Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Guest Post by Misti Yang, Writer for Lean Startup Co. Editor’s Note: We wrapped up the 2017 Lean Startup Week in San Francisco just a few weeks ago, and we’re excited to share with you some of the best lessons learned in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation. Expect to read a new story each week straight from our keynote and breakout stages. In an interview with GE’s Culture Transformation Leader Janice Semper during Lean Startup Week, Eric Ries remarked, “Listen, that's our specialty here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

I started out in business as a techy geek, so I understand why technologists starting a new venture spend so much effort getting the product just right. Yet I’ve learned over time that building the business is all about having the right team members. Thus I’m frustrated when I see founders pushing off recruiting, or jumping to quick and cheap solutions, like Craigslist and free job sites.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2017

If you’re a college student, chances are you’re short of money. Even if you’re not, I bet you’d like to have a little more of it. There’s a mistaken belief among young people that they cannot get a well-paid job due to the lack of experience and qualification. But there’s something college students can do well. They write academic papers regularly. If you’re lucky to have brilliant writing skills, you may get a job at an essay writing service like EssayPro.com.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Are you looking to raise venture capital ? You need a good idea – and an excellent business plan. Business planning and raising venture capital go hand-in-hand. A business plan is required for attracting venture capital. And the desire to raise capital (whether from an individual “angel” investor or a venture capital firm) is often the key motivator in the business planning process.

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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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Up and Running

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This 2018, take some time out to refresh and recharge. For me, that often means stealing a few quiet moments with my book, hiding out…er…I mean, hanging out on my couch, or comfortably wedged into a window seat listening to an audiobook on a long flight. But it can be tough to fully disengage from the parts of your work that are exciting, or even stressful.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 24, 2017

The end of every year is the opportunity reflect on a 365 day journey. 2017 was a bad year for some and for some it was a great year. Many businesses were launched and others were closed. Pivots were made and goals were shattered. In the last few days of 2017, we took some time to ask a few entrepreneurs and business what their biggest business accomplishments were. #1- Top rankings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. get the attention of the market they choose.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 17, 2017

by Brent Proulx, Talent Plus Leadership and Management Consultant. There is nothing more important for the long-term health and success of your business than to ensure you have the right employees to help you succeed. Retaining good employees alone is not enough, a good leader needs to learn how to engage with their best employees by nurturing, motivating, recognising and rewarding them.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In 2015, 9-figure apparel retailer Karmaloop.com filed for bankruptcy. The company had been bleeding cash, losing six figures per month. That summer a private equity fund acquired the assets of the company. They brought me in as CMO. Within three months all marketing KPIs had improved. Within a year-and-a-half the PE fund sold the company to a strategic buyer.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 18, 2017

When I started in the financial services industry in 2003, getting to meetings when I was on the road was pretty straightforward—I took a cab. Just like executives had for more than seventy-five years. And, everything I needed to run my meeting was on my laptop in a series of Microsoft Office files—software I had purchased on CD ROM via a one-time transaction and installed on my machine.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The idea of exactly what your business is going to be usually comes first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made up word you dream of one night and feel it has the right ring to it. Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2017

“Innovation is widely regarded as the single most important ingredient in today’s economy,” according to entrepreneur Faisal Hoque at Fast Company. Innovation not only impacts global economies and business models, but the quality of life of people. It has changed the way people live, work and do business. Businesses can focus on two types of innovation: sustaining innovation and disruptive innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

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 , and the latest stages of the Jobs Act , were expected by many to put regular people in charge of funding new opportunities, and kill the need for angel groups.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2017

by Anand Srinivasan, founder of LeadJoint.com . With a growing number of budding entrepreneurs and small business enterprises spreading across the globe, there is intense competition in every industry you can name. Smaller businesses particularly find themselves stifled due to the fierce competitive practices of large companies, which restricts their growth.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The subject of the “consumerization of healthcare” has been around for many years. Most frequently people use this phrase in association with personal technology devices (heart-monitors, exercise accessories, sleep monitors, etc) that allow consumers to take direct control of their health information. There is however, a more important trend that relates alternatively to the consumerization of the “business” of healthcare.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Entrepreneurship. Startup. These are buzzwords for many Americans that aspire to start a business of their own—and there are indeed many. In fact, the 2016 Kaufman Index on Startup Activity reported that 550,000 new businesses are started every month in America. The trend shows no signs of slowing, but the traditional path to accomplishing the entrepreneurial dream is beginning to shift.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The idea of exactly what your business is going to usually come first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made up word you dream of one night and feel it has the right ring to it. Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Businesses today produce and utilize videos for a variety of different reasons, including for marketing or training. In most businesses that use digital products or produce them, one way to record the footage that is needed for videos is to do so directly from your screen. To accomplish that you will need to use a screen recorder, as it is the software that enables you to record video footage from your screen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2017

