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The Entrepreneur Resource Review
(sort've like Yelp... for things entrepreneurs need)
BOOKS
BUSINESS (GENERAL)
CREATIVITY, INC.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
AUTHOR:
Ed Catmull, President of Pixar Animatio and Disney Animation
Reviews (1)
2020 : March
Review to come!Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
GOOD TO GREAT
Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't
AUTHOR:
Jim Collins
Reviews (0)
2020 : March
Review to come!
THE STARTUP PLAYBOOK
Secrets of the Fastest-Growing Startups from Their Founding Entrepreneurs
AUTHOR:
David S. Kidder
Reviews (0)
2020 : March
Review to come!
LEADERSHIP
INSPIRATION
TBD
GRAPHIC DESIGN RESOURCES
LOGOS
Reviews (1)
2020 : March
Great for LOGO DESIGN! I paid $299 for the design contest, and felt like it was VERY worth it!
Contest ran for 1 week, and I got 177 different designs submitted from designers all over the world (loved getting that diverse perspective)!
At the beginning of the contest, I only had a vague idea of what I wanted our logo to be, but seeing the different designs come in every day helped to clarify what I wanted. I definitely noticed trends of the type of designs that came in, and I loved that throughout the contest I was able to send out requests for changes or ask for different concepts, from all the designers or directly to individual ones. (i.e. "Would love to see designs that incorporate a city skyline" or "Could you change the font size to larger, and the image smaller."). I definitely suggest you stay active during the contest, making comments, and asking for stuff. Being able to SEE all the designs, definitely helped me flesh out what I wanted in the end.
Also, after you choose a winning design, you get to work with the designer directly for a week to make minor tweaks so you can get exactly what you want. Hint: Be mindful that the designers are in different time zones all over the world (which you see next to their name), so be sure to allow them enough time to make changes.
WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, and I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND!
Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
STOCK PHOTOS + VIDEOS
Reviews (1)
2020 : August
Lots of good stuff! Been using for awhile. I suggest doing multiple searches, using a variety of words/ word combos, to help find what you're looking for.
Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
Reviews (1)
2020 : August
Lots of good stuff! Been using for awhile. I suggest doing multiple searches, using a variety of words/ word combos, to help find what you're looking for.
Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
PIXABAY
GOOD FOR:
Stock Images (Photos, Illustrations, Vectors) and Videos
PRICE:
Free
Reviews (1)
2020 : August
Lots of good stuff! Been using for awhile. I suggest doing multiple searches, using a variety of words/ word combos, to help find what you're looking for.
Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
TBD
MARKETING RESOURCES
CRMs (tools for: Customer Relationship Management)
manage customer data, marketing emails, etc.
HUBSPOT
A full platform of marketing, sales, customer service, and CRM software
-PRICE:
Free - paid
*Discount available for 1871 members
Reviews (0)
2020 : August
to come
SALESFORCE
Provides customer relationship management service and also sells a complementary suite of enterprise applications focused on customer service, marketing automation, analytics, and application development.
-PRICE:
2 week trial - free
$24/month/per user - and upward
Reviews (0)
2020 : August
to come
MENTORS
1871 MENTORS
PRICE: Included in 1871 membership
Industry partners, mentors, and investors whenever you need it.
MENTOR NAME
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
-PRICE:
Free
web link
Reviews (0)
2020 : August
to come
SCORE MENTORS
PRICE: Free to all!
For over 50 years, SCORE has served as America’s premier source of free business mentoring and education.As a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE has helped more than 11 million entrepreneurs through mentoring, workshops and educational resources since 1964.
MENTOR NAME
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
-PRICE:
Free
web link
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PROTOTYPING RESOURCES
NO-CODE PLATFORMS
BUBBLE
GOOD FOR:
Web apps - design, develop, and launch without writing code.PRICE:
...
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WIREFRAME DESIGN PLATFORMS
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TBD
DISCOVERY RESOURCES
CONDUCTING CUSTOMER INTERVIEWS
book:
THE MOM TEST
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.
AUTHOR:
Rob FitzpatrickPRICE:
free - upward
Reviews (1)
2020 : August
Great insight on what to say and not say when you're doing your customer interviews!
I have a PDF copy of the book, and am willing to share with you!
Feel free to contact me with questions: Veronica B (link coming soon)
TBD
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GLOSSARY of TERMS
in alphabetical order
| Term/ Acronyms | Definition/ Description | May also be called | Link to more info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | |||
| Angel Investor | Individual(s) who back emerging entrepreneurial ventures, usually as a bridge to get from the self-funded stage to the level of business that would both need and attract venture capital. | - | - |
| B2B | Business to Business. B2B is a form of transaction between businesses, such as one involving a manufacturer and wholesaler, or a wholesaler and a retailer. | B-to-B | - |
| B2B2C | Business to Business to Consumer. B2B2C is an e-commerce model that combines business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) for a complete product or service transaction. B2B2C is a collaboration process that, in theory, creates mutually beneficial service and product delivery channels. | - | - |
| B2C | Business-to-Consumer. B2C refers to the process of selling products and services directly between a business and consumers who are the end-users of its products or services. | B-to-C | - |
| Beta | |||
| CCS | Cascading Style Sheets. CCS is a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g., fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents. | - | - |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Management. CRM is one of many different approaches that allow a company to manage and analyze its own interactions with its past, current and potential customers. The best CRM platform will help your business navigate relationship-building (and maintaining) with both current and potential customers through tracking relationships over time, launching marketing touchpoints, assisting with customer service, and more. Some examples are: HubSpot, Salesforce, MailChimp | ||
| html | Hypertext Markup Language. Html is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripting languages such as JavaScript. | - | - |
| IPO | Initial Public Offering. IPO is a type of public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also retail investors. | stock market launch | - |
| Keywords | |||
| MRR | Monthly Recurring Revenue. MRR is all of your recurring revenue normalized into a monthly amount. It's a metric usually used among subscription and SaaS companies. | - | - |
| MVP | Minimum viable product. A concept from Lean Startup that stresses the impact of learning in new product development. Eric Ries, defined an MVP as that version of a new product which allows a team to collect the maximum amount of validated learning about customers with the least effort | - | - |
| Prototype | |||
| SEO | Search Engine Optimization. SEO is the process of growing the quality and quantity of website traffic by increasing the visibility of a website or a web page to users of a web search engine. SEO refers to the improvement of unpaid results and excludes direct traffic and the purchase of paid placement. Keywords. | - | - |
| Series A | A "series A round" or "series A funding" is the name typically given to a company's first significant round of venture capital financing. The name refers to the class of preferred stock sold to investors in exchange for their investment. | - | Series A, B, C Funding: How It Works |
| Series B | Series B round of funding is typically used by a company to scale up, to face competitors and have a market share. The goal of this round of funding is usually not only to break even but to also have the net profit. At this stage, investment risk is lower and the amount of funding is usually more than Series A round of funding. | - | Series A, B, C Funding: How It Works |
| Series C | Series C funding is focused on scaling the company, growing as quickly and as successfully as possible. This additional funding helps a company develop new products, expand into new markets, or even to acquire other companies. | - | Series A, B, C Funding: How It Works |
| VC | Venture Capital. VC is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies. The startup business gives up partial ownership and control of the business in exchange for capital over a limited time frame, usually 3-5 years. Investments typically range from $500,000 to $5 million, although there are occasionally VC investments for as low as $50,000 or as high as $20 million. |
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