Steve Blank

JUNE 20, 2022

This post previously appeared in Fast Company. How does a newly hired Chief Technology Officer (CTO) find and grow the islands of innovation inside a large company? How not to waste your first six months as a new CTO thinking you’re making progress when the status quo is working to keep you at bay? I just had coffee with Anthony, a friend who was just hired as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of a large company (30,000+ people.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2022

Angel investors and venture capitalists don’t make equity investments in nonprofit good causes. The simple reason is that it’s impossible to make money for investors when the goal of the company is to not make money. Yet as an active angel investor, I still get this question on a regular basis, so I’ll try to outline the considerations in common-sense terms.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Justin Halladay is an inspirational entrepreneur from New Jersey. During his over 15 years of experience, he has worked for a variety of companies in multiple states and founded several of his own businesses. Throughout it all, Halladay has demonstrated his commitment to overcoming obstacles, living a life by design and staying true to his faith. The businessman, husband and father of three is not only to put in the hours necessary to succeed, but eager to share the secrets of his accomplishment

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Consistency is the cornerstone of good marketing. You only have to look at top brands to see this in action: Apple’s sleekness, Coca-Cola’s playfulness, Disney’s magic. Consistency is equally critical for startups. Stacked Marketer turned a free newsletter into a six-figure revenue generator by staying actionable, convenient, and entertaining. Being consistent earns trust and cements brand status—qualities that add 10–20% to your overall growth, according to LucidPress research.

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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

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2022

Search engine optimization (SEO) promises many benefits, enabling you to increase traffic to your website, improve brand visibility, and set a course for long-term growth. But if you have no idea what you’re doing and no real experience in the SEO world, is this strategy totally inaccessible to you? The short answer is no! However, even if you have no idea how search engines work and no experience creating content for SEO, there’s a path forward for you to utilize this strategy in wh

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Up and Running

JUNE 23, 2022

What if your lender rejects your loan application? You’re not alone. Banks reject 73% of business loan applications. Here is what you do next. . What to do if your lender rejects your business loan application. Don’t be surprised if your business loan application gets rejected. Contrary to common belief, banks aren’t allowed to take a risk on a good business without following strict guidelines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2022

One of the things I’ve learned over my years as a business mentor and investor is that life isn’t fair when it comes to succeeding in business. You may think that passion and hard work are all you need, but I believe we all have unique strengths , and you need to recognize yours, and capitalize on them above all else, in order to get the advantage you need to win in business.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2022

Tailored Pay , an online payment platform providing cross-device payment options to ecommerce businesses, has updated its website with innovative features, allowing online companies to receive online payments smoothly. Besides modernizing the payment receipt process for eCommerce companies, TailoredPay makes the information available on its website easy to understand.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Ask 10 people what account-based marketing (ABM) is and you’ll get 10 different answers. Some see it as a sales tactic, while others view it as a content marketing strategy. Because every business adapts ABM to suit their own growth model, the definition changes to fit. But, one thing’s for sure: getting clear on what ABM means to your company is critical to making it work.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Companies looking to raise money turn to venture capital for a variety of reasons. Top among them is generally access to capital, but often on the list is the hope that raising capital from experienced (and well-networked) investors will have other positive impacts on their business. Certainly from the venture perspective, VCs (Foundry included) pitch themselves to companies, co-investors, and LPs as more than just capital.

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Transformify

JUNE 20, 2022

Was it Covid-19, the bear market, the plunging prices of cryptocurrencies or changing consumer spending habits that pushed businesses across the globe to redefine the way they manage their workforce and vendor base? Speaking of vendor management, it comes as no surprise that businesses rely more on service providers, one-off vendors and vendors on-demand to ensure flexibility while keeping the bottom line low.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2022

How To Grow Your Business Like A Weed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Stu Heinecke. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Stu Heinecke. Stu is a bestselling business author, marketer, and Wall Street Journal cartoonist. His first book, How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, introduced the concept of Contact Marketing and was named one of the top 64 sales books of all time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. They have proven themselves unable to innovate, and they have lost more jobs than they create. My friends who “grew up” with lifetime careers in General Motors, Exxon Mobil, or even IBM, are now often too embarrassed to even mention it.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Due to the rapidly changing business landscape, it has become crucial for business owners to upskill themselves. Also, it has become important for companies to embrace the latest technological developments to stay one step ahead of their competitors. It enables businesses to improve operational efficiency and productivity, eventually making a positive contribution to their growth.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Every business needs leads. The biggest challenge for marketers is getting them. Account-based marketing (ABM) and lead generation both offer a way to do this. Done right, both can help attract the kind of high-quality leads that become long-term customers and advocates. Snowflake achieved over 300% growth with ABM. Templafy generated 475% ROI with lead generation.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 9, 2022

The landscape businesses operate in has been permanently altered after two years of remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies big and small are moving towards hybrid models that will continue to permit a portion of the work week to be done from home. It’s certainly tested traditional management styles as managers continue to learn to trust people and ensure they are productive, meet deadlines and meet KPI’s with ease.

