The results give startup community members clear information about the following:
(a) what parts of a community make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs
(b) how well a ecosystem is delivering on those elements.
Our plan is to use the power of numbers to show how communities can focus their energy and resources to deliver the best possible value for startups!
This document provides a confidential report on the online, casual, social and mobile games market in India. It includes an executive summary and sections covering socioeconomic trends, the software piracy environment, internet and broadband access/usage, the online games market trends and major players, internet/cyber cafes, billing/payment methods, mobile gaming, and conclusions. The report finds that India's growing middle class and increasing internet/mobile access are driving gaming market growth, though piracy and payment challenges remain inhibitors.
The lac operon controls the breakdown of lactose in E. coli bacteria. It consists of three structural genes (lacZ, lacY, lacA) that are regulated by a single promoter and operator region. In the absence of lactose, a lac repressor binds to the operator, preventing transcription of the structural genes. When lactose is present, it binds to the repressor and causes a conformational change, releasing it from the operator and allowing transcription. Mutations in the operator, structural genes, or promoter region provided insights into the operon's control mechanism.
The results give startup community members clear information about the following:
(a) what parts of a community make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs
(b) how well a ecosystem is delivering on those elements.
Our plan is to use the power of numbers to show how communities can focus their energy and resources to deliver the best possible value for startups!
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
This document provides a confidential report on the online, casual, social and mobile games market in India. It includes an executive summary and sections covering socioeconomic trends, the software piracy environment, internet and broadband access/usage, the online games market trends and major players, internet/cyber cafes, billing/payment methods, mobile gaming, and conclusions. The report finds that India's growing middle class and increasing internet/mobile access are driving gaming market growth, though piracy and payment challenges remain inhibitors.
The lac operon controls the breakdown of lactose in E. coli bacteria. It consists of three structural genes (lacZ, lacY, lacA) that are regulated by a single promoter and operator region. In the absence of lactose, a lac repressor binds to the operator, preventing transcription of the structural genes. When lactose is present, it binds to the repressor and causes a conformational change, releasing it from the operator and allowing transcription. Mutations in the operator, structural genes, or promoter region provided insights into the operon's control mechanism.
The results give startup community members clear information about the following:
(a) what parts of a community make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs
(b) how well a ecosystem is delivering on those elements.
Our plan is to use the power of numbers to show how communities can focus their energy and resources to deliver the best possible value for startups!
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Generative Classifiers: Classifying with Bayesian decision theory, Bayes’ rule, Naïve Bayes classifier.
Discriminative Classifiers: Logistic Regression, Decision Trees: Training and Visualizing a Decision Tree, Making Predictions, Estimating Class Probabilities, The CART Training Algorithm, Attribute selection measures- Gini impurity; Entropy, Regularization Hyperparameters, Regression Trees, Linear Support vector machines.
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
Enhanced data collection methods can help uncover the true extent of child abuse and neglect. This includes Integrated Data Systems from various sources (e.g., schools, healthcare providers, social services) to identify patterns and potential cases of abuse and neglect.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of May 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of March 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Generative Classifiers: Classifying with Bayesian decision theory, Bayes’ rule, Naïve Bayes classifier.
Discriminative Classifiers: Logistic Regression, Decision Trees: Training and Visualizing a Decision Tree, Making Predictions, Estimating Class Probabilities, The CART Training Algorithm, Attribute selection measures- Gini impurity; Entropy, Regularization Hyperparameters, Regression Trees, Linear Support vector machines.
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
Enhanced data collection methods can help uncover the true extent of child abuse and neglect. This includes Integrated Data Systems from various sources (e.g., schools, healthcare providers, social services) to identify patterns and potential cases of abuse and neglect.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of May 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
We are pleased to share with you the latest VCOSA statistical report on the cotton and yarn industry for the month of March 2024.
Starting from January 2024, the full weekly and monthly reports will only be available for free to VCOSA members. To access the complete weekly report with figures, charts, and detailed analysis of the cotton fiber market in the past week, interested parties are kindly requested to contact VCOSA to subscribe to the newsletter.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
It's part of a Data Science Corner Campaign where I will be discussing the fundamentals of DataScience, AIML, Statistics etc.
Time Management & Productivity - Best PracticesVit Horky
Here's my presentation on by proven best practices how to manage your work time effectively and how to improve your productivity. It includes practical tips and how to use tools such as Slack, Google Apps, Hubspot, Google Calendar, Gmail and others.
