ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 4, 2018
According to the most recent edition of PitchBook’s Venture Monitor, the first half of 2018 saw 94 investment deals surpassing the $100 million mark, continuing a trend in which late-stage successful startups and larger companies receive the lion’s share of VC funding allocations. That’s not to say that seed rounds for startups don’t get VC investment, but by […].
Up and Running
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Starting a new business is always daunting. There are just so many balls to juggle. Prioritizing all the tasks that entrepreneurs have to wrestle with is a constant battle. Everything is urgent, and everything is important. No wonder then that new entrepreneurs are always hungry for advice from people who have already built successful businesses. Their pearls of wisdom can help them avoid the mistakes that they made and provide some much-needed support.
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Don’t wait until you are almost out of cash before managing every dollar spent, or looking for the next refueling from investors. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The olden times have changed, and so it is essential for any businesses to adapt to the latest technological developments quickly. Android apps and iPhone apps are taking the world by storm, and many smart thinking entrepreneurs utilize these mobile apps to improve their business further. While you only expect big fish like YouTube and dominos to have a dedicated mobile app, it is becoming increasingly crucial for businesses of all sizes to own an app for their own.
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
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Neuromarketing assesses how our brain reacts to stimuli, not simply what we self-report in qualitative surveys. These are truths that our impulses write onto MRIs. Sometimes, as several studies below illustrate, those two systems—the conscious and subconscious—offer conflicting interpretations. Importantly, scientific knowledge is almost always built incrementally.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2018
As part of The Startup Magazine founders interviews, we sat down with Lee Thompson and Radha Vyas, the co-founders of Flash Pack , a lifestyle travel company specialising in adventure trips for solo travelers in their 30’s – 40’s. . Flash Pack turned over its first £ 1 million in 2016/17 and grew to £4 million revenue in 2017/18. They are now well on track to make 8 figures before March 2019 – making Flash Pack one of the fastest growing startups in the UK. .
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YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Real estate agents are competitive and smart in looking for new ways to land the next sale. They are active in their community, and they often use the best marketing techniques in making sure that they remain relevant in the industry. The rise of new technology has helped real estate agents rely on better and more innovative solutions like SetSchedule to solve their productivity problems.
Up and Running
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Flipping homes makes for good reality TV, but it can also make for good business. What they don’t usually show on screen on shows like Flip or Flop is that writing a business plan is a must. If you’re thinking about starting a business that buys up homes, fixes them up and then re-sells them at a profit, the first step is to write a business plan. Writing a business plan for a real estate company will help you pinpoint your goals and create a living roadmap—a tool for building your business.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2018
A startup by nature is a small, agile company which is innovating to solve a problem. Start-ups are lean and designed to grow or scale up quickly. The challenge for small innovative companies is that they generally have a limited budget that needs to be allocated carefully. However, a low budget doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice professionalism. Here are some simple ways to ensure that to ensure that your company looks adept and well-qualified in its early days: Source: Pexels.
Transformify
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Blockchain has received wide media coverage due to its astronomical growth in recent years. Other than being applied to cryptocurrency, blockchain technology can be applied in virtually every other kind of industry and business, and especially to startups. We’re going to delve into 5 blockchain resources that you’ll most likely need for your startup: Knowledge.
YoungUpstarts
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
by Shailendra Nagarajan, Senior Product Marketing Manager at DataWeave. The online retail marketplace is a hugely competitive ecosystem. It is saturated with competing eCommerce retailers, brands and sellers, all fighting for consumer interest and investment. For brands, such an environment poses unique challenges. How can they ensure that their products and overall brand identity are being perceived well on all eCommerce sites?
Austin Startup
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. In totality, these posts are at least as long as most business books. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.
David Teten
OCTOBER 3, 2018
I hope you can join us at some of DC Finance’s upcoming Family Office conferences in NYC. If you use registration code 207 , it will facilitate their tracking. (I have no financial interest in DC Finance or any of their conferences, but I will be speaking at some of their events.). The New York Family Office Real Estate Investment Conference , October 23rd, at Shearman & Sterling LLP, NYC.
A Crowded Space
OCTOBER 3, 2018
A huge congratulations to the entire Upwork team on a successful IPO! This exciting milestone for the freelance economy cements Upwork’s place as the dominant marketplace in the industry. I was fortunate enough to be on the founding team of oDesk (now Upwork). When I joined, it was just 4 of us hacking away on crude systems with almost no budget. I remember when I made that first flight out to San Francisco from Boston to meet the team in 2004, the company was down to its last $20K in the bank.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Why Sales and Marketing Need Each Other written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Pam Didner. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Pam Didner. After almost 20 years in corporate America, where Didner held a variety of senior leadership positions in departments as varied as finance and accounting, supply-chain management, and global marketing strategy, she decided to strike out on her own.
deal architect
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
It’s an annual ritual. A Workday executive does our readers a favor and shares a curtain raiser on their Rising event, which this year is expected to draw over 10,000 attendees. This time it is Barbry McGann, senior vice president.
