Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Most new business owners I know feel the challenges of not enough time, money, and resources, and see these as problems rather than a competitive advantage. In reality, based on my experience as a startup advisor and investor, these constraints lead the best entrepreneurs to the most innovative solutions and new markets otherwise overlooked by their peers and competitors.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Laura Thomas is a former CIA operations officer. Reading how she moved in 2021 from CIA ops into a quantum technology company offered insightful career transition advice for those leaving her agency. Most of her lessons were applicable to any government employee venturing out to the private sector. Below is the first of her three-part series. —- At least a few times a month, people looking to jump ask about my transition, which has led to me consolidating my answers below.
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View from Seed
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Deep Domain Expertise at the Helm Sincera Founders Mike O’Sullivan and Ian Meyers bring to the table a rich expertise and domain knowledge in the ad tech space. Their extensive experience, spanning tenures at LiveRamp, Index Exchange, Roku, Criteo, Microsoft, and AppNexus, provides both technical and strategic depth to the company. But it was the glowing endorsement from industry peers of Mike and Ian as a “can’t miss duo” and “the absolute best ad tech product people” which resounded du
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 10, 2023
In the realm of great business ideas, a well-crafted business plan takes center stage. It's your persuasive pitch to potential investors, outlining your startup's objectives and profitability strategy. Beyond that, it acts as your business's guiding roadmap, ensuring you stay aligned with your goals as your operations adapt to evolving circumstances.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing. Defining the right business model requires the same diligence as designing the right product, but the approach and skills required are different.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 8, 2023
How to Become a Fractional CMO written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Ever heard of a fractional CMO ? If you’re shaking your head, buckle up because it’s the future. Imagine wielding the power of a marketing wizard without having to afford their six-figure salary. That’s exactly what becoming a fractional CMO is all about.
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Mucker Lab
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge Group provides valuable insights into the intricate realm of sales development. SDR Strategy & Model Checklist In the intricate world of sales development, finding the balance between art and science is crucial for a startup's success.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 13, 2023
With today’s rapidly changing environment, I see many business leaders reverting to the “ command and control ” leadership model, in an effort to be more responsive, rather than leading with their heads and heart. Yet I find in my mentoring practice that more and more team members prefer the human-centered approach and respond with more engagement and commitment.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Shattering The Mold: Unleashing the Creator Economy in B2B Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Christie Horsman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Christie Horsman, who brings a decade of expertise in both B2B and B2C marketing within the SaaS arena. Currently serving as the VP of marketing at Thinkific, a platform that empowers entrepreneurs to craft, market, and deliver online courses, Christie
TechEmpower
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), have significantly transformed the search engine as we’ve known it. This presents businesses with an opportunity to enhance their search functionalities for both internal and external users. With Generative AI and LLMs, new avenues for improving operational efficiency and user satisfaction are emerging every day.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Traditional security models have become obsolete with employees working remotely and the proliferation of cloud infrastructure. Zero Trust addresses this issue by “Never trust, always verify.” This means that users and devices are verified continuously based on identity, location, device health, data sources, services, and workloads. Building a zero-trust architecture requires significant work and investment.
deal architect
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Over my career, I have been in the middle of or on the sidelines of countless technology negotiations. Deal Architect loves that back and forth and yelling and conniving, so no wonder my ears have perked up quite often with.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Why Working Less is the Secret to Earning More written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Alyson Caffrey In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Alyson Caffrey, the founder of Operations Agency and the co-creator of the operations simplified framework, which is aimed at streamlining the backend operations for digital and creative agencies.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Every entrepreneur I know can’t find enough hours in a day to do the good things they want, and yet they often find themselves saying yes to new requests. Perhaps because they are optimists by nature, or they just hate to disappoint others, they end up hurting their health, credibility, and effectiveness by not being able to deliver on everything they promise.
Berkonomics
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Let’s examine the relationship between time, quality and competitiveness. If you are getting the impression from these many insights that complex relationships cause simple problems, you are right. We have heard the “haste makes waste” ditty since childhood. There is little need to reinforce the obvious. On a larger scale, there are epoch stories of giant companies eating massive losses in a recall of product, often based upon limited testing before release.
