YFS Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
If your business isn't organized, your bottom line is suffering, and the consequences of disorganization spread quickly. This productivity roadmap is a game changer.
Rembrandt Communications
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
PR Can Give You a Huge, Competitive Advantage! Many people think “PR” means press release, but it is much more than that. It relates to everything that goes on with public relations. This includes all of the communications you have with all of your internal and external customers. PR relates to sending the right message out at the right time via the right media venues.
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View from Seed
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
One of the biggest rookie mistakes I see among founders pursuing seed rounds is that they’ve spent too much time building something vs. proving something. Increasingly, seed rounds occur after some sort of pre-seed or at least some period of bootstrapping. During this time, the founding team has probably invested at least some money and a lot of time and energy in moving their company from a concept to something with a bit more meat.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
In my role as a mentor to entrepreneurs and an angel investor, I find that too many are stuck in this myth that a good pitch, and good marketing content, should consist of more product features, and more hype on customer benefits. Naturally, these are important, but real winning content has to start with a story that excites people’s imagination, and pulls them in emotionally.
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
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
by Quint Studer, author of “ The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive “ There’s no question about it: Today’s workplace can be stressful. The long work hours, the endless flow of information, the competing demands on our attention — all of these factors can make us feel perpetually overwhelmed and out of control if not managed well.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Do you feel the crushing weight of the disadvantages facing every new company? No brand, no features, no customers, no money, no distribution, no search engine rankings, no efficient advertising, no incredible executive team, no NPS, no strategy. How do the successful startups rise above all that? Do they solve all those problems at once, or at least quickly?
Start Up Roar brings together the best content for start up professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Yet in my role as a small business advisor, I still see a singular focus on achieving repeatable processes and “cookie-cutter” manufacturing. I don’t believe these two objectives have to be mutually exclusive.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
We all want our teams to work as effectively as they can. We aim for amazing results — powerful systems, groundbreaking innovations, and insights that will give us a competitive edge. But how do we get everyone to actually delivery on that kind of promise? By putting people first — as opposed to process. Though agile is all about process and that’s where much of our attention has gone, it’s time we shifted out focus on people and interactions.
Version One Ventures
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
I recently froze my eggs. I was actually surprised by how much energy, effort and time was involved. It’s not as straightforward as taking a “fertility test” today and then deciding to freeze your eggs tomorrow. The entire process demands months of preparation – from getting your body to optimal health to coordinating with care providers, pharmacies, etc.
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Eric Ries once described the minimum viable product (MVP) as a version of a new product that allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort: Instead of spending years perfecting our technology, we build a minimum viable product, an early product that is terrible, full of bugs, and crash-your-computer-yes-really stability problems.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
As a new business advisor and occasional investor, I get approached regularly by people who have a dream or a new business idea, and are looking for support and money to make it a reality. They are usually short on specifics required for execution , so I have to tell them that the idea is the easy part – and the real challenge is execution, even if someone gives you the money.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
In our market today, successful teams are those that adapt, grow, and thrive in the rapidly changing tech scape. Consumer demands are evolving, technology is growing bolder, and industry leaders are adapting. Agile, as the name suggests, is modeled with adaptability in mind. Agile project management and team leadership are best showcased by leading a team of developers in completing software development projects.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
We live in a world where modern technology is essential for businesses. Who doesn’t like digital marketing or cloud computing? However, this environment also poses a lot of dangers that can ruin your startup. That’s why small business cybersecurity is so important to keep in mind. Photo by Nahel Abdul Hadi on Unsplash. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are a growing concern among all companies nowadays.
ConversionXL
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Eric Ries once described the minimum viable product (MVP) as a version of a new product that allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort: Instead of spending years perfecting our technology, we build a minimum viable product, an early product that is terrible, full of bugs, and crash-your-computer-yes-really stability problems.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 2, 2019
Every entrepreneur and business leader waits too long before really working on the legacy that he wants to leave to society and his family. They realize too late that they don’t really want to be remembered for how many hours they spent on airplanes, how many emails they produced, or even how much money they made for the business. If you disappeared today, what would your legacy show?
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
by Quint Studer, author of “ The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How To Lead People and Places That Thrive “ Great leadership is not always about being “right.” In fact, it rarely is. The leader’s job is to bring out the best in employees and to engage them in working together to do what’s best for the company. This cannot happen when a leader is too attached to their own ideas or convinced that they are the smartest person in the room.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Just 10% of all shopping dollars are spent online, leaving online retailers with a huge opportunity to grow sales, particularly in the grocery segment, where just 3% of sales are made online. Much of the heavy lifting for future sales growth has already been done, as the market for online shopping continues to grow by leaps and bounds. A record 259 million Americans made an online purchase in 2018, with 16% of them doing so at least once a week on average.
Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Momentum. …Accelerating Teams Through Assessment and Training. It’s a sad fact of organizational life that only a small percentage of teams achieve high function. Most teams muddle along, and get the essential things done — or not. Some teams are absolute disaster zones, and are not only ineffective, are actually destructive. Imagine someone pouring crazy glue into your car engine, that’s how a bad team can affect an organization.
