Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 28, 2021
Almost every entrepreneur and new business owner I mentor is certain that his/her idea has a very high probability of success, and all find it hard to believe that ninety percent of startups ultimately fail. They always ask me for the key reasons that other people fail, but because I’ve seen so many different situations, I’m have been reluctant to generalize the failure patterns.
View from Seed
APRIL 6, 2021
With the news of our most recent $100M fund , NextView is looking to add a new member of our investment team based in New York. If you or someone that you know might be a great fit for this role, please apply here. Since we first opened our New York office back in 2015, we have steadily increased our presence over the years. Roughly 40% of our investments are in the region, including Triplelift (recent $1.4B buyout announced by Vista), Attentive (recent $470M series E), and Parsec (recent
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VC Cafe
APRIL 26, 2021
Readers of VC Cafe know that I collect and curate Israeli startup landscape maps. You can find previous editions in the achives. July 2020 , May 2019. This latest batch includes new maps for Insurance tech, Industry 4.0, Deep Tech, Passion Tech and Proptech, as well as updated landscapes for cyber security tech and retail tech. Hope you find it as interesting as I do.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 26, 2021
Startups face multiple risks, and hence it requires a highly efficient marketing staff and a strong development team. A software development company can either take your business to the top or bring it down to the bottom. Hence, you need a highly technical and reliable team that supports a common goal, i.e., to grow your venture. The process of developing software is entirely different from that of an established business.
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
Up and Running
APRIL 13, 2021
I’ve spent decades working with plan v. actual in spreadsheets. I used plan vs. actual analysis once a month, comparing forecasts and budgets to actual results since I started Palo Alto Software back in the 1980s. Short of some extremely expensive budgeting software for corporations, that was the only way to do it. For the record, this method still works.
ConversionXL
APRIL 28, 2021
My co-founder and I consider his sister to be a trusted confidant. So when she told us that she’s uncomfortable providing her email address to companies—including ours!—and didn’t want more email clogging up her inbox, it made us stop in our tracks. Could this be true across the board? We dug into our data and quickly discovered that our users shared her sentiment.
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The Startup Magazine
APRIL 12, 2021
There are several profitable tech startup ideas for entrepreneurs in 2021. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, an increasing number of companies have been relying on technology to conduct business in remote settings. Indeed, many institutions require more web resources, applications, and devices to maintain productivity in digital settings. This has caused a rising demand for tech companies’ services around the world.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 9, 2021
Why Creativity And Innovation Are All About Taking Risks written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Josh Linkner. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Josh Linkner. Josh has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million, and is the author of four books including the New York Times Bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention. .
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 23, 2021
Spanning from Silicon Valley to Upper Manhattan and everywhere in between, it seems this country is overflowing with tech-optimists. As you know — a techno-optimist is someone who is generally optimistic about the current state of technology and its potential future. These people believe that technological developments will do more good for humanity than harm — and that our technological future is very bright.
Up and Running
APRIL 1, 2021
You might have dipped your toe into uncharted waters by using some of your precious spare time to investigate the viability of a money-making pet project. And, if you’ve been fortunate enough to achieve some success, you might be pondering whether or not to register your company and pursue it full-time. To understand if you’re ready to take the next step, you’ll have to navigate periods of uncertainty.
ConversionXL
APRIL 7, 2021
Account-based marketing plays a critical role in the growth of many businesses across a variety of industries. However, many marketers often rely on ABM when it may not be the best fit. In addition, what worked for account-based marketing even just a few months ago, may not be the most optimal strategy for marketing today. In this article, we’ll explore how account-based marketing has changed over the years and whether or not it should be your focus.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 24, 2021
If you are a young startup founder, how do you find that CEO or other executive for your “dream team” to close on funding or complement your skills to kick start your company? It makes logical sense to scour the job boards, engage an executive recruiter, or scan the networking sites like LinkedIn for a good array of candidates, and then interview the ones with the best resumes.
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 27, 2021
Many small businesses struggle to afford the services they need due to their limited budgets, particularly when it comes to technology. Onsite technology can prove to be expensive, and you then have to consider the cost of security on top of that. All of this can put a real financial strain on small businesses, but there are other solutions available, including protecting your business assets with cloud backup.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 16, 2021
Content Marketing Made Easy With Airtable written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Margaret Jones. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Margaret Jones. Margaret is a former journalist and currently head of content at Airtable, an organization that builds itself as a low code work management platform.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 24, 2021
The competitive, oversaturated market pushes companies to seek better ways to manage workload and optimize the working process to strive for continuous improvement and client satisfaction. At the same time, leaders are also looking towards acquiring that entrepreneur Agility. Thus, many have been fostering Agile thinking and mindset within their teams.
Up and Running
APRIL 12, 2021
For many startups and small businesses, talent management can sometimes be deprioritized from the everyday chaos and operations. As they begin to grow , they start to recognize that using a spreadsheet or using memory to keep track of employee performance just doesn’t work. If your company is evolving, your performance management strategy should be evolving alongside it.
Steve Blank
APRIL 20, 2021
I first met Shawn Carolan and his wife Jennifer at the turn of the century at 11,000 feet. I was hiking with my kids between the Yosemite High Sierra camps. Having just retired from a career as an entrepreneur I had started thinking about why startups were different from large companies. The ideas were bouncing around my head so hard that I shared them with these strangers around a campfire, drawing out the four steps with a stick in the dirt.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 18, 2021
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. This is the last step of the process, where surprises in the evaluation of the management team, documentation, and personnel problems can derail the investment. Some startups do nothing to prepare for the due diligence process, assuming the people and business plan documents will speak for themselves.
