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Will You Survive The Job-Loss Tsunami?

YoungUpstarts

by Edward D. Hess and Katherine Ludwig, coauthors of “ Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age “. If you think you’ve lived through a bad economy, you haven’t seen anything yet. On the horizon is a “technology tsunami” poised to destroy tens of millions of jobs due to automation. The best research to date from researchers at Oxford University predicts that 47 percent of all jobs in the United States have a high probability of being

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8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services.

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How I Ranked First Page on Google But Still Failed

Up and Running

When I became the copywriter at the call technology company Phonexa , I had to crack down on several unexplored topics, one of which completely fascinated me and had me spellbound during and after work hours. While immersed in my research and pumping out at least 2,000 words a day on the topic, I noticed that I was slowly consumed by the world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

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Could Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Stephen Hawking all be wrong? Yes

deal architect

Quincy Larson quotes Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking as he warns There’s a rising chorus of concern about how quickly robots are taking away human jobs. He also cites an Oxford U. study In 2013, policy makers largely.

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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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Startup Ideas For The New Year

YoungUpstarts

Although the New Year is almost two months old, you should not give up on your resolutions if they involve starting a new business. If you want to pursue that entrepreneurial dream, it is not too late. Getting started can be scary, but these ideas can help you get your business off the ground this year: Tech Consultants. Do your friends call you a ‘tech geek’ and come to you when they are having issues with their mobile devices or networks?

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10 Keys To A Killer-First-Impression Website Rollout

Startup Professionals Musings

Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites. In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. In today’s world, a website is necessary but not sufficient for credibility. Dreamers and gamblers have found out that if the website isn’t validated as credible, it’s probably a scam, and everyone loses.

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The 90s called: They want you to reengineer again with Deloitte and SAP

deal architect

Dr. Michael Hammer was a rock star in the 90s with his reengineering books and his booming voice and entertaining speaking style. While at Gartner, Deloitte invited me to a workshop at Hammer’s consulting firm. I gladly accepted, then could.

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7 Things That Can Kill A Startup

YoungUpstarts

by Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. Running a startup business can often be a double-edged sword. As one might think, the investments and potential profits are enough to lure business owners into potentially dangerous situations. Some get too greedy, some are not careful enough, and some are just inexperienced enough to overlook an important part of the job.

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In a World of Startup How-Tos, What About Bucking the Trend? [Traction #37: Chad Laurans, SimpliSafe]

View from Seed

Chad Laurans is the CEO of SimpliSafe, a large and growing tech company located in the Boston area. Years ago, in the span of 30 days, three of Chad’s friends were robbed. The companies that should serve them well in those moments were anything but helpful, comforting, and simple to work with. That led to Chad’s thriving business today. Today, we discuss how Chad built an Internet of Things-like product before that phrase existed, before the hype helps your marketing or fundraising,

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Fred Wilson and Andy Weissman Talk with Lindel Eakman about Transitioning Leadership at a VC Fund

Both Sides of the Table

Union Square Ventures (USV) has been one of the most successful venture capital firms of the past 10–15 years and continues to be a leader in our industry. Recently the firms two founding partners (and also Managing Partners) —  Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham  — decided to transition management of the firm to Andy Weissman (who joined in 2012) and Albert Wenger (joined in 2008 and writes one of the most thoughtful blogs in our industry ).

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Social Entrepreneurs Seek Social Change vs Profits

Startup Professionals Musings

An entrepreneur lifestyle that continues to gain in popularity these days is being a “social entrepreneur.” In the simplest of terms, these are people who seek to generate “social value”, rather than profits, and use traditional business principles to provide solutions to social issues On the surface, this sounds like entrepreneurs who want to build a non-profit organization.

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The Advantages Of Running A Web-Based Business Vs. Brick And Mortar

YoungUpstarts

When you tell someone that you want to start a business, don’t be surprised to get a few eye-rolls along the way. After all, the daily grind has become the norm for most of the general public; however, the increasing number of web-based businesses is nothing to scoff at. If you’ve been toying with the idea of entrepreneurship, one thing is clear: there’s much less risk involved with doing business online versus trying to run a brick and mortar shop.

