Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

You may have been a Girl Scout or a Boy Scout in your youth. Scouting teaches leadership and even if we were not members in our youth, there are lessons for us all. For example, the Boy Scouts of America motto is “Be prepared.” After all, only two percent of all Boy Scouts do reach Eagle rank.

America 106

America Leadership Email 106

Hunter Walker

JULY 19, 2017

[Stefon voice] “The hottest club in Silicon Valley is ‘Scouts.'” ” Yup, after Sequoia and a few others funds debuted a ‘Scouts’ program several years back, many firms have lined up their version. Are you a Scout? Are you a Scout for multiple funds? Sometimes post-investment.

Founder 69

Founder Silicon Valley Cap Table LP 69

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Esports also needs merchandisers, training camps, scouts, analysts, marketers, content creators, agents, bookmakers, media outlets, and hundreds of other roles. For entrepreneurs, esports is an endless ocean of possibilities. This flourishing industry doesn’t just need superstar players and team sponsors.

Software Review 191

Software Review Technical Review IP Cofounder 191

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2021

When scouting for the perfect business location, the following must-have office space amenities could help achieve a better work environment. The post 4 Must-Have Office Space Amenities To Look For appeared first on Young Upstarts.

Design 245

Design 245

Lightspeed Venture Partners

AUGUST 13, 2019

as Talent Scout: Unorthodox Hires, and Maybe Lower Pay appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners. The post A.I.

Hiring 60

Hiring Partner 60

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2012

The use of practical approaches such as “iceposters” to communicate change and “hero medals” to acknowledge penguin scouts can easily be translated into human equivalents in the corporate world.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Leadership Global Analytics 171

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

I was fortunate enough to reach the top 50 kids due to my involvement with my nonprofit organization Smiles Against Cancer and all the effort throughout the years of me becoming a Boy Scout for practically all my life and striving to become an Eagle Rank Scout, which is the highest rank of The Boy Scouts organization.

Social Media 114

Social Media Chicago Leadership Technical Review 114

Austin Startup

JULY 29, 2019

Startupbootcamp is a world-leading accelerator that scouts innovative and top-tier startups that are looking to disrupt the current industry status quo with diverse solutions. As part of the SBC World Tour, Startupbootcamp Australia will be travelling to 27 cities to scout for the 2020 EnergyAustralia Program with their FastTrack events.

Australia 48

Australia Programming Austin UAE 48

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

or Nick Fury to assist with that scouting mission – there are ways that work! Discovering Infinity Stones: Strategies for Hiring the Ideal Team How can you assemble a team that’s up to the challenge of being effective remote workers? Not everybody has S.H.I.E.L.D

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Business Plan America Hiring 109

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2019

Being able to self-scout is crucial to getting better, and a coach or confidant who knows what you’re aiming for can help you get there faster. Ask someone you trust — in or outside the company — to tell it like it is. Tell this person you’re trying to develop your EI, and ask where he or she thinks you could improve.

St. Louis 197

St. Louis Leadership Retention Employee 197

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

The best place to learn is by scouting around the Internet today. In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform.

Internet 263

Internet Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The best place to learn is by scouting around the Internet today. In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Software Review Internet Revenue 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

The best place to learn is by scouting around the Internet today. In my experience, there are good reasons for starting a business, and good ways to go about it in the new online world, but even entrepreneurs with good intentions often don’t have a clue on key principles to follow for this rapidly changing platform.

Internet 249

Internet Technical Review Software Review Revenue 249

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2014

It’s the very portrait of wholesomeness and earnestness — the Boy Scout of the insurance and financial services industry. Let only “Boy Scouts” lead. And Girl Scouts too, of course!) . There’s no place for hipster lingo, inside jokes about customers, snarky tweets. It’s just human nature.

Employee 189

Employee Balance Sheet Leadership Chicago 189

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Yes, I know in most cases it’s easiest to become an angel investor if you have money or are already connected to the venture industry as someone’s scout. Qualification #4: You have an emerging track record as a good angel investor.

North Carolina 91

North Carolina Hiring Angel Investor Technical Review 91

Board Effect

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The Foraker Group Boy Scouts of America . The internet is always a good place to find samples and templates for code of conduct policies.? . We’ve listed a few sample code of conduct policies here for your review: . International Federation of the Red Cross . American Heart Association .

Software Review 90

Software Review Technical Review United States Equity 90

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2010

In his book “ The Goal ,&# Eliyahu Goldratt tells the story of a Boy Scout troop out for a hike. As the troop works its way up the trail, gaps begin to appear between the scouts, and the slower hikers find that periodically they must go double-time to shrink the gaps. So what does the scout leader do with this new realization?

Small Business 80

Small Business Government Operations Web Development 80

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2010

In his book “ The Goal ,&# Eliyahu Goldratt tells the story of a Boy Scout troop out for a hike. As the troop works its way up the trail, gaps begin to appear between the scouts, and the slower hikers find that periodically they must go double-time to shrink the gaps. So what does the scout leader do with this new realization?

Small Business 80

Small Business Government Operations Web Development 80

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Scout – Monitoring of server clusters’ health (load usage, memory usage, etc). Rescue Time – Recording time spent on various activities (not used by Captricity for billing, just recording). Analytics, Reporting and Research. Google Analytics – General reporting on web site usage, traffic, origin, etc.

