Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

There are some smart if not somewhat cerebral bloggers I read who say that you shouldn’t take any startup advice at all because it’s too generalized to be useful to your situation. You start to test out whose opinions mapped best to your own situation and whether following their advice would have been useful. Triangulate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 27, 2019

If you’re an entrepreneur who believes in advancing yourself in every area of your life, check out what it’s like to be an EO member. . Without the right people, the client mix will suffer. While you may not be able to pinpoint exactly why you want to go in one direction, there’s a reason. Environment + Energy = Success.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. Your goal is to increase the top end of the funnel (more people using the free product) and increase the rate of conversion to paid.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Of course, to solve this, you can look for professionals to add to your team, but what use are your friends then? With no actual influx of capital into your business, you’re looking at a dangerous mix of emotions, finances, and ego. Your Finances Will Be Quite Strained.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For example, you might’ve chosen the wrong project management tool but continue to use it because you feel guilty about “wasting” money. By continuing to use it, you certainly won’t recover the cost. Do you appreciate learning from other founders and entrepreneurs? Learn more about how to apply today. . Is yours at risk?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Companies that embrace this new model, called interaction field companies, generate, facilitate and benefit from interactions and data exchanges among multiple people and groups—from customers and stakeholders, but also from those you wouldn’t expect to be in the mix, like suppliers, software developers, regulators and even competitors. .

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

On top of that, most of a school's major donors are likely to be entrepreneurs in some way. That means making it easier for meetups and innovation conferences to use your spaces. I don't mean literally, but I do think students need to mix with their professional communities a lot more. Kick the students out.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. Let me be sure to use me some Luma Partners. I am a VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place. You might write a piece now and then that catches fire but there is nothing repeatable that would be useful for a business.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 8, 2014

Brooklyn is attracting a generation of entrepreneurs who never saw Brooklyn in its industrial heyday, but feel like the borough is uniquely positioned and a historically fitting place to produce their products and serve creative communities. Eaten from a local producer at Smorgasburg? It''s all yours.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 7, 2010

I’ve been organizing Product Management School for nextNY and I realized something today… A lot of new entrepreneurs and startup people think product management is something akin to cooking. Once that crust begins to harden, there’s no mixing anything into them without throwing out the whole batch. Baking is a craft.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 3, 2021

One marketing trend you’ve likely heard of is the use of animated videos—and videos in general. And its use and effectiveness are likely going to increase with time. The use of animated videos in marketing hit an all-time high in 2021. This combination is a rarity, seldom used and not even known by many people.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. GRP Partners last fund is the single best performing VC fund in the US (prequin data) for its vintage year). I use WordPress.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2022

No matter how much data we have, we still need humans in the mix to provide an intuitive touch. Data may also be used as a bit of a crutch. Data offers baseline information to promote relevant content to customers, but it must be used effectively. Unfortunately, data on its own is without context. Personalization.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

We’re calling it NYC High-Tech Connect – and it will act as a one stop shop for entrepreneurs, and a catalyst for the high-tech industry.". Heck, I was in the Ace Hotel lobby the other day trying to do work and not less than four different entrepreneurs came and sat down to chat with me within the span of an hour and a half.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 19, 2020

There are a lot of examples of developing million-dollar products that no one wanted to use. Estimate the users’ flow and clarify how people will use your product. User flow is a way that customers use to get flawless results by using your product. Use a cupcake model. Luckily, there is a way to avoid a failure?—?choose

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 20, 2022

Utilized lesser-used ports, other modes of shipment (air, rail), or a mix—to diversify the risk. We strategically put redundancy in the US in case of China lockdowns. “As Ocean containers that used to take six weeks are now taking three to four months or more. Ret Taylor, EO Colorado, Founder and CEO, Ned & Co.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

As my college buddies used to say, “you could blindfold me with dental floss.&# It was a bunch of members of the Austin Startup Factory mixed with some out-of-towners like myself. Was a great mix of people and learned much about the local Austin tech scene. Yes, this is what I look like at 2am. It’s super cool.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2022

Remember, Google used to be called BackRub. Take time to consider names that are unique and meaningful, use available trademark and URL research to help, and make sure your new name hits all the requirements. Use this rebrand to reflect where your business is now and chart a course for the future you want.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As the co-founder and CEO of PropFuel , Dave is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur dedicated to creating a place for unique conversations with successful founders and business leaders. A mix of the above. Your business can then use the video on YouTube to extend its marketing value and reach an even wider audience.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

OK, this will be a test of whether using real curse words in your title or post gets all of your stuff blocked by spam filters or from appearing on HackerNews or the like. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. Make your arguments fact based.

