TechCrunch

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This made us curious, so we got ourselves a copy of DuVander’s book and reached out to him for additional insights. Why did you write a book titled “Developer Marketing Does Not Exist”? The book title is a call to these marketers to treat their technical audience differently. The main takeaway? ” What does that mean?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

By Zev Asch, Marketing & Business Growth Consultant. I wrote a marketing book that applies to either of the above. In my book, I refer to the Three Engines of Growth; critical parts of your business that, when they are in sync, lead to consistent and sustainable sales. One of the editorial reviews gave my book 4.5/5

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 9, 2020

Make a list of the elements you miss that brought you happiness before this crisis—and figure out creative ways to build on those. Author Greg McKeown wrote an excellent book before the virus. His book, Essentialism , encourages readers to take an disciplined, essentialist approach to their lives. Now is the time for planning.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Also, Ehab Bandar, founder at design consultancy Bigtable.co, told TechCrunch back in September that “designers, and especially cross-functional teams, hate to switch software. Others saw a potential liquidity event as an opportunity to usher in a new generation of creative, and perhaps entrepreneurial, designers. Book your pass ASAP!

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2013

According to the book, “ Small Business, Big Vision ,” by self-made entrepreneurs Adam and Matthew Toren, it’s really a question of need versus want. Some entrepreneurs are quick with creative ideas, and even excellent at managing the chaos of initial implementation. Of course, every company needs these, in due time.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Software development at its best is a creative endeavor. Help TechCrunch find the best software consultants for startups. I’ve worked remotely — by choice, for a selection of employers both large and small, as well as my own freelance consultancy — for more than a decade. Give the gift of autonomy.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Facilitators rate teams in the following categories: Open/Closed; Focused/Scattered; Aggressive/Passive; Active/Reactive; Deductive/Creative; and Independent/Dependent. They are closest in the deductive versus creative area. Employers should take note of the characteristics of the members of the top 2% teams vs. the bottom 2%.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 30, 2020

When that happens, unless you have an unusually large savings account, it’s time to get creative and independent. Although recessions often harm the consulting market, for example, there’s evidence that they improve short-term labor markets. Related: Download StartupNation’s FREE COVID-19 E-Book! Overhead is low.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Professional advisors, consultants, are typically paid by the half day or full day, charging anywhere from $400 per half day at the low end up to $3,000 or more at the high end for a full day of work. Original 1994 book. There must be many more creative ways to pay a coach, especially for early stage businesses.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Branding packages include everything from design consultation to font pairings, logos, and social media templates. Best Books for Small Business. The gift of knowledge through great reading that gets their creative juices turning is always welcome. Presentation and Media Training.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Agarwal then started Polytopal, a “human-centered AI” consulting company that worked with brands like Spotify, Meta and Nestlé to develop various intelligent systems. Before co-founding Poly with Sam Young, Agarwal was a research fellow at Microsoft, where he published papers in the field of AI for social impact.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2012

This is part of the reason that automating minutiae, adopting rituals, and applying creativity only where it’s most valuable (e.g. Be a continuous learner--take classes, and read books and your profession and best practices. not deciding what to eat for breakfast) is so important to me.". How do you get better?

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you asked someone six months ago about the key skill required to be a successful small business owner, they might have said something like creativity, perseverance or resourcefulness. Kirsty Ferguson is an author and motivator, and founder of Pinstripe Solutions , a consultancy that helps those in the aviation industry to find work.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Nowadays, we try to solve problems by negotiating; many books and experts still compare business to war. Competition can drive creativity if we look at it healthily. Brian also asked for Mark Zuckerberg’s opinion (he voted to decline the offer) and consulted with other experts. Who’s the real enemy?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

I was WAY off between my book research about what the engineering & construction market would want (my first company) and what they actually wanted. It is a consultative sale. Don’t confuse that with hiring “consultants&# who make terrible sales people. I only found out through customer meetings.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

A local cafe might go online to sell a specific range of cakes or even recipe books of some of their customers’ favorite dishes. No matter what business you’re in, it’s time to start getting creative with what you could potentially offer online related to your core business. A local restaurant might offer a free mini recipe book.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They do include e-commerce experiences, but also companies building interactive tools for customers to look at, mix, and match various light fixtures from a lighting consultancy; more standard publishing services; and for helping tailor materials for emergency medical training services.

