Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 22, 2018
These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. We are in the age of outsourcing, by any of many popular names, including subcontracting, freelancing, and virtual assistants. These approaches allow your startup to grow more rapidly, save costs, but costly mistakes can lead to business failure.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 24, 2018
by Nicolas Windpassinger , author of “ Internet of Things: Digitize or Die “ Everyone speaks about the Internet of Things, by now most people know what it is and some start-ups and young professionals are knees deep in IoT. If it’s relatively new for you, I’m sure that you know and probably have or use one or more consumer IoT applications, maybe even without realizing it.
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View from Seed
JANUARY 24, 2018
When we create new platform initiatives, our team tries to think about how we can be the most impactful with our portfolio companies. We don’t sit in a room and pontificate about what they need — we just ask. And they tell us over and over again that they just care about four things: Hiring and developing a great team. Building a great product.
Up and Running
JANUARY 25, 2018
Every successful ecommerce business needs to begin with a plan. After all, if you have no direction, how can you be sure when you’ve reached your destination? Plus, research shows that people who plan are more likely to be successful. The first step, therefore, is to fill in the details and create a structured approach for launching your online business.
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
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 21, 2018
With the current strong economy, and sparked by the last recession, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 23, 2018
by Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies. These days, almost every business has to evolve. Someway, somehow, over the years things change. And if you want to change with them (or maybe just retire), usually it takes a little money to make it happen. And so you need more sales. More revenue. 2017 has been a good year for growing revenue. 69% of small business owners expected revenue growth this year.
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deal architect
JANUARY 22, 2018
I started my career at PwC as an accountant. I kept renewing my CPA certificate for a decade after I had moved to the technology consulting practice. These days, I listen to (some) quarterly earnings calls of vendors I analyze.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 24, 2018
Transcript of The Evolution of Networking and How It Can Benefit Your Business Today 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 sponsored by Podcast Bookers. Podcastbookers.com. Podcasts are really hot, right? But you know what’s also really hot?
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 23, 2018
Over the years, the cloud has evolved into a dynamic tool which any company of any size can tailor to suit its own specific needs. But within certain industries, businesses have been getting more use out of the cloud than others. More start-ups are beginning to opt for cloud based solutions as a cost effective yet efficient way to satisfy their business needs.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2018
If you think your business has weathered the storm, think again. In addition to obvious economic challenges, the emerging generation of customers is determined to radically change the rules for customer engagement. Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply.
deal architect
JANUARY 25, 2018
Throughout our technology careers, most of us have cited Moore’s Law about how fast technology evolves, or Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” to speed up launches of products. To say each has been seminal to strategizing and marketing in technology.
The Next Web
JANUARY 21, 2018
When business professionals do well at their jobs, they get to negotiate for a higher salary at their next review. When we freelancers do well at our jobs, we usually don’t get that kind of adjustment option. Worse yet, many freelancers get sucked into working for free. Recent research from Approve.io found that 70 percent of freelancers were propositioned to work for free in 2016.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2018
If you’ve traveled to another country before and exchanged your national currency for the one used there, then you’ve engaged in small-scale forex. After returning from the trip, the reverse transaction either gained you a profit or garnered you a loss. Now think of the bigger picture. Do you see why this market is so intricate? There are always tremendous sums at stake.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 20, 2018
As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. People cite sources like this recent Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.
deal architect
JANUARY 22, 2018
Every year the mix of events I attend changes and I sit back and ask – should I have gone to this one? Should I have made a greater effort to go an event I missed? My event choices are.
The Next Web
JANUARY 22, 2018
If you’re running a startup outside of the United States, introducing your product or service to the US market can be a key opportunity to dramatically increase your customer base, get in front of investors, and even boost your credibility. However, launching in the US requires a significant amount of research and a careful execution plan. Despite the overabundance of information available, many startups outside of the US still find the idea of launching in the US incredibly daunting.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 26, 2018
Trading the financial markets has substantial rewards for anyone willing to take the risk of trading their own capital. However, it may take years to develop the skills of a professional trader. Learning how to read news events such ECB minutes, reviewing Euro currency news forecast sites, and learning how to use trading software are all skills that professional traders need to develop.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 26, 2018
As an advisor to many new venture founders, I often hear their frustration at being told by investors “I love your idea, but come back when you have more traction.” As a member of an angel investment group, I have to admit this is probably the most common rejection we issue. The intent is to indicate that founder passion is not a substitute for real customers buying the product.
deal architect
JANUARY 23, 2018
My books go through (at least) 3 edits. My wife, Margaret does a readability review. Mark Baven does a thorough edit for grammar, flow and facts. The book design agency, 1106 reviews it for style. It is a lot of.