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deal architect

JUNE 18, 2022

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Chris Knight, Global Industry Director for Construction and Engineering presenting on trends.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2022

The Strategy Behind Building A Thriving Online Community For Your Brand written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jenny Weigle. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jenny Weigle. Jenny has been creating, executing, and reviewing strategies for online communities for more than 10 years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2022

You may be surviving in the marketplace, but is your business really thriving and winning? In my role as a mentor, I challenge every business leader to be more open-minded as they face the challenges of change and new competitors entering their space. Most are reluctant to tip that balance between hard-won experience versus new thinking that can take them to the next level.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Serbia has been an important player in the global economy for centuries, and its role has only grown in recent years. As a result, the country’s currency, the dinar, is one of the most traded currencies in the world. For more information you should check NFT code. The Serbian government is now looking to capitalize on this by launching a new initiative that will allow citizens to trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

You should be dedicating resources to encouraging each new and existing customer to increase their spending. If not, you’re missing out on a play that can deliver exponential returns. Recommending additional products or services can help customers solve problems while upping their investment. This will improve customer lifetime value (CLTV), making customer acquisition costs (CAC) healthier.

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Board Effect

JUNE 2, 2022

Administration and operations are the backbones of nonprofit organizations. Yet, philanthropists and foundations traditionally have been less likely to fund these activities, preferring to fund specific programs or projects, and capacity building grants could make a viable difference. The pandemic vastly changed this mindset among grant makers and philanthropists.

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deal architect

JUNE 30, 2022

I have spent a lifetime watching new market segments emerge, mature, get disrupted, morph and consolidate. The energy sector is going through a massive disruption and renewal.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 1, 2022

Content Planning Made Easy With Planable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Xenia Muntean. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Xenia Muntean. Xenia is the CEO and Co-Founder of Planable, a content review and marketing collaboration platform used by over 5,000 teams behind brands such as Hyundai, Christian Louboutin, Viber, and United Nations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2022

Most people I know in business begin by capitalizing on technical strength or passion for change , such as engineering, or focus on saving the environment. They don’t realize that it takes more to succeed in business or a career – it takes leadership skills to get people to follow you, including peers, a team, business partners, and customers. Luckily, you can learn needed leadership skills.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

With new challenges, the landscape of businesses and startups has also shifted towards the latest approaches. Most people don’t know where to take the first step and blame the limited investments for the failure. However, technology and digital tools have played a vital role in changing the dynamics of entrepreneurship. Now anyone can initiate a business with limited income but unique startup ideas.

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View from Seed

JUNE 30, 2022

Company: Balletic Foods. Founders: Anita Broellochs & Alex Shirazi. “Balletic’s fermentation technology offers the promise of the best of both worlds: all of the benefits of consuming true animal protein without the environmental and ethical challenges of eating meat.” – David Beisel. Get to know the business. Rachel Hodes (RH): What problem exists in the market that your business is trying to solve?

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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. Ray Blakney shares some of them. The post 5 Highly Effective Search Engine Optimization Tips Beyond On-Page SEO appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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deal architect

JUNE 23, 2022

Mankind has been through multiple energy transitions. Our ancestors burned wood, used peat bog and other biofuels. The Romans were particularly ingenious in using water and wind power. Coal fueled the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s. The 1900s belonged to.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 22, 2022

The Key To Writing A Must-Read written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with AJ Harper. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview AJ Harper. AJ is an editor and publishing strategist who helps authors write foundational books that enable them to build readership, grow their brand and make a significant impact on the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2022

In my years of mentoring entrepreneurs, a problem I have seen too often is low self-esteem, and over-compensating through arrogance and ego. These entrepreneurs find it hard to respect customers or team members, and their ventures usually fail. As a team member, low self-esteem leads to low confidence, poor productivity, and no job satisfaction. Fortunately, both can be fixed.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Software companies have changed the landscape of how businesses in different industries operate by creating products that increase efficiency and productivity. To promote more innovation in the software industry, the US congress has expanded the access to R&D tax credits software , which can create significant tax-saving opportunities for a wide range of software companies.

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Rembrandt Communications

JUNE 1, 2022

(Psst. Don’t waste resources and take advantage of this competitive edge!). Prices are soaring. Your new employees quit after just a few days. And you’re trying to figure out how to take your family on a much-needed vacation this summer while keeping your business afloat. Yes, fear is in the air, but there is something you can do to stay ahead of the competition and reduce your stress….

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 14, 2022

Employee value proposition (EVP) is the shortcut to signal to the desired talent that “this company” is the perfect fit. The post Make Your Employee Value Proposition A Magnet For Your Talent Pool appeared first on Young Upstarts.

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deal architect

JUNE 6, 2022

As we have moved to virtual briefings, I have increasingly been excerpting short video segments (with permission ) as part of my Analyst Cam series. This time it is Soma Somasundaram, Chief Technology Officer and President of Products at Infor.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2022

What It Means To Humanize A Brand (And How To Do It Well) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jacqueline Lieberman. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jacqueline Lieberman. Jacqueline is the f ormer Managing Partner and the Head of Strategy Story Worldwide and the current founder of BrandCrudo.

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