Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 2, 2021
In case you hadn’t noticed, the key elements of a competitive advantage for your business have changed as businesses move online, and your domain is instantly global. The old approaches of controlling distribution channels, saturating retail, and methodically scaling your brand awareness don’t protect you anymore. The real challenge is to win massive consumer preference repeatedly.
Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2021
We just finished our 6th annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. What a year. With the pandemic winding down it finally feels like the beginning of the end. This was my sixth time teaching a virtual class during the lockdown – and for our students likely their 15th or more. Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems.
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ReadWriteStart
JUNE 19, 2021
There are few technologies in the world today that can make a Trillion-dollar impact on the global economy. IoT (Internet of Things) is one of them. McKinsey, the global think tank, estimates that IoT will have an economic impact of between $4 trillion and $11 trillion by 2025 ( Source ). Source: Mckinsey. IoT brings organizations a whole new way of working wherein it becomes easier to control, manage, and monitor remotely located hardware.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 11, 2021
Since releasing my newest book The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors I’ve been continually getting the questions “Why Philosophy and Entrepreneurship?” and “Why Nietzsche?” Dave and I cover this right off the bat in the book, so I thought I’d toss up an excerpt that addresses the question with part of my own origin story with Dave.
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
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 17, 2021
Accomplished entrepreneurs often pride themselves on being able to spot a gap in the market from a mile away. However, it is worth noting that this trait can be taught, provided that one is willing to commit themselves to the pursuit of new knowledge. Suppose you happen to be the owner of an online business and would like to nurture your entrepreneurial skillset.
ConversionXL
JUNE 15, 2021
Who. What. When. Where. Why. Answer the proverbial “Five W’s” through storytelling, and you’ll build meaningful connections with your audience. Fail to do so, and you’ll likely lose their attention. Not every piece of content needs to tell a story. Applying storytelling in the right place, at the right time, in the right way makes all the difference.
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Up and Running
JUNE 7, 2021
Most companies are focused squarely on the extrinsic motivation of making a profit to expand their operations and satisfy their shareholders. Today, however, we are witnessing a shift toward a more intrinsic motivation for both companies and their employees. Once united merely by their commitment to providing value for their companies and their customers, they are now united in being of value to society.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 8, 2021
After launching a new startup, you’ll be interested in growing the business as quickly as possible, thus generating more revenue, securing more stability, and improving your reputation as well. But one of the secrets to effective scaling is an efficient team; if your employees are working productively and consistently, they’ll be capable of making your vision a reality.
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 7, 2021
Last week I was scheduled to do a live interview with Eliot Peper about The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche. He opted to use Twitter Spaces and diligently tested it out a couple of days beforehand to confirm that it would work. Nevertheless, we immediately ran into difficulties, and after ten minutes, we decided to bail on the interview and reschedule.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 3, 2021
As a start-up, you need all the sales you can get to survive the first few years in business. Most start-ups throw money away by not being accessible to users. Around 97% of business websites are not accessible to disabled visitors which leads to a bad user experience and can even end in lawsuits. In this article, we will look at some common website accessibility issues disabled users face when a website isn’t accessible to them and how you can make small changes to your website to make
ConversionXL
JUNE 14, 2021
Why should customers buy from you? How do you stand out and solve their problems better than anybody else? Every marketer knows these are important questions, but finding the answers can be a challenge. In this guide, you’ll learn how to differentiate your business and attract your ideal customers by creating a unique selling proposition. We’ll cover why a unique selling proposition is important, how to uncover what your customers are hungry for and share a framework for developing and testing a
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 23, 2021
As a consumer, I rarely pay attention to your marketing pitch, but I certainly always remember a exceptionally positive total experience with your team, based on a memorable set of interactions from first contact to discussions with friends. Yet, as a business consultant, I often find minimal focus on improving employee engagement and assessing their customer-facing performance.
Up and Running
JUNE 14, 2021
When you research different online business opportunities, one of the first suggestions you’ll find is selling through Amazon FBA. It’s been a popular way to make money for a few years now, but is it still worth it in 2021? We decided to chat with an actual Amazon seller to find out. After speaking with Alex Shelton and hearing his story, we can safely say this is definitely still a profitable business model.
Austin Startup
JUNE 16, 2021
This past year has seen disruption unfold across almost all sectors as many people had to pivot the way they work and live. One pivot that was trending before the pandemic and largely exacerbated by it was the move towards business ownership by more and more individuals. In fact, our team at Austin-based ZenBusiness , a one-stop-shop to form, run and grow a business, recently announced that more than 100,000 micro businesses have been formed using the platform since the onset of the pandemic?
Feld Thoughts
JUNE 9, 2021
Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost. Matt was the co-founder/CEO of Return Path.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 9, 2021
It would seem that growing your Instagram account organically is more complicated than ever before. Most of us have seen a decrease in interaction and follower numbers, which could be incredibly stressful because you think you’re doing it correctly. Whether you have a personal or business account it is vital that you grow your follower count. There are several ways you can go about growing Instagram followers.
ConversionXL
JUNE 30, 2021
Your unique selling proposition (USP) is what separates you from the competition. For customers, it’s a reason to trust and choose you ahead of someone else. For you, it’s the linchpin that powers your sales and marketing efforts. But what does a USP look like? In this article, we’ll demonstrate what makes an effective USP by sharing some of the best examples from the worlds of SaaS, e-commerce, and DTC.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 28, 2021
Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). The many crowd funding platforms on the Internet, led still by Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , were expected by many to put regular people in charge of funding new opportunities, and kill the need for angel groups.
