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3 Steps to Start Paying Yourself from the Beginning

Smart Hustle Magazine

As a founder and a financial mentor to small business owners. One of those questions I hear time and time again is “Do you start paying yourself from the beginning?”. I always reply with a bold, “ YES ”! As soon as you are profitable and have cash flow available, a piece of that pie belongs to you. Though that may sound obvious this is actually a very common struggle among other business owners.

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99% Of My Side Hustles Failed for This Single Mistake

Entrepreneur's Handbook

How you can avoid getting stuck before even starting a business Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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How This Ends

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

Back in February of last year, I wrote a blog post with the same title and said this about the asset price bubble we were living in and investing in over the last few years: The big question is how does this end? I believe it ends when the Covid 19 pandemic is over and the global economy recovers. Those two things won’t necessarily happen at the same time.

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Every Founder that Hates "Personal Branding" Should Write a Book

This is going to be BIG.

“Personal Branding” The term is fingernails on a chalkboard-level cringe for many of the best founders—mostly because it feels most of the people who spend time building their personal brand don’t actually have much there there behind it. At best it’s boasting and at worst, it’s blowing smoke. Which means that most of the people who actually do have the most interesting and useful experience to add to the public conversation aren’t doing so.

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Digitalization: 5 Tech Updates That Will Help You Survive The Recession & Thrive

Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Europe’s deep tech depends on university spinouts

TechCrunch

Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Deep tech has become a hot topic in Europe, with hopes that the region can have an edge over the rest of the world for innovation rooted in fundamental research.

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Investing in Flowcarbon

Andreessen Horowitz

When I was 22, I spent several months working in the field in South Africa. I was there as a part of a research project funded by the National Science Foundation, whose aim was to better understand the role of … The post Investing in Flowcarbon appeared first on Andreessen Horowitz.

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Ensure Your Marketing Efforts Aren’t Wasted

Entrepreneur's Handbook

If you aren’t seeing results, it’s worth resisting your marketing foundations Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Astroforge raises $13M seed round for asteroid mining ambitions

TechCrunch

Although we’ve long understood that asteroids are not simply the rubble of the universe, but potentially profitable stores of precious minerals, humanity has never been able to unlock this value. Y Combinator startup Astroforge wants to succeed where other companies have failed, by becoming the first to mine an asteroid and bring the material back to Earth — and it’s aiming to do so as early as the end of the decade.

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How Mentorship Gives Entrepreneurs a Competitive Edge

Smart Hustle Magazine

With many companies today struggling to attract and retain talent, a culture of mentorship will put your company ahead of the competition. Nearly 50 million workers resigned in 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including a record-breaking 4.5 million quitting last November. Even before The Great Resignation, an estimated 33 percent of new hires quit within the first three months, costing businesses one-half to two times each employee’s annual salary to replace them.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Impact Hub participates in “Coworking spaces for social innovation”

Impact Hub

Within the framework of the European Union-funded “Coworking spaces for social innovation” program, Impact Hub is joining the Greek Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability (HIGGS) and other key organisations from the region in a hybrid conference to wrap up a whole year of activities. On May 25th 2022, from 3pm to 5pm (CEST), participants will gather in Athens to present good practices and reflect about the learning potential of coworking spaces, addressing their impact in local comm

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Private market exchange ADDX raises $58m in pre-Series B funding

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Private market exchange ADDX has raised US$58 million in a Pre-Series B funding round that saw several financial institutions come on board as new shareholders: SET Venture Holding, a subsidiary of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) , UOB, Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) and Krungsri Finnovate, the corporate venture capital arm of Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL).

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Former Binance executives launch $100M crypto fund

TechCrunch

A group of former executives from Binance , one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges globally, has created a $100 million venture fund, the team told TechCrunch on Thursday. Old Fashion Research ( OFR ) – whose name is derived from the classic cocktail – was founded in late 2021 by managing partners Ling Zhang, who was previously the vice president of M&A and investments at Binance, and Wayne Fu, former head of corporate development at the crypto exchange.

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I Finally Made $100K From Freelancing. Here’s What I Wish I Knew on Day 1

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Spoiler alert: This isn’t a get-rich-quick story. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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PE Mastery: CAPTARGET's Playbook for Quality Lead Flow

CAPTARGET presents a masterclass in M&A deal sourcing. Learn to cast a wide net, embracing seller self-identification. Consistency is the linchpin: keep the origination process steady for a reliable flow of opportunities. Diversify your tactics, employing various tools and vendors. Tech matters! Understand DNS settings, domain authority, and brand presence for optimal outreach.

