Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 22, 2020
Every startup founder loves to prompt for questions from investors and potential key team members about their vision, and the huge opportunity that can be had with their disruptive technology. Yet if you are on the other side of the table, there are some other key questions that you need to ask, which will tell you more about the real success prospects for this business.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 20, 2020
Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking out against Uber purchasing Grubhub and has tried to mobilize against this. Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 21, 2020
by Nick Frandsen, co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. So you’ve just had a lightbulb moment and stumbled across the perfect business idea, one that is going to revolutionise the world and disrupt the market. “It’s genius! It’s the next thing!” you say. You envision your business as the next Uber or Spotify, yourself as the next Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, reaching that prestigious ‘unicorn’ startup status in record time.
Version One Ventures
MAY 20, 2020
Twenty years ago – in the midst of the Web 1.0 boom – expectations were high for B2B (product) marketplaces. The assumption was that online platforms would completely automate all supplier-customer transactions including retailing, wholesaling, and procurement. Yet today, the world of B2B marketplaces still lags far behind its B2C counterpart. Alibaba is an exception.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 17, 2020
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. These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm.
Up and Running
MAY 21, 2020
As I write this, during the worst pandemic in 100 years, in the grips of a severe economic slowdown — let’s all hope it’s just recession, not depression — people still want to start new businesses. . We still come up with new business ideas. Some ideas come from the new problems we are experiencing, some are long-standing good ideas, some would work now, and some would work only after the economy reopens and recovers.
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The Startup Magazine
MAY 20, 2020
Scammer and scam organizations are currently using Covid-19 and the uncertainty of our economy to prey upon the fears of the public for profit. The Lawyers of Distinction teams, along with our members, have received a variety of different robocall scams and we will dissect a few of the most common ones to help you respond should you find your business receiving such a call.
ConversionXL
MAY 19, 2020
Every marketing team needs fresh content ideas. Maybe you’ve been producing content on the same subject for so long that your idea well has run dry. Or maybe it’s your keyword well that’s reaching its limits, leaving you with plenty of ideas, but no clear path forward about how to prioritize them or the distribution channels for which they’re best suited.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 19, 2020
5 Types of Video That Improves Marketing Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Video content is a hot topic in marketing circles. We’ve been seeing studies for years now that video is the way people want to consume content. Search engines continue to reward businesses with video on their homepage with additional traffic. So if you haven’t yet embraced video, now is the time to start.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 18, 2020
by Eric Schurke , VP Operations at VoiceNation. As companies increasingly switch to telecommuting, workers are adapting in different ways. One of the most notable schisms in the way employees handle this change is generational: Millennials and Generation Z are more comfortable with text and video chat than their Generation X and baby boomer peers. While this generational gap in communication may be obvious to some, the facts are borne out in the data.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 20, 2020
It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the gambling industry. First of all it had to contend with the introduction of tighter regulations. Then there was the COVID-19 outbreak. Without wanting to be too indelicate, casino and bingo site businesses have experienced a boom in terms of player numbers due to the lockdown – people clearly have more time on their hands.
Our Own Start-up
MAY 18, 2020
Right now, India is facing mass departure of the migrant labourers coming from other cities after being laid off due to the ongoing crises. Hundreds and thousands of the migrated workers who came from villages to India's megacities are left with no choice except to walk back home as the buses and trains have been suspended.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 22, 2020
For episode 4 of Out of the Crisis, Jen Pahlka and Raylene Yung joined me to talk about the U.S. Digital Response. They co-founded it with former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officers Cori Zarek and Ryan Panchadsaram to help all levels of government with COVID-19 response and delivery of services. Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2020
Setting foot in your college or university presents a plethora of challenges. It marks the start of your adult life and prepares you for the corporate world that you’ll enter sooner in life. While the costs of tuition and educational requirements are quite unforgiving, you can leverage your opportunity as a college student to start an online learning business, especially if you’re gifted with academic intelligence.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 19, 2020
For many entrepreneurs and startups, investing in stocks is a good option for building more capital. So knowing more about stocks and trading is critical. A stock, which can also be referred to as a share or equity, is a proof of ownership of a fraction or part of a business entity. It is a form of investment which allows the owner to own a part of a publicly quoted business by buying shares in such a corporation and by so doing becoming a part-owner.
