This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For the last two years, I’ve been pretty vocal about politics on social media , in my weekly tech community newsletter and on this blog. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten more progressive—which is a big shift for me because I grew up conservative. More and more, I’ve felt the need to speak out—but the question was asked of me recently whether or not it does more harm than good for me professionally.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Written for EO by Don Scott , who applies 35 years’ experience in business and finance with a master’s degree in psychology to explore the path to meaningful change. We equate being busy as being virtuous. When we’re maxed out, it feels safe. It must be productive. (Or is it?) It’s a badge of courage, honor or something … I work with successful CEOs, entrepreneurs and founders who typically have one thing in common: They’re all slammed.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. November 2, 2018. Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration announced today that Pennsylvania is offering opportunities to tech entrepreneurs and startup companies to grow their business by connecting with government clients and developing solutions to make governmental processes more efficient. “The Startup in Residence (STiR) program has a proven track record of successful collaborations between burgeoning tech companies and government agencies,” said Secretary of Adminis

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

If you cleaned out your inbox at the start of the year by hitting the ‘unsubscribe’ button on almost every email that came in, you aren’t alone. As a consumer of content you probably feel relieved, as a marketer, you should be worried. Nobody’s surprised that ad blockers are on the rise – some would say it’s just ‘marketers’ getting their just desserts for trying to force commercial messages down our throats.

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Tomasz Tunguz

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

You have a good pipeline of prospective customers. You pitch them but things aren’t working out. You can see it in your low close rates. They are below 15-20% conversion from sales accepted lead to closed customer. You need to answer an important question: are you losing these opportunities because of sales execution or product insufficiency? Those are the two possibilities.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator@Somerset is inviting the area’s emerging entrepreneurs to participate in an intensive 8-Week Startup Accelerator. With dozens of tech-startups already launched that have created nearly 200 full or part-time jobs in Central PA, this proven methodology can work for you too! Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator @Somerset is inviting the area’s emerging tech-entrepreneurs to participate in an intensive 8-Week Startup Accelerator.

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Entrepreneur - Entrepreneurs Category

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Adam Reed is on a mission to build a business -- and a new holiday tradition.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

I am sure you heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs that motivate our behavior, in which Abraham Maslow laid out a human’s needs – from the physiological, to safety, then love and belonging, on to esteem and finally self-actualization. A little too esoteric for you? Let’s make it more personal. So, where are you in that hierarchy? Let’s assume for a minute that you have just sold your business, or come into money beyond your current needs….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Written for EO by Christina Sanders . You’ve started a business, and it’s taking off. It’s a great feeling. Now, the next hurdle is quickly heading your way: scaling. Taking your business to the next level can be a challenge—but only if you’re not prepared for it. Here are a few lessons that I learned from scaling my own business, plus advice on avoiding the obstacles I experienced. . 1.

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Fink About It

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I recently was asked to judge a pitching competition for CannInvest NJ. The format was familiar; each participant was given eight minutes to pitch their business idea to a panel of judges and an audience of on-lookers. The judges gave feedback and voted to determine a winner. Most of the presentations missed the mark. [.]. The post How to Avoid Investor Disconnect When Pitching appeared first on Fink About It.

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