For Entrepreneurs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
There is much hand wringing in the startup ecosystem about various forms of signaling between the seed and A rounds. Conventional wisdom, and advice, abounds: entrepreneurs should never include a venture firm in their seed round because it’ll scare other VCs off from pursuing the A. After all, the “insider” VC has more information and.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
One of the big decisions every aspiring entrepreneur has to make is when to quit your current job to devote yourself fulltime to your new startup. Some of you are so committed to the new passion that you quit your day job early, and dedicate all your time and resources to the new venture. Others wait until the new business starts to generate revenue and profit before making the move.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
In a corporate environment, the focus of a job interview has long been demonstrating your match to the skills and experience outlined in the job description. In my experience with startups, that is still necessary, but not sufficient. Today’s business world has become totally customer driven, so customer-centric and people abilities really make the difference between winners and losers.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
There are so many things I wish I’d known before I started my first company. Hindsight’s 20/20, but I wish someone had sat me down before I wasted a lot of time and money on a company I wasn’t ready to start. While the project quickly fizzled out, it did give me some valuable insights into all the groundwork that needs to be done before getting started which helped me succeed in my second endeavor.
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
Version One Ventures
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
A few weeks ago I shared some important leadership lessons from Stewart Butterfield , including investing in your own growth to make sure that the founder scales as fast as the company. Growing with your start-up can be a very tough undertaking for a founder. It requires reinventing yourself dramatically in very little time. When you start your company, you will be a “maker” for most of your days, wearing a thousand hats and tackling whatever needs to be tackled.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
Recent statistics show that the booming number of coworking industry remains unstoppable through the next coming years. In fact, it’s becoming the preferred workplace of today’s labor force. Nonetheless, though there’s a hotbed of coworking spaces widely available in Singapore, entrepreneurs of all sorts resort to what really meets their office demands.
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Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
As fall replaces summer, I know I become tempted to curl up with a window view of the falling leaves, a cup of tea, and a good book. It’s a great way to enjoy some “me time.”. At the same time, I occasionally like to feel like my relaxation is also productive, or the things that interest me in my professional life filter into my personal life. When that happens, I like to turn to books that are not only engaging, well-written, and interesting, but also happen to be about business.
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. My parents wanted me to go to pharmacy school, but I abandoned that to pursue my real interests, business and entrepreneurship.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Sales Training Options to Help Your Small Business Succeed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Having an effective and engaged sales team is one of the keys to guaranteeing your business’s success. Some people are natural sales men or women—they have the gift of gab, the ability to easily connect with others and win their trust, and are adept at juggling leads and following up with prospects and existing customers alike.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2018
As an angel investor and a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always disappointed to see founders who seem stressed out most of the time, and more annoyed than energized by the abundance of challenges they see in building their startup. The entrepreneurial lifestyle is a tough one under the best of circumstances, and it’s one you have to love in order to succeed.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
I am not at the Salesforce event this week but changed my travel plans to make sure I could watch yesterday’s streaming of the 2 hour keynote. Some of it was predictable.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
by Chris Bray , founder and CEO of Bray Innovation Group . Without Netscape, would Google exist? Had MySpace not paved the social platform pathway, would Facebook’s app be a smartphone staple? Probably not. Thanks to entrepreneurial spirit, drive, and conviction, our world is exciting and ever-changing. Ultimately, such successes are born from innovators like you.
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
(As seen on Little PINK Book) Look forward to happiness and health in the years ahead International Day of Older Persons is October 1st, and according to the United Nations site, “almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60,” and “by 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world’s […]. The post 3 Tips to Protect Your Business appeared first on Small business PR and content strategy that boost sales, awareness and credibility fast!
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
One of the big differences between an entrepreneur and an employee of a big business is that employees tend to have a very narrow focus on their job, while entrepreneurs have to keep the broader focus on business. Both want personal satisfaction and financial success. In fact, U.S. entrepreneurs consistently claim to be happier , and have a higher net worth than employees.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
I wrote last week that I was looking forward to getting an update on Infor’s verticals – hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, retail and others. At Inforum in Washington this week, I only got a detailed briefing about the Retail vertical.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
by Rick Miller, author of “ Be Chief: It’s a Choice, Not a Title “ Years ago, I volunteered at a rehabilitation facility in Morristown, New Jersey, working with a gifted physical therapist in a 100-degree heated pool. I assisted as the therapist used the warm water to stretch the muscles of children challenged with cerebral palsy and other muscular disorders.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
The ability to create success starts with a mindset that aligns with taking action, learning rapidly and adapting to change. Successful people think differently about success. It’s not all about your IQ or the kind of car you drive. True success is having a growing network of people you know how to tap into, achieving fulfillment in what you do, and being able to see opportunity everywhere. 1.
