This is going to be BIG.
JULY 23, 2018
I've seen this so many times over: A founder pitches a VC, or several of them, and then they come back from that process with all sorts of new strategy goals or worries that they need to be doing something differently. Nine times out of ten, if you're pitching more than one VC, the advice seems to conflict with itself, and the founder winds up playing Wack-a-Mole trying to figure out what to do next.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 26, 2018
by Joanna Malaczynski, founder of DESi. If you are an innovative company entering an emerging market, you should be aware that you are sailing into a vast ocean and will need to engage in purposeful navigation. I decided to interview some of your predecessors and highlight the key lessons learned by those who have already been there before you: Watch for Critical Market Progression.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 22, 2018
Too many entrepreneurs I know still believe that that their great idea will carry the startup, and they may even minimize their own value, especially if they have introvert tendencies. Yet most investors agree that the “idea” is worth nothing alone, and it’s the entrepreneur execution that counts. That means that selling yourself is more important than selling your idea.
Occam's Razor
JULY 24, 2018
The universe of digital analytics is massive and can seem as complex as the cosmic universe. With such big, complicated subjects, we can get lost in the vast wilderness or become trapped in a silo. We can wander aimlessly, or feel a false sense of either accomplishment or frustration. Consequently, we lose sight of where we are, how we are doing and which direction is true north.
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
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 26, 2018
Honest Startup Advice From Somebody Who’s Been Through It written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Rand Fishkin. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Rand Fishkin. He is the founder and former CEO of Moz and currently has a new venture called SparkToro , a software and data company focused on helping people understand how and where to reach their target audiences.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 23, 2018
by Brian Signorelli, author of “ Inbound Selling: How to Change the Way You Sell to Match How People Buy “ When you work in sales, there’s no end to the advice you field. Everyone — from bosses to consultants and trainers to the industry veterans you meet at the hotel bar — has tips and techniques that (supposedly) vastly improve your likelihood of making a sale.
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crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 26, 2018
There are so many ways to market your business today that it can be hard to know where to start. Content marketing, direct mail marketing, email marketing, influencer marketing, experiential marketing, social media marketing… These are only the tip of the iceberg. The list goes on and on. It’s not enough to market on different platforms.
The Startup Magazine
JULY 27, 2018
Not many people have heard of Hrank , and I’m starting to think it’s a shame. Hrank is a service which reviews shared hosting providers and allows you to compare the performances to see which one suits you better. Source: Pixabay. We honestly love a site that can make out life easier. We just hate looking on multiple sites to find a good hosting provider, then look on other sites and so on until we have 348 tabs open, and then to start comparing them.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
There are many benefits and opportunities for starting a business. It can be an exciting move when the economy is booming, and you have the motivation sparked by a great idea. You’re certainly not unaware of the risks and sacrifice that accompany every startup, but neither are you unwilling to tackle that journey. You don’t want to walk into a major business opportunity without recognizing all the risks associated with it, however.
Austin Startup
JULY 26, 2018
My dream has always been to work from home as a graphic designer, but little did I know, it’s not as great as it sounds. It certainly has its perks but what many people don’t realize is the extent to which you are constantly alone. When I worked from home, it was hard to differentiate home from work. It all blended together. It killed my productivity, creativity and I was always distracted by dishes, laundry, naps, cats, etc.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 26, 2018
There are so many ways to market your business today that it can be hard to know where to start. Content marketing, direct mail marketing, email marketing, influencer marketing, experiential marketing, social media marketing… These are only the tip of the iceberg. The list goes on and on. It’s not enough to market on different platforms.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
JULY 27, 2018
Recent Projects at GFi. GFi is the consultancy of Gregg Fraley and specialist associates he brings in to execute projects. This is a periodic update. Qualitative Research , Innovation Events, Training, Facilitation, and Writing: Facilitation : Marquette University is working with the Milwaukee community and Johnson Controls to innovate. Their vehicle is The President’s Challeng e.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 24, 2018
Do you feel like your devices are spending a long time charging compared to operating time? We are told that battery breakthroughs are coming. They will be able to charge for less and last for a very long time. For now, we have laptops, smartphones, and drones that are manufactured from lithium-ion batteries. As well as, even electric cars from Tesla are using bigger batteries that are made from lithium ion.
Duct Tape Marketing
JULY 26, 2018
Transcript of Honest Startup Advice From Somebody Who’s Been Through It written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: If you’re a founder of a startup, maybe you need some brutally honest advice from somebody who’s been there. For this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, I visit with Rand Fishkin.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 24, 2018
Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to hire marketers. Fortunately, there are terrific services and apps that can help non-marketers to market their business until they can hire experienced marketers.
Jeff Hilimire
JULY 23, 2018
The book I’m writing, The Five-Day Turnaround , is written as a narrative, first-person story, and throughout I share tips and tricks on how the main character, Will, manages his time as a leader and CEO. Yes, Will is basically me, so these strategies are tools that I’ve honed over the years to help me be more successful. Below is an unedited passage from the book, focusing on the process I…er, I mean Will, uses each morning to get going. ~~~.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
by Chris Collins, CEO at RoboRecruiter. During this time of the year, many organizations increase their workforce during the summer to take into account the demands on their business. In fact, the top four industries that hire more people in readiness for the seasonal period are retail, hospitality, tourism and media. However, volume recruitment and seasonal hiring create many challenges to the recruitment process that many organizations experience time and time again.
