Start Up Blog

AUGUST 15, 2019

In an attention economy it is a compelling offer for a website to offer access to an audience of 2.4 billion people (Facebook) or promise that 90% of all internet searches start with you (Google). It would seem as though the only rational choice would be to do business on their platform. It’s here that the most important business lesson my father taught me comes to mind: Never grow your vegetables in someones else’s garden.

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YFS Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2019

Leaders are examples that are to be emulated or avoided. The danger presents itself when leaders set the wrong example.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 16, 2019

Actions always speak louder than words. And if you can glean the motivations behind those actions, it can tell you even more about situation. One of the questions which we often ask out loud at NextView is if a person or firm is motivated by “fear or greed?” The context for this assessment is typically around a fundraising event – the approach, when it should occur, and who is participating, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2019

Most entrepreneurs struggle with many startup founders quandaries in building their business, and these key dilemmas are probably the biggest source of pain and failure for the entrepreneur lifestyle. People may jump into the lifestyle to be their own boss, achieve great wealth, start a new trend, or all the above. The dilemma is that these goals are usually mutually exclusive.

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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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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2019

You’ve finally done it! Your genius idea has a company name behind it, and you’re finally in the startup phase of your budding business. Now all you need is a team of intelligent, innovative, and eager individuals who will turn your success dreams into lucrative realities. Hiring new talent is an inevitable and critical part of starting your own business, and it’s an exciting indication that your original idea has finally found its footing— now it just needs the manpower.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 13, 2019

“If you cannot measure it,” declared Lord Kelvin, “you cannot improve it.” Perhaps SaaS companies have taken this advice too literally. SaaS sales and marketing teams can get overwhelmed by metrics. But without any metrics, it’s impossible to track growth. And without growth, a SaaS company is dead in the water. According to Statista , the SaaS market will reach $157 billion next year.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

An all-star team is known as a group of high-performing people. The term originated in sports to have been adopted by other industries. In this article, we will talk about all-star software development teams and some ways to build one. Source: Pexels. Steve Jobs is considered to be the king of creating all-star teams. This can be seen in his work at Apple where he sticked to running small teams consisting of A-players.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2019

Transcript of How to Discover and Embrace Your Creative Side written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Gusto, modern, easy payroll benefits for small businesses across the country. And because you’re a listener, you get three months free when you run your first payroll.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2019

by Suman Sarkar, author of “ Customer-Driven Disruption: Five Strategies to Stay Ahead of the Curve “ The rise of the smartphone, fast fashion, and ride-sharing. The decline of industry stalwarts like GE, IBM, and Coca-Cola. Conventional wisdom says that technology is propelling the disruption that is roiling the markets. But this belief is dead wrong.

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NZ Entrepreneur

AUGUST 12, 2019

If you’re in retail (or thinking about it), success requires a smart balance of risk management and risk taking. Here are six areas of business that top performing retail businesses manage well. What opportunities are you missing, or risks can you reduce, in each area? Cash flow tactics. A long wait between buying stock and selling it, could leave you in a sticky cash flow situation.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2019

Being a business manager isn’t a fete for the fainthearted. Not only are you in charge of planning all the business logistics but also hiring the best talent to increase your organization’s productivity. Now, imagine all that happening while your closest team member is 700 miles away and all the others of your remote team are scattered on different continents.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2019

How to Discover and Embrace Your Creative Side written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Tania Katan. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I visit with Tania Katan. She is a speaker, bestselling author, and CEO of Creative Trespassing. She’s dedicated her life to embracing creativity and teaching others to do the same.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2019

“Big Data” has become a phrase that sets itself apart in the tech industry. Unlike a host of other technologies that rise to the spotlight as buzzwords, only to die in the internet’s disposal bin a few years later, big data is actually useful. It is used to make stock market predictions, detect fake news and prevent fraud by fintech companies. Big data has become so useful that merely having your company associated with the term seemingly makes it more valuable.

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Board Effect

AUGUST 14, 2019

Governmental bodies do their best to serve the public, but there are never enough financial resources and personnel to fill every need. Nonprofit organizations also serve the public interest by filling in some of the gaps in service that governments can’t provide. Nonprofit organizations play an essential role in the economy. Most are incredibly dedicated and work very hard to strengthen their communities.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2019

Businesses and merchants around the world are rapidly adopting cryptocurrency payments. While the rate at which consumers are choosing to pay for goods and services is increasingly slowly, crypto payments represent an increasing market share, with retailers, ecommerce platforms, and small to medium enterprises now launching Bitcoin and other crypto payment options.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 14, 2019

Starting a business is one of those things that many of us might aspire to do at some point. We might have had the idea for some time, maybe we know what we want and are just waiting for the right time to take that plunge. But once you do, it can feel like you are spinning a lot of plates at once. So is there anything you could or should be doing to make your business life a little easier?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2019

by Ron Price and Stacy Ennis, coauthors of “ Growing Influence: A Story of How to Lead with Character, Expertise, and Impact “ One of the long-term challenges of the workplace is how many employees feel powerless. For many years, employee surveys around the world have measured levels of engagement as high as 70% or more. What creates levels of disengagement this high?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2019

Trying to be a business leader by instilling fear in your employees and partners is never a good approach, but it is particularly devastating in a startup. Yet I see this approach used all too often by new entrepreneurs, most of whom are not natural tyrants, but who are fighting to mask their own internal fears and insecurities about starting a business.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2019

If you want to start your own law firm, there are certain things you should do. Check out this starting your own law firm checklist to learn more. Did you know that 76 percent of potential clients look online when searching for an attorney? Or that 49 percent of law firms report pay-per-click ads as their best lead generation tool? . Having an online presence and developing effective marketing strategies are just two of the many things you need to consider when starting your own law firm.