The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
If you think managing projects is too difficult, think again.
We’ve stripped back project management processes to the
basics – to make it quicker and easier, without sacrificing
the vital ingredients for success.
“If you’re looking for some real-world guidance, then The Six Step Guide to Practical Project Management will help.”
Dr Andrew Makar, Tactical Project Management
Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
The document discusses various AI tools from OpenAI like GPT-3 and DALL-E 2, as well as ChatGPT. It explores how search engines are using AI and things to consider around AI-generated content. Potential SEO uses of ChatGPT are also presented, such as generating content at scale, conducting topic research, and automating basic coding tasks. The document encourages further reading on using ChatGPT for SEO purposes.
More than Just Lines on a Map: Best Practices for U.S Bike Routes
This session highlights best practices and lessons learned for U.S. Bike Route System designation, as well as how and why these routes should be integrated into bicycle planning at the local and regional level.
Presenters:
Presenter: Kevin Luecke Toole Design Group
Co-Presenter: Virginia Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association
Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...DevGAMM Conference
Has your project been caught in a storm of deadlines, clashing requirements, and the need to change course halfway through? If yes, then check out how the administration team navigated through all of this, relocating 160 people from 3 countries and opening 2 offices during the most turbulent time in the last 20 years. Belka Games’ Chief Administrative Officer, Katerina Rudko, will share universal approaches and life hacks that can help your project survive unstable periods when there seem to be too many tasks and a lack of time and people.
Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...
Data and Survey Outputs with Explanation
1. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Survey powered by
Colorado Startup Value
Survey
Startup Ecosystems and
the Concept of Community Value
Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Laura Blomquist
Spencer Imel
2. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Let’s Start With Some Questions
• What does a startup "ecosystem" have to do with the success rate of
entrepreneurs?
• How do community members get successful entrepreneurs to start their next
business in the same place?
• What makes people talk about your startup community when they travel and
recommend it as an ideal place to start a business?
– The Startup Value Survey explored the link between these questions and the satisfaction levels of
entrepreneurs with regard to their community.
– We set out to determine whether changes in the level of satisfaction among entrepreneurs made a
difference in whether or not they would promote their community to colleagues and contacts.
– The data we collected shows the relationship between satisfaction and community growth – as it
turns out, these two things are closely related...
3. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Worth/Value
What I get
What I give
Growth & Development
Survey powered by
• To understand what drives entrepreneurs' satisfaction with their community, we explored
how they conceptualize the value they receive by being there.
• There are certain benefits of being an entrepreneur in a particular community, and there
are certain costs that are associated with being there. In order to get the benefits, an
entrepreneur must pay out the costs. So the question we explored was “How much do you
see the benefits of your community as being worth the costs?”
• The very basic relationship looks something like this - we call it a "Value Tree."
4. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Value Tree for Entrepreneurs
Local Atmosphere
Availability of Talent
Networks
Worth/Value
What I need
Access to Capital
What I give
Institutions
Government-related Costs
Business Costs
Personal Costs
Community’s Growth
& Development
Survey powered by
• We asked entrepreneurs themselves
to brainstorm lists of everything that
makes up the "what I get" side of the
value tree and the "what I give" side of
the value tree.
• After dozens of interviews with
folks from many different
backgrounds in Colorado's startup
ecosystem, we had built a long list of
items that entrepreneurs get as well as
a long list of costs that entrepreneurs
pay in order to run their startup in a
community.
• We combined similar items from the
lists down into the categories seen
here.
5. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
The Survey
• We built a short online survey around the components of the value tree.
• We asked entrepreneurs to rate their overall satisfaction with each attribute on a scale
of 1 (not at all satisfied) to 10 (completely satisfied).
• We asked them to provide ratings for each branch of the value tree, including the
overall sum of "all the things you get from your community," and the overall sum of
"all the things you give to your community."
• We also asked entrepreneurs to rate the overall value of being a startup in their area,
questioning, "Considering all that you get and all that you give, how 'worth it' is
starting a business in your community?”
• We had two distribution methods:
– Network Distribution: Trade Associations across industries, co-working spaces,
accelerators, incubators, community members and leaders sent out the link to the
survey.
– Secretary of State Office: Businesses that registered for or renewed their
business license in the last two weeks of December 2013 were invited to take the
survey.
6. Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
Survey powered by
We got two sets of data:
• The scores represent how Colorado's startup
communities are performing when it comes to
satisfying entrepreneurs on each of these
attributes.
