Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Selling services has always been about relationships, but the challenges of building relationships with services clients have exploded. Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
In our increasingly digital world, your business’s online presence is crucial to your success. How you appear to customers online can make or break you. If a potential client doesn’t like your company’s website they aren’t likely to interact with you. They’re even less likely to recommend you to a friend. Knowing how to create a website that can engage customers, be located by search engines and encourage conversions is no easy feat.
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VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
It’s the opposite of an “AI winter” it seems, as investment levels in Artificial Intelligence continue to break records globally. According to the State of European Tech 2019 report by Atomico, European AI companies raised $4.9 billion in 2019 alone. State of Euorpean Tech 2019, AI investments. When it comes to AI however, it’s mostly a black box.
ReadWriteStart
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
The Latin American startup scene is attracting more and more attention and investments. In 2018, venture capital investments in Latin America doubled for the second consecutive year, according to LAVCA’s Annual Review of Tech Investment in Latin America. Looking at the major markets in Latin America in 2018, most show increases in VC investment in keeping with the regional average.
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
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. In fact, some totally avoid it, assuming their product or solution will speak for itself later. They don’t realize that you need to build positives early, to offset any negatives later.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Business owners and entrepreneurs are unique positions for an investor’s point of view because they don’t have the security of a large salary from a big company from which they can slowly build up an extensive portfolio of investments over their career. Thus, business owners and entrepreneurs must be even more diligent when choosing investments.
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ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
As the marketing industry developed, researchers dove deeper into buying behavior and buyers’ minds. One early researcher was Edward Bernays—Sigmund Freud’s nephew—who coined the term “public relations.”. Bernays believed that people could be influenced via crowd psychology and psychoanalysis. His “Torches of Freedom” campaign in the 1920s promoted smoking among women as a symbol of liberation, opening a new market to cigarette companies.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
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.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
For most people, to be able to put up their own business is the dream. Quitting their nine-to-five jobs and devoting themselves to an enterprise of their own is their primary, most important life goal. However, building a business can be tedious and risky. If you don’t know a lot about business, you will be facing a lot of challenges along the way, thus you have to do a lot of research.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Translation is a concept well-known to everyone. As children, we learn about the Rosetta Stone in school, and when we access the internet, we often run into texts in foreign languages, while foreign movies and TV shows with subtitles are also probably familiar to most. However, the same level of prominence does not apply to interpretation, despite this being an activity that hundreds of thousands of people engage in.
Version One Ventures
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Over the past two weeks, Boris and Max have shared their investment themes and interests. Boris wrote about the latest opportunities in enterprise SaaS , while Max outlined some of his current investment themes , from the Open Internet to climate change. I’m going to continue the trend by highlighting some of the key areas in healthcare that I’m most excited about right now.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
In my business of mentoring new entrepreneurs and advising small company owners, I recognize that most don’t start as experienced leaders, and most don’t realize that people leadership is a primary key to their future success. Building a business is not a one-person job, and leading by edict rarely works today. You need to pick the right people , and learn as you go to lead the team.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Most people today prefer to use credit cards rather than carry cash. Besides eliminating the bulkiness of cash, it lets buyers buy more expensive items. When you are in business, the type of credit card processors you use can increase or decrease your sales. Being able to accept credit or debit cards, as well as checks, will increase the volume of sales you can make each day.
Andrew Payne
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
One of my first jobs at DEC was writing “design verification tests” for the Alpha (née EVAX) processor. These tests were assembly language programs that tested for correct CPU operation, and management had budgeted 6-8 weeks to develop a particularly complex set of tests. I developed them in 3 days, by writing a C program to automatically generate the range of tests.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Unorganized inventory is a burden. You can’t sell your stock optimally if you’re not keeping track of it—without the visibility that a well thought out inventory management process can give you, you’re lost. With one, however, you can unlock retail profits by simply having enough information to be proactive. . What is an inventory management process?
