YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Startup founder Deekron Krikorian of MotionTraxx, was able to pursue his dream of spending a summer abroad in Ibiza, enjoying the music and nightlife of one of the clubbing capitals of the world, while using technology, co-working and other tools to effectively managing his startup and ensuring it moves forward towards its goals while he was abroad.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Successful entrepreneurs show up a lot and make their own luck. And they are resilient – they’re able to bounce back after failure. Both of these traits made all the difference for the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Phil Randazzo. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were.
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Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, Contributing Editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup Conference is a one-of-a-kind conference and community of 2,000 thought leaders who meet annually in San Francisco to discuss the ways everyone from big government agencies, multinational conglomerates, scrappy startups, religious organizations, and mission-driven initiatives puts continuous innovation into practice, empowering employees and fostering radical success along the way.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Being in love is great. Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Waking up each morning knowing you are getting to do exactly what you love is more than most people could ever say about any “job” they have had. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality.
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
OCTOBER 28, 2015
by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Lightspeed is in the business of encouraging entrepreneurship. This past summer, the Lightspeed Summer Fellowships program invited selected guests to provide aspiring entrepreneurs a perspective into all aspects of starting a new company. The program provides entrepreneurs the resources and mentoring they need to build their companies and develop their skills.
Mike Michalowicz
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Also Available On. Show Summary. Michael Spadaro joins Mike Michalowicz, Chris Curran and Kristina Bolduc for Episode 51 of the Profit First Podcast! Michael gives you great tips on how to leverage technology to become more profitable in your business. Our Guest . Michael is the Founder and CEO of Profound Cloud, an award-winning IT consulting firm that helps businesses save time and money using innovative technologies that make them more efficient.
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Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 30, 2015
The idea of exactly what your business is going to be usually comes first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made up word you dream of one night and feel it has the right ring to it. Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 29, 2015
By David Zimmerman, CEO of LC Technology International. Peruse the latest tech, business or marketing-related online magazine and you’ll assuredly come across articles about data, specifically the value data holds for the organization. Whether it’s uncovering insights through analysis of “big data”, processing recurring customer payments, or sending out marketing campaigns, modern companies rely on information.
deal architect
OCTOBER 24, 2015
It has been quite a month for cloud computing. NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson announced their “thirteenth consecutive quarter of more than 30 percent year-over-year revenue growth.” Amazon Web Services announced 78% revenue growth increase year over year. Microsoft reported 18.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 25, 2015
In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business prosperity really haven’t changed in the last hundred years. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. As an angel investor and a mentor to entrepreneurs I still see this every day.
View from Seed
OCTOBER 29, 2015
The NextView podcast Traction explores all the clever, creative, and atypical things entrepreneurs do to make initial progress against the odds. If startups should do things that “don’t scale,” then this podcast asks a simple question: What ARE those things? Past episodes include stories from founders of LinkedIn , DraftKings , General Assembly , Mattermark , InsightSquared , and more.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 27, 2015
The traditional venture capital model calls for a degree of faith in the teams you choose to invest in. They can be down the hall, across the street, or on the other side of the world. At the end of the day, you can easily become detached from these individual teams, leaving them to their own devices in the hope they are working efficiently and towards the goal of building a successful business.
deal architect
OCTOBER 26, 2015
I know you were kidding last night about having only one slide but would love that minimalism in one of your keynotes. Our industry is overrun with slides. When I was at Gartner we unleashed 18 slides in every presentation.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Knowing all too well how hard it is to start a single new business, I’ve always wondered how several well-known entrepreneurs, including Richard Branson and Elon Musk , have managed to successfully lead dozens of startups to success, and thrive on the process. These special people are called serial entrepreneurs, because they have figured out how to do it over and over again.
Pascal's View
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I am excited to join in announcing the launch of Rethink Supply Chains: The Tech Challenge to Fight Labor Trafficking from the Partnership for Freedom, for which I will be serving as one of the judges. The Rethink Supply Chains Challenge is a call to action to a wide range of communities – developers, designers, social entrepreneurs, advocates, and innovators – to apply their talents to a critical cause: ending forced labor and modern slavery in the global supply chain.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 27, 2015
by Paul Scolardi is the CEO of Super Trades LLC. When it comes to finding financial success, so many people focus on having to build their financial portfolio for years and years and to wait decades until they can make the money they want and live the life they have always wanted to have. However, there is a young man by the name of Matthew Owens that is proving that philosophy wrong.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Logos are the most vital part of brand identity. Great logos are not only instantly recognizable but they often have interesting stories , myths, trivia and hidden meanings associated with them. Today let us have a look at the stories behind the most iconic brand logos ever created. This is going to be fun! image credits: unraveling the tale behind the Apple logo, CNN.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 24, 2015
Many entrepreneurs forget that their success is more about helping other people than about personally becoming famous, or overcoming the odds and getting rich. A successful business has to satisfy customers with a strong team, by helping them solve problems, save money, or experience more pleasure. That means more focus on helping others achieve their goals.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 25, 2015
This is my last blog post of 2015. I’m taking a break from a bunch of things for a while. #GiveFirst is the title of my next book, which will come out sometime in 2016. I’ve started working on it and realize that I have a finite amount of daily writing energy. Since I no longer wake up every morning at 5am (I don’t use an alarm clock anymore), I have a less predictable morning routine.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 26, 2015