Steve Blank
MAY 21, 2020
The Covid-19 virus is not politically correct. It discriminates against the old and the unhealthy. The biggest risk factor in dying from the virus is age. If you’re 60 to 70 years old, you’re 30 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than if you’re under 40. And if you’re over 80, you’re 180 times more likely. It’s not that the young don’t get sick or die, but the odds are dramatically different.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 16, 2020
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. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich quick” scenarios. That’s why all those so-called million dollar ideas I hear about as an investor don’t get me excited, and entrepreneurs find that working twenty hours a day often generates nothing m
YoungUpstarts
MAY 19, 2020
by Alain Hunkins , author of “ Cracking the Leadership Code: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders “ Believe it or not, it was just a few short weeks ago when we naively thought that we were already being challenged to lead in a world of constant disruption. In 2018, I wrote: If there’s one constant in today’s workplace, it’s change.
deal architect
MAY 22, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners 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.
Steve Blank
MAY 18, 2020
We’re holding a series of 5-day online classes at Stanford where teams will learn how to develop new business models for an economy that’s getting back to work and on the road to recovery. Sign up at [link]. The post-pandemic world will be a very different place. The Covid-19 virus has upended traditional ways of doing business, travel, education, entertainment, healthcare, etc.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 18, 2020
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. According to Investopedia , over 90 percent of successful businesses currently start this way.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 22, 2020
by Sue Hawkes, CEO of YESS! and author of “ Chasing Perfection: Shatter The Illusion; Minimize Self-Doubt & Maximize Success “ Several years ago, I participated in a women’s leadership program focused on embracing what power was in all senses of the word. Intuition wasn’t one of the topics listed on the agenda. However, it was an incredible component of our leadership work together.
deal architect
MAY 17, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners 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.
Steve Blank
MAY 20, 2020
What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. Friedrich Nietzsche. The world is a different place than it was 90 days ago. Countries traded saving lives by shutting down most of their economy. Tens of millions who had jobs are now unemployed worrying about their future. Business owners large and small are struggling to find their footing, wondering what will be the new normal when the recovery happens.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 20, 2020
As I was watching the investor show, Shark Tank , on TV the other night, I was struck by how quickly and how extensively the sharks focused on the background and character of the entrepreneurs, compared to time spent evaluating their products. I realized it was consistent with my own view as a former angel investor, that investors invest in you, more than your solution.
Our Own Start-up
MAY 18, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic has given a great push to it and online learning reaches at its peak. Schools, colleges and tuitions are suspended due to lockdown, so online learning has become a new way of learning. Among all online learning platforms, an Indian edtechstart-upWhitehat Jr. has become a waxed platform for both students and teachers.
deal architect
MAY 20, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners 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.
View from Seed
MAY 21, 2020
Fundraising for startups is a mix of selling both promise and reality. In some respects, one of the often non-intuitive privileges of a seed stage fundraising process is that the company is so new. There isn’t much history, much reality, to get in the way of a good story. So a lot of Founders can weave a tale of the promise of what could be created rather than what has been created.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 21, 2020
Marketing is an important part of nearly every business. It helps grow your brand, spread your message, and attract new customers. However, every company knows this and markets, so you need to find a way to get a leg up. Offering a better or different product is great, but considering changing up how you market. This, in itself, can differentiate you from the competition.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 20, 2020
Data quality management is hugely important in today’s business world. When data is poorly managed, it can lead to financial losses, wasted employee productivity, and a loss of the company’s reputation. It makes sense that every company needs someone to help with their data management strategy and operation. For recommendations about a Master Data Management provider, Gartner MDM rankings can provide useful analysis.
deal architect
MAY 18, 2020
Tom Wailgum of ASUG interviewed me as part of the virtual edition of its Executive Exchange last week. It had originally been scheduled in Orlando as a companion to SAP's annual Sapphire event. SAP's event has been postponed till next.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 22, 2020
Recently, dropshipping has been quite popular as a type of business that needs fewer investments. Dropshipping is a sales system that provides for the direct transfer of goods from a supplier to a direct buyer. But does dropshipping actually work in 2020? Many entrepreneurs willingly to act as intermediaries for dropshipping can find success. These entrepreneurs find a customer, place an order, and then pass the item on to the seller, who is already involved in sending the goods.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 17, 2020
When considering insurance for your business, you must use the correct types of insurance protection coverage for your kind of business. There are many types of businesses, and there are many types of insurance. Think about the type of work you do and the nature of risks your company faces most of the time. Could your business run into compensation rights from a dissatisfied client because they feel you have been careless or negligent?
The Startup Magazine
MAY 19, 2020
Business is always a good idea if you want to explore how your creativity can translate into profit. Many people believe that working in a 9 to 5 workplace wastes their talent where they only get a limited salary. But not everyone wants to risk it all and opt for starting a business, as you can either make a great profit or lose a lot money, depending on the circumstances.
deal architect
MAY 20, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners 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.
YFS Magazine
MAY 19, 2020
Online businesses are a boomtown for entrepreneurs. Here's a look at three initial steps you should take when marketing your business online.
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