ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Everyone is excited about starting their own business. Countless people try their luck every year, but most of the business failed due to a lack of proper planning. Approximately 45% of startups struggle because they didn’t reach their target market. To run a startup successfully, you need to validate your idea systematically for making your product successful in the market.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 1, 2019
As a business owner in this age of rapid technological change, with the surge of worldwide competitors, setbacks and adversity are virtually guaranteed. Based on my years of experience mentoring and advising entrepreneurs, you need to attack problems and challenges with a mindset of success, or it is unlikely that you or your business will survive. I found that view confirmed for a wide range of leadership situations in a classic book, “ The Mindset of Success ,” by Jo Owen.
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deal architect
DECEMBER 14, 2019
A guest column from Steven ZoBell, Workfront Chief Product and Technology Officer. In his role at Workfront, Steve leads the engineering and platform hosting and operations organizations and works closely with the product and services teams to evolve the technology.
Rembrandt Communications
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Small Business Success is More Than Sales, PR and Marketing… As a small business owner, you probably utter many four-letter words under your breath, or hear them from others, on a regular basis. Well, I’m going to remind you of a six-letter word you can say as much as possible, 365 days a year. It will: • Put you in a better mood; • Cause others to like you more; • Open up business opportunities; • Reduce stress and increase humility; • Give you a competitive edge; and so much more!
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
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 3, 2019
This post previously appeared in Poets and Quants. I’ve been an adjunct professor for nearly two decades. Here’s what I’ve learned. Colleges and universities that offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to teach innovation and entrepreneurship classes may benefit from a more formal onboarding process. The goal would be six-fold: Integrate adjuncts as partners with their entrepreneurship centers .
YFS Magazine
DECEMBER 26, 2019
As a leader, examine the pointless activities in business and proactively forge a better and smarter path for maximum impact.
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View from Seed
DECEMBER 4, 2019
One of my more popular posts in recent years was a long write-up on how VC’s get measured. It occurred to me that about 2 years has transpired since that original post and I thought I’d write a follow-up. At the time, I spent most of my time describing the metrics themselves and how VCs and their LPs evaluate performance based on these measurements.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 31, 2019
With 627,000 new businesses starting each year, it’s essential to make sure that your business is going to stand out from the crowd. Many businesses don’t even know how to get the word out about their new business, but we are going to help you. Learning SEO for your new business and how to help people find you online doesn’t have to be confusing.
YFS Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2019
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint-hearted. There is little room for error in business and all the room in the world for error at the same time.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 6, 2019
The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.
deal architect
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Over the last month, as we get ready to welcome the 20s, I have been reviewing blog posts and books I have written and the notes from advisory work helping clients pick vendors, negotiate contracts, review vendor performance from the.
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Silicon Valley gets significant attention for its role in producing tech startups that often go on to see massive, international success. However, it’s far from the only startup hub in the world, and it’s not even the only startup hub in the United States. While Silicon Valley has the advantages of a self-sustaining entrepreneurial reputation and proximity to multiple major universities, other countries have natural advantages that make them highly supportive of new tech entrepreneurs.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 30, 2019
It’s better to have it and not need it, rather than need it and get caught without it. Insurance is one of the oldest financial businesses, but it’s not what it used to be. Like other sectors such as banking and law firms, insurers are receiving a makeover. The traditional methods now include accuracy, personalization, and efficiency like never before.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 23, 2019
by Deb Boelkes, author of “ The WOW Factor Workplace: How to Create a Best Place to Work Culture “ Workplace culture matters. A great one produces happy, engaged employees who give their best efforts, challenge themselves to grow, and consistently meet goals and delight customers. A toxic one creates miserable, unmotivated clock-watchers and job-board checkers.
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 11, 2019
These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure.
Start Up Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Some people like to accumulate followers. Not me. I hope I don’t have a single follower. I’d much rather have students of my work, as opposed to followers. A decade or so ago, the architecture of the internet took a turn, and gave birth to a new kind of digital zealotry, where people have become disciples of opinion instead of being students of fact.
Up and Running
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Don’t make your business plan longer than necessary, and think about the reason you’re writing the plan in the first place. You’re probably going to want to revise your plan regularly, and the shorter your plan is, the more manageable that process will be. Using a business plan template to help you keep each section organized can help you as you start writing.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Outsourcing can be a terrifying prospect to face as a new business. After all, you’re placing your vital project into the hands of an external company, who might not even share your timezone or cultural values! Despite this, IT giants like Google and Samsung have slowly started outsourcing more and more of their operations. In fact, 94% of Fortune 500 companies use an outsourcing process for some of their most vital products.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 27, 2019
Are you a startup or a small to a medium-sized company looking to build affordable cloud infrastructure? Then you are at the right place to receive the best and affordable ideas. Before even selecting on the server to build your private cloud, you first need to focus on some crucial points that directly affect your business. Are you a single tenant or you would want others to be using the server space?
