Both Sides of the Table
MAY 7, 2018
There is an old management saying, “measure twice, cut once” which refers to the benefit of doing some planning. It’s the antithesis of “ready, fire, aim” which seems to be so prevalent in today’s society. The benefits you will receive from doing even some basic planning before you hit the fund raising trail are enormous. This post has some basic advice on how to plan your raise before you hit the road.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 10, 2018
by Bernard Sury, cofounder of GuruWalk. You still have some months left before graduating and they already ask you the big question: “so, what do you want to do now?”. And, you know, they would love to hear the perfect answer: “I just signed my contract at this major company”. Tons of job possibilities are indeed waiting for you, too many indeed and it’s easy to get lost.
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crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 9, 2018
The global beauty market is predicted to grow from $432.7 billion in 2016 to $750 billion by 2024. Online growth has been especially strong. If you’re building or growing a beauty business, you have a lot of competition and it’s tough to stand out. To help you, we’ve assembled useful branding and marketing tips to help your beauty business reach and connect with customers.
Up and Running
MAY 9, 2018
Starting your own business is an amazing journey and one of the most empowering, positive decisions you can make. It is the culmination of everything you have learned, created, and overcome throughout your career. It is also can be terrifying. What if you don’t have the right information to get investors interested? What if you forget to prepare for an important step in the process?
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
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 9, 2018
You had an amazing meeting with an investor. Your product demo crushed. The dialog was great. They told you how much they loved your space. The meeting was only supposed to last 45 minutes but you ran 90. The assistant tried to end the meeting twice but was shoooshed away. You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 11, 2018
by James Manktelow and Julian Birkinshaw, co-authors of “ Mind Tools for Managers: 100 Ways to be a Better Boss “ Why do people leave their jobs? Study after study shows the main reason employees jump ship is a bad manager. And while you might think of a “bad boss” as one who sexually harasses employees or terrorizes them with a hair-trigger temper, it’s rarely that extreme, says James Manktelow.
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crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 7, 2018
Fashion is a fun and glamorous industry. Amateurs and professionals alike want to be a part of that glamour and fun. But, dilettantes will never become successful fashion designers. Fashion design is a business. Running a business requires hard work, dedication, and professionalism. Imran Amed, founder and CEO of Business of Fashion, points out : …one of the key drivers of success will be your entrepreneurial skills and your commitment to running a business.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 10, 2018
Whether you’re fund raising from angels, seed investors and VCs?—?as an industry we succumb to “herd mentality.” There are a few exceptions and originally thinkers but it’s maddening how much group think and need for social proof there are. Nobody commits, nobody wants to set a price, nobody wants to stick their neck out then BOOM! Reid Hoffman is in?
YoungUpstarts
MAY 5, 2018
Let’s start by making it clear this article is not about the virtues of running a small business like some sort of bootcamp. There is a clear distinction between working behind a desk and fighting on the front lines. Nobody at a standard office job needs to feel as if they signed up for the Marines, meanwhile managers who bark orders like drill sergeants will be unlikely to focus on anything other than hiring new workers to combat high turnover rates.
Austin Startup
MAY 9, 2018
What spending 10 days in a remote village in Nepal has taught me about the role of technology in water sustainability and independence The Origin Story At an early age, my parents instilled in us a sense of empathy for the less fortunate and taught us to be mindful custodians of the world and its precious natural resources. Whether it is volunteering at the local convalescent home, sponsoring families in Nepal, or finding novel and creative ways to save water at home, we wanted to leave the worl
deal architect
MAY 6, 2018
I was looking at our Amazon credit card statement. I expected plenty of Whole Foods charges after I told my wife we get another 5% off if she used the card, but I was taken aback by the number of.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 6, 2018
Fund raising. It definitely has a “d” in it, as in it’s really not fun, raising. But it’s critical for your business, for you as a leader and people who excel at fund raising have an extreme advantage over those who do not. The best entrepreneurs in our industry focus on it year-round as opposed to just once every 18 months. As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of cap
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2018
About 51% of marketing experts believe that video marketing has the best ROI when compared to other means of marketing used to market businesses on the web. However, there are still many businesses that tend to shy away from using this strategy. The Vice President of Youtube, Robert Kyncl, has stated that by next year, videos will account for driving more than 90% traffic.
Austin Startup
MAY 8, 2018
Background reading: Founder Compensation: Cash, Equity, Liquidity Fatal Errors in Early Startup Hiring Early Hires: Options or Stock Given how deeply involved we are with early-stage startups hiring their first key employees, I figured it would be helpful to outline a few key principles to help entrepreneurs navigate the topic. Make sure they are actually employees, and if they are, minimum wage.
deal architect
MAY 10, 2018
I spent a couple of days at Knowledge 18, ServiceNow’s user conference. It was good to get a deeper dive into the product and meet the executives re-shaping the company. Couple of positive areas and couple of potentially problematic areas.
