YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. The digital revolution is disrupting the traditional business model for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Buzzwords like data science, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics are being used by big companies with the ability to invest. This investment in a refined digital strategy is setting large companies up to satisfy needs only an SMB used to be able to.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 8, 2018

It’s never been easier to start your own business. With the range of financing options out there and free online tools available, pretty much anyone with a great idea and a solid head for business can take the first steps into entrepreneurship. There are a lot of different tasks that entrepreneurs need to attend to when building a business, particularly at the beginning.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

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.

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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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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

by Ryan Gould, Vice President of Strategy and Marketing Services at Elevation Marketing. As an entrepreneur, when you started your business, you most likely had dreams of rocket-speed growth and a multi-million dollar exit to a huge conglomerate, like Google or Facebook or Amazon. You nailed the first part — lightning-fast growth — but you’re struggling on the profitable exit.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 Recap 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together. Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, wed like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2018

A global accelerator program is taking applications from any startup offering innovative solutions to multiple product and service challenges. Drive with Belron, powered by investor and innovation partner L Marks, is back, launching a ten-week startup accelerator running from April to July 2018. Belron and L Marks will make available a total fund of £200,000/$270,000 to invest in winning startups.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2018

by Basil Elotol, founder and CEO of Triphop. Long checkout lines, sold out hotel rooms and redeeming unused travel points before they expire, are all too common for business travelers during the holiday season. In fact, the holiday season can bring so much stress, that according to the results of a recent survey conducted by Accountemps, 35 percent of the nation feels more work related-pressure this time of the year.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 6, 2018

2017 Recap. 2017 was another year of growing, learning, investing and partnering with amazing founders. Once again, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, and other collaborators to bring the boldstart family together. Before diving into yet another year and list of predictions for enterprise in 2018, we’d like to recap a few thoughts and moments from 2017.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 9, 2018

Finding new clients is hard for just about any business, but the task can be especially difficult for cleaning services businesses. Why? Here’s my honest opinion—there are a lot of people out there who don’t want to admit they have their house cleaned by a professional. In my mind, allowing yourself a little free time to enjoy a professionally cleaned house isn’t anything to be ashamed of.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 11, 2018

Technology is changing the way people think and do things. It’s through it that one entrepreneur builds a mobile technology platform, theCut , that powers the barbershop industry. In just 18 months his platform has grown to more than 70,000 users and booked more than 300,000 appointments. He believes in technology’s ability to enact change and level the economic playing field.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

A friend of mine interviewed for a job with massively successful hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen. My friend sat in the conference room, and Cohen walked in. He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2018

Transcript of How to Apply the Principles of Aikido to Entrepreneurship written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch and my guest today is Michael Veltri. He is a keynote speaker, serial entrepreneurial, leadership expert, and author of the book “ The Mushin Way to Peak Performance: The Path to Productivity, Balance, and Success.” I might also add be

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deal architect

JANUARY 9, 2018

I prefer going to vendor analyst summits over user conferences. I always feel like I am intruding on customer time at conferences. Salesforce hosted an analyst summit last week. Here are my scores: Venue: A The venue was to say.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 11, 2018

Bitcoin investors should learn a lesson from Awesome, a dictator who lost his life introducing the one of the world’s first fiat currencies Bitcoin investors should learn a lesson from Awesome, a dictator who lost his life introducing one of the world’s first fiat currencies. A fiat currency is a form of money to exchange goods and services that has no intrinsic value.

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David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2018

A friend of mine interviewed for a job with massively successful hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen. My friend sat in the conference room, and Cohen walked in. He looked at his resume, and asked just one question: “ What’s your edge? ” My friend got the job because his answer was differentiated, credible, and backed up by a history of investing success.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2018

High-end sunglass distributors have built a multi-billion dollar business model on one very simple life truth: you will lose your sunglasses. It’s not a matter of if but when. Thanks to a new company helmed by Greek-American entrepreneur Aristotle Loumis of WearEllison.com , that worry will be a thing of the past, and everyday consumers can get in on his innovation via his outside-the-box crowdfunding campaign on Republic.co.

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deal architect

JANUARY 11, 2018

“Who pays when the SAP data center goes on strike and the solution is down?” Data Center going on strike? That portion of a quote from Hermann-Josef Haag, spokesperson for the DSAG HR management working group made me stop in.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2018

by Pratik Dholakiya , Co-Founder of E2M and MoveoApps. “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford. While there are no guarantees throughout the road to success, one thing you can be sure of is that you will hit some bumps along the way. Failure is a part of entrepreneurship. It does not have to be the kiss of death.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2018

Starting a new business is a serious undertaking. Yet many aspiring entrepreneurs I know approach it as a fun project, get-rich quick scheme, or perhaps an expensive hobby. Others quit their day jobs and commit everything to their new passion, without regard for their own well-being, or the welfare of others around them. Neither of these approaches bodes well for success.