Austin Startup
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Cosmos Arena is a local multiplayer party game for up to 4 players. Right now it is PC only but we hope to make an XBox port as well. I’d like to share with you the story of how Cosmos Arena came to be. Getting Started My team started working on this project in 2016 when I was still working a full time job in AAA. I launched my studio Astire Games and brought on some contractors, most of whom were also working day jobs, so we were moonlighting to get to the first prototype.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 2, 2018
Even with instant two-way communication via the Internet and mobile phones, your greatest new solution or service won’t found or properly recognized without marketing. The challenge is to rise above the clutter, and stand out in the rush of over 500,000 other new businesses that get started in the U.S. every month. I find that digital marketing is the most visible and effective place to start.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 3, 2018
Transcript of Why Sales and Marketing Need Each Other written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: Marketing has never needed sales more and frankly, sales people have never needed marketing more than they do today.
deal architect
OCTOBER 1, 2018
As Workday Rising kicks off in Vegas, it is time to also recognize two other HCM resources which allow us to keep annual tabs on the changing face of HR HR Executive magazine announces their annual list of top products.
thebarefootvc
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
The past couple of weeks have seen a flurry of activity in the blockchain and crypto markets: Yesterday, the WSJ published an investigative report that looked at money laundering in the crypto world. Of over $88M of illicit funds it tracked, $9M went through Swiss based exchange Shapeshift. Perhaps related to this investigation, Shapeshift announced a few weeks ago that it would require registration on its exchange.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Entrepreneurs have always believed that their product or service must show real value to customers, but today the smart ones are even able to make their marketing valuable. The days are gone when marketing was all “pushing product.” Now customers seek out people who are willing and able to add value, with expertise and insight, even before they have a product.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 5, 2018
by Nick Craig, President of the Core Leadership Institute. As a young company, you might naturally gravitate toward seeking young talent. Yet even if you’re a millennial yourself, you may not have the answer to the unique challenges that come along with attracting and maintaining high-achieving millennials. The problem, as explained by studies and articles , often boils down to the fact that millennials are “wired differently”, incentivized less by the standard carrot-and-stick materials.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 5, 2018
If you’re in business, you’re on LinkedIn. But if you’re only using the platform to post job openings, then you, and your company, are missing out. LinkedIn has grown far beyond a website just for job seekers to connect with companies, and is now a forum for companies to establish their brand. For startups and entrepreneurs with tight budgets, taking advantage of all that LinkedIn has to offer is a smart way to get a big return on a small investment.
Version One Ventures
OCTOBER 2, 2018
It’s the beginning of October. Fall is underway, and it’s time to summarize all the key news and announcements from last quarter. And we have a lot of exciting things to share in the coming months, so stay tuned! Announcements and Accolades. Headout announced their $10M Series A , led by Nexus Venture Partners and V1. If you haven’t already checked it out, Headout is a mobile app that lets you book last-minute activities .
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. Unfortunately, based on my own extensive experience in business, I have to tell them in my talks that most of what they know now will be obsolete in a few years. The most important thing you can learn in college today is how to learn.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The Internet has made the world global village and in this age of advanced technology and internet, it is hard to imagine that how a business could run its operations efficiently without an Internet connection. High speed broadband and LTE technology has increasingly transformed the way people do work in office or at workplace for positive growth and development of their businesses.
The Startup Magazine
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
All businesses must provide some employee benefits because the law requires them. However, if you want your small business to have the best talent you need to go beyond the mandatory basics. According to CBInsights , not having the right team is the third most common reason for small business failure. This means that attracting that best talent is essential for your company’s survival.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Austin’s universities play a critical role in the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. At the first university tract during Austin Startup Week, Ashley Jennings, program manager in the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas at Austin, led a panel discussion on the importance of entrepreneurship on campus with experts from local universities.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Conventional thinking in business has long been that strategy decisions are made by humans, while the focus of automation and machine learning should be on execution. With the speed of change and volume of market feedback today, as well as the advances in machine learning, Amazon, Alibaba, and others have proven the value of software driven strategy decisions.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 4, 2018
by Sabine Ghali, Director at Buttonwood Property Management. It can be hard to come to terms with the fact that your startup business – the one you put so much time and energy into building – isn’t working. It can be even harder to come up figuring out what exactly is preventing your success. There are times in business when you simply have to let a project die and move on to the next one, but you shouldn’t take that dramatic of a step until you try out these 5 ideas for bringing life back int
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2018
If you’re currently in the process of considering whether or not you have a viable career as a painter and decorator, then you’re probably already aware of some of the basic requirements. For those with a love of creativity and DIY, home decorating can be a very rewarding career, while also being a potentially high-profit business venture as well.
YFS Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Good IP practices can actually prevent partnerships and employee relationships from turning sour. Here's a set of best practices that can reduce your risk.
Hunter Walker
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The “always find a warm intro to a VC” axiom is misunderstood. Its intent was to suggest that a mutual connection who can vouch for an entrepreneur’s abilities, experience and perseverance would be of value to the process. This is still true. It did not mean “find someone who happens to have the VC’s contact info and get them to forward an email without much context or relevance.” At least one third, and maybe as much as 50%, of the “warm introductions&#
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The Stone Age ended around 5000 years ago when our ancestors began fashioning tools from metal. But stone is still an invaluable material used every day by millions of people around the world. You’ll find it in everything from solid buildings to beautiful sculptures and the notoriously heavy Atlas Stones used in The World’s Strongest Man competition.
The Startup Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2018
How do you tell the difference between a good idea and a bad idea? Aspiring entrepreneurs everywhere grapple with this simple yet puzzling question every single day. The answer, however, isn’t really the issue. The real problem to be addressed is that most entrepreneurs don’t have even a process for discovering which idea, good or bad, they should be spending their time on.
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