StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

book, I’ve bookmarked a few crucial things during this journey. Better plunge into mCommerce and accelerate your mobile pages as soon as possible. It was in 2016 that ETC accelerated the mobile site speed. And so, in 2005, I decided to start a business with only $100 in my pocket. CEO Lesson #2.

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StartupNation

MAY 16, 2025

These websites offer funding for various projects, from album and book launches to inventions to more conventional startups. Startup Incubators and Accelerators Startup incubators and accelerators are relatively recent innovations that can help new businesses get off the ground.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Simplify Scheduling and Appointments If your business involves scheduling appointments or managing meetings, a simple scheduling tool can save you significant time and reduce the chances of double-booking or missed appointments. This reduces manual data entry errors and accelerates the payment process. to work together in real-time.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 5, 2025

Mentors bring valuable knowledge from their entrepreneurial experiences that you do not readily find in books or online courses. They help you avoid c ommon pitfalls and introduce proven strategies that accelerate growth.

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StartupNation

MAY 23, 2025

In 2016, our ETC team weighed all the options and decided to go mobile with AMP (accelerated mobile pages) to see a rapid jump in sales (and we saw it!). By this time, she has also released a podcast and a book. I must confess: I’m addicted to attending live events, especially in sports , even today. In 2024, it generated $6.7

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 3, 2025

Appointment Scheduling: Enhance customer relationship management by automating the booking process, reducing back-and-forth communication. Marketing Campaigns: Use AI to segment audiences and personalize email marketing efforts. Inventory Management: Predict stock levels and automate reordering processes.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

This post concludes our series exploring lessons from Jim Collins’s book, BE 2.0 After decades of rigorous research spanning multiple books, Collins distilled his findings into a comprehensive roadmapwhat he calls “The Map”that shows the journey from startup to enduring greatness. Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0).

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Annual prepay generates cash flow to accelerate growth. To end this conversation on pricing, I’ll quote Lawrence Steinmetz who wrote a book on sales called How to Sell at Margins Higher Than Your Competitors: “The first thing you have to understand is the selling price is a function of your ability to sell and nothing else.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 16, 2025

In just the first quarter of 2025, the company booked $5 million in revenue and secured a major fuel offtake agreement totaling over 1 MTU of fuel, with an additional 1.5 With this funding round, we’re accelerating our growth and filling the domestic supply gap.” MTU in negotiations.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. Mr. Christensen has published a new book, “ How Will You Measure Your Life. It will be the next book I read and a bit thank you to Derek Anderson for sending me a copy!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Nationally recognized leader and executive coach Jackie Jenkins-Scott provides her perspective as she explores examples of responsive leadership in her new book, 7 Secrets of Responsive Leadership. In your book, you talk about the four attributes of great leaders. What makes a great leader? Leadership at its core is about our values.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 18, 2020

He is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners , an affiliation marketing company. These shifts are also likely to change how people work and shop far into the future and accelerate the pace of changes already underway. We are entering a new reality: the stay-home economy. Audiobooks and eBooks. Gaming and E-sports.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

” The local kennels were full as many people had pre-booked for vacations. She sprung into action and called the house I wanted to book directly (they obviously don’t provide phone numbers for you to call directly although a Twilio integration couldn’t hurt!). ” Booked it. “Oh s**t.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

FunNow is a booking app for spontaneous people. For example, in Malaysia, it talked to food and beverage merchants and discovered that customers prefer to pick up food instead of waiting for deliveries, so it added takeaway bookings. Some users, tired of WFH, booked hotel rooms to work. Image Credits: FunNow. “We

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TechCrunch

JUNE 11, 2021

Fresha — a multipurpose commerce tool for independent wellness and beauty businesses such as hair, nail and skin salons, yoga instructors and more, based first and foremost around a completely free subscription platform for those businesses to schedule bookings from customers — has picked up $100 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. Search for a restaurant, book a table, eat in 30 minutes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

You can now take advantage of this wisdom directly as Brad has now published it for everybody in a fantastic new book, “Startup Communities.” ” Put simply, if you care about building a successful tech community outside Silicon Valley you should read this book. Oh, and buy Brad’s book. Here are mine: 1.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

That characterization mostly comes from Hopper’s ability to offer customers financial flexibility around their travel bookings. We allow you to come in and hold the price of a booking for between two hours and 14 days. ” Why is Eugene Kaspersky funding a travel accelerator during COVID-19? . Now, with the U.S.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Thinking outside the box, Brad Stevens , president of EO Atlanta, created a way to increase EO member engagement across the 150-member chapter with 43 Accelerator participants. That member shares available times or an automatic booking link to schedule the call. What is the latest book or podcast you loved, and why?