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
(As seen on Little PINK Book). Look forward to happiness and health in the years ahead. International Day of Older Persons is October 1 st , and according to the United Nations site , “almost 700 million people are now over the age of 60,” and “by 2050, 2 billion people, over 20 per cent of the world’s population, will be 60 or older.”. With this in mind, are you taking appropriate precautions to live a happy and healthy life when you get older, or is your business slowly killing you?
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
Chronic illness and pain shouldn’t hold you back from pursuing your dreams. In fact, it should be the very thing that motivates you to make them a reality.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
The verdict is in: digital marketing is a must-have for any business in today’s economy. Many customers find out about businesses through digital means, and a digital marketing campaign delivered in tandem with SEO strategy builds credibility, visibility, and a positive reputation. Some business owners have thought that SEO simply entails elegant web design and attractive social visuals.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
How many times have you been sitting at a dinner table or watching the news and someone mention’s a politician by name and you have wondered who they are talking about? Or, maybe you’ve heard the name but have no clue as to their stance on certain issues. Better yet, you are voting and do the “eenie, meenie, miney, mo” at the poll because you’ve never heard of anyone on the ballot.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Data is the life blood of any SaaS company. Data will empower you to make better decisions and help you grow faster. However, few companies make the most of their existing data or get access to the data they need. This guide is meant to help you go from zero to analytics proficient as quickly as possible. It doesn’t matter if you’re starting from scratch or if you’re simply trying to level up your existing data strategy.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Is your website domains eligible for trademark protection, just like your brand name? Here's a look at what every entrepreneur needs to know.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
DasCoin uses a unique Proof of Value model for the distribution of its crypto token assets. What this means is that if the users want to obtain the token of the DasCoin network then they have to prove that they have submitted some value to the network. This is done by offering users to purchase licenses, which in turns provides them access to the networks in the form of “cycles.”.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
In 2015, the e-commerce industry was estimated at $1.6 trillion, making the startup dream a profitable reality. Getting into e-commerce is a great way to start your own brand , especially with many ways to do business online. You can create an affiliate site, sell your own products, drop ship for a merchant, and more. However, one element remains, how do you raise capital for your e-commerce startup?
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
Homebrew is making more investments outside of Silicon Valley than we have in our history! That statement might be more dramatic if our firm was founded in 1983 instead of 2013, but speaks to a handful of changes in seed investing. Some of these are generalizable and our friend Semil Shah does a nice job covering several in his post “ Investing Outside the Bay Area.” What I want to emphasize though, is we don’t think about this as “value shopping” (trying to get che
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
You might wonder how my failures as an entrepreneur relate to mentorship. Believe it or not, they have a lot more relativity than you may imagine.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Project managers have a lot on their plate. They’re responsible for getting complex projects down in short periods of time, and they also have to manage the employees below them. This can easily get overwhelming, leading to ineffective mistakes and problems. Whether you’re a long-time project manager or an entrepreneur in charge of your own tasks, these are some common mistakes that might be slowing you down. 1.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Running a business is hard work. You’re constantly looking for a balance between productivity and happiness for your employees; even though the two are often linked. Unfortunately no matter how hard you try there is often one employee that has a negative approach. Source: Pixabay. Discovering how to deal with this employee will make your life much easier.
For Entrepreneurs
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
There is much hand wringing in the startup ecosystem about various forms of signaling between the seed and A rounds. Conventional wisdom, and advice, abounds: entrepreneurs should never include a venture firm in their seed round because it’ll scare other … The post We’re Overthinking Seed Round Signaling Effects appeared first on For Entrepreneurs.
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
Stay loose, don’t fight the horse, and make sure to look around and enjoy the view every once in a while. The ride will be over sooner than you think.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Cold emailing is a challenge, and anyone’s who’s tried email outreach as part of their marketing strategy knows this well. You don’t have any relationship with the person you’re emailing at all, and unlike an interaction where you’re face-to-face, you’re not getting that feedback and those cues that could lead you to change your approach. With that being said, cold emailing can be effective.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Vaping is quickly becoming big business, despite the negative media attention it has gotten in the last few years. That is because many people are switching to vaping (from cigarettes) and seeing the benefits of it for themselves. Allowing employees to vape also has long term productivity and costs benefits to employers. Source: Pixabay. One of those benefits for the businesses: saving consumers money.
Hunter Walker
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
I delete my tweets periodically, so wanted to capture some good discussions regarding seed bridges and founder/investor expectations. These two previous blog posts provide context. The Three Types of “Second Seed” Rounds: Too Cold, Too Hot and Just Right. For Fundraising, Seed is No Longer a Round, It’s a Phase. So what can mess up a seed extension process?
YFS Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain represent a new gold rush. As new blockchain startups push for recognition it’s possible to get a bit lost.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 23, 2018
by Allison Shapira, CEO and founder Global Public Speaking LLC and author of “ Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others “ I once coached a woman who worked for UNICEF who was preparing a major speech to potential donors and talking about UNICEF’s life-changing work on the ground in conflict zones. At one point, she said “We are repatriating children associated with armed groups back to their communities.”.
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