VC Cafe
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
According to Pitchbook data, there are about 15,700 venture and corporate venture funds globally, out of which 8,628 venture capital funds in the US alone (54%), and another 4,553 in Europe (29%), This is a content summary only. Click on the post title to continue reading this post, share your comments, browse the website and more!
Women Entrepreneurs Can
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Billboards and other out-of-home (OOH) advertising formats are used frequently by huge technology companies and exciting new startups. Despite their old school reputation, billboard ads are more popular than ever. In fact, the industry is expected to see double-digit growth this year. Why are companies on the cutting-edge of technology still using billboards?
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
David Teten
JANUARY 28, 2019
“CEO is the new Analyst.”. My former Partner John Frankel of ff Venture Capital observes that 20 years ago, the defining movie of the generation was “Wall Street”. Everyone wanted to work in finance. But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Everyone wants to work in tech startups. So universities have realized that for many students, promising a career in technology and entrepreneurship is key to recruiting high potential students.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 28, 2019
If you listen primarily to the popular press, you could easily be convinced that all successful startup businesses are built by one smart person, such as Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook, or Jeff Bezos at Amazon. In reality, it takes a collaboration of many good people to build and run a business, even though the original idea probably did come from that innovative entrepreneur.
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
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2019
by Manish Dudharejia, President and Founder of E2M Solutions Inc. Today’s customers are increasingly skeptical and distrusting, especially when it comes to marketing. Over-promising and under-delivering simply doesn’t fly, especially in today’s highly competitive business landscape. This is why having a robust library of honest customer reviews is so essential for building trust and confidence with new customers.
ConversionXL
JANUARY 31, 2019
Good user research asks the right questions to the right people. If you fail on either account, you may make million-dollar decisions on bad data. Leading questions are an easy way to poison your data. A leading question is “a question asked in a way that is intended to produce a desired answer.”. If you’ve worked in marketing or sales, you know leading questions well: They’re wonderfully effective at guiding consumers toward a “yes” for a product or service.
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Haystack
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
I’ve been traveling all week, digging out of email, and closing two deals and — hence — have been pretty quiet online. As I was scrolling through Twitter today and saw the rumors around Gimlet, the podcast media company, being acquired by Spotify for $200M in cash, I knew I had to stop, write this post, and share some thoughts on what’s going on.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2019
Where there are windows, window cleaners will be needed – this fact bodes well for business owners who specialize in this essential service. If you’re looking for ways to take your window cleaning business to new heights in 2019 , implement some of these strategies into your business model, and watch the profits roll in. From process automation to customer service efforts, there are plenty of ways to up the ante on your daily productivity and improve your bottom line.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 27, 2019
Startups work hard all week, and the weekend offers some extra escape time to explore other opportunities. The Internet is truly interesting and an exciting place where even the most outstanding events are possible. Many people buy things on the Internet. It has become as common as eating. The classic format is outdated and not innovative. But there is an interesting way to get an incredible gamut of fun and a valuable prize.
crowdSPRING Blog
JANUARY 28, 2019
As an entrepreneur, you have to work on your business as well as in it. Working on your business means constantly seeking new ideas for improvement – which means keeping the big picture in mind at all times. And, as all business owners know, marketing is an important part of your business. So, when you’re looking at the big picture, marketing is bound to come up.
Up and Running
JANUARY 29, 2019
Congrats! You’ve made the decision to strike out on your own as a solopreneur to start the business you have been dreaming of for months, or even years. You know exactly what product or service you are going to provide and have been honing your skills. You may want to be a consultant, a coach, a designer, or a writer. You know there is demand. You know this can work.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Artificial intelligence once seemed like something unique to science fiction, but it is actually a decades-old technology that multiple industries employ today. Recent developments in machine and deep learning have made it more effective than ever, and it’s busily integrating itself in the medical world. Biochemistry students like Cody Moxam from the University of Dallas (you can check out his home page here) are excited about the possibilities it poses—and wary of the caveats.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Business fails are the best form of learning. Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. Whichever path works best for you, you’ve got to be comfortable with failure and most importantly learn how to improve or deal with it.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
JANUARY 28, 2019
Mark Bruneman is the Principal Digital Marketing Strategist at a firm specialising in Data Center Migrations and Transformations. They service very large companies who have very large data centers that are overflowing, moving, and/or changing to accommodate new technologies or business practices. Mark is responsible for digital marketing strategy, their website, designs all communications, and owns SEO.
deal architect
JANUARY 27, 2019
When I visit a vendor after a couple of years I measure how they have changed along 4 vectors – product growth, geographic expansion, change in customer base (going after larger or smaller customers) and vertical capability expansion. At Zoho.