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YFS Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2018

How well do you know your audience? The better you know your customer, the easier it is to implement a successful marketing strategy and connect directly.

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deal architect

JANUARY 9, 2018

Kicking the year off, Information.com ran a story which said “But Mr. Ellison’s comments about Amazon and Salesforce don’t tell the whole story. In reality, both companies are actively working to replace Oracle software running on critical business systems with.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2018

When your startup is still finding its feet, staffing can be something that poses many challenges. Many startups begin as a solo venture, with many small business owners working from a home office to get things up and running. Any staff that you do have are most likely to work remotely, which is something that could cause problems for small businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2018

As a business advisor, one of the things I see most often as a drag to productivity and growth is employees who, despite their best efforts, can’t change things that they know are hurting the company. They want to grant deserving customers special concessions, or fix a broken process, but are convinced it may cost them their job, or find that no one above them seems to care.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2018

When it comes to having and running a business, it is quite difficult to do so since there are many tasks that will have to be done that require a wide range of attributes and skill sets. Also, it is extremely important to have good financial management and you will need to hire an experienced and qualified accountant. This is one of the most important hires you will have to make as the owner of a small business.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 8, 2018

Like me, I'm sure you are working on complex challenges when it comes to data. Multi-petabyte data warehouses. Multi-touch, cross-channel attribution analysis. Media mix modeling. Predictive analytics. Human-centric analysis. Oh, and let's not forget the application of machine learning to every facet of your work. It is genuinely fun to work on these opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2018

by Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com. As the majority of the workforce shifts from one generation to the other, the industry is bound to change, as well. At the moment, it is reshaping itself in order to meet the needs of the ever-growing millennial population within its ranks. Now, while a lot of people whine about the ‘entitled millennials’ who expect a trophy every time they do anything, this is not necessarily true and some of these changes are overwhelmingly positive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2018

Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them almost ten years ago. They started out as that spoiled generation of kids, born between about 1982 and 2004, who had everything, and could care less about business. Today they are in every business, and will likely comprise 50 percent of the workforce by 2020. Their success is now vital to our success.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2018

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the biggest levers that a business can use within their acquisition strategy as part of their Growth goals. You’re likely familiar with the different Growth frameworks like AARRR (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue). It all start with Acquisition. Getting users familiar with your product by visiting them on your site or in app.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 10, 2018

“Look, I’m incredibly thankful for this industry. It made me a millionaire.” The person seated across the table from me went through a series of facial microexpressions as I said this — surprise, disgust, analysis and finally, calm. We don’t really talk about money in Silicon Valley. At least not in public in a personal way with near strangers.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 8, 2018

Running a business is just as much a psychological endeavor as it is a business undertaking. As a business owner or CEO, you have to possess the mindset that you can handle anything that comes at you and overcome any obstacle. When you’ve been in business for a while, such bumps in the road become commonplace and you’re likely able to handle them in a much more reasonable fashion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2018

Every entrepreneur I know is short on resources, including time, money, and skills. The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that spends resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Much has been written about this subject in the world of manufacturing, stemming primarily from the 1990’s work by Taiichi Ohno, called the Toyota Pro

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

For several months now, my partners and I have spent a lot of time talking about why we’re investing in the Everyday Economy. We dove deep into how this investment thesis extends to major verticals of consumer spending like entertainment , clothing , and home. W e’ve also shared why our approach is also “horizontal” — a company we invest in doesn’t have to neatly fit into the consumer spending verticals, but it should have the potential to touch millions of

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YFS Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2018

Something had to change. Here's a look at five solutions that I’ve found extremely helpful to boost my productivity and happiness.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 12, 2018

by Lisa Prior, author of “ Take Charge of Your VIEW: Career Advice You Won’t Get From Your Boss “ Is your boss taking time to help you nurture your professional dreams? If the answer is yes, you’re one of the lucky ones. If the answer is no, that can change. And you can be the person who makes it happen. The truth is, your boss is likely the top resource you have at your fingertips to boost your career and get closer to your vision of success.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 6, 2018

Planning and preparing are two actions that people living with diabetes are used to taking in order to live their life as uninterrupted by the disease as possible. The ability to anticipate our needs (accessibility of balanced meals, fast-acting sugar, insulin, a vehicle to get the insulin into the body, and tools to measure blood glucose […].

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