According to some estimates, Crowd-Funding grew 200% in 2015 & 150% in 2015. It’s expected to pass VC & Angels in 2016 CrowdFunding Topics: Comparison to other Funding, Advantages, Faster, Fan Base, XX for Marketing, World reach. The explosive Growth of Crowd-Funding. Your funding struggles could soon become obsolete – …
Planning less – but better – Meetings to operate your Organization more “effectively” Managing Topics: Need? Plan, Attendees, On Time, On Track, Focus, Sum up, Action Items, Status Meetings are an inevitable part of our everyday working life. They can either be productive, collaborative forums that help drive a business …
Shifting your Marketing Strategy from Products to Customer Topics: Focus Defining your Center of Gravity, Getting a Perspective to map your Marketing Strategy, Competitors, the Bottom Line. Author Niraj Dawar’s [Professor of Marketing at Penn State Univ] book – TILT – is a compelling explanation as to why & how …
Mush runs Telsa, home Battery, Solar-panel, & rocket-launch companies now. He has a Master plan for electric-powered trucks, autonomous buses & ride-sharing. Topics: Slow Down? 2, 3 & 4Much, “Four C’s.” of Entrepreneurship, Challenge Junkie, Distractions, Quotes 1.You Musk, slow down?!?. You’re a great entrepreneur, but as many successful entrepreneur founders …
Using your Network contacts (& who ever you can) to find the best Advisors for your organization. Advisors Topics: Mission, Network, Industry Map, Conferences, Startup America, Intros, Incubators & Accelerators, Surf. the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) has provide the following advice for finding Advisors. YEC is an invite-only organization comprised of …
Pick good people you like – with a Passion for your Product – who can learn as they go. Team Building Topics: Experience, Passionate People, Swiss-Army Knives, Problem Solvers, Learn from Failure, Like-able. Lessons from Experience. Earlier this year, I began Team Building to be the focus of my newest …
“Making people feel “special” is the important ingredient in my recipe for success”, Mrs. Field Topics for Motivation from Founders: Mrs. Fields – Early Start, Keep it Real, Lessons & Quotes from Mrs. Fields Debbi Fields is one of the greatest Founders – Mrs. Fields Cookies. She loved making Cookies from …
Get someone to pay you for something, & you have a business. Repeat, make it “scalable” with good Marketing & Sales and you have a successful business. Topics: Afford, Example, Cheap or Expensive Startup? How? Resources for Prep. Raise Questions. #1. You ”can” afford to Start a Business. Maybe you …
Best Apps in Productivity, Time & Project Management, Team Communication, Apps: EverNote, WunderList, Pocket, RescueTime, Toggl, BaseCamp, Trello, Asana, Slack, HipChat, When you run a new Startup or on-going small business, you’re pulled in several different ways every day. If the demands on your time feel overwhelming, take heart: There …
We asked experts to share some advice on how to do networking to benefit organizations. Topics: Planning, which Events, Listen, Ask, Relevance, Prioritize, Balance Networking with developing Product. Importance. Regardless of what kind of startup you’re building, networking will – in one way or another – play a role in …
Here’s how to get creative & use insider Tips to “spread the word” for your Startup Marketing. Topics: HARO, #JournoRequest, Keep it Short, A1 Headline, Weird, +Credibility, Speak, Guest Post, Contest, Host Event. If you’re a startup or a small business looking to do Startup Marketing, the world of Public …
These Tips from some of the most successful Investors will help you attain success for your business. Growing a Business: Idea, Market, Customer, Test, Traction, Plan, Pitch, Investors & Egos, other Options Like the rest of the country, many Entrepreneurs have latched onto Shark Tank. The tips shared by …
use Time Management to manage crises, improve productivity, grow revenue & other factors you chose. Set Priorities, Personal Time, keep Control, don’t Waste, Exercise, Plan, manage Emails, Improve. Time Management is managing crises, getting the best output from employees & beating stock market expectations – which are all everyday …
If you can survive until your business is self-supporting, then you’ll feel the pride of a great accomplishment. Dis- & Advantages, Have it your Way, total Control, retain the Equity, Flexibility With all the talk of financing, it’s easy to forget that you don’t have to take on external …
Important lessons in Life & how to implement with an Action Plan Small, Bliss, Fear, Give, React, Instinct, Action, Passion, Challenge, Do it now, Purpose, Action Plan Entrepreneurs are an interesting people. They go against the traditional Career Path and create their own. Although entrepreneurs are ambitious, they …
Using Empowerment & other Techniques for Building a Team that is more responsible, creative & productive. Building a Team: < Micro-Manage; > Empowerment, Enrich Jobs, Quality Councils, Care & Share, Flexibility, Sociable, SCARF. Companies that “empower” their Team – as the best way of Building a Team …
Learn valuable Strategy & Techniques from this War Game to help you start & grow your business. Topic, Situation, Winning Strategies, Co-opetition, Presentation vs Conversation, Prepared, Winning Recently, I led a team from MIT in the second annual “strategy war game” with Harvard Business School designed to be an …
This post will help you Prep & Execute – Scaling your Startup so that it will be as painless as possible. Scaling your Startup: Viable, Boost Marketing, Automate, Social Media, Out-Source, Hiring, Self-Sufficient Assuming that you’ve successfully started a startup. Scalability is the ability of a startup to grow. …
We have limited Time & $$$, so we need to learn the best way to use it. Set Priorities. SMART Goals & Deadlines, Track, Delegate, Focus, say NO, Meetings, Distractions, Persistance Limited Time. For startup & small business entrepreneurs, with strictly limited budgets & increasingly distractions, making the most …
Selected Quotes from Ben’s original list of Principles of Success Control, Just do it, Small Stuff, Time, Diligence, spending $$$, Funding. Humble Beginnings. Ben Franklin, unlike many of our founding fathers, didn’t come from an aristocratic family. In fact, his journey from teenage runaway to wealthy printer is the epitome …
5 Steps to help you Decide, if the Entrepreneur’s life is for you. Good & Bad Reasons, Primary Skills needed, the right Mindset, Lean before Green, Personal Support, Resources. Have you ever wondered “Should I consider Starting a Business?” In today’s article we start our series on how to start …