Venture Well
JULY 29, 2019
VentureWell Director of Venture Development, Eli Velasquez offers insights on how to develop pitch competitions that provide maximum support to startups. The post Rethinking Pitch Competitions: Create Value, Not a Spectacle appeared first on VentureWell.
Dream It
JULY 31, 2019
I've been an alum of Dreamit twice. The first time, back in 2012, I joined as part of a mobile gaming company. We didn't have a live product, but we had an insane buzz around us, with a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign and 'The Next Angry Birds' quote from Techcrunch. We spent most of that summer developing the product while carving out time to meet investors and try to raise funding.
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Innovation 2 Enterprise
JULY 31, 2019
By Scott Meacham. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. After six years of working directly with Oklahoma’s entrepreneurs and startups, I fully understand just how much of a race starting up a company really is — a race against time, against competitors and, most of all, a race against the status quo. The need for speed is something most entrepreneurs understand inherently.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
AUGUST 2, 2019
Written for EO by Nico Prins, a communications consultant who specializes in internet marketing. . When you read articles by busy CEOs on sites like Forbes or Entrepreneur, you might wonder how they managed to find the time to write the content. After all, if their daily workload is half what you are managing, they’d be struggling to fit in the hours needed to draft a 1,500-word, SEO-optimized article.
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The Seraf Compass
JULY 31, 2019
Before Christopher joined the world of angel investing, he spent much of his early career as a corporate lawyer working in-house for a NASDAQ listed enterprise software company. The pace of customer and strategic deals and corporate housekeeping activities was unrelenting. He knows first hand the value of getting and staying organized. As a prolific angel, he adapts those organizational skills to tame the massive amount of paperwork associated with the large portfolios he manages.
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UBI Global
JULY 31, 2019
Understanding and Boosting Brand Awareness Many say a brand is a company’s personality and overall symbol of what it stands for. In a very intuitive article in Forbes, brand is simplified as follows: Your “brand” is what your prospect thinks of when he or she hears your brand name. It’s everything the public thinks it […]. The post Revive Your Corporation’s Persona: Activate Brand Awareness appeared first on UBI Global.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
AUGUST 1, 2019
Large-scale data breaches, such as the Equifax hack , are ubiquitous nowadays. But if you think that breaches only affect high-profile companies, then you are mistaken. In fact, three out of five small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have fallen victim to a cyber attack. Many small businesses that suffer a cyber attack never recover. Can you imagine all of your hard work getting your startup off the ground going to waste like that?
Smart Hustle Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2019
Suhaib Zaheer built a thriving business brokerage business and grew it from 3 offices to many more multiple offices with a staff of 75 people. This was GREAT, until it wasn't. From a young age Suhaib, who is now the SVP and GM at website host Bluehost , learned about entrepreneurship and business from his father who was a banker. Having built 5 business and served in various executive roles, Suhaib has some powerful insights on build a great company.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 28, 2019
On Friday, I had two separate conversations with founders about fundraising strategies. Both had an easier path that would likely get them to a closing quickly but might cost them some economics and a harder/longer path that would allow them to maximize economics. I gave them both the same advice which is that certainty of close is super important, particularly early on in a venture when you see an opportunity and want to capture it before someone else does.
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UBI Global
JULY 31, 2019
Understanding and Boosting Brand Awareness Many say a brand is a company’s personality and overall symbol of what it stands for. In a very intuitive article in Forbes, brand is simplified as follows: Your “brand” is what your prospect thinks of when he or she hears your brand name. It’s everything the public thinks it […]. The post Revive Your Corporation’s Persona: Activate Brand Awareness appeared first on UBI Global.
Entrepreneurs' Organization
JULY 30, 2019
John Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group and author of Nincompoopery: Why Your Customers Hate You—and How to Fix It , recently answered questions on customer satisfaction, hiring, innovation and leading change. . What is Nincompoopery? It’s the corporate stupidity that drives customers crazy, and keeps everyone—customers, employees, managers and business owners—from getting what they want.
NZ Entrepreneur
JULY 28, 2019
In the second of a three part series, serial entrepreneur and investor Josh Comrie explains why choosing the level you want to play at before you invest in building a business, is key. At least two or three times a month, I have the same, typical conversation with a friend, associate or acquaintance wanting business advice. We’ll call them a ‘Wantrepreneur’ or WP for short, using Seth Godin’s term for someone keen to break the shackles of salaried employment.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
AUGUST 1, 2019
I wrote a blog post about this topic in November 2010 that has become one of the most searched on and referenced AVC posts of all time. The numbers in that blog post are long out of date and so I now have a popup on it warning people not to use those numbers. However, the methodology in that blog post remains sound and is used by many startup companies.