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StartupNation

JUNE 22, 2021

Assigned to consultants and marketing people with varying degrees of expertise, the creation of the brand is put at risk of becoming a kind of bolt-on feature. But while Jobs was a creative genius and a celebrity, his public reputation was often described as hot-tempered, mercurial and tyrannical.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

The benefits of building a diverse startup team are overwhelming; from increased creativity and faster problem solving, to a greater diversity of thought opening up new market opportunities and more revenue streams, to better understanding the customer base and building better products… the list goes on.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Maya Moufarek, founder of Marketing Cube , spent more than 15 years working for companies like Google and American Express before launching her own growth consultancy. That’s why I founded MarketingCube.co , a boutique strategic growth consultancy for innovative startups and scaleups. The North Star metric is not a revenue metric.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2020

He has published many audiobooks and just came out with his eighth book, Transcendence. Maybe be creative enough to come up with an idea that will sustain you, transform your life and your family's life. He’s a 25-year change management consultant. They’ve played more board games, practiced chess more, and read more books. “I

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Some other entrepreneurs who went down the MBA, consulting or banking routes without working at a startup are certainly book smart but haven’t always refined the street-smart skills needed to be an effective entrepreneur. He says that labels impede on your creativity, don’t allow experimentation and flexibility.

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Reforge

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Prior to co-founding Recast he built a quantitative market research firm consulting for clients such as Amazon, McKinsey and Nike. These days, modern marketers diligently A/B test every landing page , try multiple variations of each ad creative , and never send an email without at least 2 alternate subject lines. And it’s exhausting.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This financial leader could well have come through the finance org at another startup or at a larger company but they often also can come from strategy consulting (Bain, BCG or McKinsey) or through investment banking (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.).

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Birb An apartment rental app to search for the best offers in a user’s favorite neighborhoods Book Box A library service for corporations to provide employees access to books and reading material Corner “The modern, frictionless way to set up a renovation with a pre-designed kitchen entirely online.”

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 11, 2024

Tatiana Stepanova , Founder and Creative Director, Prznt Perfect Inc Monitor Relevant KPIs for Informed Decisions To get the most value from your financial reporting, it is critical to measure and track the correct indicators. For example, we implemented a monthly reporting cadence. To achieve this, we conduct regular regulatory analyses.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Me, I can't draw my way out of a stick hat, so I'd be a lost cause--but a creative person could do a lot with design classes in two years. Welcome to being a paid consultant for something you didn't even know how to do a year ago. In any case, you're going to have to start out with a very detailed job spec.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2010

Professional advisors, consultants, are typically paid by the half day or full day, charging anywhere from $400 per half day at the low end up to $3,000 or more at the high end for a full day of work. It is worth asking. There must be many more creative ways to pay a coach, especially for early stage businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Many people with ADD don’t work well in corporations & with bureaucracy, people with ADD have a bias towards action, people with ADD often speak up & take action and have strong bursts of creativity. Procrastination can be Channeled into Creativity – Yes, I’m a procrastinator. ADD can be a blessing.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Mentors have years of working in the industry they are consulting for and can identify business opportunities for the startup. No course, mentor, or book alone will provide the key to success. You can listen to podcasts, read books, or watch YouTube videos. A mentor doesn’t have to break the bank.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. We also utilize an HR consultant to stay on top of all things HR Quickbooks is our base for accounting. We also have a fractional CFO that keeps our books and acts as a fund administrator.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

Before we see a whole wave of AI prompt engineering consultancy practices for hire — just kidding, we already are — I figured it would be helpful to aggregate some of the top tips I’m hearing from the community on how to better interact with AI to get it to give you the answers you want. Book your pass ASAP! Let’s hang on campus?

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

We’re booking out our events through 2022, making sure we have everything scheduled well in advance!”. SpaceLab Detroit is another coworking space in Detroit that focuses within a particular area, building community and running programming around tech, innovation, disruption and creativity. Green Garage Detroit.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

In the articles I made it clear that I’m not a doctor and if you have severe ADD you should consult a professional. In a book I read about ADD it said that your brain has a slow processing frontal cortex. How to Know Whether You Have ADD & What to do About It. Why ADD Might Actually Benefit Startup Entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user. She wrote the book that inspired the way that people at McKinsey and Accenture do presentations. OK, hold back on your consulting humor.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The incident involving a woman, “EJ” whose apartment was ransacked by short-term tenants who booked a stay through Airbnb was promptly dubbed “Ransackgate.” A startup that has found product-market fit needs to transition quickly into that category, with operational excellence taking precedence over bursts of creative brilliance.

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