Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
Every inventor seems to think their invention is worth a million dollars, but I haven’t seen anyone pay that much for one yet. In fact, I often have to tell aspiring entrepreneurs that their inventions have zero value, at least not until they are put in the context of a business plan, with qualified people committed to executing the plan. Early-stage ideas fall in the same category.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A website and a web app have a lot in common. But there are several key differences that you should know about when it comes to web development. . The post Web App vs. Website: The Difference That Can Make Or Break Your Business appeared first on Young Upstarts.
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Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
In the last decade, SaaS (Software as a Service) has become a very popular model for new software product development. According to Blissfully’s report, overall spend per company on SaaS has increased by 50% in 2020 as compared to 2018. The largest cost component of establishing a SaaS company is product development costs. This includes the design, development, launch, and enhancement of the SaaS application. .
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
If you are unfamiliar, learning management systems is a software-based platform that helps with the administration, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development programs. In a nutshell, an LMS helps a school or business deliver their training materials to their employees or students. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.
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
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.” Pablo Picasso. Like many other parts of our life and work, creativity, the ability to invent or design something new from scratch, might have seemed like it’s the last job safe from automation/machines. With new advances in AI, creativity is now being transformed by technology and offered as a services for consumers and companies.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Innovative is a word often used to describe successful companies. It drives media attention and fosters customer retention rate, which is why most companies strive to have it in their mission statement. It seeks to solve customer problems in a better and modern way and helping such companies edge the competition. One of the companies that's known for innovation is Apple.
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ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
It’s the rebrand that became a hot-potato issue. Hasbro made headlines when it renamed its classic Mr. Potato Head line to simply Potato Head. This name change was no small fry. The 70-year-old brand made this decision in order to break away from traditional gender norms and allow for families of all kinds to be imagined. “Culture has evolved,” Kimberly Boyd, a senior vice president, and general manager at Hasbro, told Fast Company.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Sales is all about how to get more customers, and relationship funnels prioritize establishing a genuine connection with your customers. These allow you to build your audience’s trust by teaching them and focusing on providing value. They are then ready to be sold the answers to whatever problem they may have. Your prospects will be willing and ready to buy from you if you’ve done a fantastic job of creating and nurturing the relationship before this point.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
So, you’ve joined a Homeowners Association (HOA) and found yourself in a leadership role. Perhaps you volunteered to join the board. Either way, some of your responsibility now entails addressing various HOA issues. Managing an HOA is a pretty complex task. A good manager needs to stay on top of accounting, collect HOA fees, and maintain open communication channels for their community.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Building loyalty and awareness are top priorities for any social media marketer. And for good reason. The greater your visibility, the more your brand is in front of potential followers. By turning those fans into customers, you can create long-term advocates that spend more money and recommend you to others. In the past, it was possible to achieve these goals through promotion and advertising.
VC Cafe
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
*by Kevin Baxpehler. At Remagine Ventures we like to say that “we invest in technologies that change how people spend their time and money”. Advancements in technology and changing cultural behaviour are big drivers of this trend and Covid-19 was like pouring gasoline on fire. . As we are spending more of our resources online, we believe that a “new Internet” is being created – with the consumer at its centre – on top of a strong tech infrastructure: 5g/6g, cloud, edge computing, new
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Most aspiring entrepreneurs believe that a great idea alone will assure business success. Experts argue that it’s more important to have a great plan, and personal business acumen. Hardly anyone mentions selling principles. Yet in this age when customers have a thousand alternatives, and are overwhelmed by a multitude of messages, sales efforts can make or break a business.
ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The growth of technology and innovation expands opportunities for making profits. According to Alex O’Byrne of We Make Websites, the pandemic has caused websites to “ become the primary purchase path for many brands—rather than a secondary or alternative method to in-store. ”. The alternative method to in-store methods means merchants need to improve their online retail experience for better sales.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Many small businesses are turning to customer relationship management systems(CRM) to better understand customer wants and needs. CRM applications, often used in combination with data warehousing, eCommerce applications , and call centers, allow companies to gather and access customer information. All of this is done so that they can better anticipate what customers will want with the goal to instill greater customer loyalty.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
As part of The Startup Magazine’s Female Founder Interview series , we interviewed Adriana Rozo-Angulo, founder of international consulting firm MAS Connections and author of The Buoyant Business: How Simplicity Can Keep Organizations Afloat in a Stormy Economy. Adriana Rozo-Angulo is an expert resource in data and analytics, using software and systems to help managers keep track of time and resources, and using blended approaches to project management.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
With more than 2 billion monthly active users and more than a billion hours of content consumed every day, the right Youtube strategy can increase brand awareness, engagement, and conversions. . But, cutting through the noise can be a challenge. Strategically leveraging YouTube’s robust analytics can help you make data-backed decisions and improve performance.
