More than just a venture fund or business catalyst, Sprocket allows startups and early stage companies to leverage the power of the crowd.
Sprocket is the "missing link" in the support of startup and early stage companies. When investors invest, they want to know what kind of safeguards the venture has in place to mitigate risk of loss. When you have what's called "social proof", you help mitigate that risk. Sprocket is the platform to gain social support, and proof for your idea, startup or e
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So, you have a robust product roadmap. It's got all the product features you need, from the most basic to the most innovative. Now, how did you prioritize these features?
And, are you sure you prioritized things correctly?
With limited resources, all organizations strive to prioritize those activities that drive the most value. This is particularly true in product development. Focusing on the right or wrong set of features can make or break your product (or even company).
Commonwealth Capital LLC, a venture capital management company, announced today that it has launched the Commonwealth Capital Income Fund-I to provide investment capital exclusively for startups and early-stage companies.
The company also launched a new microsite at www.commonwealthcapital.fund to assist capital seekers. Entrepreneurs can sign up now and be matched with a no-cost, personal funding concierge who guides them through a standardized process for fund eligibility.
Bridge Group 2016 Sales Development Metrics and Compensation Benchmark Report
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David Skok
ForENTREPRENEURS
Intro
Sales development teams are taking a much more data-driven approach in recent years by closely tracking their metrics and performance. Benchmarking your performance against other companies offers a valuable way to see how your company stacks up against the competition.
We have collaborated again this year with The Bridge Group, an inside sales research and consultation organization,
Building for Success
Microservices Essentials for Executives: The Key to High Velocity Software Development
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Richard Li
forENTREPRENEURS
“Software is eating the world” – Marc Andreesen
Companies thriving in the new world order have technology as a core competency. They build complex cloud applications. They constantly bring new capabilities and features to the market. And despite the constant iteration and updates to their cloud application, their software is rock-solid reliable. How do they
Based on research with almost 200,000 consumers in 40 countries, the ad agency Young & Rubicam developed a Brand Value framework called the Brand Asset Valuator (BAV). BAV is based on one of the most extensive research programs on branding ever conducted.
Here is the essence of BAV. Brand Value can be measured by applying understanding and analysis to 4 pillars:
- Differentiation,
- Relevance,
- Esteem, and
- Knowledge.
As a brand forms and grows, it develops strengths across these 4 pillars, typically in t
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a methodology for identifying the most important limiting factor—i.e. constraint—and systematically improving it. It was developed by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, introduced in 1984 book, The Goal.
TOC differs from traditional management views, in that traditional methods seek to make improvements throughout the organization. They divide the organization into smaller, more manageable pieces. The objective, thus, is to maximize the performance of each part, resulting
Timothy Daniel Hogan, chairman & CEO of downtown-Chicago-based Commonwealth Capital, has addressed the complex issues every entrepreneur needs to know when raising seed, development, or expansion capital under the crowdfunding provisions: Title II and Title III of the Jobs Act of 2012.
Click for your complimentary, abridged edition of his e-book, The Secrets of Wall Street – Raising Capital for Start-up and Early Stage Companies.
Although there’s an unlimited number of ways to structure a deal, there are a limited number of acceptable ways to valuate a company. Wall Street valuates publicly traded companies’ common stock primarily based on “Price Earnings” or PE ratios. Then the company value is arrived at by multiplying the number of total outstanding shares by the price per share, less total liabilities (debt). It would seem impossible to use this method to valuate a privately held start-up or early stage company, sinc
Making Singapore one of the most Advanced Economies in the world
Singapore Fundamentals and the Role of the Economic Development Board (EDB) in Making Singapore one of the most Advanced Economies in the world
Enrique Suarez
http://www.wix.com/suarezenrique/delta
The emergence of Singapore as the heart of Asia’s economy has come with many challenges. From its days as a small and underdeveloped nation, Singapore has emerged from the tumultuous financial, social and political changes over the years to
Errors in financial models that banks use on a daily basis could lead to tremendous financial and non-financial losses. It is crucial for banks to understand how they could minimize and manage model risk effectively. In addition, the OCC and the Federal Reserve have recently released new guidelines on model risk management, which will significantly modify their existing model risk management practices.
Vilen Abramov, Vice President, Model Risk Control at KeyBank answered a series of questions wr
In this short journal post, we share a presentation that reviews some of the problems of risk management in property development, how risk management currently functions in this industry sector and why it would be advantageous to adopt ISO 31000 in property development.
