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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring

Startup Professionals Musings

The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. In a new startup, there is tremendous competitive value in registering intellectual property early, but you don’t need to contract these tasks to expensive experts any longer.

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8 Secrets To Pushing Your Startup Ahead Of The Crowd

Startup Professionals Musings

The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Marty Zwilling.

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Everything You Need to Know About Hyperloop

Tech.Co

This has caused much confusion both in the public and the media. Founded by Shervin Pishevar, along with Brogan BamBrogan and Josh Giegel, Hyperloop One made its entrance into the Hyperloop market on February 2015 with a Forbes article and an announcement of $11.1 Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Hardt Global Mobility.

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Smartphone Location Tracking Apps Next Wave Is B2B

Startup Professionals Musings

As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships. See who checks into your competition. Track the competition. Inexpensive lead generation. Targeted thought leadership.

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3 Important Facebook Marketing Trends in 2016

Tech Zulu Event

billion in 2015 alone. The way to get ahead of the competition is to look at what they’re doing right and do it better. Native Facebook videos are competing with YouTube videos and becoming the best way to get your message across on social media. According to emarketer.com , Facebook earns 65.5 That was $15.5

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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

Xconomy

In 2015, the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals were held in Marrakesh, Morocco. With the help of Visit Rapid City, Logar’s presentation convinced the ICPC Executive Committee to do a site visit. ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals 2017. Rapid City, South Dakota.

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