Hearpreneur
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
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
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
As a long-time business advisor, and an investor in startups along the way, I’m always on the lookout for an entrepreneur who is responding first to a problem in the marketplace , rather than bringing a new technology to the market, assuming it will find a problem to solve. I assert that problem solvers are more likely to succeed, since every business comes with plenty of problems.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
For 25 years as the sole Superpower, the U.S. neglected strategic threats from China and a rearmed Russia. The country, our elected officials, and our military committed to a decades-long battle to ensure that terrorists like those that executed the 9/11 attacks are not able to attack us on that scale again. Meanwhile, our country’s legacy weapons systems have too many entrenched and interlocking interests (Congress, lobbyists, DOD/contractor revolving door, service promotion of executors versu
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Hong Kong has attracted many investors for obvious reasons. The favourable tax environment has attracted overseas companies interested in doing business in Hong Kong. In addition to an attractive tax system and a productive workforce for a Hong Kong business, a stable political environment, a productive legal system, and a favourable business environment are other factors that provide many profitable Hong Kong company formation services.
ConversionXL
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
App store optimization (ASO) is about getting your mobile app in front of the right users at the right time. With 2.22 million apps available in the Apple App Store and 2.89 million in the Google Play Store, you need the best possible strategy to help your app stand out. . In this post, we’re sharing how ASO helps you increase traffic and downloads, the specific on-metadata vs. off-metadata factors that matter, and how to leverage ASO mechanics to maximize conversions.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
In this 53rd episode of Burning Platform, we have Roy Altman, CEO of Peopleserv. We draw on his recent experience editing of an issue of Workforce Solutions Review focused on AI (available here) We cover a wide range of angles.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
As a startup mentor and investor, I am approached regularly by aspiring entrepreneurs who assert that business plans take too much time, are inaccurate, and rarely add value. They cite sources like Profitable Venture Magazine, “ Why Business Plans are a Waste of Time ” and this Forbes article. From my perspective, much of this advice is urban legend and just plain wrong.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Back in 2018, my colleague Rob wrote a blog post about how the VC asset class is doing. Given that a lot has transpired in that time, I thought it would be fascinating to take another look at some of the ideas of that post and see what has changed in the ensuing 3 years.
Steve Blank
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
You think startups are hard? Try innovating inside a large company where 99% of the company is executing the current business model, while you’re trying to figure out and build what comes next. Charles O’Reilly and Michael Tushman coined the term an “Ambidextrous Organization” to describe how some companies get this simultaneous execution and innovation process right.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Most people know that starting your own business is a risky venture. What some people don’t quite realize are the pitfalls you can easily fall into. It’s hard to say if there’s a primary reason why a startup can fail. The reasons for startup failure tend to be a combination of things. Source: Flickr. Here are five common ways your startup can fail before the end of the first year.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Evan Nierman says one should press the truth - not just stating the facts - but putting the full weight of influence behind a message. The post Never Tell The Truth, Press It Instead appeared first on Young Upstarts.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
I have been telling some of my friends "I started my career when the pendulum said "Build systems, don't buy them". Since my first implementation (a mainframe application in 1983) I have enjoyed a glory time for packaged applications and.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, and now sites such as SketchUp and Makerspaces have all the tools you need to make almost anything computer related. Thus entrepreneurs were able to build prototypes and design new products without the traditional huge prototyping cost.
View from Seed
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
I’m excited to announce that Jack Abramowitz has joined our investment team at NextView. He will be based in our office in New York and looking to invest in companies across the US. Although Jack is relatively early in his career, he brings with him a wealth of knowledge as an operator and investor from his experiences at fintech unicorn Better.com, Common Ocean, and Goldman Sachs.
Rembrandt Communications
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Unless you’re already ahead of the game…. It’s time for back-to-school, and you know what that means! The holidays are approaching fast! Ugh! The Halloween decorations are out. Next will be Thanksgiving and the big winter celebrations. Do you have all of your public relations, or PR, and marketing ready for this year’s holiday season? Yes, the holidays may be months away.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
There comes a stage in every business owner’s life to hire a lawyer handling their company’s legal business matters. Everything involving from legally building your business to renting office premises might demand legal assistance. Regardless of the origin of your legal issues, be it your business or personal life, some people need more frequent legal aid compared to others.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
Looking to up your SEO? Larry Kotch shares 7 SEO tips that every startup should be implementing in 2021 and beyond. The post 7 SEO Tips For Startup Success appeared first on Young Upstarts.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
I have long believed navigating SAP is like going on an Easter egg hunt. You know there are lots and lots goodies, but it takes effort to find them. That was reinforced when I wrote SAP Nation 3.0. I kept.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. I define these products and services as “solutions” (customers buy solutions to a problem), but Guy Kawasaki more generically calls them causes, meaning any new idea, compa
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