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deal architect

AUGUST 15, 2019

A recent visit to an Amazon Fulfillment Center was eye-opening. They have completely redefined the old warehouse pick, pack, ship mindset. It's now stow, pick, pack, verify, and in their lingo, SLAM and "chaotic storage". Kiva robots and miles of.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

Engaged employees tend to be more customer-focused, productive , and loyal. In fact, organizations with high engagement levels are more lucrative. As far as buzzwords are concerned, employee engagement is at the top of the list for any company that depends on its staff to translate customer value. Engagement is the degree to which workers feel passionate about their work and are dedicated to the company.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 11, 2019

For any business, there is a need to split their focus on two particular aims: Bringing new customers into the business. Retaining established customers. While many businesses tend to focus on bringing new customers to their business, it’s not uncommon for customer retention to receive far less attention – but established customers have a critical role to play in the success of your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2019

Most entrepreneurs are quick to assert to potential investors that their product or solution will kill the competition, but unfortunately your opinion alone is not enough to convince most experienced investors. They want quantifiable facts and figures on how your offering compares to recognized key players in your domain, and quotes from recognized third-party experts to back you up.

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deal architect

AUGUST 13, 2019

(Sir) Jony Ive recently left Apple to start his own design studio. On his heels, Marcus Engman with a similar role at Ikea is doing the same, and he has an interesting value proposition “I want to show there’s an.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2019

by Ramzi Jreidini , CEO of Handiss. Drones, augmented reality, wearable tech, modular construction, cloud and mobile technology: the construction site of tomorrow is certainly going to look different. Startups armed with powerful tech are changing what is possible in and around the modern construction site. Take 3DR , who make drone aerial analytics software for the construction site.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 13, 2019

Earlier this year, Twitter quietly removed its vowels and released Twttr , a platform that essentially acted as a prototype for design changes and feature tweaks the company was considering for its regular site. By creating a separate application under the platform’s original name, the company signaled an attempt to get back to its startup roots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2019

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver exceptional experiences to their customers. The result, according to an often-quoted Gallup survey , is 70 percent of workers not fully engaged, and poor customer experiences.

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deal architect

AUGUST 13, 2019

I tend to not focus so much on what vendors report to Wall Street and focus more on what they are delivering to customers, but three numbers jumped out at me in this Seeking Alpha article Oracle cloud apps annual.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2019

by Justin A. Goodbread, CFP®, CEPA®, CVGA®, owner of FinanciallySimple.com , and author of “ The Ultimate Sale: A Financially Simple Guide to Selling a Business for Maximum Profit “ So you’re at the beginning of your new business? Good for you! Right now, I’m sure you see the world at your feet and mountains as movable. You’re ready to charge hell with a water pistol.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2019

It was 20 years ago next month that we started JustBooks, creating a marketplace that connected buyers and sellers of used, rare, and out-of-print books. We initially launched in Germany before expanding into the UK and France, and then sold the company to our North American competitor AbeBooks in 2001. My co-founder Hannes Blum and I joined the AbeBooks HQ and co-led the company for many years until we sold it to Amazon in 2008.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2019

As the economy flourishes after some tough economic times, more and more people seem to be turning to entrepreneurship as an alternative to traditional employment. I applaud this trend, but caution all of you thinking this direction to approach entrepreneurship with your eyes wide open. It is not for everyone, as the entrepreneur’s path is fraught with challenges.

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deal architect

AUGUST 14, 2019

I was excited when Charles Phillips and his team arrived at Infor in 2010. I looked forward to them executing to their vision they would focus on various verticals like healthcare and hospitality. Over the last few years I have.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2019

by Jean Paul Paulynice , MBA and author of “ It’s Time To Start Living With Passion!: Your Journey to Self-Discovery “ All entrepreneurs have stories, of failure and triumph, that drive them to turn their dreams into reality. Your story matters. Starting a small business can be a frustrating and lonely endeavor and keeping your story inside doesn’t serve you or your clients.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 12, 2019

Within this format of podcast and content, I want to provide you with the best tools to become a fantastic CEO. I realized that the most beneficial way for me to add value to your life so that you can stay relevant (both professionally and personally), will be to place some of the best CEOs in the world — in front of you. Here is the first of the How to CEO podcast interviews.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 14, 2019

Over the last 18 months or so, Google Data Studio has evolved from an appealing but clunky application to a tool that we recommend to any digital marketer. Data Studio allows you to communicate data simply and in a repeatable format, and their expanded integrations, customizations, and editability have made Data Studio dashboards extremely powerful.

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