by Matt Shields | May 9, 2018 | Brand Marketing, Business Strategy, Entrepreneur
Okay, make sure your earbuds are working, because I’ve dusted off my crystal ball and uncovered a handful of marketing insights for 2018. No groundbreaking marketing insights here, but it’s fabulous brain fodder to kick off the new year. One thing’s for sure, we’ll...
by Matt Shields | May 9, 2018 | Business Strategy, Entrepreneur, Innovation
What’s going on with startup funding or business funding in general, and cryptocurrencies? Note: To save time, forgiving quotes, I’ll abbreviate the word ‘cryptocurrency’ as CC in this article. Look at the first couple sentences of this recent Yahoo Finance article...
by Matt Shields | May 9, 2018 | Business Strategy, Entrepreneur
Absolutely. I say your startup’s ready to compete for funding immediately because the process is extremely valuable trial-by-fire whether you get the cash or not! Winning the funds will be great, but regardless, you’ll enjoy awesome networking opportunities, dig...
by Matt Shields | May 9, 2018 | Business Strategy, Entrepreneur
Crowdlending! Let’s take a look at this exciting new financing model, then contrast it to bringing aboard a private investor like me. Which is best for your average tech startup? Into this amazing topic, we shall tread lightly… What’s Crowdlending? Crowdlending –...
by Matt Shields | May 9, 2018 | Brand Marketing, Business Strategy, Entrepreneur
Look at you, all in super-serious research mode…deciding whether to channel seed capital into your business idea through crowdfunding means or a private investor. Nice! Each is an incredible option, huge actually, but once you commit it’s a challenge to juggle both...