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Source Link

MARCH 29, 2021

For those new to the field, we wrote a book on our methodology , which features global examples of people engaged in improving the environment for small businesses to succeed. We’d be happy to make an introduction to any of our affiliate network leadership. Want more information?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The moment that you have a product that seems to satisfy the needs of a large enough market you enter what startup people like to call “product / market fit&# characterized by the rapid acceleration of customer demand and therefore adoption. In fact, not going fat at this stage can also cause problems. And let’s be clear.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On the other, they generally don’t have a lot of visibility into what those users want, or have been searching for online, which sometimes results in a booking with their hotel, and sometimes does not. One one side, they check them in, provide them a place to sleep for the night, and potentially lots of other services.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 21, 2021

Those apps can include Salesforce, NetSuite, Sage, SAP, QuickBooks, Zuora, Xero, ADP and more.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

We have collected a wide range of freebies, contests, accelerators, online communities, and VCs designed for student tech founders. I have been researching this both to support Versatile VC ’s portfolio companies and also as part of research for my new book, To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear. 3) Accelerators.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

I interviewed a number of prominent VC’s and entrepreneurs for my recent book. He is a successful entrepreneur, video game pioneer and venture capitalist and founder of the startup accelerator Play Labs @ MIT. At stake is not just your own livelihood, but the livelihood of everyone who works for you. Remember that you are not alone.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

CEOs may resonate with a higher-end content strategy such as white papers, books, or even a branded podcast. Seriously, think about the differences as you create marketing plans that will help you get in front of the right audience. It’s critical to set yourself apart from the competition.

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Revolution

MARCH 28, 2023

As the landscape accelerates and becomes more complex, so will the importance of societal debates around AI ethics. Moderation will also be essential — dangerous plugins exposing users to scams or misinformation are a huge risk for this new ecosystem. Apple has made mistakes along the way, and OpenAI will too.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I understand that Adam Grant is a fairly popular professor at Wharton and has a book that some people loved called “Originals” (for me it interesting but not mind blowing, and I have some first-hand knowledge of some of its inaccuracies). I try to speak at universities, high schools, startup accelerators?—?as

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StartupNation

JUNE 15, 2021

Here are several pieces of advice that I learned the hard way: First, not every successful company starts in an accelerator. And while the accelerators promote their unicorns, they rarely provide full transparency on the companies that fail or limp along.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” in 2014 the data seems pretty conclusive because LA has now become the fastest growing tech startup region by numbers of companies being started and those of us here have noticed this pace accelerating.

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Revolution

JANUARY 19, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest & the End of “Silicon X Syndrome.” But from the back half of 2020 into 2021, we are bearing witness to accelerated adoption and transformational change in industry after industry. Part I) Cities are Like Startups Cities are like startups. not just a select one or two?—?who

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

A best-selling author, his newest book is Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. Here’s what he shared: Of the many changes accelerated by the pandemic, remote and hybrid work schedules are one that has created ongoing waves of adaptation across businesses worldwide.

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Dream It

APRIL 23, 2019

That’s why in this article, you’ll get a comprehensive look at the startups using voice technology to make healthcare better, along with some of the VC’s and accelerators that are backing them. Providers can respond to these requests via voice from within the Aiva Health app and manage all of their daily tasks.

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Order your copy today. Thank you to the DC Startup Week team for hosting us! District of Innovators: Takeaways From DC Startup Week was originally published in Revolution on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 5, 2021

SmartRyde , a Japanese online pre-booked airport transfers service platform, is a marketplace that connects travelers to local transportation operators/online travel agencies (OTAs). SmartRyde announced today it has secured a $1.6 It will also use the funding for global expansion, Kimura said.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

To ensure your business continues to take advantage of the changing tide, here are 21 ways to help accelerate the growth of your new business in the year ahead: Become a prolific content creator. Publish a book. In this day and age of self-publishing, books are fast becoming the new business card.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Apollo.io , which is developing sales intelligence and engagement software for business-to-business companies, brought in $32 million in Series B funding to continue with its go-to-market acceleration approach. Sales reps that were averaging 10 to 12 meetings can look to book three times that amount using Apollo, Zheng said.

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