Arshad Madhani has become a leader in the digital marketing industry for two reasons. First, he knows how to crunch the numbers and separate a strategy performing poorly from one exceeding expectations. Second, he excels at building personal relationships. MORE

Making a big sale is exciting, especially for a new business. But getting paid late, spending time and money chasing overdue accounts, or worse yet, not getting paid at all, can destroy a business. If you sell B2B, chances are your customers are going to demand payment terms. MORE

by Diana Ennen, President of Virtual Word Publishing and author of “ Virtual Assistant, The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA “. Summer is often a time when things slow down a bit. MORE

John Kemp from Reuters released a quality report today on the gasoline rise in America and national travel. In the US we have seen a shift to larger SUV style cars due to cheaper gas - in part. When gas surges customers trade in cars and buying habits transition to more fuel efficient cars. MORE

I have zero regrets. Here are some advantages you get to experience when you choose entrepreneurship over university education. Editor Picks Plan college entrepreneurship starting a business startup advice MORE

Every waking day, we are having tremendous changes in regulations and technology which greatly affects the way businesses operate. Some entrepreneurs will say the future is definitely bright but to others, some of these changes are meant to work against their expansion and business operations. MORE

Recently, I was talking to a CEO of a company I’m on the board of. We were discussing a problem in the category of something new Is f *d up in my world every day. He gave me a great idea. He apparently plays a game with his young (I think around 10 years old) daughter. When they are sitting around in the evening, she occasionally says “Daddy, give me a CEO problem.” ” He does, she thinks about it a little, and then gives him a solution. MORE

A transit company in England has yanked ads from the sides of its double-decker buses promoting North Carolina evangelist Franklin Graham’s planned crusade in the seaside resort town of Blackpool MORE

The partners at Benchmark are pleased to announce Chetan Puttagunta has joined the firm as our newest General Partner. As early-stage investors, we are acutely aware of the work of other venture capitalists on the boards of the companies we serve. Nearly 15 years ago one of Benchmark’s founding partners, Kevin Harvey, saw the skills of a young Peter Fenton on a board they shared. Peter’s work so impressed Kevin that he recruited Peter to join Benchmark. MORE

by Joe Levi, founder of Student Money Saver. Let’s face it, you didn’t choose the life of an entrepreneur because you thought it was going to be easy. Getting your business off the ground takes countless hours of hard work, plus a little luck. MORE

by Gaurav Sharma, digital marketing consultant at CG Trader. It is vital for startups to build their online presence to grow their business. Because almost everyone (and their mother) is on the internet now. MORE

Succeeding in business is an iterative process and sometimes the most useful lessons emerge from failure. There’s no real substitute for experience — but there are several formal and informal ways to learn painlessly from those who’ve blazed a trail before you. MORE

Starting a business can be an exciting and sometimes intimidating prospect, especially when you’re a mom. But more and more mothers are taking the plunge and pursuing their dreams of entrepreneurship. million women in the U.S. MORE

To the layman UX and SEO (if they even understand what they mean) sound like two entirely unrelated things. The one is about some plumber jabbing away at their phone, while the other is about satisfying the algorithms of a company in Silicon Valley. But we know better. MORE

Over the past 25 years, I’ve invested in many startups that sell products to large enterprises. Many of these companies end up either creating or helping to create a new category. As the startups (or the category) become visible, they inevitably attract the attention of industry analysts, who write reports on the categories and the startups as part of the industry analysts’ business. MORE

Technology is constantly advancing, making things more accessible, smaller, and faster. With new advances in CNC technology and opensource software, in-house production is easier and more accessible than ever. MORE

When it comes to buying or selling a house or any other property, it is always important to figure out its real value. The reason is that you get an accurate measure of the value of your property or one that you want to purchase. MORE

There’s no handbook on how to evaluate and process “suggestions” and “advice” from a boss or a mentor. But how you choose to act on these recommendations can speed up your learning and make or break your career. Here’s what to keep in mind: I had a team of students working on an arcane customer problem. While they were quickly coming up to speed, I suggested that they talk to someone who I knew was an expert in the area and could help them learn much faster. MORE