Transformify
JULY 23, 2018
As we have gone hurtling headfirst into the digital age over the last few decades, we have developed a completely new style of learning. We no longer traipse into the library searching for hours for the exact information, but now at the click of a button can find exactly what we are looking for and even have our specific questions answered. Questions varying vastly in their complexity and answered by many different people with many different opinions, views and experiences.
crowdSPRING Blog
JULY 24, 2018
Most small businesses and young startups can’t afford to hire marketers. That leaves those companies in a tough situation: they need to market to grow their business but they need to grow their business to be hire marketers. Fortunately, there are terrific services and apps that can help non-marketers to market their business until they can hire experienced marketers.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 24, 2018
The holographic display of the future is here and you can have one on your desk for under $600. Ever since I saw Princess Leia appealing to Obi Wan that he was her only hope when I was 11, I’ve wanted a holographic display. Movies like Minority Report and Back to the Future II (do you remember the shark hologram that ate Marty ?) have consumed thousands of people’s lives over the past few decades.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
Starting as a deckhand delivering cod and turbot from fishermen in Newfoundland and Labrador, over the past forty years, Glen McKay has molded his career into one that focuses on entrepreneurship and leading the growth of companies operating in a range of industries. Having founded or co-founded several private companies and a public company, Glen currently serves as chair of the Board of Directors of Newfoundland Hard-Rok Inc., a business that he founded in 1985, which operates in the explosive
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 27, 2018
As an occasional angel investor, I always ask for a business pitch to get me in the mood. I’m still amazed at how many technical entrepreneurs don’t have a business pitch, and offer me their product pitch or product spec instead. I’m a technologist, so I always love to learn about the product, but every investor needs to make sure you have a business, as well as a product.
Rembrandt Communications
JULY 25, 2018
Media buzz can help you build credibility and get noticed by your entire buying audience Several years ago, you could make a phone call to one person at an organization, make your pitch and finalize a sale. Today, this happens less because buying committees consist of numerous people at various levels in an organization. For […]. The post Stand Out with Small Business PR appeared first on Small business PR and content strategy that boost sales, awareness and credibility fast!
Version One Ventures
JULY 25, 2018
Last week, Boris and I were in Toronto for our quarterly offsite. I suggested the CN Tower EdgeWalk as a good break from discussing all things Version One related. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the EdgeWalk, it is an attraction where participants in suits and harnesses circle the exposed top of the 356m-high CN Tower. As you can see from the picture, we were quite high off the ground and had to perform a bunch of tricks along and over the edge.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 24, 2018
by Vijay Eswaran, founder of QI Group. When I was very young, my mother told me this folktale about a monk who lived on an island in the middle of a busy river. Frequent travellers across the river would stop to pay their respects in return for the monk’s blessings. Among them was a milkman who for years had been visiting the monk each day and would always leave a pot of milk behind for him.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 23, 2018
Many entrepreneurs and small businesses I know are struggling with business-threatening issues, but are reluctant to seek any assistance. Some assume that the help will be too expensive or doesn’t exist, but I find that others are just horribly uncomfortable asking for any kind of help. This results in personal and business failures that could have been easily prevented.
YFS Magazine
JULY 26, 2018
While many entrepreneurs are fearful of forging global partnerships, Reznik asserts that there are a few keys to success in China that often go overlooked.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 26, 2018
I’m a recent conversation with Eric Paley , he gave me an amazingly wonderful analogy for how the career of a VC unfolds. He said: “Being a VC is like taking a walk from Boston to San Francisco” I’d never heard that before so I said: “tell me more.” He went on an awesome ramble, which I’ll try to capture below.
YoungUpstarts
JULY 25, 2018
Public liability insurance is one of the most important forms of business cover, but how does it apply to your business? We (Trade Direct Insurance – [link] ) are here to answer that question, and many more, with our comprehensive guide to public liability insurance. So sit back, grab a cup of tea and get ready to learn some helpful tips and tricks that should leave you with a clearer sense of what public liability is all about.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 21, 2018
One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. They just aren’t prepared for the life they want, and are really asking me how to learn to be an entrepreneur. It takes more than passion and a course on business basics.
Berkonomics
JULY 26, 2018
What a powerful set of three questions. These are so succinct, so well defined, so precise that everyone in sales and everyone involved in marketing must be able to answer these three questions without pause, and convincingly. Turning these into statements instead of questions provides a framework for the sales presentation from the highest levels of collateral materials and marketing support, to the salesperson on the front line.
Hunter Walker
JULY 24, 2018
I get a lot of inbound from friends, acquaintances and Twitter followers about making the transition from Operator to VC. Here are the top three reasons – lightly paraphrased – for why venture interests them: “I love working on products and it seems awesome to be able to work on 10 at one time instead of just one” “It seems intellectually stimulating, spending your days talking with the smartest people and investigating new technologies” “I enjoy helping
YoungUpstarts
JULY 22, 2018
Seeing your company growing beyond its initial small size can be quite the rewarding and exciting experience, especially considering the huge range of opportunities that the modern IT sector gives you. However, one of the most annoying problems that most tech companies have to deal with sooner or later is the rapid explosion of their costs in certain critical areas.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 27, 2018
Our longtime friend Lura Vernon wrote a really fun book last year titled Cool Dogs and Crazy Cats. It’s a coffee table book that is a combination of hilarious dog and cat haikus along with epic dog and cat photos. I’m a dog person. During my first marriage in the 1980s, I had a gigantic cat named Tiny. It was evil. You’d be lovingly petting it and it would suddenly sink its teeth into your arm.
Haystack
JULY 24, 2018
I say “no” every day, multiple times a day. Even though I know I’m upsetting folks, I try to be direct, open, quick, and honest. Not everyone will like it. So be it. I elect to be consistent and fair rather than liked. Yet, once in a while, when I say “no,” I carry it around with me. And sometimes, as you carry that “no” you delivered around, it starts to get heavier, and you recall it more frequently.
YFS Magazine
JULY 23, 2018
If you want to build a thriving and resilient business, you have to build a culture that connects your employees and encourages them to flourish.
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