Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2024

The Power of Verified Reviews: Why Agencies Thrive with Clutch written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Katie Hollar, the marketing lead at Clutch , a leading global marketplace for business service providers.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

With startups and many smaller businesses often having tighter budgets than more established companies, it becomes vital to implement measures to limit potential liability. So how exactly can startups limit their liability in such incidents? This diligence pays dividends in accident prevention down the line.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. Under the stresses of a startup, visible leadership cues can make the difference between success and failure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

I often wonder how many more startups would succeed if their founders could master the art and science of delegation. I saw this challenge highlighted well in a new book, “ Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results ,” by Fred Halstead. You need to divide and conquer. Not trusting key team members to get required results.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 26, 2023

Key to this is the launch of a new laser accessory partnership with DEKA Trio featuring an advanced scanner for scar revision and treatment, giving the DEKA Trio laser technology the ability to treat significant tissue scarring and other medically necessary conditions through CO2 lasers. IML’s leadership role as a resource for the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2020

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

There’s one thing that has seen massive growth during the time of the pandemic, and that’s the adoption of technology. Tech is responsible for significant portions of our day-to-day infrastructure. Nielsen has noted that the widespread adoption of technology was accelerated by the emergence of the virus.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It’s arguable that some tech startups become successful simply because the idea is so unbelievably good that it’s practically fated to become a smashing success. Successful tech startups also require the right balance of funding and initial momentum. But what exactly is it that makes for a “good” startup leader?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Too many entrepreneurs I know start by highlighting their new technology , and assume that it will sell itself. Unfortunately, technology doesn’t create a vision, and usually frightens customers away, unless they understand the vision and value first. Every balanced leader does marketing early.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Founder Interview Series. We interviewed Mr. Abraham Gin, an entrepreneur, business coach, and CEO of Gin Consulting Group , which provides unique leadership development and training platforms. TSM: With a bit more detail, what does Gin Consulting Group do? What problems does it solve?

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

In the competitive digital landscape, large websites face unique challenges due to expansive content and broad audience reach. Scalability Scalability is a major challenge for large websites due to their extensive pages and content. A study that 37% of website visitors bounce due to poor navigation and information architecture.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. uBeam’s tech does work and I have safely seen it demo’d in the real life many times. Working on it. And being ambitious.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

Every one of you business owners I know periodically introduces new products and services to sustain growth, fight off competitors, or take advantage of new technologies. To win in this environment, you may need to expand your leadership in industry conferences and community activities. Incent these early.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

These investments are a tremendous help to your startup because they will serve as a stepping stone to reach your target eventually. Some return value must be offered to the investors for startup seed funding to be considered acceptable. When considered, “seed funding” describes the initial sums of funds a startup raises.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Every startup lucky enough to get some traction gets to the point where they decide to hire some “regular employees” for sales, marketing, and administrative tasks. The entrepreneurial mindset is a function of motivation, priorities, and risk versus reward, all of which you set or enable by your leadership and example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2020

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. Under the stresses of a startup, visible leadership cues can make the difference between success and failure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2019

Here I often find that you need to seek and work with a co-founder who can complement your technical skills with financial and marketing to start the business. For example, I knew Bill Gates back in the early startup days of Microsoft. All teams must be motivated and engaged by your leadership and mentoring.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Most of us have blind spots in our ability to build a business, due to lack of experience, too much ego, over-confidence, or unjustified faith in a subordinate. If I suggest your technology needs validation in the market before scaling, it’s fair to ask how long and how expensive that test could be.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Startups often have a hard time finding their footing in the global marketplace. With so many established brands and enterprises all around us, covering a vast network of niche industries, how can a small startup compete? Benefits startups have against industry giants. Leadership Development. Ways for Startups to Compete.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

I have personally used this approach in leading startups as well as large organizations, in highly technical roles as well as business development and marketing. If you are always hard to find, too busy or unavailable behind closed doors, no leadership or mentoring relationship can work effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2022

According to a classic survey conducted by Dimensional Research for Zendesk , 90 percent of respondents asserted that positive online reviews influenced buying decisions, and 86 percent admitted buying decisions were influenced by negative online reviews. Bureaucracy can appear quickly in startups as well as large companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

The key elements of leadership in a company, both individual and organizational, are less tangible, but very critical in setting a market value for investment, acquisition, or going public. In the investment community, these leadership elements are often called “goodwill.” Execution leadership. Leadership brand development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

I recently found the classic sales training book “ Bootstrap Selling The Sandler Way ,” by Bill Morrison, who has 20 years in sales leadership roles, and I was amazed at how many of his sales lessons are great lessons for new entrepreneurs as well. That mentality has to be part of the culture of every startup team member from the start.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

In the past few decades, the technology industry has significantly increased. Nowadays, people can rely on numerous technological tools, devices, and gadgets to perform all kinds of activities, making their daily life much simpler. As a result, there has been a substantial increase in the demand for jobs in the technology fields.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

If we want to maintain and support sustainable economic growth while meeting the broader needs of society, we will need an economy underpinned by innovation and new technologies. It is our startup sector which will drive this innovative progress. Startup founders are our ambitious problem solvers. Risk and reward. Compliance.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

Startup companies are under a lot of pressure to succeed. Digital transformation is a novel concept that makes startup business owners think twice about their company’s future. It conjures up visions of gleaming new technology and equipment that may propel them to the top of their respective sectors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. Thus I often recommend that before you kick off your own business, you join another startup or existing business to see how things really work.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Due to the rapidly changing business landscape, it has become crucial for business owners to upskill themselves. Also, it has become important for companies to embrace the latest technological developments to stay one step ahead of their competitors. Leadership Skills. Image source. Adaptability. Conclusion.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In addition to a speedy and complete understanding of the relevant science and technology of each disease, companies require an upgraded level of competency across the board to translate ideas into economically viable treatments.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2020

Here’s another from The Startup Magazine Female Founder Series. She also speaks on motivational topics related to entrepreneurship, overcoming diversity, and advancing young women in the field of information technology. is a boutique information technology project management firm. We interviewed Ms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

Investing in Technology & IT Another area you’ll want to concentrate on as a new business owner is technology and IT solutions. When you do a good job in this area you’ll receive better online reviews that you can share. Developing Your Leadership Skills You’re the boss and person in charge as an entrepreneur.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2015

Twitter, which originated as an accidental side project of a failing Internet startup, first launched into prominence in 2007 when it landed best start-up in the blog category of the technology portion of annual festival SxSW that year. It may also give you an idea of why Twitter is languishing in its current state.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As an investor in startups, I most often see entrepreneurs who are technologists, or at least have a real passion for a specific product. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

In the spring of 2012, Harvard Business Review wrote an article titled ‘ Are Women Better Leaders then Men? bringing into review research data from Zenger Folkman, Inc. In fact, the data shows that females edge slightly over males in 14 of the 16 competencies that were measured in all leadership positions.

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