The Next Web
JANUARY 21, 2018
Four years ago, on Christmas Eve in my small hometown of Yakutsk, the temperature fell down to freezing -45°C and all the local taxi services simultaneously doubled their prices — leaving loads of people stranded in the Siberian winter. Angry and frustrated, a bunch of students formed a public group on VK.com, a popular Russian social network, where anyone could submit a request for a ride, and those who owned cars could accept their calls for help.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 25, 2018
Depending on the size and scale of your new start up, it can take potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds to successfully launch your business. But it is not only the cost of your initial investment to get your business off the ground that counts, it is also your ongoing costs that you plan to put into your business that you also need to factor in.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2018
If you think your business has weathered the storm, think again. In addition to obvious economic challenges, the emerging generation of customers is determined to radically change the rules for customer engagement. Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 22, 2018
I’ve been working on my next book, #GiveFirst , again. There’s a lot in it about the Techstars Mentor Manifesto and how to be an effective mentor. Yesterday, I got a note from Jay Batson, longtime Techstars Boston mentor and now the Mentor-in-Residence for the program, asking if I had ever compiled the lists I posts I wrote about the Techstars Mentor Manifesto.
The Next Web
JANUARY 22, 2018
Listen, I’ll be the first to admit it: it’s not easy getting older. Personally, there’s something inescapably frustrating about feeling myself slow down when I simply can’t afford to. But more than that, I’m irritated when I can sense myself thinking something is a good idea because it’s familiar. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always viewed ‘comfort’ and ‘growth’ as two points on opposite ends of a spectrum.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 22, 2018
Becoming a business owner is quite the accomplishment. You should be proud of yourself and how far you’ve come. It means you have the skills and knowledge to succeed, if you continue to make the right moves and dedicate yourself to achieving success. Being new means you likely have to adjust to a competitive market and being a proactive force within it.
Mike Michalowicz
JANUARY 24, 2018
Every day it seems like there are a dozen new trends that I “need” to jump on to give my business a competitive edge. The truth is most new trends, aren’t really trends yet. Most are flashes in the pan. And if you jump on the wrong ones (which, since most are the wrong ones) you are stuck spinning your wheels. The Rule Of Thumb. The rule of thumb here is to employ patience.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 25, 2018
If you are still having trouble understanding why Net Neutrality is important, Burger King has made an awesomely funny – and extremely informative – video using the Whopper as an example. It’s just brilliant. In more serious news, the New York governor signs executive order to keep net neutrality rules after the FCC’s repeal. This follows on the heels of the Montana governor signs executive order to keep net neutrality in the state.
This is going to be BIG.
JANUARY 22, 2018
Last week, on Martin Luther King Day, I decided that instead of saying something in my weekly newsletter , I would do the opposite--I would listen. I asked, "What is your experience of being be black in tech today and what can allies do to improve it?" The responses I got came at a time when I've been having a lot of conversations with female founders as well about their fundraising experiences.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 25, 2018
In order for your business to succeed, you need much more than a great product or service. You also need those behind-the-scenes services that don’t get a lot of attention but that make your life so much easier. Some services just make life more convenient, but others are essential to helping your business succeed. Here’s a look at some of the essential services you should have in place for your business: Internet.
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 24, 2018
Getting started with a business is a challenging engagement. Everything needs to be thought out because the search for suitable solutions needs to be efficient and cost-effective. A lot is required to establish a good foundation including product specifications, operation structures, financing options and cost optimization among a few other elements.
YFS Magazine
JANUARY 20, 2018
What makes brands successful? Relationships. But they're not made overnight. In order to build strong relationships, brands need to tell their story.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 23, 2018
Catering to small business can mean big business. Just ask the folks over at Main Street Hub, which sold Tuesday to GoDaddy for $125 million in cash plus up to $50 million more in future earnouts, according to a news release. The transaction is expected to close by June pending regulatory approval and other requirements. […]. The post GoDaddy Buys Main Street Hub for $125 Million appeared first on SiliconHills.
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 25, 2018
There’s no denying, a satisfied customer can improve your bottom line. Unfortunately, poor customer service, even if the product is amazing, can lead to a reduction in sales. Luckily there are many ways to improve your customer loyalty base and bring your business to the next level of success. Marketing, Capture Attention. Even if you have a wonderful product or service that you provide, if you don’t have an effective marketing campaign in place, say the experts at Label Solutions
The Startup Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2018
C2Legacy is a startup with the world’s first succession platform to be digitized and on a blockchain. It is designed to accurately and securely validate the death of a legacy holder using decentralized and/or digital death certificates. The goal is to make sure cryptocurrency ends up in the hands of the heirs it was intended for. It is also meant to provide peace of mind to those legacy holders who want to be sure that the people they leave their assets to will receive them.
YFS Magazine
JANUARY 20, 2018
From new bells and whistles launched by social networks to changes in customer needs, there’s a lot to review before you put pen to paper.
Hearpreneur
JANUARY 21, 2018
The idea of exactly what your business is going to usually come first. Secondly, most often, is giving a title to your idea. What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet. It could be a made-up word you dream of one night and feel it has the right ring to it. Even still there are some people who study foreign words for the perfect meaning behind their chosen business.
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