Hunter Walker
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
[with a post like this, i’m not 100% sure i got it right in first publish – i don’t draft and i don’t circulate for feedback – so if anything is incomplete or unclear, i might update later without specifically calling out the edits]. Lots of mutual bad faith. Reporters I respect indulging themselves in screenshotting and quote dunking tech folks, performative for their tribe.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Delivery services can make or break a small business. If they’re too slow, customer satisfaction plummets, no matter how great the service or product they offer really is. To stay competitive, a delivery fleet needs to closely examine its efficiency. Efficiency can be measured in a variety of ways beyond how fast your drivers get to each stop on their route.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 15, 2020
Looxid Labs promises to connect your mind to VR. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 13, 2020 Imagine VR/AR/MR systems that truly understand how users think and feel. One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Looxid Labs is working on that, serving VR companies in gaming, healthcare, commerce, and education. Based in Seoul, South Korea, Looxid Labs aims to integrate biometrics into the VR/AR/MR platform.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jack McGuinness. Podcast Transcript. Today’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Jack McGuinness. McGuinness is the co-founder and managing partner of Relationship Impact , a consulting firm focused on helping great leaders build great leadership teams.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Establishing your small business in a saturated industry can be challenging and exhausting—mentally, physically, and, sometimes even financially. The ultimate goal for small businesses is to grow their organization. However, growth takes a lot of time and resources. For some entrepreneurs, they don’t have the luxury of both. This is where outsourcing comes in the picture.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
When I joined Gartner in 1995, I was part of the AAS (for Administrative Application Systems) service which largely covered accounting, financial planning and hcm applications. We gradually expanded the AAS scope to also cover procurement, order management and other.
Austin Startup
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Pete Martin , founder of CEO of Votem , and classic rock drummer The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Paging Iowa elections officials! Votem promises to make voting more accessible, to restore trust in elections, and to serve election management bodies and their constituents. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Votem is a revolutionary election management company that aims to give democracy back to the people.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Using a Framework to Create Inventive Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Melanie Deziel. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with marketing expert Melanie Deziel. Deziel is a keynote speaker, author, award-winning branded content creator, and lifelong storyteller.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Every new venture that survives the first five years starts to drift away from their entrepreneurial thinking, and assumes they have achieved the path to longevity. In fact, even within Fortune 100 companies, almost 90 percent have encountered growth stalls or flirted with failure, or worse, in the last 50 years. No company can afford to lose the agility, flexibility, and innovation of a startup.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Zoho is a remarkably different enterprise software company. It has no VC investment, it has an inbound, web-centric sales model which allows it to reverse the industry spend on sales/marketing v. product , it runs its own data centers, it.
Board Effect
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Every year we depend on technology to help us store and manage various types of data for various purposes. Along with that comes the responsibility for managing it appropriately and according to IT governance best practices, which is a relatively new issue for boards to address. The responsibility for overseeing the management of electronic processes falls to the board of directors.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
The Role of Sales Materials in a Digital World written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The digital world has complicated the customer journey. Where customers used to have to reach out to salespeople if they wanted to learn more about a business, they can now do the bulk of their research into a company online. They can pour through the pages of your website, read reviews from existing customers to glean the unvarnished truth about your business, and peek at your social media p
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Every year, a personal Upfront Summit highlight is getting to sit down with experts in a field I care about. Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
With seven books under the belt, a number of first-time authors ask me for advice about book-writing. I am honest with them. I tell them to me the most enjoyable part is the extensive research, interviews for case studies etc.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
by T.W. Lewis, author of “ Solid Ground: A Foundation For Winning In Work and In Life “ Many people dream of starting their own businesses, but, take it from me, it’s not easy. It took me eighteen years to get prepared so that I could be successful. Individuals who are able to start large companies (over $50 million/year in sales) are rare, but if you have the drive, you are halfway there.
Duct Tape Marketing
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Transcript of Developing Important Entrepreneurial and Leadership Qualities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto, modern, easy payroll benefits for small businesses across the country. And because you’re a listener, you get three months free when you run your first payroll.
VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
“I do think that a significant portion of the population of developed countries, and eventually all countries, will have AR experiences every day, almost like eating three meals a day. It will become that much a part of you.” —Tim Cook , Apple CEO. One of the top reasons startups fail is timing. No matter how brilliant the team, idea and technology are, get the timing wrong and the chances of success are slim.
deal architect
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Talking about the heady days in the late 90s, one of SAP's best salespeople had reminisced: "It was a truly transformational time for the technology industry. We replaced thousands of departmental and mainframe systems. We put MSA, M&D, and many.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Managing your estate in a way that protects yourself and your family should be one of your top priorities. Even if you believe that you are in the best shape of your life, you never know when illness or accident will descend on you. It is best to establish an estate plan now while you are physically sound and mentally clear. Wills and trusts are at the center of most estate plans.
For Entrepreneurs
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
I recently did a podcast interview with Harry Stebbings of “The Twenty Minute VC” where we talked about the 9 step model for how B2B startups need to get through product/market fit, and then how they should go about finding a repeatable, scalable, and profitable growth process. For those of who are interested in learning.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
We are running the Venture Deals Online Course again. Registration is now open and it runs from March 8, 2020 – May 1, 2020. It’s produced by Techstars and Kauffman Fellows. We’ve run the course six times now and have had over 25,000 people take it. It’s free, although it’s recommended that you have a copy of our book Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist.
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