Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 23, 2020
Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again. Sometimes their haste or ego causes them to ignore basics, and they fall hard.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 27, 2020
You don’t find many startup ideas as straightforward as an online store. Well, not in theory at least! It follows a pretty basic business model of selling products online for people to order. You stock the products in a warehouse or your garage, then ship them off as the orders come in. If you’re looking to launch a successful startup in 2020, this is probably the best idea you’ll find.
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Up and Running
AUGUST 26, 2020
In the wake of COVID-19, businesses have been affected across almost every vertical. With many brands unsure of where to turn amid the crisis, we are reminded of how important it is to have flexibility within our marketing strategies. While these strategies can be planned up to a year in advance, many efforts are no longer applicable due to the various restrictions that consumers are facing.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 25, 2020
Amy and I, through our Anchor Point Foundation , are supporting HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund. If you are interested in supporting this initiative, send a note to info@hbcu.vc or email me. Several people pointed me at Hadiyah Mujhid , the Founder and CEO of HBCUvc. We talked a few times and I offered to support HBCUvc in any way that she wanted. She asked me to support the expansion of HBCUvc’s VC Lab and Fund.
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
abovethecrowd.com
AUGUST 23, 2020
If you are looking past or through Covid — and why not, all of Wall Street is — the topic du jour in Silicon Valley is Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, or SPACs. SPACs are all the rage, and everybody and their brother have either raised one or are talking about raising one. What are they, and do they matter right now? Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 27, 2020
Even before the current pandemic, more and more businesses were shifting towards a remote work system. Yet since the world was turned upside down, this has gone into overdrive. For many who were fortunate enough to still remain employed, they suddenly found themselves working from home. At first, this could have been seen as a dream scenario for those who were tired of the daily commute to the office.
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The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 23, 2020
Technological advancements have undoubtedly made life easier but they have also left companies susceptible to data breaches. Two decades ago, hacking was rare and most data hacks were considered newsworthy. Fast forward to today, even the biggest companies have at one point been hacked or have experienced a data breach. Here are 5 companies you wouldn’t believe got hacked!
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 24, 2020
Every quarter I try to take a week completely off the grid. It’s a cold reboot for me, not simply a Ctrl-Alt-Del type thing. I started doing this in 2000 and it took me about four years to learn how to just turn off the switch completely for a week and then turn it back on. Last Saturday evening I turned it off and turned it back on yesterday morning.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 28, 2020
Investing in a property for starting a new dental practice involves a lot of money, time, and effort. It can be the turning point in your dental career. Here you wish to have maximum patients to visit your dental care so you can provide them with quality dentistry they deserve. However, there are various things to consider when you think of crafting a business plan, and one of the most important is online dental marketing.
Up and Running
AUGUST 25, 2020
Small businesses are facing new challenges as the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated around the world. From laying off staff to transitioning to remote work to seeking emergency loans , small businesses are navigating a flurry of concerns. As of May 2020, 82% of U.S. small businesses reported being concerned about the pandemic’s impact, with those in the retail and service sectors saying they are very concerned.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 28, 2020
The key to triumphantly reaching and gaining traction in a target market is a well-developed brand, especially for small businesses. Organizations run into trouble when their brand does not stick in the minds of desired consumers and need to focus on brand development. . Christopher Lee, WNY Holdings’ Marketing Manager, knows that growth is essential for any small company’s success.
Startup Lessons Learned
AUGUST 26, 2020
Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. "Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In addition, those humans, collectively, are the majority of America and they reside disproportionately in non-primary markets.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 28, 2020
The goal of every online store owner is to make sales, but as you know, it is not just a case of hitting the publish button and seeing the dollars roll in. The competition in the eCommerce sector is high. It is also high among many niches, so how do you break through the noise? One of the most effective ways to gain traction for your venture is eCommerce marketing.
deal architect
AUGUST 26, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2020
When it comes to pushing a product, service, or website online, it doesn’t get much more important than SEO marketing. Search engine optimization is the beating heart of any online business , without it, your services are extremely hard to find, sometimes nigh on impossible. Pushing your business up the Google rankings is something that should be looked at early on in the life of any business, and it is something that needs to be continually revisited and updated throughout the lifespan of the c
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 28, 2020
Startups and small businesses are different worlds from big enterprises, so the qualities you need to get a job in a new venture are different. Corporate environments are looking for depth of technical skills and experience, while small businesses need everyone to be customer-centric , with a broad range of perspectives and experiences, in addition to the specific skill requested.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 26, 2020
Countless people dream of launching their own business, and in many ways, there’s never been a better time to do so. Over half a million new businesses got started per month in 2018 alone, and the advanced technologies and resources of the modern era provide so many ways for new businesses to find success, connect with customers, and build their brands.
deal architect
AUGUST 26, 2020
I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 28, 2020
The goal of any business establishment is to make money, and criminal law firms are no exception. However, the industry is extremely competitive, making it rather difficult to grow your business. You can never stay for more than 30 minutes on your television without seeing a criminal lawyer ad. The question now turns to how you survive in such a cutthroat industry.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 24, 2020
Many experts will tell you that you can’t succeed as a part-time entrepreneur, as any good startup will require a 100 percent commitment of your time and energy. But not many of us have enough savings to live for a year or more without a salary, fund the startup, and still feed the family. Thus I often recommend that entrepreneurs keep their day job until the startup is producing revenue.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 27, 2020
The most successful entrepreneurs have always used the realities of the environment around them as a basis for exploring opportunities and developing new ideas that actually provide value for people and are structured to create profit. Entrepreneurs are currently looking at an environment that is unlike any other seen in the history of commerce, while leaders of businesses and startups have to think on-the-fly to learn what potential customers need most right now.