Technology 251

Technology EC2 Mobile Startup 251

YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2014

It’s the very portrait of wholesomeness and earnestness — the Boy Scout of the insurance and financial services industry. Let only “Boy Scouts” lead. And Girl Scouts too, of course!) . There’s no place for hipster lingo, inside jokes about customers, snarky tweets. It’s just human nature.

Employee 160

Employee Leadership Balance Sheet Chicago 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2023

Increasingly I’m seeing startups in talks with bigger investors after a successful crowdfunding campaign, as fund managers scout platforms for interesting ideas and teams. Smart angels and venture funds have already begun to integrate equity crowdfunding as a step in their investment strategy.

Angel Groups 201

Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence Equity 201

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2011

With his new book “ One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work “, the developer of products like Michael Jordan’s Wallball , the Spinformation rotating label and HotPicks guitar picks shares his blueprint of how you can also look for ways to turn your creativity into profit.

Technical Review 207

Technical Review Intellectual Property Jordan Distribution 207

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2011

So I’ve been scouting around for something better, looking at the pluses and minuses. It needs to have great search and display capabilities as well as spreadsheet-like sorting so you can look at the information in various ways. Finally, we want it cheap (of course). My old rolodex for 100 business cards doesn’t do the job any more.

Technical Review 209

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 209

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Increasingly I’m seeing startups in talks with bigger investors after a successful crowdfunding campaign, as fund managers scout platforms for interesting ideas and teams. Smart angels and venture funds have already begun to integrate equity crowdfunding as a step in their investment strategy.

Equity 411

Equity Angel Groups Accredited Investor Due Diligence 411

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Here are some other places you can advertise for board talent: Scout out staff and volunteers for talent. The process of identifying board member recruits doesn’t change much in a remote environment. Current board members may have some recommendations. Leadership talent agencies.

Software Review 98

Software Review Technical Review Warrant Leadership 98

Hunter Walker

JULY 6, 2015

No one wants to buy from a person who is frowning,’’ says Katie Francis, 13, who sold 22,200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year, breaking the world record she set last year. As for snacking on cookies while on the job, which some girl scouts do, Francis disapproves. How To Sell The Most Cookies (via NYTimes).

Oklahoma City 48

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Sales Term Sheet 48

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2021

I did some scouting through the Internet to find any academic studies on the subject, and here are a few tidbits: Everyone needs at least one friend. Maybe that’s why so many people are hurt or defrauded every day by someone they assumed was their “friend” on the Internet. So how many friends are enough for people?

Social Network 317

Social Network Internet Social Media Networking 317

NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This is no different to side-line talent scouts finding their next sports star. Credible and easy to follow process or processes. There needs to be a process to capture valuable ideas shortly after they germinate and before they sprout into the public domain. Or worse, the ideas may end up in the hands of the competition.

IP 52

IP Intellectual Property New Zealand Semantic 52

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

These apps allow Girl Scouts to receive credit card payments and Apple Pay for cookies, while someone at a flea market can use the same apps to sell items to those who don’t have enough cash. For example, Square lets you process credit cards by swiping them and running the transaction through your smartphone.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup Harvest 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2017

by Allison Yount, Director of Customer Success at Scout RFP. Allison Yount is Director of Customer Success at Scout RFP , a strategic eSourcing provider. She previously worked at CrowdCompass in a senior sales role and joined Scout as its first sales team member in 2015.

Technology 165

Technology Customer Churn Rate Sales 165

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 25, 2013

My thirteen years as a Girl Scout and several years imbibing the Wall Street Kool Aid, led me to wholeheartedly believe that the workplace should foster charitable giving and teamwork — no matter the stage of the company. Once a year New York City is overcome at 5 p.m. ” Garish?

Green 178

Green Artificial Inteligence New York City Startup 178

deal architect

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

One of the most closely watched metrics at the annual NFL Scouting Combine this time of the year is each athlete’s 40 yard dash timing. At the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference last year a panel decomposed that metric. Industry Commentary'

Metrics 230

Metrics Analytics 230

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 3, 2012

VCs in Angels’ Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in Silicon Valley - [link]. Traits of successful founders - [link]. The dirty secret behind the incubator boom - [link]. Startup Founders: Don’t Freak Out - [link]. The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Scout other employers’ talent pools using social media job sites such as LinkedIn and databases such as Jigsaw. Using multiple tools to attract job hunters will increase your odds of finding skilled applicants. Ask your employees and vendors for referrals. Develop relationships with recruitment agencies to leverage their resources.

Small Business 135

Small Business Software Review Hiring Database 135

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2020

Jungle Scout. Jungle Scout is another tool to become the best seller on Amazon. With Jungle Scout, you can discover profitable niches. You will need these tools if you want to run an Amazon store successfully. It will help you to find, launch and sell the right Amazon products.

eCommerce 100

eCommerce PPC Viral Conversion 100

Steve Blank

MARCH 16, 2016

Step 3: List the names of the business development, technology scouts and other people involved in acquisitions and note their names next to the name of the target company. It’s common for your investors to have personal contacts with business development and technology scouts from specific companies. Check in with them as well.

Liquidity Event 120

Liquidity Event Founder Liquidation Preference Venture Capital 120

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. 7 Crucial Lessons from an Embarrassing Customer Service Trainwreck | Help Scout - [link]. Small Business Marketing: Best Times And Days To Send Email For Opens And Click-Throughs – [link]. Why Agencies Are Not OK | Digiday - [link].

Social Media 104

Social Media Small Business Design Media 104