YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

by Jessica Higgins, COO of gapingvoid.com. In my work designing and changing organization’s cultures, it’s impossible to ignore this blatant trend across all my data: meetings are a real issue in businesses today. We know that meetings can be annoying, sure. But that’s just a feeling we have. Below are the quantifiable results I discovered that led to this conclusion: meetings are one of the most important things that happen in your business when it comes to company culture. 1.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Building a boss brand is the process of reviewing where you are, and where you want your life and business to go. Since 2006, I’ve been learning how to combine passion, purpose, people, and profits. This has included serving both sole practitioners and multi-million and billion-dollar brands in multiple industries—retail, consulting, energy, and education, to name a few.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2018 SXSW has announced 50 finalists for the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event. Half of these startups will demo their talents on Saturday, March 10, and the remaining 25 on Sunday, March 11. Winners in 10 categories will be honored at the Accelerator Award Ceremony (7 pm Sunday, March 11), at the Hilton Austin. The SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event takes place within the Startup & Tech Sectors track of programming.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

If you bring sharp focus, you increase chances of attention being diverted to the right places. That in turn will drive smarter questions, which will elicit thoughtful answers from available data. The result will be data-influenced actions that result in a long-term strategic advantage. It all starts with sharp focus. Consider these three scenarios….

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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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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

by Scott Cramer, President of Go Solar Group. As a solar company CEO, I’ve learned many unexpected lessons about a form of energy seemingly different yet related to solar energy – energy in the workplace. I know how to manage people’s electricity usage within the walls of their homes, helping them reduce power bills and establish energy independence.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Has your startup or small business ever considered using a professional employer organization—a PEO? PEOs specialize in providing benefits and human resources help for many different clients. Because they serve multiple companies, they can leverage their clients’ numbers for better healthcare and retirement savings options. If you’re a small business owner or a new entrepreneur, your finances may be precarious.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

It’s open season on GE. BusinessWeek has a cover article and calls it an “astonishing mess”. Competitors are gloating they are getting GE resumes in droves. My friend Brian Sommer recently tweeted “3 1/2 yrs. ago, I gave a copy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

You don’t have to be a new venture advisor like me to hear all the excuses for not starting your own business. I’m sure all of you have friends who are not happy in their employee roles, and are not shy about complaining, but never seem to get around to doing anything about it. They can cite all the myths about being too old to change, not having the money, or no business degree.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

A growing business is an exciting thing to be involved in. You can watch as your dream blossoms into reality, bringing all the things you had hoped for — independence, income, and an outlet for your creativity. In fact, sometimes it might go a little too well. Not that you don’t want the business to grow, but it can reach a point where you run into some hard decisions.

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For Entrepreneurs

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

There are seven key stages in a startup’s evolution from $0m to $50m in revenue. Understanding where you are in that evolution, and how to act at each stage is critical for success, as what is appropriate at one stage is not appropriate at another stage. In my talk at SaaStr 2018, I will lay.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

It’s open season on GE. BusinessWeek has a cover article and calls it an “astonishing mess”. Competitors are gloating they are getting GE resumes in droves. My friend Brian Sommer recently tweeted “3 1/2 yrs. ago, I gave a copy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

As an active angel investor, I’m accustomed to hearing entrepreneurs pitch their expectation to quickly create a new dominant brand, based on their disruptive technology. In the past, such statements have been credibility red flags, since “everyone” knows that a dominant brand takes decades to establish and scale. Only recently, I realized that times are rapidly changing.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an associate-level credential (the second stage)of Cisco’s five-level career certificate course. This certification guarantees the technician’s capability to operate, install, format, configure, and troubleshoot a medium sized routed network. This includes applying and confirming connections to WAN (wide area network).

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

The world GDP has been declining since 2010, when it was at one of its highest peaks ever. Although the present situation looks positive and hopeful, it’s going to take quite some time to catch up to the previous rate. If you look at the giant companies of today like Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Airbnb, one of the things they have in common is that they were all started when the economy was neutral, down or in a recession.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I recently did a podcast with Ton Dobbe. I have know Ton for a long time in various roles at Unit4.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

As an angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and assume no strings attached. Would you do that if it was your money? If the entrepreneur wants total control of their own venture, with no one looking over their shoulder, they should work within the limits of their own resources, a process called bootstrapping.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

When you own a business, you need to do everything that you can to make it grow and thrive. There are many small businesses that have a hard time succeeding because the owner did not take the time to really establish the business within the community. The following guide walks you through a few techniques you can use to ensure your business grows as much as it possibly can. 1.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having a same employer for years on end will soon become history — independent contractors could account for half of the workforce in the US in just a decade’s time. The current labor market looks more like a ‘one-night stand’ — workers increasingly value short-term work arrangements, flexible working hours, and unconventional work spaces. The platform economy’s one-night stand marketplace pioneered by Uber, TaskRabbit, and Deliveroo, however, posed a setback for workers, who are no longer entit