Brandanew
OCTOBER 10, 2023
We are excited that Peerbagh will be at the Austin Public Library’s Spicewood Springs Branch on October 28th. We will be a part of and celebrating the South-Asian Heritage Day. Families will be able to enjoy a mini-Ramleela and Ravan’s Lost Boon Katha performance. This is a unique way to celebrate South-Asian culture and Diwali […] The post Ramleela and Ravan’s Katha performance for Austin families to celebrate South-Asian culture and Diwali stories appeared first on Peer
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 8, 2023
When the going gets rough in business, you’ll need the motivation to keep moving. Motivating yourself can be hard but practicing consistent habits such as reminding yourself of why you started can be a major boost. A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking alone. Here are the various ways entrepreneurs and business owners stay motivated in business. #1- By finding a unique edge Photo Credit: Shane Muller As business people, we need
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 8, 2023
Most entrepreneurs have found by now one or more of the many popular crowdfunding sites , and have the name and contact information for at least one of the big venture capital firms. But many have no insight or connections to the ethereal angel investment community, which In the U.S. contributes more than $25 billion to fund 70,000 startups every year.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Despite the proliferation of AI writing tools, the market for human-crafted books remains strong. This is mainly due to the fact that many readers prefer stories that are more complex and more emotional compared to books written or mostly written by AI platforms. Only time can tell when robots have the ability for emotional nuance and begin to replace human writers.
crowdSPRING Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Unlock the power of effective brand marketing with strategic insights, trends, and real-world examples from successful brands like Apple and Nike.
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 13, 2023
A well-constructed business model is a foundational element of a business plan and strategy. It provides clarity on how a company plans to succeed in the marketplace and is essential for attracting investors, partners, and customers. Business models can vary significantly across industries and businesses, reflecting each enterprise's unique characteristics and goals.
Our Own Start-up
OCTOBER 12, 2023
A virtual office provides entrepreneurs with the benefits of a physical office space without the high costs and long-term commitments. The post How Start-up Owners Can Save Money by Using a Virtual Office first appeared on Our Own Startup.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 7, 2023
Weekend Favs October 7 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but I encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one I took on the road.
Gust
OCTOBER 13, 2023
A note is a loan. That is, a lender gives a company $100, and the company writes a note to the lender stating "we will pay you back $100 one year from today, along with 10% [or some other number] per year interest". The convertible part means that in addition to the straight repayment mentioned above, the lender and the company agree that instead of the company paying back the loan in cash, if the company raises money by selling stock to another investor before the loan is due, then the original
Hearpreneur
OCTOBER 9, 2023
This motivational video is to help CEOs, entrepreneurs and business owners start the week off inspired to become great.
OnlyOnce
OCTOBER 12, 2023
( This is a bonus quick 5th post, inspired by long time StartupCEO.com reader Daniel Clough, to the series that ended last week about Scaling CPO’s- the other posts are: When to Hire your First Chief People Officer , What does Great Look like in a Chief Privacy Officer , Signs your Chief Privacy Officer isn’t Scalin g , and How I Engage With The Chief People Officer.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 13, 2023
This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: The post Protected: Building With It’s Good: The social travel app founded by Mike Rosenthal and John Legend appeared first on Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Spencer Fry
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Podia has been around for a long time, especially in startup years. Approaching 10 years old, there likely aren't many SaaS companies as old as us that are still around. Being a profitable company has afforded us the financial stability to keep going, but it's our long-term strategy that's gotten us here. The good thing is that I'm never bored and am more excited about Podia today than ever before.
Board Effect
OCTOBER 9, 2023
As guardians of your nonprofit healthcare organization’s mission, you’re instrumental in ensuring that quality care reaches those who need it most. Today, we dive into a crucial mission of a different kind – safeguarding your digital realm. You’ll discover why cybersecurity best practices for nonprofit healthcare boards are so critical and why they’re your secret weapon for continuing to be able to serve your community’s healthcare needs in our digital age.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
OCTOBER 12, 2023
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