The Next Web
MAY 5, 2018
As a wide-eyed kid, did you think about a future with flying cars and personal domestic robots for everyone? We tend to see the future as a time full of opportunities and yet-to-be-discovered, society-altering inventions. Think about The Jetsons. We’re still 44 years away from futuristic universe that the well-known show’s creators imagined in 1962 and it’s probably fair to say that they overestimated future change (though maybe when Amazon gives the Echo legs we’ll be a step closer to having
YoungUpstarts
MAY 5, 2018
When looking for life insurance the question many people have is should they opt for cash value life insurance? How can you know if this is the right option for you? Well, if you do some careful analysis before deciding upon the type of insurance you will have, you will know exactly if this is the right option for you. The majority of insurers offer people the possibility to opt between permanent and term life insurance.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 7, 2018
Whiteboards, also known as marker boards and dry-erase boards, have been used for decades as a learning and brainstorming platform. These glossy whiteboards have been a fixture in many work environments, especially in meeting rooms where teams or staff must work on a problem, share ideas, and collaborate. Now, carry that platform forward to the digital age, when more companies and startups are working with a virtual team.
deal architect
MAY 10, 2018
I spent a couple of days at Knowledge 18, ServiceNow’s user conference. It was good to get a deeper dive into the product and meet the executives re-shaping the company. Couple of positive areas and couple of potentially problematic areas.
The Next Web
MAY 6, 2018
Alligator blood: an unusual company culture metaphor, but one that works for my team. Borrowed from a poker term, “alligator blood” is one of the oldest terms in the game. It refers to any player who seems both resistant to the endless psychological blows (have you seen how long those competitions can last?), but also competitive enough to keep pounding away on others when they’re ahead.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 8, 2018
by Peter J. Strauss , founder and managing member of The Strauss Law Firm and author of “ The Business Owner’s Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies “ Startups are confronted by a bevy of decisions in the early stages and throughout the evolution process of the business. Insurance is high among those on the list. Insurance exists for a clear reason: it is designed to protect you from devastating financial losses.
YFS Magazine
MAY 10, 2018
While our passion pursuits are often inspiring and admirable, we forget to think about ourselves and practice any type of self-care. You say, "Ain’t no one got time for that!” I say, "Make time for it.".
deal architect
MAY 6, 2018
I was looking at our Amazon credit card statement. I expected plenty of Whole Foods charges after I told my wife we get another 5% off if she used the card, but I was taken aback by the number of.
Up and Running
MAY 7, 2018
Fortune favors the brave, in life in general and especially in business. Any exceptional business leader you can name—from Mary Barra to Steve Jobs—achieved what they did on the back of a positive, can-do attitude. There was no time for excuses, negativity, and self-loathing. And the best thing? Many of these exceptional business leaders you can name came from a background just like yours.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2018
If you are looking to start a new business, no longer do you have to save up and purchase a shop or warehouse. With the internet and technology becoming so popular, as well as social media, it has never been easier to start your business from home. You could always expand later and set up shops in your home town or around the country but starting your business from home is beneficial forgetting your business name out there and starting to generate an income.
YFS Magazine
MAY 7, 2018
Don’t get me wrong, these are not the only habits that successful entrepreneurs possess, but they are a great place to start. Keep these habits as a foundation, and success will follow you wherever you go.
Mike Michalowicz
MAY 9, 2018
Every day at 8:34am Eastern Time our small company of eight people conducts a daily huddle that is 15 minutes or less. All employees attend. We meet both in person and virtually. This is the recording of one of our huddles. Yeah… we are a little bit weird (but we have FUN!). ?. The post The Daily Huddle at Profit First Professionals appeared first on Mike Michalowicz.
Hearpreneur
MAY 9, 2018
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.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 9, 2018
by Toby Nwazor, founder of www.mystartupceo.com. Let’s face it, the question of “how long before success” must have crossed your mind a couple of times in the past since you started thinking of starting a new business. You want someone to give you a guarantee that you will experience success after some a particular time frame. You may have bought a couple of books on business success principles and even gone for one or two business seminars and trainings.
YFS Magazine
MAY 11, 2018
If you're ready to upgrade your health one day at a time, here's a look at five small hacks that can make a big difference.
Berkonomics
MAY 10, 2018
Here is one that is so important to the continued health of a growing company that it cannot be overstated. It’s a bit complex for novices. But hang in there as I explain a bit about accounting classification of assets and liabilities. Differences between types of assets and liabilities. First, let’s be sure we know what is short in term and what is long in term.
ConversionXL
MAY 9, 2018
What is the most common problem with websites? What should you change? Make better decisions by making sure you are measuring everything on your site. You can use analyze the data you track in tools such as Google Analytics, to understand how your customers are converting. [This post contains video, click to play]. The post Make Better Decisions: Measure Your Site’s Data (& Ask The Right Questions) appeared first on CXL.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 10, 2018
Almost anybody can claim to be a writer these days because “blogging” is considered a form of writing profession already. However, not just because a person can bang away on a keyboard and write thoughts down in the process, should that person be considered a professional writer. In fact, that is the least criteria to be considered when thinking of the definition of a professional writer.
YFS Magazine
MAY 9, 2018
The cornerstone motto of customer service has forever been, “The customer is always right.” Those of you who have worked in the field know this is untrue. But to earn a positive business reputation, it’s better to treat them as if they are.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 9, 2018
I’ve been friends with Alex Iskold for over a dozen years (I was an angel investor in GetGlue, which USV funded.). Alex has been the Managing Director of Techstars NY for a number of years and I think he’s now run seven programs and built an impressive portfolio of around 80 companies. I’m a huge Alex fan and love his writing. Recently, he put together a bunch of great blog posts on his site under a heading Startup Hacks.
ConversionXL
MAY 7, 2018
How do you make introductions with influencers, the right way? Be sincere, be specific, and don’t just ask them “to go for a cup of coffee.” Be successful in your following business meetings, start by introducing yourself the right way! [This post contains video, click to play]. The post Business Meetings: Making Introductions (The Right Way) appeared first on CXL.
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