YoungUpstarts

APRIL 19, 2012

Between 2005 and 2007, Starbucks aggressively opened new store locations and made several operational changes that diluted its customer value proposition, diluted its high employee engagement culture, violated its real estate site selection controls, and weakened its high value-added ‘experience’ business model.

Dilution 209

Dilution Virginia Management Washington 209

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Read about all the class sessions here.

Technology 251

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 251

Feld Thoughts

JULY 25, 2013

“American democracy was born of no theorist’s dream; it was not carried in the Sarah Constant to Virginia, nor in the Mayflower to Plymouth. Friends from the campaign went on to run Obama’s Internet operation. It came out of the American forest, and it gained new strength each time it touched a new frontier.”

Vermont 165

Vermont Startup Campaign Virginia 165

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2014

Currently this structure is available in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states pending legislation. What about the rest of us?

Rhode Island 107

Rhode Island North Dakota Louisiana Vermont 107

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 17, 2011

Businesses that hire workers involved in complex technical tasks, or the operation of dangerous equipment, or the preparation of food, medicine or other highly-regulated products obviously need to take the time (and spend the money) to properly prepare their new employees to perform their specific jobs. Photo: Virginia Guard Public Affairs.

Small Business 88

Small Business Software Review Technical Review Startup 88

entrepreMusings

JULY 6, 2013

Austin and Virginia Beach ranked most business-friendly cities. (San The top performing cities were Austin, Virginia Beach and Houston. The relative ease of running a business where I live is a direct reflection of the way our city and state operate and enforce the rules. San Francisco, Calif.)

Virginia 41

Virginia Rhode Island Austin North Carolina 41

Agile VC

JUNE 30, 2016

The newest one is a power-operated accelerator pedal…” Period brochure for 1958 Imperial “Auto Pilot” (cruise control). In more recent decades, additional technology has come to market to assist drivers.

Virginia 100

Virginia Acquisition California Global 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

There is a growing fellowship of special-case start-up programs operated by closely-knit, permanent groups of angel-mentors. The latest entry is DayOne Ventures , just opened for business in Southwest Virginia, and seeking applicants. What’s special about these operations? He blogs at www.startwithmoxie.com.

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Incubator Programming Virginia DC 201

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

After operating my own startup marketing agency, I discovered that retaining and nurturing existing clients had much better ROI than on-boarding new ones because you already have existing manpower dedicating time on these operations and don’t need to initiate a new process,” says Yoav Vilner, CEO of Walnut.io.

Retention 132

Retention eCommerce Customer Artificial Inteligence 132

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

He is the CEO and publisher of Story Grid where he oversees marketing and operations for the story grid universe and story grid publishing. So I run all the marketing and operations and everything, and I'm kind of the main Guinea pig still. John Jantsch (00:10): Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast.

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Guinea Cloud Audience Email 77

YoungUpstarts

MAY 27, 2012

You should also have checklists critical to the operation of your business. During his tenure, every day, before every shift, in every Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the world, a short ‘huddle’ was held to highlight one key operating principle or process. He called them ‘huddles.’

Indianapolis 176

Indianapolis Virginia Employee Washington 176

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Beatty, as Vice President of Manufacturing, brings 18 years manufacturing and business operations experience to Calxeda. He was previously Senior Vice President, responsible for product lines and manufacturing operations, at SigmaTel through its 2003 IPO and then acquisition by Freescale.

Naming 59

Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 12, 2017

Should you decide to go the prefabricated route, durable metal buildings in West Virginia can be sourced cost-effectively, and help you save. Your monthly overhead for operations is going to be high, even if you’re a small operation. Being Continuously Prepared.

West Virginia 113

West Virginia Virginia Startup Design 113

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. West Virginia. West Virginia. Of the 6,613 U.S.-based New Mexico.

Venture Capital 107

Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 13, 2011

The 54 companies in the study operated product and service businesses, had been in business on average 9.6 Hess is author of &# Growing an Entrepreneurial Business &# and is a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.

Indianapolis 219

Indianapolis Minneapolis Kentucky Virginia 219

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Here are two good courses you might consider through Coursera: Business Strategy, offered by the University of Virginia. Financial aid is available for those who might need the extra support. ” Digital Marketing, offered by the University of Illinois. ” Udemy. ” Small Business Survival Kit. ” Safari.

Programming 73

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 73

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In Virginia, we’re implementing a mobile solution that even works offline so child services professionals can spend more time protecting children and counseling parents in the field and less time on manual record keeping and administrative tasks. I didn’t want to be constrained by their rules and how they operated.

Louisiana 111

Louisiana Founder Virgin Islands South Africa 111

Austin Startup

AUGUST 29, 2017

That goes for any industry, location or product; from enterprise SaaS in my home town of Austin, to live music ticket sales in Virginia, to B2C services in Seattle. The results were even more dramatic : a 1% pricing improvement delivered >15% potential increase in operating profit.

Differentiation 54

Differentiation Virginia .Net B2C 54

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Growth takes people into unchartered waters, and the processes used for daily operational excellence do not work. Growth is a different game from operational excellence. It violates their dominant no-variance operational mindset. Operational excellence strives for 99 percent defect-free performance.

Las Vegas 150

Las Vegas Virginia Operations Early Stage 150

YoungUpstarts

JULY 12, 2019

For example, a founding partner can focus on work with major clients and maintain the corporate vision, while a managing partner can manage the daily operation of the company, including taking over responsibility for sales and profitability.