As a business advisor, I strongly believe that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term viability and success. Recent surveys of global business leaders show that they overwhelmingly agree, but less than a third believe their organizations’ culture and leadership are ready today, They and I are always on the lookout for ways to prepare current and future leaders.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

by Hannah Sieber, co-founder and COO of EcoFlow Tech. Crowdfunding has become common place for new products and new brands. Kickstarter companies alone have raised more than $786 million in funds ( Forbes ) and while many companies still use this method for raising money for production, others are recognizing the marketing value running a campaign can have.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Transcript of How to Prepare to Sell Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast is sponsored by Podcast Bookers, podcastbookers.com. Podcast are really hot, right? But you know what’s also really hot? Appearing as a guest on one of the many many podcast out there.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Learn 4 Ways to Amplify Digital Innovation in 2018. Alignment, Team Diversity, Knowledge & MoshPits. The challenges facing innovation leaders, facing 2018 is — how do you integrate new digital capability? This is not innovation as we once knew it. This is not your Dad’s innovation. It’s not even Your Innovation of five years ago?

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Happy New Year! 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 erase 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 2018 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Every business would be nothing without its employees. But people who work for startups are even more valuable, particularly during the first couple of years. As the boss of a startup, you know that trusting your employees and having a clear definition of what you want to be done are some of the most important steps to keeping employees and making them feel valued.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often have to deal with people who are convinced that they must get me to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before they begin talks about their new venture. They seem shocked to learn that most professional investors and advisors, myself included, routinely decline such requests, due to costly litigation and administrative nightmares.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Businesses are continuously changing and evolving, making it extremely difficult for consumers to keep up. These improvements are extremely important and without them, businesses with a high level of competition would fail. Owners must do whatever is necessary to ensure their business is successful, but how do they do this? One thing is for sure, they will need to monitor their competitors’ activities, learn about new technology and listen to their customers along the way.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Why Link Building is the New Networking written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch About Link Building. Despite what you may have heard, link building is not some technical SEO-type of under-the-hood tactic. It is the new networking, and no matter what Google does to try to devalue backlinks, they remain an important factor in terms of your site showing up when people search for the things that you want them to find you for online.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Time Magazine published its “person of the year” edition today and honored “the silence breakers” for speaking up and forcing our society to confront its position towards men in power exploiting their power for sexual gain. Real change is clearly needed. These brave women who have taken on personal risks and faced doubters to change the culture globally to stop sexual misconduct, harassment & gender bias deserve the recognition x1000 along with the many other women who have spoken up.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The CEO of a manufacturing company expresses frustration his plant employees have to key entries into the shop floor system. Why not a voice interface? And anticipating the objection, says don’t tell me they cannot use noise canceling technology to.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2017

At the beginning of each advanced leadership workshop session, business thought leader John Spence asks attendees how many currently have a written list of their key leadership philosophy and values. Much to his surprise, only one or two out of 100 to 150 executives raise their hands. As a result, Spence wonders how executives successfully lead their organizations.

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Gust

DECEMBER 17, 2017

It’s that time of year when we’re all staring down the end of the December, wondering where the months have gone. This is also the time when a lot of entrepreneurs wrestle with their plans for the next year, asking themselves: Where should I bet big? Are the growth targets right? How am I going to pay for all these. Read more >. The post Beyond VC: Funding Options for Early-Stage Startups appeared first on The Gust Blog.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2017

by Angela Leavitt, founder of Mojo Marketing. The end of the year is approaching but many businesses have yet to meet their end-of-year revenue goals. If you’re like many business owners or sales leaders, you may be sweating. Sales tend to slow down in the summer for many businesses and the impact lasts well into the last quarter, and with the holidays fast approaching, that doesn’t leave much time to make an impact.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Transcript of A Systematic Approach to Creating Meaningful Goals written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Everybody loves to set new goals for the New Year. Depending upon when you listen to this show, I have got a very systematic approach, that might help you not only create meaningful goals for the new year, but also break them down into monthly, weekly, and even daily activities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2017

As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur -- how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you need an idea first, but I’ve come to realize that the process is really much more complex than that. Many people with great ideas never make it as entrepreneurs, and true entrepreneurs can make a business out of anything.

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deal architect

DECEMBER 6, 2017

We have had many previous hype cycles around AI. As I wrote in Silicon Collar : “Since the 1950s! That is when Alan Turing defined his famous test to measure a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to that.

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Jeff Hilimire

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I was honored to be asked back to guest host the Tech Talk Y’all podcast with Adam Walker ( Sanjay was out,) and once again we had a great time. We talked about, among other things: • Magic Leap: Founder of Secretive Start-Up Unveils Mixed-Reality Goggles. • This crazy new system can detect motion anywhere in your home using nothing but Wi-Fi. • REVIEW: Nest’s new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer. • Apple: Yes, we’re slowing down older

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