from Entrepreneur.com 09 March 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Funding is a very long shot. Most startups are started without capital from VCs or Angels. VCs fund only 1/2 % of startups while Angels are responsible for funding 1/2 million Startups/month. You can see, the chances of receiving funding is …
from Mashable.com 22 March 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz A Silicone Valley Icon. Known as one of the greatest American “immigrant” success stories to ever emerge from the ranks of Silicon Valley, Andy Grove, the former CEO and Chairman of Intel, died Mon 21st – at the age of 79. …
fm Fast Company Zine 22 Mar 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Be Flexible. Companies brave enough to make disruptive changes, adopt a trial-&-error attitude, to later reap big rewards. We’ve seen how much Facebook, Apple, & Google have changed their focus since launching. We’ve seen the transformation of PayPal from …
fm Harvard Biz Review 02 Mar 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Easy Money for Funding $?$. As the past few years have shown, raising money for a startup seems easier. But building a profitable, sustainable business is still really hard. Public & private markets alike, are starting to remember this, …
from Inc Magazine 17 March 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As a student, Julian Kabab wasn’t inspired by $$$ or success. The things that thrilled him most were game-changing visions. During his last year in college, every student was required to finalize their degree with an Internship in a global …
from Forbes.com Zine 12 Mar 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz One of the main challenges that you hear entrepreneurs, their families & friend talk about frequently is, how to maintain work-life / family-friends balance. While harmony between family, business & other activities may be an elusive goal, it’s important for …
fm Biz KnowHow.com 3/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As many new Startup owners quickly discover, the most difficult part of starting a business is finding customers. Having a great product or service that you are sure many people will need, isn’t good enough. Customers won’t find you or your web …
from Life Hack.com (& Forbes Zine) 3/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz In Bloomberg’s top 200 billionaires, 70% are self made. The percentage of self-made billionaires is growing from year to year at an amazing rate – proof that it is possible to achieve this dream. For the last 19 yrs, …
One of the biggest struggles (besides $$$), that I found in starting my business, was finding other like-minded founders. Here are a few places where you can network and find other entrepreneurs like yourself. from Inc.com Zine 08 March 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Silicon Valley can be a hard …
fm Biz News Daily.com 9/15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz Millennials have become known for their desire for instant gratification. This is especially true in their careers: Instead of waiting around for that big promotion, young professionals are increasingly choosing to create their own executive positions by becoming entrepreneurs. While they …
fm Mystic Madness.com 3/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4.biz What are Core Values? What is so inherent about your organization, that makes it invulnerable to other cultural forces – when you talk about examples of Core Values? What is the essence of your existence? What do you offer and how do …
fm Entrepreneur.com 19 Feb 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz As Clint Eastwood once said, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Every new entrepreneur soon realizes he or she has some big ones, but very few figure out how to use these them to their advantage. I believe that the …
compiled 3/16 by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Read this wise counsel and you will see that different as the advice is from each female founder, there is a thread of caring & learning that runs through them all. Rachel Maxwell of Community Sourced Capital1: is the Founder & CEO of this Seattle-based …
How Living & Leading from the Heart will change your Organization & your Life !!! fm Sources of Insight.com 03/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz If your heart is not right, no one cares about your leadership skills.” — Mark Miller, Writer If you want to lead better, try more heart. …
How Losing can help you Win !!! fm Mimosa Lotus.com 06 Mar 14 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz I just finished this great book, Fail Fast, Fail Often: How Losing Can Help You Win by Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz. It’s a fantastic read for anyone who wants to be more …
from Colloquy 13 Jan 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Getting loyalty and great customer engagement right is a tricky recipe. These tips can help: 1. Don’t be a “Stick in the mud”. Are you having fun? Are your members? Games, videos, interactive content, cartoons, funny social campaigns; there’s a whole …
from Entrepreneur.com 28 Jan 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz You always have Room to Start. What do Microsoft, Dell, Napster & Facebook all have in common? Aside from being among some of the most market-shaking companies of the last quarter century, they were all also created by college students. Sure, …
from CCB Tech.com 18 Dec 15 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Not every tech trend catches on, but looking at upcoming business trends can help prepare us to stay ahead of the curve and not fall behind by sticking with old technologies. Here are 9 business tech trends coming in 2016 …
from Inc.com Magazine 2/16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Multi Streams of Income. Finding financial security is no longer about nailing down a job to work for the next 30+ years, then retiring with a pension. Instead, diversifying your earnings and taking control of your own financial destiny is the only …
fm Startup Professionals.com 06 Feb 16 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Customer Delight. Having the best solution is a good start these days, but a solution alone is no longer enough to keep customer attention and loyalty. They expect to be surprised and delighted – as well – by their pre-purchase …
from Marketing19.com 2/16 Enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Brand building is not an easy task because it involves co ordination and performance on so many levels. The customer only calls a normal product a brand when the company is advertising regularly, it has a fantastic product and the performance over time …