Salary 113

Salary Wisconsin Virginia Dividend 113

Brandanew

JULY 11, 2015

For instance Virginia Slims is a cigarette targeted at women. But now it provides many other services including emails and mobile operating systems. This is how it has extended the brand but it must be done in a manner so that the existing operations complement the newer initiatives. Brand positioning.

Virginia 100

Virginia Equity Differentiation Dilution 100

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

Here are two good courses you might consider through Coursera: Business Strategy, offered by the University of Virginia. Financial aid is available for those who might need the extra support. ” Digital Marketing, offered by the University of Illinois. ” Udemy. ” Small Business Survival Kit. ” Safari.

Programming 48

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 48

www.inc.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Where a CIO may, for example, manage in-house technology such as an IT department, a CTOs role is typically more outward-facing, according to Tom Berray , a managing partner at Cabot Consultants , an executive search firm based in Virginia. "As Some companies have a CTO focused on operations under the CIO. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

Fractional CTO 42

Fractional CTO CTO CTO Hire Hiring 42

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

The company operates a unique policy that requires each of its employees to spend at least one day each month volunteering in the local community. Established in Denmark in 1962, Shaokao and Niki Cheng operate eight franchises (five in New York) selling urban furniture known for sleek style at affordable prices.

Small Business 140

Small Business New York Denmark America 140

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 13, 2012

Some of the entrepreneurs below stayed in school while developing and operating their business, while others dropped out in order to give their venture their full attention. The phrase “reddit” came to RedditM co-founder Alexis Ohanian while in the library of the University of Virginia in 2005. Insomnia Cookies.

Intellectual Property 127

Intellectual Property New York City Pennsylvania Cofounder 127

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

Gordonsville, Virginia-based PBM manufactures and distributes over-the-counter store-brand infant formula and baby foods sold by retailers in the mass, club, grocery and drug channels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. WARREN BUFFET’S BERKSHIRE HATHWAY UNIT TTI BUYS ISRAEL’S NET AYE.

Israel 68

Israel OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Several years prior to this my wife started a newborn photography business, over time I became more involved in the back end operations of the business and within several years had helped her grow her business into a full-time professional position. This lead to me needing to find a new career, and fast!

Entrepreneur 78

Entrepreneur Ireland LLC Kansas 78

Up and Running

AUGUST 21, 2014

Now, you can create a benefit corporation in: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C., with many more states in the pending legislation phase.

Rhode Island 110

Rhode Island South Carolina Delaware Arkansas 110

www.founderinstitute.com

MARCH 2, 2010

You can contact Adam J.August at 1600 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 700 | McLean, Virginia 22102 Phone 703.720.8059 | Fax 703.720.8610 adam.august@hklaw.com | www.hklaw.com Affinity Lab is an entrepreneurial launch platform serving a rich community of Washington DC businesses, non-profits and start-ups.

Term Sheet 40

Term Sheet Liquidation Preference Vesting San Diego 40

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 6, 2015

He was trained as a surveyor and mapmaker and was appointed the official surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia in 1749. He successfully built his property holdings and established a successful law practice, representing many of Virginia’s most prominent families and businesses.

Louisiana 48

Louisiana Virginia Washington Entrepreneur 48

Board Effect

APRIL 3, 2020

In Virginia, the Lorton Community Action Center has increased food rations and includes extra kids’ packs. With several offices around the country, Operation Warm relies on outreach conferences to help them supply coats for kids. They’ve tapped into their Emergency Flex Fund to get through the COVID-19 crisis.

Pennsylvania 52

Pennsylvania Virginia Demand Government 52

Reid Hoffman

JUNE 8, 2021

And all of the other smart and operational decisions that have enabled Airbnb to weather the storm and go on to have one of the most successful public market debuts. In our case, society, we call the 900,000 communities we operate in. mayor, Mayor Bowser, the governors of Virginia and Maryland. Those are your five stakeholders.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Hosting Rhode Island Design 69

Board Effect

JANUARY 13, 2021

With this model, the individuals that make operational decisions have the responsibility, authority, and accountability for those decisions. For example, Radford University in Virginia was facing cuts between $5 and $20 million in their budget due to a steep drop in enrollment after the onset of COVID-19.

Government 52

Government Virginia Leadership Security 52

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2012

Virginia Tech recommends writing down the week’s major events and goals as a viable strategy for sticking to a more definitive timeline. Operating at peak efficiency increases the cognitive functions essential to absorbing and retaining the lessons at hand.

Open Source 200

Open Source Virginia Restful New York 200

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Office and Operations. Take GlobalLogic , a $100 million software research and development company based in Vienna, Virginia. Naming a Business. How to Incorporate. Financing a Small Business. Buying a Small Business. Franchises. RUNNING A BUSINESS. Success Stories. Growth Strategies. Legal Issues. Industries. Basic Accounting.

Arizona 40

Arizona Equity Iowa Venture Capital 40

YoungUpstarts

MAY 7, 2012

Teri Moy, a Virginia-based photographer, began and operates a studio specializing in portrait and commercial shoots; she earned accolades for marketing toward couples on their second marriages and businesspeople desiring social media headshots, two demographics to whom few shutterbugs explicitly catered.

Entrepreneur 231

Entrepreneur Cofounder Washington Bangladesh 231

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

For some people that comes a lot earlier because they really get excited by the idea of starting something up, getting it up and running, but the minute you get into all that operational stuff to keep it afloat, that’s where you start to really get mired. Peter: I feel like there’s a theme here to Tim. This is solid.

Texas 60

Texas Small Business San Antonio New Hampshire 60