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How Using Creative Outreach Tools and Methods are Fueling Entrepreneurial Recovery in Chicago

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3 Areas Business Storytelling Can Level Up Your Game

Smart Hustle Magazine

Robert Kennedy III is all about business storytelling. He thinks all business owners should be, too. He tells Ramon Ray why. In a conversation with Ramon, Robert says that business storytelling should be at the heart of the identity of a business. He also explains how it can improve three key areas that drive a business. Finding his passion for business storytelling.

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six strategies for teaching capstone design remotely

Venture Well

To help biomedical engineering educators transition their coursework online, we highlight six strategies around teaching capstone design remotely. The post six strategies for teaching capstone design remotely appeared first on VentureWell.

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Knowing what you know now, how would you have prepared for COVID-19?

Entrepreneurs' Organization

If nothing else, the 2020 pandemic has shown everybody—particularly business owners and entrepreneurs—the value of being prepared and ready to pivot. We asked members of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization what they would have done differently knowing what they know now. . Declutter. Declutter. Declutter. Andrea Grisdale, founder and CEO at IC Bellagio.

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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 The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.

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Sora

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

My partner Rebecca wrote about our most recent education investment, Sora , on the USV blog today. We have been investing in learning for over a decade at USV and have built a terrific learning portfolio focusing on companies that are providing services direct to the learner (as opposed to selling “ed tech” to institutions). What we had not done, until now, is backed a company providing an alternative learning “institution.” Sora does that.

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Why You Haven't Sold Your Product to a CISO

Dream It

A few months ago, we did a blog post on how to get a CISO to buy your product. But, what will instantly make a CISO say no to your product? Mel Shakir , Securetech Managing Director, talks to CISOs every day in his role at Dreamit. He coaches companies to get them ready to sell to a CISO. However, he also coaches them on what to avoid. In this Dreamit Dose, Mel gives you 5 reasons a CISO may NOT buy your product.

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Financial planning during a pandemic

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Devin Salinas joined the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in early 2020. As a wealth management advisor and managing director at Northwestern Mutual Santa Monica, he’s seen the need for financial planning grow during the pandemic. . What is your advice during this time of uncertainty? . Seek professional advice. Financial success is built on a foundation of discipline and consistency.

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The 4 States of an Engineering Team

Tomasz Tunguz

I’ve been steadily progressing through the excellent books in the Stripe Press catalog. First, I read High Growth Handbook. Most recently, I read An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson. It’s the best book I’ve read on engineering management. Will has worked at Digg, Uber, Stripe, and is now at Calm and has seen many engineering teams endure and thrive through hypergrowth.

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Hockey Stick Growth Explained

Feedough

Over 96% of new businesses fail in the first 10 years. But in some cases, like Groupon, startups cross the $1 billion mark in just their initial years. Such growth isn’t new. Several startups, including Amazon and Facebook, saw their metrics shot up dramatically to form the shape of a hockey stick. Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Not every startup see such hockey stick growth.

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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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Los números lo indican: Las economías crecen cuando le apostamos a las mujeres

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Las mujeres inversionistas están liderando el camino para aumentar el acceso a capital, recursos y redes de contactos para las mujeres emprendedoras. Este modelo de inversión con enfoque de género fue el tema de la última sesión transmitida en vivo por TechConnect Innovación Global a través de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (GIST por sus siglas en inglés).

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QuickBooks Commerce: New Integrated Gamechanger for Businesses

Smart Hustle Magazine

Intuit launched QuickBooks Commerce , a business management platform to help small businesses attract and sell to new customers across multiple channels and ultimately grow their business. Having a small business marketing tool - or a variety of tools - is very important. . New Small Business Marketing Tool. One of the areas QuickBooks has been focused on is being able to help business owners find customers.

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FINALISTS FROM INDIANA, JEFFERSON, CLEARFIELD, AND CAMBRIA COUNTIES ANNOUNCED IN BEN FRANKLIN’S BIG IDEA CONTEST ANNOUNCED!

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Over the course of the past two months, dozens of people located in the counties of Indiana, Jefferson, Clearfield, and Cambria visited BIGIDEA.BenFranklin.org to check out the rules and the easy application process for our recent $50,000 contest. This week, our team had the difficult job of identifying finalists from all the applications received from the region’s emerging tech-entrepreneurs, innovators, and small manufacturers.

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Designing Websites For Kids: Trends & Best Practices

Feedough

Designing a website for kids is not a child’s play. We all are surrounded by a digital age and so are our kids and children whose tiny little fingers always remain glued to smartphones and tablets. From homes to schools, mobile devices have become a part of their life and childhood, leaving their toys and outdoor activities way behind. While the globe around is adapting the learning through online trends, kids also spent a lot of time learning new things online.

