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If you’re interested in seeing which startups showed off their innovative ideas at Techstars Chicago Demo Day, check them out below: 4Degrees This company help you manage your most important asset — your relationships. Their product identifies the right people to contact, helps strengthen those relationships, and recommends ways to accomplish goals through your network. They achieve this by working with your email, calendar, and other data sources — and fusing that with their algorithms and the practices of the world’s best relationship builders....

Just so you know, I’m singing the above lines to the tune of Jessie J’s Price Tag. Because that’s the kind of completely uninhibited geek I am (in my head, of course). [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMxX-QOV9tI] Now, getting down to business, every consultant in the world is making my Jessie J-inspired claims to clients and to themselves (probably not singing them like I am, but still). And most of them are only partially lying....

1. Know Your Consumer How well do you know your consumers? Do you have a profile of your ideal customer?You should know:• Age range• Hobbies• Lifestyles• Careers• Income range If you know all this information about your consumers, you are ahead of the game. If you do not, it is time to do some consumer research. You can do this with surveys, and by listening to them on social media. Paying attention to the posts they engage with is one of the best ways to learn a lot about your consumers....

This waterproof watch, made by Mirza Minds, comes in six colors. Each is associated with a different charity: White: One Day’s Wages – 1 watch feeds 16 children. Pink: National Breast Cancer Foundation – 14 watches fund 1 mammogram. Red: Keep a Child Alive – 5 watches fund AIDS treatment for 1 month. Blue: The Adventure Project – 3 watches fund 1 charcoal-efficient stove in Haiti. Black: American Cancer Society – 1 watch funds support for 8 cancer patients....

In an effort to help you make 2014 a truly breakout year, I reached out to a handful of entrepreneurs to share their own New Year’s resolutions and to include why their resolution (or similar type goal) is important for all entrepreneurs. Their responses are below. Cheers. 22 New Year’s Resolutions for Entrepreneurs, from Entrepreneurs (Tweet this article) 1) Put a higher value on your time My resolution: I realize this may sound harsh, but my resolution is to FINALLY stop taking meetings where I share my expertise and ideas and am not compensated for doing so....

Flexjobs has compiled a list of the top 35 companies hiring part-time, remote jobs – perfect for workers looking to earn a little extra cash during these summer months. And according to Flexjobs, this list is based on an analysis of over 40,000 companies and their part-time telecommuting job posting histories in FlexJobs’ database during the first six months of 2016. 1. Edmentum 2. About.com 3. Appen 4. Connections Education 5....

When you watch the video of 3Doodler in action, it looks like magic: you can create things like this ostrich by literally drawing in the air. You can make jewelry, decorations, toys, even an Eiffel Tower. But according to cofounder and CTO Max Bogue, this magical device wasn’t actually much of a challenge to build. Plastic is fed into the top of the 3Doodler and heated as it moves down....

Creating a visual representation of a major business decision can be a huge help in achieving clarity of purpose. The decision to move your startup to a new location, for example, could benefit a lot from a little visualization. At every step of the way, these steps will help you accomplish this goal. Find Your Most Loyal Customers In the startup world, finding and maintaining a base of loyal customers is incredibly important....

To make sure that your proposition is going to be backed by a certain degree of authority, it is important to offer a product or service which you are going to be able to deliver with high quality and in a reasonable time frame. Additionally, design, language and all the little things on your web page also have an effect on your image and how effective your value proposition is going to be....

Although Instagram followers has become the ‘influence standard’ for many brand marketers, there is increasing importance placed on conversions and hence more emphasis is being placed on direct blog traffic, time spent on the site, and other factors that indicate strong engagement. Some emerging digital platforms that connect bloggers with brands for collaborations have gone as far as providing access to bloggers’ Google Analytics, which has become a game-changer for brands when assessing potential conversion and relevance of an influencer for a particular campaign....

The Numbers Remember the list of tech exits that I mentioned looking at last paragraph? Of course you do, it was just a paragraph ago. The best way to track those numbers is through CB Insights’ graphic of the same. Blue Apron’s June 2017 IPO at a $1.89B valuation was the largest, but MongoDB’s IPO, Yext’s IPO, and Moat’s acquisition all happened this year too, and placed fourth, seventh, and eighth, respectively....

As a result, hiring managers at startups tend to stick with people they’re familiar with, either in a literal sense by asking around their personal network, or in a figurative sense, by going for someone who knows the same cultural touchstones. Either approach has a major flaw: It relies on personal bias, and it keeps minority groups who aren’t already in the startup from even getting the chance to prove their worth....

We asked four entrepreneurs about how their business approach was to Twitter evolution over time. Check out their answers below: – Nick Francis of The Franchise Group – Maria Burns Ortiz of 7 Generation Games – Angela Delmedico of Elev8 Consulting – Steven Buchwald of Buchwald & Associates

After familiarizing with a couple of basic financial concepts and selecting one of the apps that best suits your needs, the rest of the process will be a breeze. In the following article we have selected five of the most popular apps according to user experience that proved to help those who lack professional knowledge to manage their expenses. Spendbook Dealing with financial issues is stressful and tedious as it is, and top-quality app such as Spendbook makes this process much easier and more enjoyable....

These five entrepreneurs struggled through the early stages of their careers. But with a little perseverance and hard work, they were able to establish themselves in their respective industries. Meredith Valiando Rojas Meredith believes that mistakes bring new opportunities. They do not end your business, they provide an opportunity to revamp your processes and build on constructive criticism. She feels that you can excel by learning and evolving through mistakes and perseverance....

Data governance program is an important step to establish control over information flow by putting up rules, policies, and procedures to safeguard the access and usage of data. Lots of organizations have tried to implement enterprise data governance practices, but only a handful have succeeded in reaping the rewards. What’s the reason behind all these failures? In this article, we will take a look at the crucial mistakes that you must stay away from while implementing a data governance program for your organization....

– Jessica Baker of Aligned Signs – Steven Buchwald of Buchwald & Associates – Ajmal Saleem of Suprex Learning – Justin Moodley of LASANAN – Ryan Meghdies of Tastic Marketing Read more about business tips here on Tech.Co

To rock out an awesome business website without touching a penny from your wallet, you ought to consider using these free website tools and establish an online presence as early as today. Wix There are so many website builders to choose because of their drag-and-drop interface, allowing non-designers a hand on building an excellent site. That, and because website builders are free. Just register for an account and you are ready to go....

Understand Your Audience First things first, it’s important to know the audience that you are trying to reach. Whether you’re marketing to millennials or to CEOs, know the social media corners that your audience lives – and engage with them there. For instance, knowing that teenagers are no longer using Facebook as their primary social networking site? Or that Pinterest users are predominantly women (87 percent, in fact). Research where your customers are likely to come from and use content which will attract them across the platforms that they use....

Unfortunately for businesses, customers will run as soon as they realize their personal information is at risk. For instance, Yahoo!, a company that has suffered multiple data breaches over the past few years, saw thousands of customers close their accounts after the breach in late 2016. Unlike companies in the big leagues, however, startups cannot afford to lose customers. Apart from the internet, business communication platforms such as IP PBX, VoIP systems, and cellular networks can also be used as conduits for data theft....