FinTech

NYC

By Gerti Dervishi | Jul 7, 2017 at 5:00 pm

The surge in fintech startups isn’t just an anomaly — it’s becoming a trend. Between 2015 and 2016, research by KPMG found challenger banks saw a 32 percent spike in lending compared with a 5 percent drop for incumbents. Where is this increase coming…

Tips & How To’s

By Jyoti Agrawal | Jun 9, 2017 at 7:15 am

The startup stack is a set of around 200 cloud-based tools that startups use to start and scale. It is the result of a joint survey that Tech City UK and Stripe conducted in 2016. The research also gleaned some insights into how startups…

Productivity

By Vikas Agrawal | May 26, 2017 at 9:15 am

In entrepreneurship, there’s no such thing as overnight success. You can plan every detail of your startup’s launch, but you can never fully prepare for unexpected roadblocks to growth. You can only embrace these ongoing challenges and accept them as stepping stones. Once upon…

Social Media

San Francisco

By Adam Rowe | May 17, 2017 at 11:20 am

Today, in counterintuitive advice: It turns out that the best way to grow a large social audience in 2017 is to aim for a niche audience. How do you get large by aiming small? This article looks as how the process works, and why it’s…

HR and Recruiting

By Young Entrepreneur Council | May 15, 2017 at 9:15 am

There isn’t a job out there that’s tougher and more important for executives than finding, retaining, and growing top talent. Even with a lot on his plate, Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric, focused primarily on acquiring talent for the rapidly growing company….

B2B

Phoenix

By Greg Head | May 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm

As the digital economy progresses, the lines between startups and successful small businesses are starting to blur. To be sure, you wouldn’t confuse a law firm in Kansas City with a venture-funded Silicon Valley software startup of the same size. But neither one of…

Opinion/Analysis

By Adam Rowe | Apr 27, 2017 at 4:30 pm

Audience has always been important to a new startup. After all, a product or service can be amazing, but it’s useless with an audience to beta-test it and get the word out. Pivoting is great, but you need an audience in order to do…

Social Media

By Young Entrepreneur Council | Apr 25, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Who said earning followers had to be difficult? Most times, it’s as easy as watching what you post. Gaining Instagram followers as potential customers is a lot more valuable than building a list of random people. If you’re planning on expanding your marketing to…

Startup

By Jyoti Agrawal | Apr 20, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Attracting new customers is priority number one for startups. In this digital era, most marketers will advise you to invest in online strategies, such as running influencer marketing campaigns, using social media, and relying on PPC ads to bring customers to your storefront. Although…

Startup

By Bhupendra Sharma | Apr 10, 2017 at 8:30 pm

According to a Wall Street Journal Report, most VCs around the world follow a simple rule – for every ten startups that they invest in, three fail completely, while the next three somehow manage to return the original investment. It’s only between two and four startups…

Entrepreneur

By Scott Gerber | Apr 4, 2017 at 9:15 am

The seasons are changing, and with them are the needs of your customers. This can leave ecommerce sites with down periods and few sales. While this offers businesses a chance to retool their sites or review future ad strategies, it’s not always great for…

Reports & Rankings

By Conor Cawley | Mar 30, 2017 at 2:20 pm

Being a startup in a tech hub can be pretty stressful. Whether it’s Silicon Valley or New York City, you have to be pretty lucky to make it as a small fish in a big pond. Between vying for funding and fighting for media attention,…

Tips & How To’s

By Michael Saffitz | Mar 23, 2017 at 8:30 pm

You learn a lot of lessons in the entrepreneurial trenches. Whether it’s a stunning success or a miserable failure, these lessons can help you grow your company — and grow as an individual. Anyone who has ever started a company understands the extreme ups and downs,…

Marketing

By Elena Prokopets | Mar 16, 2017 at 10:30 am

WD-40 is a product that is well-known for its lubricating properties. If you have squeaky hinges or a bolt that is on too tight, you can use this little can of miracle spray and solve the problem. It was first developed in 1953 by…

Business

By Rafael Ilishayev | Mar 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm

Launching another company? Apply the lessons you learned from your first venture. To all of the world’s entrepreneurs, hustlers and businessmen: Congratulations! You succeeded at something many people only dream to be able to do – launch a company. Now what? My partner, Yakir…

Marketing

By Galvanize | Mar 4, 2017 at 10:30 am

We had the pleasure of hosting Ryan Metzger, Director of Growth Marketing at Madrona Venture Group, for a Growth Study Hall. Previously, he was Director of Acquisition Marketing for Zulily. With extensive knowledge in SEO/SEM, customer acquisition, and conversion optimization, he acts as an…

Business

By John King | Mar 3, 2017 at 8:30 pm

If you want to have any hope of achieving lasting success as an entrepreneur, you will need to use digital marketing to grow and expand your startup. Although you will come across a range of online marketing platforms that you can use, not all…