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UBI Global
JULY 31, 2019
Understanding and Boosting Brand Awareness Many say a brand is a company’s personality and overall symbol of what it stands for. In a very intuitive article in Forbes, brand is simplified as follows: Your “brand” is what your prospect thinks of when he or she hears your brand name. It’s everything the public thinks it […]. The post Revive Your Corporation’s Persona: Activate Brand Awareness appeared first on UBI Global.
Forward Cities
JULY 29, 2019
By Kim Louis , Forward Cities’ Project Manager – New Kensington, PA. Stories are important. . Listening is important. . Context is important. Sharing our perspectives for deeper understanding is important and it’s a joy to find someone who is willing to share and listen. Selfie with Sadell and Kim. Meet Sadell, an entrepreneur from Cincinnati doing great work in bridging people of color into greater entrepreneurial success.
NZ Entrepreneur
JULY 30, 2019
Pricing strategy, part of your sales and marketing strategy, is key to growing your sales. Sell too high, and you could price yourself out of the market. Sell too low, and you could be leaving money on the table. In this article we look at 10 ways to tell if your price is too low. We often meet business owners who have very similar questions around pricing: How much should I charge?
500
JULY 29, 2019
500 has seen incredible growth over the past 9 years, yet our goal has always stayed constant: back the world’s most talented founders. Everything we do is centered around bringing incredible ideas and entrepreneurial ecosystems to life through inspiring individuals around the world. It’s this principle that has led us to invest in over 2,200 companies, and in one of the most global and diverse teams in VC.
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UBI Global
JULY 31, 2019
Understanding and Boosting Brand Awareness Many say a brand is a company’s personality and overall symbol of what it stands for. In a very intuitive article in Forbes, brand is simplified as follows: Your “brand” is what your prospect thinks of when he or she hears your brand name. It’s everything the public thinks it […]. The post Revive Your Corporation’s Persona: Activate Brand Awareness appeared first on UBI Global.
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative
JULY 30, 2019
By Belinha De Abreu, Ph.D. / Media Literacy Educator / Sacred Heart University. Critical thinking, critical discourse and — frankly — critical understanding of our media-laden world are essential, universal skills. Today, people question the certainty of information. Truth appears to be unclear. It has even become the new norm to debate what the word “truth” actually means.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 29, 2019
Our portfolio company Open Bazaar released a new mobile app called Haven today. The idea behind Haven is: Finally, people anywhere in the world can connect directly to each other using their mobile devices and trade privately with no credit cards, no banks, and no tech companies tracking their activities, or charging listing and transaction fees. . Here’s what the front page looks like: And here is what an item listing looks like: Note that you can pay for this coffee maker in Bitcoin and
500
JULY 30, 2019
500 Startups and Kobe City are thrilled to announce our 4th consecutive accelerator program, which will commence on November 4th, 2019. This year’s program will continue to support startups across all industries and sectors, but will include a special focus on startups within the health space. For the past three years, 500 Startups and Kobe City have together supported the growth of startups from around the world, including Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa, United States, and more.
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David Teten VC
AUGUST 1, 2019
“The board has met and we’d like to extend you an offer to join the company. We’ll send you all the details via email. We are excited to have you join us!” If you get that phone call, what should you be thinking about? I compiled the best resources I found here: Due Diligence as a Team Member. Ready to join a new management team?
Smart Hustle Magazine
JULY 29, 2019
Ramon Ray had a quick chat with Molly Moore, head of marketing at Ruby Receptionists , at B2SMB in Napa, California about the importance of customer experience. Ruby Receptionists provides virtual receptionists. They wow callers and their customers’ customers by answering their phones acting as consummate professionals. Molly says that they provide the human connection customer service needs.
A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JULY 31, 2019
I’ve written on this blog about extensible blockchain games, the ability to own the virtual goods you earn or buy in your games, and the idea that these virtual goods can move from game to game. I think this is a big deal and possibly the thing that brings blockchains and crypto tokens to the mainstream user. So, here’s an awesome example of that.
Tomasz Tunguz
JULY 29, 2019
My perception of books was shattered in first grade. A friend and I were arguing about the extinction of dinosaurs. “It’s right here!” I yelled pointing to the book in my hand.“A meteor crashed, cooled the earth, and killed all the dinosaurs.“. My friend countered with a book of his own. Volcanic eruptions had blackened the sky with ash and cooled the earth, he recited.
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