Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

Enable people to search your website or blog to find what they are looking for. Visitors should never have to wonder what your organization does and why you do what you do. Provide all this information in an About page. Confusion and ignorance are the enemies of enchantment. Help visitors navigate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2020

Even if the idea sounds unique to you, it’s worth your time to do a few Internet searches using relevant keywords. If you find more than a dozen solutions that loosely match your idea, it may be time to skip that one and try another. Don’t forget to consider customer alternatives, like trains versus airplanes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Don’t forget basic Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so search engines improve your ranking. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

SEO Optimization is Crucial Optimizing for search engines is a method that can’t be overlooked in the quest for digital visibility. Mastering SEO is an ongoing process that involves understanding how search engine algorithms work and integrating this knowledge into the website’s content and structure.

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

Our goal is to conduct a broad and inclusive search for this role. We make fewer investments on a per-partner basis than nearly all seed funds in the country, so we have the bandwidth to take board seats and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with founders at the seed stage to try to make the biggest possible impact. A Final Note.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

Use all available search platforms, including Internet search engines, social media, and discussions with experts to find and evaluate these alternatives. There will always be conflicting wants here, so optimize for the party you want to please most. Evaluate alternatives that are now available.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Even a patent search won’t uncover work in progress that may be well ahead of you in the business cycle. Investors look for technologies that can spawn a family of products, rolled out over time, for continuous innovation. Experts and market research agree you are first. Truly disruptive technologies carry an extra burden.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2022

For all online businesses, there are so many other effective search engine optimization strategies beyond on-page SEO. The post 5 Highly Effective Search Engine Optimization Tips Beyond On-Page SEO appeared first on Young Upstarts. Ray Blakney shares some of them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

With instant low price search, ordering via smart phones, and unfiltered online reviews via Yelp and Foursquare, the advantage today has shifted to companies who can make every experience positive. In the past, competitive advantage was all about economies of scale, advertising power, and service versus price.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Social media is not rocket science. The timing of cash flow is everything.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

Search Does the application include search? Are members contributing content or only system administrators? Dates and Time Zones Does the application need to support multiple time zones? Does it need to convert dates automatically? What content is searchable? How advanced does it need to be?

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Underestimating the Power of SEO Many startups launch their websites without even thinking about search engine ranking. Ignoring search engine optimization ( SEO ) can leave your website hidden in search results, making it difficult for potential customer to find a website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2021

This means spending more money on search marketing (SEM) to make it look like the buzz is working. It’s harder than it looks to exploit people’s propensity to share humorous, enjoyable or useful information - jokes, special offers, and games. Seed viral activity. People are more demanding and have more choices than ever before.

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Rembrandt Communications

MARCH 1, 2022

Then, you can use specific wording, search engine optimization tactics, landing pages, emails, and more to track responses for that messaging. Start with brief training sessions on copywriting, search engine optimization, social media, financial operations, sales, and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

I’m not suggesting executive search firms for every startup position, but national recruiting organizations will get better results. Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. Poorly defined and executed hiring process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

The advantage is no time and effort is spent searching and preparing for the other alternatives, and no repayment terms or collateral are required. What options do they have available to them, since they can’t sell a share of the company (no equity investment)? Individual and institutional philanthropy.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2023

The post Link Building Impact on Search Engine Rankings appeared first on Young Upstarts. When it comes to SEO, link building is an ongoing process that requires effort, resources, and patience to bear fruit.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

This era was dominated by a ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) of the federal reserve and easy money in search of high yields and encouraging growth at all costs. In the past 7 years we built cultures of quick money, instant wealth and valuations for valuations sake.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The search for a perfect solution delays progress, hurts morale, and blinds everyone to practical quick solutions which are good enough. This requires challenging all assumptions and reverting to nature to get a root problem cause. Avoid perfectionism – no problems have a perfect solution. The result is unhappy people, making no progress.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

One way to find someone's contact information is to use a people search engine like the True People Search app. The post True People Search: How To Find Someone’s Contact Information appeared first on Young Upstarts. The Internet has made it easier than ever for people to find contact information for others.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

So it’s important to ensure that your website is visually there on search engine results and rankings. This is where search engine optimization can play a big part to help your website thrive. Enabling the use of keywords to ensure that your site comes up highly recommended on search engines like Google.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For example, running Grover’s algorithm on a quantum computer can search unstructured data faster than a classical computer. Grover’s algorithm) require fewer logical qubits for trivial demos but need 1000’s of logical qubits to see an advantage over linear search running on a classical computer. Some algorithms (e.g.,

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 3, 2022

Here are some ways to stay motivated while keeping up with the job search. The post How To Keep Up The After Grad Job Search Motivation appeared first on Young Upstarts. It is a daunting task to find a job after graduating college.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. Social media is not rocket science. The timing of cash flow is everything.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

This elevates your authority in the field and improves search engine rankings, making your practice more visible online. Implementing SEO Strategies Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ensures your practice appears in top search results when potential patients seek medical assistance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2020

Constant search for ways to increase sales and profitability. Entrepreneurial thinkers see themselves as self-employed and act as if they own the companies personally. They continually seek ways to be more valuable in this mission. More sales are the only way to reach real business success.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2022

Replace your documents with a more eco and efficient solution in the form of a search engine, says Elizabeth Thede. The post Celebrate The Earth By Replacing Your Paper Stacks With A Search Engine appeared first on Young Upstarts. Look ahead to a post-paper world?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2022

It was Tom Peters and Bob Waterman (“ In Search of Excellence ”) who first came up with the “ready-fire-aim” go-to-market strategy. Start with a strategic plan that embodies an iterative launch cycle, with a minimum viable product to a focused and limited domain, and the cost of execution will be low.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2022

The post How To Enhance The Customer’s Digital Experience From Search To Sale appeared first on Young Upstarts. The customer experience has been revolutionized and improved through digital technology. It presents a tremendous marketing opportunity, argues Christena Garduno.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

Comprehensive site optimization is crucial for improving user experience and search visibility. Competing in Competitive Markets Large websites in competitive markets must contend with standing out among numerous rivals for audience attention and top search rankings. What are the main benefits of enterprise SEO for large websites?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

They actually search for indications of change and opportunities across diverse environments, rather than just more customers who might use their current offerings. Spend more time outside the business, looking for trends. Smart entrepreneurs continually test their perceptions against those of customers, outside leaders, and experts.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Similarly, your website should be user-friendly, informative, and optimized for search engines to attract more potential clients. A memorable logo and a professional website are fundamental components of a strong brand. Your logo should be simple, recognizable, and reflective of your business values.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

It’s less about what you know (Google search will help you in seconds), and more about whether you can work with other people to solve problems. Each generation communicates differently, and has a different view of the marketplace. The one with the most connections wins. We have moved from an information economy to a social one.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Google Trends on how search-traffic for your keywords is changing). They all tell a different story. None has the full picture; all have biases. But taken together, your picture of the world is more complete, and biases might be cancelled through averaging or by paying heed only to the clearest, most consistent trends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

On the other hand, don’t forget angel investors, who fund a large number of startups, to the tune of $25 billion last year, who start their search primarily from platforms like the ones mentioned above. Since the best VCs deal primarily with known and proven entrepreneurs, it’s easy for them to say that they don’t read business plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Search for customer pain rather than high margins. Purpose defines the feeling that everyone wants to have from helping others and doing good for the world. You don’t have a business until you have all of these and can communicate them well.

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