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Every new year and right after the ball drops, it’s time to go to work. Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. We asked entrepreneurs to share their biggest goals and what they were looking forward to in 2020. #1- Delegate and expand.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2019
When you are starting a new business, every resource is precious, including time, funding, and people. Yet we can all look back, after the fact, and realize that we could have been more memorable. Obviously you can’t go back for a do-over , but you can certainly learn from your mistakes as well as all our successes. Most challenges you have are not unique to your business.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 31, 2019
How Mobile Has Impacted the Customer Journey written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The customer journey is influenced by many outside factors. As the use of mobile devices has taken off over the past decade, it’s changed the way that businesses market themselves and how customers interact with businesses. In order to better understand the impact mobile has had on the customer journey, it’s helpful to go through and assess the effect at each stage of the marketing
Where to Play
DECEMBER 29, 2019
The post Where to Play – Where to Impact appeared first on Where to Play. I recently came back from running a ‘Where to Play’ workshop for double-bottom-line startups at EPFL’s Tech4Impact program. The interesting aspect of this workshop was the need to estimate the social or environmental impact of different market opportunities, and add this key dimension to the set of considerations when choosing where to play.
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 3, 2019
With the festive season fast approaching, it’s a rare time for you high-energy entrepreneurs to relax a little, recharge your batteries, review your accomplishments and consider priorities for the year ahead. If you’re operating in a highly competitive marketplace, you’re probably on the lookout for ways to develop your business skills and stay in tip-top mental and physical condition in order to maintain a competitive edge and ramp up your resilience.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 29, 2019
by Guy Cooper, Managing Director of Wave Digital. The startup industry is littered with stories of founders being taken for a ride by their app developer. So if you want an app that not only works at the end but will be a hit with your users, what should you do? The key to choosing an app developer is research. Here are four critical questions to ask both yourself and an app developer before making the decision to engage them to design and deliver your app. 1.
Board Effect
DECEMBER 20, 2019
All organizations are unique in their own right. Even so, every board of directors has some of the same basic fundamental responsibilities. Organizations may operate for profit or charity. They may be membership-based or non-membership based. Organizations may be new or long-standing. They may have a strong financial base or they may be a struggling start-up.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2019
With the current strong economy I’m seeing a continued resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 30, 2019
The Top 10 Duct Tape Marketing Podcast Episodes for 2019 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. 2019 was another great year on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. I chatted with some incredible guests, I did some solo shows where I could share a bit about the Duct Tape Marketing philosophy, and I got to share excerpts from my latest book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur , which was released in October.
crowdSPRING Blog
DECEMBER 2, 2019
You’ve probably heard by now that consistent branding is important. Everyone says so – it’s one of those common business truisms that, for many, goes in one ear and out the other. But, you can’t afford to let this wisdom fall on deaf ears. It’s too valuable. Because… Consistent. Branding. Is. Vital. Your company’s logo design , your business website , your mobile app, your store signage, your marketing and customer support messaging… they must all
The Startup Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2019
The world is constantly evolving with the advancement of technology. This statement is no different for the home inspection sector. Due to technological developments, home inspecting has become increasingly efficient, faster, and safer. Image by Josch13 from Pixabay. If you have been operating a home inspection business for a number of years, these advancements may have passed by.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 25, 2019
Are you tired of your 9-to-5 job? Does the thought of getting ready for office every day drive you nuts? Well, then you have landed in the right place! Nowadays, with everything undergoing digital transformation, online is the place to be – yes, even for work!! And starting up an online business can be a brilliant idea. The best thing about online business is that you can operate it from anywhere and anytime … yes, even wearing your pyjamas!
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 27, 2019
2019 has been simply an incredible year that has seen new businesses start and some existing businesses shutdown. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners of a word that could represent their business in 2019. Here’s what they had to say: #1- Consistent. Photo Credit: Josh Swisher. I would have to say the best word for our business in 2019 would be ‘consistent.’ The team I have assembled at Northface Construction takes the extra time to deliver consistent results.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 29, 2019
If you are like most entrepreneurs I know, there just aren’t enough hours in a day to get all your own work done, as well as run the many one-hour meetings each team member seems to demand for decisions and mentoring. I have found it to be more productive and effective to lead with the model that no meetings will take an hour, and may be done in as little as five minutes.
deal architect
DECEMBER 12, 2019
I had been invited to an SAP Analytics influencer summit earlier in the year. Many of the sessions were under NDA, so I had not written about it. However, my notes showed: Ambitious, exciting vision, but fragmented execution across portfolio.
View from Seed
DECEMBER 11, 2019
“I have exciting personal news.”. “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining [New Firm] as a Partner where I will continue to invest in great Founders across the industries I care about.”. “I am pursuing an idea that I’m excited about and and happy to be back on the entrepreneurial path.”. These are literal quotes from social media and email announcements over the past six months from VC Partners moving on to other competitive firms, and, well, just moving on.
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