Berkonomics
AUGUST 27, 2020
First, what’s a “deal book?”. Maybe you have not heard the term, “deal book.” That’s a comprehensive piece on a company for use by a buyer in determining fit. A “deal room” is a cloud-based or physical space dedicated to storing the massive amounts of data to be used in due diligence by a buyer, lender or by an investor. Your data room and its contents.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 25, 2020
Working from home has become the new normal in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but what will happen in the (hopefully near) future when things start to return to normal? It looks like many businesses will continue with remote working at least on a part-time basis as it has largely proven to be a successful experiment that benefits both parties.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 26, 2020
Do you have an invention that you believe is worth a million dollars? In fact, it could be worth much more than that, if you are able to use it to kickstart a successful business. Unfortunately, many inventors I know are stuck at this stage, being great technologists, but not so great as entrepreneurs. As a result, their inventions languish and never make them a dollar.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 24, 2020
by Sheryl Jones, Senior Marketing Specialist at Uplers. The internet is an excellent resource for learning and acquiring knowledge. However, it is also a hotspot for half-baked truths and a generous sprinkling of lies. This problem often plagues popular, hot topics. And resultantly, you are stuck with information that has lost its fidelity. SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is one such domain that is dotted with misinformation.
deal architect
AUGUST 27, 2020
Jim Cramer at CNBC pointed out the irony that ExxonMobil, a major carbon contributor as an oil and gas company is being replaced by Salesforce in the Dow Jones Industrials Index. Salesforce is a major supporter of the WEF's 1T.org.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 27, 2020
Since Covid started, I’ve had many conversations about office space. In April, almost all of our companies were unable to use their office space because of stay at home orders. Today, even though strict stay-at-home orders are no longer in place in most of the country, the vast majority of our companies are still in a primary work-from-home mode.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 22, 2020
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
AUGUST 25, 2020
The key to a successful business is top-quality employees, continued training and career progression. Without these, a company can quickly witness high staff turnaround, unmotivated staff and inadequate work quality. One way to ensure these values are kept is by offering training courses that have CPD certification. As many businesses are having to place face-to-face training on hold during the pandemic and financial uncertainty is causing promotion and pay rises to be paused, these online train
deal architect
AUGUST 28, 2020
Workday had a solid quarter - listen to the earnings call here. Actually given the state of the economy, you could call it a blowout quarter.
Feld Thoughts
AUGUST 23, 2020
I had a really nice week off the grid. More on that in another post. I woke up this morning with a very long run in mind. The air quality in Longmont is awful because of the forest fires and, after checking the weather on my iPhone and seeing an air quality index of 138, I decided that a run wasn’t going to happen. So, I ate breakfast with Amy and read the Sunday New York Times.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 26, 2020
Ensuring that your customers are comfortable means accommodating people of all types of needs. Enacted in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) act ensures that business owners need to take some steps in making sure that their business is visitable for those on a wide scale of disabilities. To ensure that your business is ADA compliant, take into consideration all of these steps when adapting your business.
YoungUpstarts
AUGUST 24, 2020
This coronavirus outbreak has confined more than a billion students, all over the world, to their houses. Schools and universities moved the teaching apparatus onto online platforms, to public learning software, video conferencing tools , and edtech apps. Faculty and administration, along with the younger generation, immerse themselves in this process. .
SiliconHills
AUGUST 28, 2020
By OMAR L. GALLAGA, Freelance Contributor to Silicon Hills News A few weeks ago, Michelle McGown celebrated her return to a workspace at Central Austin’s Vessel Coworking with a cheerful Instagram story post. “Back at @Vesselcoworking and it feels so good!” she posted, “Don’t @ me! It’s lunchtime & I can’t eat through a mask!” […]. The post Austin Coworking Lives on Amid Masks, ‘Ghost Town’ Offices and Social Distancing appeared first on SiliconHills.
Hearpreneur
AUGUST 28, 2020
Innovation is a driver of many businesses globally. In the competitive business world, you have to innovate ideas on how your business should run. Different entrepreneurs take on diverse approaches to implement innovative ideas in their businesses and some emerge to be successful. This gains them recognition as innovative and inspire other entrepreneurs to be innovative as well.
The Startup Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2020
If you are like many people, you have a dream of one day being your own boss and tossing aside the boring 9-5 job you currently show up for day after day. However, while there are many perks to being one’s own boss, it also takes a tremendous amount of hard work and planning to make it a success. But for those who take the plunge and are successful, most say there is no better way to spend your time.
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