Austin Startup
JANUARY 27, 2019
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.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Business fails are the best form of learning. Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through establishing your business can help you minimise the chances of failure but some entrepreneurs will prefer walking alone. Whichever path works best for you, you’ve got to be comfortable with failure and most importantly learn how to improve or deal with it.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2019
Creating a Community for Entrepreneurs written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Abdo Riani. Podcast Transcript. Today’s guest on the podcast is Abdo Riani. An entrepreneur himself who runs several different ventures, on this episode we focus on Startup Circle , a platform that allows established entrepreneurs to share what they’ve learned along the way with those who are starting their own businesses.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 30, 2019
According to recent articles , more than half of the businesses that once appeared on the Fortune 500 list have disappeared in the last twenty years, and the rate of departure is increasing. I’m convinced this is happening because most companies don’t have the courage to keep up with the escalating rate of change in the market today. Business as usual is no longer good enough.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 27, 2019
by David Deacon is the author of “ The Self Determined Manager: A Manifesto for Exceptional People Managers “ Am I a great manager? This is an incredibly tough question to answer. A manager’s job is to get things done by marshalling the efforts of others — and most of us have blind spots that keep us from seeing how we impact those others.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. He began his career as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers and moved to National Bank Financial, where he worked for 11 years, first within the mergers and acquisitions group, and then as a director of global equity derivatives.
Haystack
JANUARY 28, 2019
Over five years ago, as I began to deploy the first Haystack Fund, I was lucky to select HelloSign as my sixth investment ever. I discovered the product much like you might have – I used it to help handle the paperwork and signatures for the new fund. I had a friend who worked there (thanks Joel Andren!) and he was patient and over time found the right time to introduce me to Joseph Walla, one of the company’s cofounders.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 26, 2019
Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to the popular press. It seems that more people are focused on money today.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2019
by Christy Wilson Delk, author of “ Adventures in Franchise Ownership: 4 Pillars to Strengthen, Protect and Grow Your Business ” Before I started teaching future entrepreneurs diligently earning their business degrees, I thought most entrepreneurs were performing super hero acts in order to be successful. After all, I proudly wore my super hero cape through fifteen years of risk taking, innovating, stumbling and expanding before selling my business in 2012 for a very nice profit.
ReadWriteStart
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
Before 2019, Elon Musk was a version of a rock star — maybe he still is — we sure follow what he does. He takes drugs, stays out late and dates famous women. He also runs four companies and is worth $20 billion. In a 2016 poll, startup founders named him their most-admired tech CEO. […]. The post Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Miserable Entrepreneur?
Rembrandt Communications
JANUARY 30, 2019
As seen on Little PINK Book. Recently, we caught up with world champion athlete, Paige Pearce. A winning archer since the age of 13, Paige travels the world competing and just returned from various tournaments in France, Iowa, Montana, and Rome. Paige broke her first state record in archery at 10 years old and was hooked. She went on to break 14 national records and qualified for the U.S.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
In today’s world of constant change and information overload via the Internet, content marketing and branding are often more important to success than product quality or technology. Contrary to a popular myth, word-of-mouth and viral marketing are not a substitute for more basic branding activities. The challenge is that many new business owners still don’t know where to start.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 29, 2019
With gold investments, failure is never an option. You always get the winning streak even if you put all your eggs in the gold basket. However, a diversified investment portfolio is recommended especially for new investors who want to test the waters. Gold has always been a safe and surefire hedge against inflation. It’s a tangible asset that is easier to procure, as compared to other assets such as real estate.
ReadWriteStart
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
If you are in the position of potentially needing a patent, you will want to get some information before you file. The first two bullet points are entities for which you will want to become intimately acquainted. USPTO = United States Patent and Trademark Office. Applicants who qualify for small entity status can reduce many […]. The post How to Save Money Filing Patents appeared first on ReadWrite.
Rembrandt Communications
JANUARY 30, 2019
As seen on Little PINK Book. Recently, we caught up with world champion athlete, Paige Pearce. A winning archer since the age of 13, Paige travels the world competing and just returned from various tournaments in France, Iowa, Montana, and Rome. Paige broke her first state record in archery at 10 years old and was hooked. She went on to break 14 national records and qualified for the U.S.
Version One Ventures
JANUARY 29, 2019
We at Version One are becoming increasingly convinced that stronger local communities can help solve many of the problems we are currently facing. When you think about it, most things that people truly care about are local issues. Do we have access to good schools? Is our neighbourhood safe? Do we have access to good stores nearby to do our daily shopping?
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 31, 2019
Offline promotions and branding campaigns are still some of the most effective ways to separate yourself from the competition. Through effective branding campaigns, you can connect on a more personal level with the audience and your best customers. Thanks to changes happening on the market, there are more ways you can get your brand in front of the right audience.
The Next Web
JANUARY 28, 2019
Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can also get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! On my way to work, I pass two eyewear stores. They both have a large store window. The first one shows off all the major brands with models wearing sunglasses and normal glasses.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2019
One of the most significant hurdles that many aspiring entrepreneurs must face involves raising capital to launch their business. With some business models, it may take many months or even a few years until the company can break even or turn a profit on a regular basis. All of the startup capital as well as operational expenses during this time must be covered.
YFS Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
To be effective and creative, we need to be able to focus for extended periods. Every time you are distracted and interrupted it costs more than you know.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 31, 2019
Every brand’s success story is viewed from two perspectives: –. How they handled stepping stones, what innovative ideas they brought in the market, and the secret ingredient that keeps them afloat amidst all the competition. How the team handled stepping stones, how the team worked on creating innovative ideas, and the secret ingredient to team spirit that keeps them afloat amidst all the competition.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
162 
Let's personalize your content