Up and Running
JUNE 1, 2021
Even on the leanest and most tightly run teams, payroll can be a tough process to unravel. For example, it can be more difficult to maintain strict employee privacy. Underpayments and overpayments are more common and harder to detect. Accuracy, standardization, backup systems, and other requirements can be overlooked and possibly trigger a time-consuming audit.
Hearpreneur
JUNE 15, 2021
How do you gain the attention of your preferred audience in an era of stiff competition? The truth is, both new and existing business struggle to create a sustained buzz around their business. But it’s not always difficult as it sounds, it starts with thinking like the consumer, creating an experience for them and ensuring your products align with their values.
This is going to be BIG.
JUNE 11, 2021
“The term 'residence' shall be deemed to mean that place where a person maintains a fixed, permanent and principal home and to which he, wherever temporarily located, always intends to return.” Putting aside the archaic gendering of the law, this one sentence written into New York State’s Election Law that defines the residency requirements of candidates is one of the laziest and most ridiculous pieces of text I’ve ever seen.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 23, 2021
The Research and Development Tax Credit or more known as R&D Tax Credit is a tax credit that all businesses can avail of to minimize their state and federal tax liabilities. It was specifically designed to provide incentives to businesses that have a strong R&D program and are always finding ways to develop and improve processes to drive growth and development.
Duct Tape Marketing
JUNE 30, 2021
The 3 Essential Ingredients For Long-Term Happy Clients written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Agency Spark Podcast with David Gersh. The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Each episode is designed to spark ideas you can put into practice for your agency today.
Steve Blank
JUNE 4, 2021
I was pleasantly surprised to hear from Suresh, an ex-student I’ve known for a long time. A U.S. citizen he was now the head of sales and marketing for a company in London selling medical devices to hospitals in the UK National Health Service. His boss had identified the U.S. as their next market and wanted him to set up a U.S. salesforce. Suresh understood that the U.S. health system was very different from the system in the UK, not just the regulatory regime through the FDA, but the reimburse
Up and Running
JUNE 21, 2021
New tech entrepreneurs can find it difficult to surmount the onslaught of obstacles to getting a new business off the ground. Some days can feel so frustrating that you consider giving up. However, the challenges you face are the same ones that every successful small business owner has faced and then surmounted in some way or another. It can be instructive and inspirational to hear about businesses that triumphed over adversity.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 9, 2021
Many budding entrepreneurs struggle mightily with that first step – out of their comfort zone and into the unknown. They keep asking people like me whether the time is right, and the truth is that there’s never an ideal time to start your own business. It’s like starting a personal relationship, if you wait for exactly the right time, you’ll never do it.
deal architect
JUNE 19, 2021
In the 49th episode of the series we have a repeat appearance by Sabrina Horn, CEO of Horn Strategy We discuss her new book "Make it, don't fake it". The book shows how authentic leadership eliminates the need for the.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 3, 2021
Every business needs to make sure that it is using tech in the best possible manner as it can have a positive impact on just about every aspect of the business. When used correctly, tech can streamline operations, make work easier for your team, increase output, reduce costs, promote the business, keep customers happy and much more. Tech can also be an area that many businesses struggle with, especially as it seems to constantly be evolving and developing.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 22, 2021
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as venture capitalists think about everyday, including: How to build a generational firm?—?retaining partner talent and finding the complimentary networks and skillsets firms need to succeed over time The state of venture today and how COVID crammed 10 years of technological change into one accelerated year The human psychology of decision making and one book I think
Steve Blank
JUNE 1, 2021
There are no facts inside your building, so get the heck outside. I just had a call with Lorenz, a former business school student who started a job at a biotech startup making bacteria to take CO2 out of the air. His job was to find new commercial markets for this bacteria at scale. And he wanted to chat about how to best enter a new market. His market research found that the concrete industry contributes between 5 and 10% of the world’s carbon emissions.
YoungUpstarts
JUNE 21, 2021
Marketing a small business does take time, but when you do it right, you give your business a higher chance of survival. The post Tips For Marketing A Small Business appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 30, 2021
By definition, all of you entrepreneurs are leaders, by taking the initiative to start a new company. Yet I have learned over the years as a startup advisor that all business leaders are not the same. Some are great product leaders and innovative technologists, others are leaders in creating new business models , a few can assemble great teams , but only the rare exception can do all three.
deal architect
JUNE 8, 2021
Let's start with the positives from the keynote last week: I loved Julia White's (the new CMO who has joined from Microsoft) omnipresence and bundle of energy. Christian Klein has come of age in the age of digital keynotes. He.
The Startup Magazine
JUNE 16, 2021
Let’s get this clear from the start – marketing is not my thing. I spent years telling managers that I wanted nothing to do with marketing, and I meant it. Still, “marketing” is a vast field, and I would be remiss to say that I’ve gotten nothing out of it. Nowadays you can do marketing career functions online very easily using your social media pages and platforms like Jaynike , but that was not my reality. .
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2021
On Funding?—?The Denominator Effect I recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio , which I called “shots on goal.” The thesis is that before investing in an early-stage startup it is close to impossible to know which of the deals you did will break out to the upside. It’s therefore important to have enough deals in your program to allow for the 15–20% of amazing deals to emerge.
ReadWriteStart
JUNE 17, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has flipped the business world on its head and put many in a state of panic. Do you dare start your own company, launch your very own business venture in such a volatile climate? How do you ensure steady growth and success in these trying times? Building a profitable business was difficult enough without a pandemic on our hands, but nowadays, it might seem impossible for new entrepreneurs.
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