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Blinds.com Founder Jay Steinfeld Shares His Tips for Your Success

Smart Hustle Magazine

Jay Steinfeld, the founder and CEO of blinds.com, spoke with Ramon Ray, founder of SmartHustle.com on the power of diversity and how he led Blinds.com to be so successful. He started his billion-dollar brand working with his wife and selling blinds out of the back of a trunk! Check out the podcast and Check out the video. Key points discussed. Jay was early in using technology, like having a website, to grow Blinds.com.

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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2022: The world’s most tech-savvy country South Korea invites startups to grow their businesses

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register K-Startup Grand Challenge(KSGC) 2022 edition has opened its doors for global startups to do business in South Korea. The biggest accelerator program, sponsored by the Korean government, supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and organized by the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA), will be held for 3.5 months at the sprawling 661,928m campus of Pangyo Techno Val

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AI chip startup Sima.ai bags another $30M ahead of growth

TechCrunch

As the demand for AI-powered apps grows, startups developing dedicated chips to accelerate AI workloads on-premises are reaping the benefits. A recent ZDNet piece reaffirms that the AI edge chip market is booming, fueled by “staggering” venture capital financing in the hundreds of millions of dollars. EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities.

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5 Tips to Survive the Coming Downturn in Startup Funding

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Buckle up because we’re about to hit turbulence Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Three Keys to Managing Your Finances as a New Business Owner

Smart Hustle Magazine

If you’re considering starting a business, you’re probably really good at something. Maybe you make the best cupcakes, the most beautiful websites or give the best haircuts. Whatever it is – you have a skill or talent that you’ve carefully crafted over time and a tremendous amount of passion. For new and prospective entrepreneurs, however, skill and talent won’t be enough.

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Malaysia’s edotco Group accelerates expansion to enhance Asia connectivity

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register edotco Group , one of Asia’s leading integrated telecommunications infrastructure companies , reiterated its commitment to enhancing equitable connectivity in Asia. The group seeks to achieve its goal by expanding its operations and leveraging its pioneering Network and Planning Analytics (NaPA) and Digital Twin tools to facilitate the impending 5G rollouts in its nine markets.

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Daily Crunch: 7 months after raising $1B, grocery delivery Gorillas exits four countries and lays off 300

TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. It’s the 24th of May, 2022, and today Amanda made us laugh with her “Welcome to Hell, we all drive Teslas,” subhead to her story about Everything you wanted to know about Elon Musk and Twitter (but didn’t want to ask).

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Four Lessons on Building Strong Corporate Cultures From Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Start living your culture now — they cannot be reverse-engineered. Continue reading on Entrepreneur's Handbook ».

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

The old adages that "cash is king" and "you can’t spend profits" still hold true today. But however well-known these sayings might be, it requires a change in mindset to properly implement a cash flow management system that predicts your business's runaway as accurately as possible. Key to this new mindset is understanding the difference between the Statement of Cash Flows, a historical look at the source and uses of cash, and the Cash Flow Statement, which uses transaction history and forward-l

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A Juicy (GCUC) Recap from Liz

GCUC

Last week we gathered in Seattle for the first big, back, IRL GCUC! We did a GCUC we’re super proud of last September (you. The post A Juicy (GCUC) Recap from Liz appeared first on GCUC Community.

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Neso Brands raises $100m, seeks to invest in eyewear brands

AsiaTechDaily

Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet? Register Singapore-based eyewear house Neso Brands announced raising $100 million that will be used to partner and invest in consumer eyewear brands around the world. Neso is an initiative of omni-channel eyewear unicorn Lenskart , whose investors include KKR, Softbank , Alpha Wave Global and Temasek.

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Mayfield’s Navin Chaddha: I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now

TechCrunch

Navin Chaddha. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Navin Chaddha is managing partner at Mayfield , an inception and early-stage investor with more than 50 years of a people-first investing philosophy. More posts by this contributor. Survival tips for startup founders living through their first market correction. What is happening to risk-taking in venture capital?

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#30. How to go from Failure to 300+ Massive Customers w/ Vasu Prathipati

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Learn from the founder of MaestroQA Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube Inspirational stories plus practical takeaways from the entrepreneurship world. Today’s guest is Vasu Prathipati, the founder of MaestroQA. Vasu didn’t have an easy journey to where he is today. He struggled to get a job after University and then build a business that for many years didn’t quite seem that it was ever going to take off.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.