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Startup Grind

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

But my question is, as an entrepreneur, when did you know it was the right time to expand? People were starting to buy and love Musgrave, and they wanted something more from us. A : Okay, and how do you mix that sense of urgency and patience, like how do you balance the two for the sanity and sake of your business?

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NZ Entrepreneur

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Whether you’re starting your first business or a serial entrepreneur, managing periods of unscheduled downtime is fast becoming a core skill. Use this time to revise your business plan and reshuffle systems that might not be working so well. Use spare time to dig deep into your business spending to see where things could be cut back.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 2, 2020

Use the data collected from those varying perspectives to accomplish this step. Considering the situation at hand, mix and match parts of different options to determine what suits it best. The post 8 Steps to Making Better Business Decisions appeared first on Octane Blog – The official blog of the Entrepreneurs' Organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Mix it up with different agencies, people run out or creativity/contacts. Point: don’t waste your time on people that don’t “get” what you are doing]] People were not returning his call, he would call people 50 times but no reply, • Used to drive to work in pain in chest but could not let others know what is going on.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Using advanced tools like social listening software, you can monitor brand mentions and detect potential issues before they escalate. Designate Communication Channels Mixed signals and messaging can exacerbate the situation. Regularly review and adapt these plans, taking into account the evolving nature of digital threats.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MARCH 16, 2025

We help co-lead the execution of Startup Aotearoa, a one-to-one program for first-time entrepreneurs to get coaching and advice from a startup advisor or mentor as they navigate the first time they’ve gone through the journey. So we have entrepreneurs and residents working in Wellington, in Christchurch, and in Auckland.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

Rafael, a 2018 YLAI Fellow and an entrepreneur in Honduras, saw years later a need for his skills in the country’s cultural heritage sector. “My Detail of the handbag Rafael designed using Lenca patterns. “It We are a mix of Spanish, Indian, black and Mayan culture.”. It was a guide for fabrics and patterns like I’d never seen.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 20, 2022

Why use different tiers of influencers? By using a mix of influencers, you open your campaign to reaping the benefits of multiple types of influencers. Micro influencer = 5,000 – 20,000 followers. Mid-tier influencer = 20,000 – 100,000 followers. Macro influencer = 100,000 – 1 million followers. Mega influencers.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I didn’t want to write it because I have mixed feelings about AngelList. Babak Nivi is one of the most understated, helpful & important people on the entrepreneur / startup scene in NorCal. I said, “if you can help first-time entrepreneurs get access to investors – that’s golden. My personal use.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 13, 2020

GS1 US, an information standards organization that helps brands identify their products for commerce, recently surveyed more than 500 entrepreneurs to identify best practices to achieve sustained success. As an entrepreneur, you wear many hats but you don’t have to wear all of them. The post Are You a Leader or a Laggard?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear — perhaps now more than ever — that the ability to adapt swiftly and successfully is vital to survival for entrepreneurs and small business owners. But for entrepreneurs, adversity is anything but foreign. Unprecedented hardships for small businesses and their owners.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In in the early 90′s I was in my early 20′s and I programmed on mainframe computers using COBOL, CICS and DB2. By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. There were chat rooms, discussion groups, dating, classified ads – you name it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The benefits are so significant that I believe every entrepreneur, leader or fractional professional should consider incorporating a podcast into their business model. A podcast is a marketing channel – and it can be a key part of a strategic marketing mix. The results and impact a podcast creates far outweigh the challenges.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Entrepreneur mindset is the talk of the town in small business circles. Despite the right product, pricing, and positioning mix, droves of founders still aren’t finding the right combo of strategy and moxy to hit their most coveted targets. Perhaps training isn’t enough to help entrepreneur mindset learn how to fight stress.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

Put Serious Effort Into Your Pre-Game I find most entrepreneurs put all of their effort into creating a perfect deck and then asking existing investors which VCs to talk with but they put almost no effort into the real “pre-game” work. The best VCs follow up but then so, too, to the best entrepreneurs. Use your bench.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I use Wordpress and am very happy. In this genre there is also Typepad although I find less people using it these days. They’re more light weight, easier to use and more social. Then you need to decide whether to use the “hosted&# version or the “installed&# version. I was an entrepreneur.

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