by Gerry Hays, DinnerCall Founder and CEO. The number of stay-at-home dads in the U.S. has surged to roughly 2 million, a 90 percent increase since 1989, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. Although stay-at-home dads are becoming a new norm, there are still stigmas associated. Because of the antiquated belief that men are the family breadwinners, many see stay-at-home fatherhood as a loss of income, lack of desire to work and shortage of domestic knowledge.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Branding is usually seen as an expensive and complicated task normally associated with big organizations that are identified globally. However, in today’s digital world, as more organizations are moving from traditional to inbound marketing, things are changing. The barriers to entry are low, and anyone using social platforms and new media can establish a known brand.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Motivated teams are the key to success at every startup, yet I still know entrepreneurs who gave an inspirational speech to kick off the quarter but haven’t been heard from since, or don’t realize that their actions are often more demotivating than inspirational. The result is a huge loss in productivity and morale and potentially the death of a promising startup.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 30, 2015
When you have launched a startup or prototype, one of the most important strategies to prove is your business concept and gaining early user traction. If you’re like most startup founders, you don’t have much money, nor do you have enough money to hire a PR agency. However, to become a great entrepreneur means you have the inquisitiveness to look elsewhere to get your startup liftoff.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 26, 2015
by Lauren Sergy, founder of Up Front Communication. For many small businesses, marketing budgets are thin to non-existent. While many turn to social media and websites for inexpensive advertising, local speaking opportunities can provide exceptional marketing value with virtually no direct cost. The power in speaking as a marketing platform lies in the fact that face to face interaction increases trust and lets people meet you on a more personal level.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 28, 2015
My husband- an avid NPR listener switched over to podcasts last year. On his Twitter post that I read with great interest, he called one of them “pure podcast glory” He wanted to drive a little extra to hear Starlee Kine finish her mystery. With Serial, the Mystery Show, Startup, Limetown stories, I do think, it is the revival of the Podcasting industry.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 26, 2015
If you boast of never having a business that failed, most investors will assume that you have never tried anything innovative or you simply haven’t faced the truth. According to many reports , about half of startups fail in the first five years. What investors look for is that you wear your failure as a badge of courage and can talk positively about what you have learned.
For Entrepreneurs
OCTOBER 29, 2015
We’re excited to share the forEntrepreneurs SaaS Survey Infographic, which highlights major parts of this year’s SaaS Survey results. With all the data in the survey to help SaaS companies benchmark their growth, we thought it would be useful to show the major insights in a more graphical form. For the full results and analysis, see parts […].
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 30, 2015
By Nick Goode, Commercial Director at Sage One. The whole hobby-to-business proposition is a little misleading — primarily because we need to rethink the word “hobby.” When we hear it, we think of those fun, voluntary pastimes that bring us enjoyment and help us make the most of our free time: reading, collecting stamps, community theatre — they’re all things that we do because we enjoy doing them.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Facebook’s organic reach has been a matter of concern for many marketers. Unless they really engage with your content, your content may not even reach the relevant newsfeed. You can have thousands of followers on your Facebook page but still have posts that no one really engages with. Having no engagement on posts is the social media equivalent of talking to yourself – it shouldn’t happen.
The Next Web
OCTOBER 28, 2015
This post was brought to you by.CO – transforming the way people think about web addresses. Global Startup Battle (GSB) may be one of the best party hosts in the world and the best part is you and your big ideas, just begging to be built, are invited. Without ever having to blow up balloons or stock the bar, GSB has already invited more than 30,000 entrepreneurs and the talented teams to help bring the idea to life together.
Gust
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Kevin Klages, Co-Founder and CEO of Planitar, raised a $500,000 seed round after four pitches to angel investors. We sat down with Kevin as he shared what his fundraising journey was like, the startup lessons he learned, and his advice to fellow founders. Here is what he had to say: HK: Tell me a little about Planitar. How did you Read more >. The post Ask A Founder: Startup Lessons Learned from Planitar’s Kevin Klages appeared first on The Gust Blog.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 29, 2015
In your first year, you’ll be thinking about keeping your business small. That way, you can decrease the level of risk that you’re taking on as a young entrepreneur. But, at the end of the first year you might find that your business is in a better position than you previously thought. It could be that you have a chance to make it stronger with some extra money in your business accounts.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Marketers the world over collectively heave a big sigh every time Google makes a change on its search algorithms. It happened with the previous Panda and Penguin releases and as marketers we always need to be prepared for the new. The Internet has evolved and some SEO techniques have definitely become obsolete. As search engines and social media platforms constantly strive to improve their user experience, they do not care about the feelings of digital marketers who may have spent years “o
Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Given the frequency of media stories focused on a handful of startups with billion dollar valuations and high profile rounds, it’s understandable that founders get impatient with their own company’s natural pace of growth. This sense of urgency is intensified by the fact that growth is an elemental part of being a startup. Paul Graham summed it up: “a startup is a company designed to grow fast.
For Entrepreneurs
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Last week I posted the results from Part 1 of our survey in which 300+ SaaS companies shared data on their growth and go-to-market strategies. This week I’m sharing the results from Part 2 of the survey where we compare application delivery methods, operational costs and gross margins, contract terms, churn rates, capital requirements and accounting methods.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 27, 2015
The most successful startup companies all begin with the same strategy: strong marketing. It is not a secret that marketing can bring in big revenue, and the best strategies can be well worth the financial investment. One of the most obvious strategies is to use social media marketing , and to the right audience with the right product this approach is worthwhile.
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