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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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Nonprofits work to step up during the pandemic

Innovation 2 Enterprise

By Scott Meacham. Oklahomans are generous people. We help our neighbors and our communities daily and especially when survival and recovery are at stake—after a horrific act of domestic terrorism, after hundreds of town-leveling tornadoes, and now through a pandemic that is affecting our health and economy. Non-profits are stepping up in amazing ways.

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Shark Tank's Lori Greiner Joins Ramon on Verizon’s Small Business Talks

Smart Hustle Magazine

If you're an entrepreneur and you don't know who Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner is, where have you been friend? Basically, Shark Tank is an entertaining and educational show perfect for all business lovers. The multi-Emmy Award-winning show is a reality show featuring six multimillionaire and billionaire investors — known as sharks — looking to invest in the best businesses and products.

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ShipBob Raises $68M in Series D

HPA

ShipBob , an ecommerce enablement technology company that provides fulfillment by bringing fast shipping options to ecommerce businesses, announced that it raised $68M in a Series D funding round. This Series D financing was led by SoftBank Vision Fund. Hyde Park Angels has been an investor in ShipBob since the Series A, and other previous investors include Menlo Ventures , Bain Capital Ventures , Hyde Park Venture Partners and Y Combinator.

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Why Did Nokia Fail?

Feedough

If you could turn back time and visit the early 2000’s for a survey on mobile phones, you’ll get some shocking revelations. A company which is fighting for just 1% share in the smartphone industry today was almost synonymous to the word mobile phones a few decades back. Yes, Nokia was that big. For many people, Nokia was their first phone, especially kids born in the 90s.

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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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Rethinking Investor Incentives

EntreWorks Consulting

Tax incentives for investors serve as one of our primary tools to incentivize investment in startups and in other types of desirable economic development activities. Examples include tax credits for angel investors, enterprise zones, and the Trump Administration’s signature Opportunity Zones program. A number of recent studies suggest that we might want to take a deeper look at how these incentives work and whether they really do the job.

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Most Business Leaders Believe 2020 Presidential Election Will Affect Small Businesses

Smart Hustle Magazine

Most business leaders in the US believe that the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will affect their businesses. For its Small Business Recovery Survey , Verizon Business focuses on 600 small and medium businesses that are currently open or are planning to reopen. In addition to the impact of the 2020 presidential election, the study also delves into difficulties businesses are facing and the sentiment of entrepreneurs about their future prospects.

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Enlist collaborators. Everyone is invited. Fireside Chat 3

Ecosystem Builder Hub

Social Venturers is launching a series of Fireside Chats to discuss what makes ecosystem builders effective. Every two weeks from September 10th until December 3rd, they are hosting peer-to-peer knowledge sharing sessions and you are invited! #3 Enlist collaborators. Everyone is invited. (October 8th 2020, 2. p.m. EST). In his conversation with Social Venturers, Rick Turozy said “I especially enjoy involving new mentors.

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GCUC Mastermind – Week 1 – Marketing

GCUC

GCUC Mastermind is a virtual learning series focused on the accelerating nature of work and the humans driving it. You need new skills and. The post GCUC Mastermind – Week 1 – Marketing appeared first on GCUC Community.

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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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Newsletter: Inside the UAE + Redesigning sugar

OurCrowd

Israeli investors’ first look at the UAE tech economy. UAE Tech Investment Landscape: Introduction for the Israeli Ecosystem , broadcast from Abu Dhabi, will be held on Oct. 13 , hosted by OurCrowd with Emirates Angels Investors Association. It’s the follow-up to our historic joint event on Sep. 22, introducing Gulf viewers to Israel’s tech ecosystem.

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Covid Alert NY

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I’ve written a bunch about Exposure Alerting and its potential to limit the spread of Covid by alerting people when they have come in contact with someone contagious. Back in April, Google and Apple came together to create GAEN , a framework for secure and private proximity data sharing on mobile phones. In July, the Linux Foundation open-sourced two code bases that operate on top of GAEN for public health authorities around the world to build mobile apps with.

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Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: Timing Exits to Coincide with Key Company Inflection Points

The Seraf Compass

How do you know when it’s time? It’s not like a company is a baby that has a 9 month gestation period. Every company is different. Some are ready for a good exit after a year or two of product development. Others might take 10 years or more before they are ready.

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Taller con Cecilia Escalante: Impúlsate con marketing

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

¿Cuándo? Martes 6 de octubre de 2020 a las 3:00 PM hora de El Salvador. Tema: Impúlsate con marketing. Descripción: En este webinar analizaremos las estrategias de marketing que te ayudarán a reducir el impacto ante la reactivación económica en estos tiempos de pandemia. Antes de recomenzar es necesario definir las estrategias que te ayudarán a colocarte nuevamente en el mercado y regresar al lugar que ocupabas.

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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.