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3 ways startups can slash operating costs

The Next Web

One of the more expensive aspects of running a business revolves around handling money. Yes, a budget is important. But, even more important, is how much it costs for an enterprise to move their money around. After all, just because you know how to generate revenue, doesn’t mean you know how to generate a profit. Expenses add up and can easily get out of control.

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Doing the Right Thing > Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

It’s easy to find yourself caught in the trap of just GSD (getting s**t done) and not stepping back to be thoughtful about whether you’d benefit from doing fewer things but doing those things truly well. It’s the parable of the tree-chopping team that is so focused on efficiency of how fast it can fell a tree that it doesn’t bother to make sure it is clearing the forest in the right direction when one person actually stops the constant cutting to climb a tree and make sure they’re cutting in the

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8 Ways Ownership Thinking Will Make You An A-Player

Startup Professionals Musings

One of the biggest challenges in changing your lifestyle from an employee to starting your own business, is focusing on the right ownership elements, versus having a boss who sets the business goals, and provides performance feedback. Most entrepreneurs relish being their own boss, but find the transition to “ownership thinking” to be more difficult than anticipated.

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5 Ways To Keep The Cost Of Video Marketing Down In Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Video marketing is currently huge, and with so many businesses picking up on the power of film when it comes to advertising their brand, products and services, it makes sense for start-ups to make sure that they keep up. However, making videos for marketing can be expensive when you factor in things such as equipment, studios, and hiring camera, lighting and sound operators.

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How Typeform became the world’s most popular online form creator

The Next Web

In the lead-up to Tech5 2017 – the annual competition organized by TNW and Adyen which celebrates Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden – we’re launching a series of remarkable stories of businesses that experienced extreme growth. We asked these companies to tell us the data backed story on how key decisions were made, which growth hacks led to the much loved hockey stick curve, and how this impacted their company.

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How to Create a Great First Year in Your Own Business

Brandanew

When starting a new online business, you must take into consideration that most businesses struggle within their first year. Even with helpful technology on their side, the first year of business can be a make or break time. This is why it is important to set up your business the right way with thoughtfulness. Here are some tips to help you get started on the right foot.

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Is Visualization The Key To Getting What You Want?

YFS Magazine

The key to achieving what you want—whether it’s more customers or increased business confidence—may lie in your ability to visualize it. This article Is Visualization The Key To Getting What You Want? appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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5 Legal Hurdles Your Small Business May Encounter

YoungUpstarts

A business’s first few months are critical to its survival. Any hurdle faced at this period could prove to be the stumbling block of your startup. It is therefore not an overstatement that being prepared will work wonders in the long run for your business. Most entrepreneurs don’t have natural legal knowledge when starting the business. Nevertheless, as the saying goes ignorance is no defense of the law, knowing the following things will save you lots of headaches and a tidy sum of money:

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“Understanding Social Platforms,” now summarized in a presentation deck

Version One Ventures

Two months ago, we published our second eBook, Understanding Social Platforms. In it, we discuss the dynamics of each social platform type: messaging, private networks, public networks, enterprise networks, and communities. We also cover important topics for social platform businesses like metrics, exits, valuations, and our outlook for future opportunities in social.

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Does Anyone Read Your Content?

Rembrandt Communications

Provide quality content and watch sales soar! We all know that content is still king. After all, recent research on successful B2B marketers by the Content Marketing Institute™ states that, “91% of top performers are extremely or very committed to content marketing.” But if you’re not a trained writer, how do you create and use […]. The post Does Anyone Read Your Content?

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3 Reasons Why You Should Hangout With Like-Minded Entrepreneurs

YFS Magazine

Making connections with other like-minded entrepreneurs is rewarding, but it can be a challenge. Here’s what you can stand to gain. This article 3 Reasons Why You Should Hangout With Like-Minded Entrepreneurs appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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Startup Tips For Young Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Are there certain traits, factors or qualities that make someone a successful entrepreneur? This is a question that many young people who are considering starting their own businesses ask. The truth is, there is no one response that is perfect, or is a solution for everyone. In fact, older entrepreneurs have their own unique stories of how they became successful.