Hearpreneur
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
It’s becoming increasingly important for every business to have at least basic technology to run daily operations in the current day society. It makes communication seamless and brings both tangible and intangible results. Despite the glowing positive side of it, technology also has its negative implications on business, especially in this cyber-crime era.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
To an entrepreneur or small business owner, achieving a project management certification may seem unnecessary. What’s the point of being certified? Why not just fly by the seat of your pants? After all, business is all about innovation and ideas, surely you can make it up as you go along? Well…. Project management is actually not that simple. Methodologies such as PRINCE2 and Six Sigma have evolved over many years and their practitioners are highly skilled professionals.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Online security is now becoming a great challenge especially, for small and medium businesses. Hackers across the entire world, skilled individuals that have dedicated their lives towards mastering and penetrating protection methods through the studies of cyber security attempt these attacks on websites daily. Source: Pixabay. This, however, is not limited to only giant corporate companies.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Managing Your Modern Marketing Efforts with the Right Software written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Josh Slone. Podcast Transcript. On today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with Josh Slone , product marketer for Gist. Gist is an all-in-one software platform that brings together all of the tools you need to successfully run a modern business.
Board Effect
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
When a board resolves to do something or say something that they want to have memorialized in writing, they write up a corporate resolution in the proper format and vote to approve it. Boards often use a corporate resolution as legal documentation for compliance purposes. From a legal perspective, board resolutions are considered legally binding statements of board decisions.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
In the modern world we live in, every business needs a website. Whilst word of mouth reviews are still useful in business, people need to be able to look up a company and find all of the information they need online quickly and efficiently. Whether you’re a life coach, lawyer or you’ve created a start-up, your website should be vibrant, informative and easy to use.
The Startup Magazine
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
Airline customers look for the best deals while the company looks to reward its most loyal customers. With heavy global competition between airlines and customers having online alternatives at their fingertips, airlines face challenges of constantly updating pricing, which can make airline revenue management complex and optimizing revenue a major challenge across industries.
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Eliminating the Distractions of Modern Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Nir Eyal. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, writer, consultant and teacher Nir Eyal stops by to discuss his latest book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. An expert on the intersection of psychology, technology, and business, Eyal’s latest book is a look at what’s really at the root of our modern, di
Board Effect
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Advancements in technology have made it easier for nonprofit boards to do many of their tasks more efficiently and with a greater degree of security. A nonprofit’s website is the hub of its activity. Social media outlets play a big part in marketing and fundraising efforts, as well as in generating interest in clients and volunteers. While advances in technology have solved many problems for nonprofits, they have also created some new problems, which have resulted in gaps in governance processes
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Automotive companies have to deal with hectic operations and schedules. A part of running a business smoothly has to do with taking and making calls. There are hundreds of calls coming in and out of automotive businesses daily. If the workforce is limited, this can lead to a backlog of customer inquiries. When neglected, this backlog can cause a domino effect that will hinder your company’s success.
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Meetings can suck. I know that you’ve been there. Stuck in a meeting which wasn’t productive. Not for you, and not for many (or even all) of the participants. Sometimes it’s a standing small-group meeting, an obligatory gathering that’s on everyone’s work calendar merely intended for reporting and not actually deciding. Sometimes it’s an all-hands-on-deck meeting requiring a large group to attend, but what’s going to be discussed isn’t relevant for everyone.
Women Entrepreneurs Can
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
You love your work, but you often find that everyday frustrations build up and affect your mental health. Keeping your mind healthy and your career moving forward means you have to consider your everyday activities to ensure your daily struggles aren’t becoming a burden. Everything from the computer you use to your family life could have a negative or positive effect on your mental health and happiness.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
You will be pivoting your business in your lifetime, whether you are a new startup, or a mature company like Motorola or IBM. You can count on it and plan for it, or you wait for the next survival crisis brought your way by this rapidly changing world. You can even give it a more elegant name, like “market-focused reinvention,” but it won’t be graceful if you don’t take the lead.
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
When it comes to running a business, it’s always important to have a plan in hand. Whether it is about how you intend to run the business (a business plan) or what your contingency plan, like should there be an unexpected interruption that can hinder your business. One such unforeseen incident is a power outage. Commercial buildings host a variety of businesses on their platform leaving them responsible for a continuous supply of the basics – electricity, water, and other facilities.
View from Seed
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Like many things in life, the VC/startup ecosystem is one of cycles. Looking back over the last decade it’s remarkable to see how the emphasis has shifted across cycles and what the overarching narrative was. I believe we are in a denouement ( the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved ) that will both signal a high water mark for many startups but also create an opportunity for patient, early investors
Duct Tape Marketing
NOVEMBER 5, 2019
Transcript of What Small Businesses Need to Know About Google Ads 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 Klaviyo. Klaviyo is a platform that helps growth-focused eCommerce brands drive more sales with super-targeted, highly relevant email, Facebook and Instagram marketing.
Agile VC
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Reading Time: 5 minutes. Like many things in life, the VC/startup ecosystem is one of cycles. Looking back over the last decade it’s remarkable to see how the emphasis has shifted across cycles and what the overarching narrative was. I believe we are in a denouement ( the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved ) that will both signal a high water mark for many startups but also create an opportunity for
YoungUpstarts
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
by Adriana Lynch , CMO at Chief Outsiders. “Going digital” with your marketing mix has never been more essential. Most advertisers continue to increase their digital marketing spend in 2019 as billions of consumers are using online social media as a jumping off point into purchase decisions. With more money flowing into digital marketing, the digital channel mix continues to grow in complexity.
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