positive results, then you need to be 100 percent willing to put in all of the necessary work. This may involve putting a lot of energy into branding concepts.

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Nando Caporicci: How Blockchain Outperforms Financial Institutions

The Startup Magazine

By now, it is very likely that nearly all investors have heard about blockchain at some point. After all, it has been over two years since the unexpected spike in cryptocurrency values took the world by storm. And although the current prices are nowhere near the previous levels of success, the market of decentralized assets is as strong as ever. For the vast majority of people, including the ones who do not have any investments in this industry, the developments in the field of cryptocurrency ar

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What Is the Role of the Nomination Committee?

Board Effect

In light of increasing corporate responsibilities, corporations and nonprofits are starting to see that they need to revisit many of the traditional responsibilities they’ve had in the past. With so much change evolving in the corporate arena, this is a prime time for companies and organizations to evaluate regulations at every level, assess customer and workforce demographics, and evaluate business models.

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A Serial Entrepreneur’s Time Management Tips

YoungUpstarts

by Cody McLain , founder of SupportNinja and author of “ From Foster Care to Millionaire: A Young Entrepreneur’s Story of Tragedy and Triumph ”. So, you want to improve your time management skills? That’s great! Fortunately for you, it’s not that complicated. Here are some of the most effective time management tips, tools, and techniques that you can use when faced with many of life’s challenges — big or small.

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Drama in enterprise computing

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Ray Lane, a top-notch tech executive and investor over decades, said this about my new book "Don't be fooled by the title—the book is not just about SAP. It's about drama in enterprise computing." I then used "drama" in the.

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5 Investing Ideas from only experienced stock day traders

The Startup Magazine

When you are looking to trade stocks and shares online, what better a type of person to ask than one that is experienced, and that can give you valuable online trading tips and advice based on that experience?! When you are first entering the stock market, your initial goals may include thoughts of “how can I get rich and generate wealth as quickly as possible?

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What Is the Difference Between Leadership and Management for a Nonprofit?

Board Effect

The former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee , said: “A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here’s where we are going to go, here’s why we need to go there, and here’s how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.”. There are those who use the words “leader” and “manager” interchangeably, but their meanings are distinctly different.

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The Most Important Skill You Never Learned – Expert Tips To Solve Problems like Top Strategy Consultants  

YoungUpstarts

by Corey Phelps, co-author of “ Cracked it!: How to solve big problems and sell solutions like top strategy consultants “ We all solve problems. We couldn’t make it through a day without tackling the steady flow of challenges life throws at us: “What’s the most efficient route to avoid a traffic jam and get to work on time?” “Where do I take my out-of-town friend to dinner?

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7 Steps For Assuring Business Success And Fulfillment

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Pixabay Is it possible to be successful in business and not fulfilled? The answer is a resounding yes today, and I’m convinced that it will be even more true tomorrow, as young idealistic entrepreneurs try to adapt to the long-standing business culture if success is only measured in the money you make for yourself and your business. That isn’t very fulfilling to the growing number of entrepreneurs whose vision and satisfaction comes from making the world a better place, and enjoying a

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The joys of book reviews

deal architect

I saw an article aimed at authors and publishers on how to handle critical reviews. And I chuckled to myself "I could have written that myself" I took most heat for the first volume of SAP Nation - mostly from.

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Sample of a Board Resolution

Board Effect

At times, boards of directors or shareholders may act on behalf of a corporation. A board resolution offers a formal way for boards to document in writing a decision that the board of directors made. Board resolutions serve as a formal, legal record of certain important decisions. In addition, certain board resolutions serve as proof of compliance. In a legal sense, board resolutions are treated as board decisions that are legally binding.

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How To Improve Healthcare Patient Experiences

YoungUpstarts

Both successful and effective communication and positive physician-patient relationships have been associated with favorable patient health outcomes. This alone should be a strong clinical indication that improved patient experiences could lead to better healthcare outcomes overall. If the following suggestions can be made use of and the patient experience is improved overall, a given clinic or hospital may be seeing fewer malpractice attorneys.

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7 Keys To Optimizing Your Investment In Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Pixabay If you are a business owner today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. But, contrary to what most people preach, it isn’t entirely free. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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The bad old days of consumer tech

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Not a day passes without some harsh story about Facebook and data protection. How un-innovative Apple has become. Why Amazon should be broken up. Why Google should be regulated. And I ask do these folks not remember the days when.

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Top 10 Latin American IoT Startups to Watch

ReadWriteStart

IoT is taking the world by storm and rapidly gaining ground. In 2015, there were about 15.4 billion connected devices. IHS says this number will grow to 30.7 billion in 2020, and 75.4 billion by 2025. As the demand for connected device technology increases, so does the number of emerging IoT startups. But it’s not […]. The post Top 10 Latin American IoT Startups to Watch appeared first on ReadWrite.

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How To Write A Marketing Plan In Just Six Easy Steps

YoungUpstarts

by Lonny Kocina, CEO of Media Relations Agency and author of “ The CEO’s Guide to Marketing: The Book Every Marketer Should Read Before Their Boss Does “ A well-executed marketing plan is like a GPS. It guides your customers into your sales process. Done right, your marketing should result in more leads, higher sales and a stronger brand.