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Financial Freedom? I love money. It is a powerful tool for getting lots of things done. And it provides that all so valuable financial freedom. But I’ve learned that it’s not the only kind of financial freedom there is. For instance, take the popular parable about “ The Tourist & The Fisherman.” It goes something like this – an American businessman visits Mexico and sees a lone fisherman bringing in his catch for the day.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Most entrepreneurs assume that success is dependent on their product expertise, coupled with some knowledge of how to run a business. In fact, I have found from personal experience and mentoring that both of these are necessary, but not sufficient, for building a business. Successful entrepreneurs today must practice human-centered leadership to compete and win.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

You are probably all too aware that having a good credit score and rating will enable you to be a lot more relaxed when it comes to your financial status. A credit score actively reflects your creditworthiness and can be accessed by potential lenders to assess whether you are eligible for a loan, mortgage or credit card, should you apply. Lenders will use your credit score to determine the details of the loan, such as the rate they are going to charge you and how much they are willing to give yo

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

If you work with data or IT at some level, then you’ve probably heard people talking about the General Data Protection Regulation, better known as GDPR — usually with mild trepidation. It’s certainly something that’s worthy of our attention and regulators haven’t been slow to harness our interest with promises of astronomical fines and aggressive enforcement.

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YFS Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Video is a dominant medium right now and it will continue its massive growth in the future. Here are three reasons why a strong video presence makes sense for brands moving forward.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Close. This statement could be considered controversial. We have previously made the case that professional investors demand more in the form of restrictive covenants and lower valuations. Now we explore the other side of that coin. Professional investors usually bring “smart money” to the table, defined as money that comes along with good advice and great relationships for corporate growth.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Liability insurance is the term used to describe a range of insurance policies that protect a business or individual from being sued and held liable for injury, negligence or malpractice. Some common forms of liability insurance include Cyber Insurance , employer’s liability and workers’ compensation. These forms of insurance can cover legal payouts and costs, in the event that you are found liable for an adverse event.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

Talking, once seen as the less cool forerunner of text messages and Whatsapp, is having something of a comeback, much like (regrettably) three members of the 90s British boyband, Five. Look at the race to dominate in voice-activated devices which saw the likes of Google, Amazon, Apple, and Samsung going head-to-head in 2017. From our friend Alexa and the compact Google Home to the wonderfully titled LingLong DingDong — China’s leading voice-activated device from JD.com — 2017 was big for voice.

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YFS Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

While Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a business metric designed to gauge customer loyalty, using it to inform countless business decisions is kind of genius.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

There is no doubt that event management comes with its share of stress and pressure. And all this pressure can break an organizer’s spirit, to say the least. But even when an event sounds too challenging, there are ways to bite the bullet and turn it into a huge success. All you have to do is follow these ten tips to manage and plan the perfect event. 1.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Did you know that commercial road traffic users, such as lorry drivers and fleets of business vehicles, account for a small but growing number of road accidents? The main cause of accidents is user error, which means that for businesses, it is vital to make driver safety a priority. If your business is employing people to drive your fleet of vehicles up and down the country, naturally you want to ensure that they drive in a safe and efficient manner.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Doing less in order to be more productive might initially appear to be a contradiction or a paradoxical idea. But there is an important difference between being busy and being productive. Businesses are constantly trying to squeeze more activity into less time. Increased connectivity in and out of the workplace blurs the separation of work and life as it is.

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YFS Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Things can get messy. The relationships you have so carefully and lovingly cultivated with people can irreparably implode. We did it anyway.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Each business has a story. No matter if the business is a Goliath like Wal-Mart, or a local business owned by a couple or family, the business has roots in an idea. For each business owner, the story of their journey can range from monetary needs or the passion for a unique project. Each story is different though the reasons may be the same. No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each and brand.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Starting a law firm is one of the most significant milestones in every lawyer’s career. Most lawyers only dream of starting their law practice but just a few manage to achieve that vision. However, it can be quite challenging to manage a new law firm efficiently and many young law firms make crucial mistakes that might put their practice into jeopardy.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Being your own boss is living “The Dream,” right? But, like anything truly worth doing, being your own boss comes with its own set of unique challenges. The proverbial “buck” stops with you. There is no manager to help you when things get tough. No kindly senior supervisor with years of experience and wisdom to guide you. You are that manager.

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YFS Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

After signing paperwork to form our business, we soon learned that starting a business together was much like entering into a marriage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Using Content As Your Voice of Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I’ve said it once (or twice) and I’ll say it again: content is no longer king, it’s air. It not only touches all aspects of your marketing these days but of your business as well. Your audience expects to find information about any product, service, or challenge they face simply by typing a keyword into Google.

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