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 29, 2021
The term “the new normal” is being used with increasing regularity to describe life during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, both in terms of our business and our personal lives. Employing social distancing, new health and safety measures in the workplace and other commercial environments, and the imposition of travel restrictions have bought about this so-called “new normal” and new pandemic tech innovations as well.
Duct Tape Marketing
APRIL 8, 2021
The Future Of Virtual And In-Person Events In 2021 written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Erica Maurer. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Erica Maurer. Erica is an Event Producer, Event Coach, and partner at EMRG Media. She also owns a couple of events and puts on a few events around the Event Planner Expo, the Women’s Insider Network.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 5, 2021
In the past year, millions of businesses have transitioned to working from home. Many of these businesses have had plans to retain this operational model permanently – but a great deal of these changes were intended to be temporary measures to accommodate the pandemic. . Similarly, many new businesses emerging in the modern world begin with a remote work model; it makes financial sense for young, cash-strapped businesses to save money and remain agile.
Up and Running
APRIL 30, 2021
Remote work becomes the new norm in the post-COVID world. While only 17 percent of U.S. employees used to work remotely and practice team communication before the “pandemic” status, their number has drastically increased now. For companies that are new to this state of things, one more challenge appeared: It’s the need for alternative collaboration methods with employees for their better motivation, engagement, and performance.
deal architect
APRIL 1, 2021
In the 38th episode of the series we have Mark Brooks, CEO of Courtland Brooks. While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 9, 2021
If you are a new business owner or entrepreneur, you are likely to be creative and willing to take a risk , and you probably assume that most potential team members have the same mindset. Unfortunately, the reality is that not everyone has that mindset, and one of your toughest jobs is to find the right hires to make your business a success. In these days of rapid change, the pandemic, and worldwide competition, you need to make sure your entire team is customer-focused, innovative, and always l
The Startup Magazine
APRIL 14, 2021
The life of the entrepreneur is defined by big goals. There is little as rewarding as pursuing a big goal. Challenges don’t make this less exciting, they heighten the sense of jeopardy and adventure. The defining fact of entrepreneurship is that execution is everything for a startup launch. Everyone has good ideas. Getting stuff done, achieving goals, is much harder.
Steve Blank
APRIL 13, 2021
This post previously appeared in Real Clear Defense. The Latin phrase E Pluribus Unum – Out of Many, One – is our de facto national motto. It was a rallying cry of our founders as they built a single unified nation from a collection of states. It’s a good reminder of where we need to go. Today as our country struggles to find the common threads that bind us, we need unifying, cohesive, collective, and shared national experiences to bring the country together again.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 20, 2021
Dr. Oleg Konovalov shares the three common elements all successful businesses have that made them stand out – a strong vision, productive culture and focus. The post Three Keys To Startup Success appeared first on Young Upstarts.
Up and Running
APRIL 14, 2021
The gig economy has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. And with the rise in remote work during the pandemic, a shift in how businesses think about their employees and hiring practices, and the growing number of people pursuing business ventures online, it will likely keep growing. In many ways, this trend was born out of necessity during the Great Recession.
deal architect
APRIL 22, 2021
In the 42nd episode of the series we have Raju Vegesna of Zoho Software. While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in Anywhere.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2021
Entrepreneurs often have formidable technical expertise, key to developing a new product or service, but a great naïveté in management skills. They run into difficulty when their business reaches the $1-2 million annual sales range, or their employee count exceeds 5-10. It’s here that entrepreneurs must shift their thinking from tactical and operational, to strategic and managerial.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 14, 2021
Amy and I watched Bridge of Spies over the weekend. We enjoyed it, but particularly loved one interaction between the lawyer (James Donovan) and the accused Russian spy (Rudolf Abel). Donovan: You don’t seem alarmed? Abel: Would it help? At multiple climactic moments, the line “Would it help?’ got rolled out. It had the same kind of resonance with us to one of our favorite movie lines ever (from Argo ).
This is going to be BIG.
APRIL 29, 2021
Mayoral Candidate and current NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer has been accused of sexual assault by a woman who worked for him twenty years ago. He has denied the allegations—a reflection that the wrong question is being centered in the conversation. “Did he do it?” That’s the road everyone goes down in these situations—dividing the world into “good guys” and, basically, rapists.
YoungUpstarts
APRIL 30, 2021
It is absolutely critical to spring clean your business’s finances and ensure that all of the accounting is accurate and up-to-date. The post Spring Clean Your Startup’s Accounting With These Tips appeared first on Young Upstarts.
VC Cafe
APRIL 28, 2021
In the past few months I’ve been writing on VC Cafe about various aspects of the Creator Economy. From the definition of what is the creator economy and what are its main challenges , who are the creators and how they make money and 5 advancements powering the future of content creation. But underneath all that, there’s a seemingly simple infrastructure challenge that is has become a big opportunity for startups – the link in bio page.
deal architect
APRIL 12, 2021
In the 41st episode of the series we have Tammie Hilend, CIO of Maxar Technologies While the COVID-19 pandemic and related WFH protocols have turned many of us into recluses, the big realization is you can WFA - as in.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 30, 2021
Based on my own long experience in business, team satisfaction, engagement, and productivity continues to be a challenge. According to consistent feedback over the past several years, even in the best companies, employees seem stuck at less than 40 percent happy and "fully engaged.” That’s a huge opportunity for productivity in your business, as well as your team well-being.
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