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6 Keys To Turning Your Failures Into Business Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Mark Cuban image via Flickr by jdlasica We all have had setbacks in business – the challenge is learn from each one to improve skills and decision making, rather than let failures get you down and reduce your chances of ever achieving success. The best entrepreneurs and business owners have experienced failure multiple times before bouncing back to a level of achievement they only dreamed of.

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ERP: Moving Fast and Yet So Slow

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A guest post from Ton Dobbe, Chief Inspiration Officer, Value Inspiration "Every week I interview entrepreneurs and experts from around the world to share their big idea about new forms of value creation and the potential we can unlock when.

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Why the new breed of entrepreneurs looks beyond making a profit

The Next Web

Big tech is broken. From Uber’s sexual harassment scandal to Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional testimony and Elon Musk’s Twitter meltdown, tech disillusionment is definitely starting to set in for many people. It’s a shift that’s perceptible everywhere. Last month, at SXSW — normally an unabashed celebration of new tech — Elizabeth Warren, one of Big Tech’s biggest enemies, was one of the main speakers.

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How To Start Your Own Craft Beer Business

YoungUpstarts

by Katie Lundin of crowdspring. Between 2012 and 2017, the number of craft breweries in the US increased from 2,420 to 6,266 – an increase of 159%! It’s no wonder craft beer is so popular. Starting a brewing business is hard work. But we’re here to help. Here are 5 of the 9 steps you’ll need to know to start your own brewery business. If you like what you read here, be sure to read the complete 9 step guide on how to start a brewery business. 1.

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7 Business Killers — Thoughts Startups Ought to Consider

ReadWriteStart

Being an entrepreneur is one of the quickest thoughts which comes to the mind of a young person when thinking about a career. However considering the risks and challenges which comes with starting a business — most are unprepared for this challenge. Many people believe that because someone else succeeded in being an entrepreneur — […].

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Groan - yet another TLA

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Every good analyst is entitled to coin a couple of TLAs in their career. It is a badge of honor. So, I certainly understand why my friend Phil Fersht and his team at HfS have coined a new one IAP.

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Customer Interviews: Voice of the Customer and Jobs-to-Be-Done

ConversionXL

Conversations with prospects or customers can improve practically every metric or user state model you’re aiming for. As Jen Havice noted here on the CXL blog , insights from customer interviews can: Accelerate the customer journey; Increase conversions; Drive more leads, sales, and revenue. To do that, you don’t need to reinvent the customer interviewing wheel.

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How Your Small Business Can Start Accepting Credit Cards

YoungUpstarts

by Kristen Gramigna, Chief Marketing Officer for BluePay. Offering multiple convenient payment options to your customers minimizes the chances of turning away potential sales. Few business decisions will have a greater impact on your bottom line than allowing customers to pay using credit cards. Here’s why. In just 2018 alone, card-based sales exceeded $3.6 trillion in the U.S.

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How to Get Away From a Growth Mindset and Start to Scale

ReadWriteStart

Once you implement scalable processes, you can focus on increasing demand for your product or service without wondering whether your startup can handle it. The post How to Get Away From a Growth Mindset and Start to Scale appeared first on ReadWrite.

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8 Inspiring Quotes And Lessons From Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ Film

YFS Magazine

In 2018, Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella. A year later, she has written, directed, and executive-produced a Netflix documentary about her performance.

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The Top 5 Tips to Get Your Gym “Fiscally Fit” by Dean Carlson

Mike Michalowicz

As a fitness professional, you are a world changer. You do some of the most important work on the face of the earth; you create happy and healthy by helping people move better, perform better, look better, and probably most importantly, feel better. You are a superstar. But, you say, if the work I do is so important and so many people need it, why am I struggling to get ahead?

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Avoiding Complexity Makes You More Likely To Be Successful

YoungUpstarts

If you’re an entrepreneur with a singular focus, the last thing you need is complexity. Complexity takes your time and attention away from your goals and can be a source of stress. Nothing creates complexity like quitting your day job and jumping into complex investments just because everyone else is doing it. Before you quit your job and start flipping houses to fund your business, consider the following: Real estate investments can distract you from your business.

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How to Start a Profitable Wedding Business in Florida

The Startup Magazine

Getting into the wedding industry can lead to a thrilling and fulfilling career in Florida. If you prepare correctly, your wedding business can also be profitable. Still, the Florida wedding business is saturated with companies designed to handle each step of the path towards matrimony. Entrepreneurs need to be prepared and find some differentiators in order to stand out.

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Reflections on Board Members By Some Great Ones

Feld Thoughts

I spent the past few days in Tokyo at the Kauffman Fellows Annual Summit. Over the past five years, there has been a large increase globally in the number of venture capitalists and people interested in becoming VCs. As a result, an organization like Kauffman Fellows is more important than ever as it helps build an incredible community of the next generation of VCs to learn from each other.

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A Sure-Fire Way To Overcome Buyer Hesitation (With Examples)

YFS Magazine

While it’s essential to have credentials, experience, and clearly explain what you do, hiring a consultant still represents a roll of the dice.

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