Every year, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development puts on a startup competition for South Dakota residents. There are some good reasons to apply and participate in the competition, but there are limits on how beneficial it can be for your company. Watch This Video on YouTube Learn more about Giant Vision at http://www.southdakotagiantvision.com/ Here’s […]
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Every now and then, someone asks me what digital marketing and entrepreneurship conferences I’ll be attending in 2019. In this video, I discuss which conferences I’m attending and why I attend each one year after year. (Watch this video on YouTube)
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Mike Vetter (CEO of DataSync), Tom Eitreim (Manager of Angel Funds and Market Research at The Enterprise Institute), Dwaine Chapel (Executive Director of The Research Park at South Dakota State University) and I sat down with Jackelyn Severin from South Dakota Public Broadcasting for their Making a Living program to discuss the start of venture […]
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I largely took a break from creating content and community building in 2018 to double down on MarketBeat. I plan on doing three big things to grow entrepreneurship in my community, as well as my personal brand as an entrepreneurial thought leader, in 2019. Learn more about them in this video. Watch The Video on […]
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MarketBeat’s revenue grew by 71% in 2018, but it didn’t happen because of some amazing new marketing strategy, significant prices increases, new employees/talent, or an overheated market. There are two things we did in 2018 that allowed this growth to happen. We significantly increased advertising spend and I stopped trying to do any side projects […]
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As the public face of Falls Angel Fund, I receive a lot of inquiries from entrepreneurs and would-be business owners that are looking to raise money to get their businesses off the ground. In the past couple of weeks, I have received inquiries from an entrepreneur running a medical devices startup, an entrepreneur running a […]
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Between my commitments with MarketBeat, Zeal, Falls Angel Fund, 1 Million Cups and other organizations, I had 15 meetings this week. However, I could have had 10 more meetings if I had said yes to everyone that wanted to have a meeting with me to discuss their business or non-profit. There are four questions that […]
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If you’re a business owner, hiring other entrepreneurs to work for you can be a double-edged sword. They can provide a significant contribution to your business, but may ultimately be unhappy working for someone else. I recorded a short video that has discusses the considerations if you’re thinking about hiring an entrepreneur to work for […]
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Some entrepreneurs believe they can’t compete with other players in an existing market and should try to invent a brand new business idea from the ground up. You should be able to corner a market and build a profitable business with no competitors, right? Turns out, that’s not usually the case. Existing competition in a […]
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Please note that the thoughts expressed in this article are my own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any group, organization or company that I am involved with. The next few months will be one of the busiest seasons for the entrepreneurial community in Sioux Falls in the last several years. A […]
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