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Monthly Match: National Immigration Law Center #NILCMatch

Feld Thoughts

Fred Wilson , Joanne Wilson , Amy , and I are doing our second Monthly Match. This one is in support of the National Immigration Law Center. We will be matching $20,000 of contributions that our respective communities make to NILC. We’ve made it easy to contribute – simply go to this page on Crowdrise. Any level of contribution is super helpful.

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WTF is TNW: You think you know, but you have no idea

The Next Web

What’s your story? Startups– and companies in general – must able to clearly state what they do and why they do it. It’s important, because the way you do this creates your brand’s story. This story influences your company culture, helps you attract and maintain talent, brings in customers and – if you have a truly great story to tell – helps you get covered by the media.

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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Writing A Business Plan

YFS Magazine

A business plan is a very important business tool to have as an entrepreneur. When you write your business plan, avoid making these 7 common mistakes. This article 7 Mistakes To Avoid When Writing A Business Plan appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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Cost Saving Tips For Online Startup Companies

YoungUpstarts

When starting a business today, going online is certainly one of the best ways to keep your company expenditure to a minimum. With nine out of ten start-ups failing within the first year or even earlier, the lean business model is proving hugely popular, allowing entrepreneurs to get the most for their money when it comes to business development and success.

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Five Tips for Better Mobile Customer Engagement

Up and Running

It isn’t time to stop thinking about customers engaging with your business through a computer, but it’s definitely time to focus on mobile as your first priority. New numbers by StatCounter show that as of November 2016, 51.3 percent of all website visitors came through mobile. This is in contrast with only 48.7 percent that used more traditional computing platforms.

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How Typeform became the world’s most popular online form creator

The Next Web

In the lead-up to Tech5 2017 – the annual competition organized by TNW and Adyen which celebrates Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, Spain, France and Sweden – we’re launching a series of remarkable stories of businesses that experienced extreme growth. We asked these companies to tell us the data backed story on how key decisions were made, which growth hacks led to the much loved hockey stick curve, and how this impacted their company.

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Healthy Eating Tips While Traveling For Business

YFS Magazine

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle on-the-go is hard. However, you don't have to wreck your healthy eating plans just because it's not convenient. This article Healthy Eating Tips While Traveling For Business appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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Best Ways To Expand Your Small Business Venture

YoungUpstarts

If you are self-employed, you know how difficult it can be to find the time to do everything on your own. From bookkeeping to ordering new products to producing marketing campaigns, your day is filled every minute. Finding the time to expand your business can be an almost impossible task on your own. Luckily, thanks to technology, there are some great ways to find like-minded entrepreneurs who may be interested in joint ventures and other opportunities.

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Will you be happy at your finish line?

Berkonomics

Have you figured out what you want to have, or to be, when you reach the end of your personal run in this business life? It is a fair question. Most of us work in our businesses, either as managers or owners, and rarely step outside to think about how this will end in a perfect world. Investors call this discussion “exit planning” and of course they include themselves in the.

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Certain Affinity Moves to New Building, Plans to Double in Size

SiliconHills

Max Hoberman grew up in Austin, graduated from the LBJ High School, now called the Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy of Austin. Then he went on to get a bachelor’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Communications. After graduation, he decided to pursue a career as a game developer […] The post Certain Affinity Moves to New Building, Plans to Double in Size appeared first on SiliconHills.

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5 Reasons Why Founders Don’t Reach Business Goals

YFS Magazine

Business goals are vital, but it doesn't end there. Here's a look at the top 5 reasons why many entrepreneurs don't meet them. This article 5 Reasons Why Founders Don’t Reach Business Goals appeared first in YFS Magazine.

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Insuring Directors And Officers Through M&A And IPO Events

YoungUpstarts

by Jeff Van Gulick , Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines Practice Leader, HUB International. Corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) bring necessary capital and resources to a growing company. But, these transactions can also be the impetus for legal recourse – a significant liability for the company’s directors and officers.

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