Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

However if you find yourself in a better financial situation then when you first took out your student loan, refinancing may be a good option for you and can help you get a lower interest rate. As of September, more than 4 million people filed applications to start a new business, compared to 3 million the previous year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 17, 2021

Drive Capital, Crosscut Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Matchstick Ventures and HR Tech Investments LLC, a subsidiary of Recruit Holdings Co., Rather than be forced to go to an ATM to get cash, some turned to Branch’s Wallet offering, which gives franchise owners the ability to push tip payments in real time after a driver finishes a shift.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 4, 2022

But no one is buying; these successful entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles explain why and how to fix it. From L to R: Lewis Howes, Simon Grabowski, Chris Harder, Barbara Corcoran, Sweta Patel, Vinicius Aschidamini, Roy McDonald, Jason Hall, Jonathan Gilinski. MARY DELANEY | THE ORACLES. You’re not listening.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead of trying to get them visible to a broad spectrum of clients, the focus was deliberately narrowed to a specific group – small, local businesses in their city. Start by creating realistic 3D renderings of your product concept, which is a cost-effective alternative to prototypes. Geoff Newman , Founder, Starget.co.uk

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StartupNation

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you’re looking to fund some of your initial business expenses through a bank loan or investors, then without a business plan, you won’t get past the door. Writing your first business plan might feel like a daunting task, so here are some pointers to keep in mind as you get started: Remember your audience. Do your market research.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

Customers’ groceries can be delivered, contact-free, to the secure box and kept cold at any time — even if the customer isn’t at home. As a result, HomeValet acquired an Indiana-based engineering firm , Envolve Engineering LLC, founded by former Whirlpool engineers, back in September. HomeValet, a D.C.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Ask yourself how your startup is able to solve problems and meet needs for customers. What are they doing and, moreover, how can you do it better, faster, or for a lower price? Many Gen Zers are also watching businesses make significant pivots with their business models and may be inspired to make similar moves.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2021

The app’s core mechanic is a process it calls ‘tacking’ Here’s how it works: A user comes across a new word and inputs it into Yak Tack to look up what it means (definition content for words and concepts is sourced from Oxford, Merriam-Webster, and Wikpedia via their API, per the developer).

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Gust

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Over the past 10 years, I have had the opportunity to see how the process works, several times from the startup side, and more recently from the Angel perspective (as a member of an Angel group screening committee). Get your Internet domain name and website. Line up an experienced team. Define some intellectual property.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It took some getting used to, but I now enjoy traveling around San Francisco on a scooter or e-bike. To get a sense of how much Robinhood’s high rollers contribute to the company’s general health, he calculated its PFOF revenues for the last three months of 2020. As of this week, it’s valued at $77 billion.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

How important could a barbershop be? It was a place where Bolden could find free instruction, job offers, impromptu jam sessions, and acceptance. John Merrick rose from slavery to found the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, one of the largest black-owned businesses in the United States. What did they share? The barbershop.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

This all got me thinking about a post on how to best work with lawyers. This is stuff I tell people verbally at least twice / month so I’m glad to finally get it into written format. I wonder how the shunned three are going to feel when you make your millions? Much of this is unfounded – some is not.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 13, 2020

The sprint will kick off on August 24 and be administered through our free Startup School platform. How does the sprint work? Good goals would be “launch product and get first 3 customers” or “grow MRR to $1,000.” We’re excited to announce our first-ever YC Build Sprint. Bringing back Startup School Grants.

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TechCrunch

JULY 15, 2022

The apps have been ranking at the top of the app store charts for months, as anonymous apps typically do — before they implode from bullying , lawsuits or get banned by the app stores themselves. 5 top (non-game) free app on the U.S. As of today, NGL is the No. million in revenue, according to third-party estimates.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2021

from India with just $100 in his pocket 22 years ago, he struggled to not only get a loan but also to open a bank account. . In 2020, he used his own cash to build out the technology behind Fair, which is designed to be an option to those who are new to the country, have no credit or need access to interest-free loans.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

How did I get here? It will get you all the clients, customers, investors and media you could ever want! Your business pitch is the single thing that could either get your business off and running or plunge your idea into eternal depths of extinction. Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 2019. I just walked into St. Let’s face it!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2017

There is a lot of chatter these days about culture, strategy and how to hire. “A-players” A-players” for your company … but I’m a super-simple fella: I want to know all about Facebook and how to use it to my advantage. I mean: How do I use Facebook to actually grow my business? Discovery: Explain how you discovered a solution.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 24, 2021

When I was 18, I actually looked to get access in Singapore, and banks were charging $30 per trade. Effectively, the market taught me that I could not get into the market. So we decided to build a brokerage platform where anyone can get access.” Gotrade acts as an introducing broker to Alpaca Securities LLC, a U.S.

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StartupNation

MARCH 2, 2021

Many entrepreneurs choose a limited liability company (LLC) as a preferred vehicle for that journey. An LLC is a type of entity structure known for its flexibility and ease of formation. An LLC is a type of entity structure known for its flexibility and ease of formation. Confirm an LLC is right for you.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Get going right away, because as the following eight reasons will explain, the benefits of doing so are immediate, and will set you up for success down the line. Because, for several reasons, you’ll want to separate your business and personal spending from the get-go. Separate business and personal spending. Help build business credit.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 20, 2021

Here is one opportunity that you are missing out on right now, and how to fix it. Okay, with that out of the way, let’s discuss how you can turn this simple message into a marketing opportunity. How did you feel reading that? How do you expect to get back to everyone who is waiting for a reply? How to get help.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

Boston mayor Michelle Wu is offering free cycling lessons for kids. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B. Tl;dr: it was a win for the autonomous vehicle industry. Want to reach out with a tip, comment or complaint?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Kry quickly stepped in to offer a free service for doctors to conduct web-based consultations last year, saying at the time that it felt a huge responsibility to help. Kry launches free service for doctors to do video consultations during COVID-19 crisis. That agility in a time of public health crisis has clearly paid off.

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Startup Blogpost

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Hardik Parikh , Designated Partner, Hardik Parikh Associates LLP Delegate Based on Personal Investment Personal sovereignty is something we appreciate and connect with in our business, so quite often this can dictate how the delegation of tasks works, at least if they are on an ad-hoc basis.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 22, 2024

How to Leverage SEO to Drive Traffic to Your Startup’s Website In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, leveraging SEO is crucial for driving traffic to a startup’s website. These numbers clearly showed that tailoring our website to our audience and optimizing it for SEO worked in getting us noticed on SERPs.

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