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.
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.
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
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 27, 2019
One of the biggest challenges that startups face is attracting customers early on. Brand awareness and reputation are crucial to success, but these are both developed over time which means that it is difficult to succeed early on – this is particularly true when you are operating in a competitive industry with household name brands. So, what can be done about this?
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 30, 2019
There are times when you think you’re unable to do the job required of you. It could be due to the nature of the task. For instance, if you need to organise a concert to raise funds for the organisation, it might be beyond your scope of expertise. It’s also the same when asked to host a dinner party where company executives will attend. If you’re not running a business that deals with party planning or event organisation, it might be impossible for you to get things done.
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.
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?
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
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.
Austin Startup
DECEMBER 9, 2019
Watch out for the most common scam in startup world?—?Sputnik ATX Three rules to avoid getting scammed by advisors As an early stage VC, one of the saddest things I observe from meetings with founders is the toxic and pervasive influence of what I call the start-up industrial complex (the SIC). The SIC is a universe of charlatans and blissfully unaware “advisors” who masquerade as help for early stage companies and, in fact, set them back or bleed them dry for the personal gain of the advisor.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Hearpreneur
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Every new year brings with it a new form of excitement and anticipation. The reason is that every new year brings about a “newness” for lack of a better term when we are able to start fresh and change those things that we did bad or things we have been thinking about doing. For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it. So that’s why we are excited about 2020 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses.
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!
Transformify
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Our guest today is Chris Lacinak, President of AVP. Chris, many software companies work on a project basis. Is this why you decided to introduce remote work at AVP? Remote work initially came about at AVP in a couple of different ways that were the result of seizing the opportunity. The first was a shakeup in our software engineering team, which was originally based out of New York City.
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 6, 2019
Over the last couple of weeks, as we get ready to welcome the 20s, I have been reviewing blog posts, books I have written and notes from advisory work helping clients pick vendors, negotiate contracts, review vendor performance etc from.
Duct Tape Marketing
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Transcript of Why Page Speed Matters on Your Website written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode is a Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, and is brought to you by pixelz.com. You’ve got to make those images look great. If you want them to pop, if you want them to represent your products, this is a retouching service to make your images look great.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
DECEMBER 19, 2019
One of the most valuable commodities that businesses deal in these days is data. Every company uses it, whether it is for securely storing customer service information, data surrounding stock and sales, or any other type of digital information. With the world being so reliant on technology, the way that your company manages its data is more important than ever.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Kevin Hobbs is a Canadian entrepreneur and experienced executive working in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. As CEO of Vanbex Group, a professional services and development company specializing in everything blockchain, Kevin’s mission is to further the education and adoption of blockchain, DLT, and Smart Contract technology into everyday real world applications.
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