Everybody makes mistakes. When it comes to marketing, especially social marketing, few get it perfectly right out of the gate. The trick is to make mistakes you can learn from and correct. There is a fatal variety of mistake from which there is no return. MORE

Recently I attended a lunch where we were all asked to present something provocative/mind-blowing. I thought about that for a while and realized that I want my provocative thought to not be something that is a pie in the sky idea but instead something that is based on a series of logical conclusions. MORE

Outlook Remains Stable The economy appears to have regained some momentum in the second quarter following a weak first quarter, but growth is still mediocre at best. MORE

Social media can make dreams come true – really. There are entrepreneurs from across the world that have used social media to build their brand and sell products. It’s a bit of luck for some, hard work for all, and lots of persistence to make dreams come true. MORE

Yesterday’s post Relentlessly Turning Input Knobs To 0 generated a bunch of interesting private comments. It also generated a few public ones, including the link to the article What is the problem with social media? by Jordan Greenhall which was extraordinary. Jordan asserts that the problem with social media can be broken down into four foundation problems. MORE

Many people dream of building a business. Many others dream of living on a sunny island. But those who dream of doing both need look no further than Aruba. Located just 18 miles off the coast of Venezuela, the tiny Caribbean island has been making serious waves over the past few years. MORE

Do you get excited reading about email newsletter platforms? And there were two notes in this week’s article about Substack which made me clap my hands. MORE

Whether you run a successful blog or e-commerce website, make that vital first impression count. Grow Marketing & Sales business website company website marketing online business online marketing MORE

We’ve all been there, dreaming of the day we can quit our jobs and become our own boss. But this thought doesn’t have to remain a dream – with some careful planning and the right mindset, you can be your own boss in no time and live the working life you have always wanted. MORE

When you prioritize accountability you take charge of outcomes that result from your actions. ??So So how do we become (and remain) accountable? Lead accountability leadership personal development MORE

This continues a new series of interviews with tech executives who have seen the industry evolve over a minimum of two decades. They have helped analyze, envision, develop and take to market some of the most influential technology the world. Tech Marathoners series MORE

As I’m already getting lots of out of office messages for people taking this week off, I thought I’d revisit an approach to how to deal with email after a vacation. In 2011, Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital came up with what, at the time, was what I thought was the best email vacation auto-responder in the history of email. Now, I have no idea if Josh invented this, but I’m going to give him credit for it. I evolved this in 2014 when I took a one-month sabbatical. MORE

Guest Post by: Eric Kiang (Mentee, Session 6, The Product Mentor) [Paired with Mentor, Paul Hurwitz]. A product manager has a tough role, there are many responsibilities and arguably all of them are important. MORE

A few weeks ago I read Jaron Lanier’s Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now. It helped consolidate some thinking on my part and I sent a few copies out to friends who I knew would have thoughtful and interesting responses. One that came back is very worth reading as it has a healthy critique as well as some personal reflections. The note from my friend after reading Lanier’s book follows. MORE

I was recently granted access to a Slack community associated with a newsletter I’ve been reading for a while. The kinetic energy of new members started on the #Welcome channel and then flowed to other discussions on themed channels. MORE

Five years ago, Austin’s top technology company, Dell went private in a deal valued at $24.4 billion. And Monday, that same company, now known as Dell Technologies, announced that it is going public and its stock will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. MORE

I’ve got a lot on my plate. I always do. Presumably, I like it this way because I’d change things if I didn’t. And yes, that’s continuous fodder for conversations with my therapist and with Amy. I have always tried to ignore the macro, especially short-term dynamics, in the context of my work. I collect a lot of data and like to be well informed. I get this data from lots of different inputs. MORE

Discover insider secrets on how to successfully build a high-performing growth team. How can you leverage CXL Institute, Kolbe tests and other online resources to genuinely impact your bottom line? Which skills truly matter for fast growth, and which are the nice-to-haves? MORE

Amazon’s unrelenting efficiency, obsession with automation, and brutal pricing strategies have helped it disrupt or dominate industry after industry, which began with books way back in 1997. MORE