•Using a simple mathematical technique, called
linear regression, we estimated the importance
of each branch of the value tree relative to the
importance of the other branches.
In doing this, we were able to:
• Assess which parts of the value proposition
make the biggest difference to entrepreneurs'
satisfaction simply by determining which ones
are more systematically associated with satisfied
entrepreneurs.
• Gather information about the importance of
each attribute that was not subject to the strong
opinion or unique experience of any one startup
- these conclusions are born of data collected
from nearly 800 entrepreneurs throughout
Colorado and a growing number of
entrepreneurs across the United States.
Attribute
Impact
Weight
Colorado
Score
Score Among
Colorado
Promoters
Network for Startups 38% 7.0 8.4
Availability of Talent 6% 6.1 7.1
Access to Capital 11% 4.7 5.3
Local Atmosphere 29% 8.3 9.3
Institutions 15% 6.0 6.9
"What I Get" 100% 7.0 8.1
Business Costs 52% 6.0 6.4
Government-Related Costs 18% 5.2 5.8
Personal Costs 30% 6.0 6.6
"What I Pay" 100% 6.3 7.0
What I Get 71% 7.0 8.1
What I Pay 29% 6.3 7.0
Overall Value 7.8 9.1
50%
45%
39%
Percent of respondents that would startup in Colorado
again
Percent of respondents that would recommend Colorado
for startups
Percent of Respondents that are Colorado Promoters
Network Distribution
Colorado Companies (348 Responses)
What Startups Get
What Startups Pay
Overall Value
Colorado Promoters
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What do the scores mean?
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The online survey asked two additional questions that
helped determine a connection between entrepreneurial
satisfaction, and the growth of the startup community.
1) If you decide to start another business, how likely
are you to select this same location again?
2) If an associate or friend wants to start a new
business, how willing are you to recommend they
do so in this area?
We determined how many of the entrepreneurs that took
the survey would be likely to do things that promote their
community as a great place for startups.
The data set shows what percentage of entrepreneurs gave
either a 9 or 10 to represent their likelihood of starting
another company in the same place, as well as the
percentage of entrepreneurs that gave either a 9 or 10 to
represent their likelihood of recommending their
community to others.
We also determined how many people would do both of
these things - they are the ones that would put both their
own success and their reputation on the line to promote
their community. We refer to these people as "dual
promoters." The data shows us how much value a
community must offer to produce more dual promoters.
This chart is called "the slippery slope" because of its shape and its meaning. The
slippery slope diagram tells us this: "of the entrepreneurs that gave each rating for
overall community value, what percentage of them were dual promoters?".
• Of all the "people" that gave a value score of 10, about 75 percent of them were
dual promoters.
• Of all the people that gave a value score of 8, about 30 percent of them were dual
promoters.
• The data in this chart help answer a very important question about value in startup
communities, "How good is good?" More dual promoters are likely a key component
to driving ecosystem growth - the slippery slope tells community leaders what value
score they need to achieve in order to make more of their entrepreneurs into
promoters of the community.
The Slippery Slope
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Attribute
Tech
Impact
Weight
Tech Score
Non-Tech
Impact Weight
Non-Tech
Score
Network for Startups 36% 8.1 37% 6.7
Availability of Talent 2% 6.5 8% 6.0
Access to Capital 11% 5.0 12% 4.6
Local Atmosphere 44% 9.0 26% 8.1
Institutions 7% 5.9 18% 6.0
"What I Get" 100% 7.9 100% 6.8
Business Costs 50% 6.5 50% 5.9
Government-Related Costs 5% 5.6 25% 5.1
Personal Costs 45% 6.0 25% 6.0
"What I Pay" 100% 6.7 100% 6.1
What I Get 86% 7.9 65% 6.8
What I Pay 14% 6.7 35% 6.1
Overall Value 100% 8.4 100% 7.6
Colorado Companies (348 Responses)
Network Distribution
Overall Value
What Startups Get
What Startups Pay
• We were curious about the tech sector because it is growing so quickly in Colorado. Since
we had enough responses to run the regressions, we compared tech to non-tech startups.
• Interestingly enough, the tech sector had different scores and impact weights.
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•Denver Metro area not including Boulder
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Average Scores Across Regions
Colorado Companies (348 Responses)
Attribute
Impact
Weight
Colorado
Average
Score
Score Among
Colorado
Promoters
Denver* Boulder Ft. Collins
Southern
Colorado
Western
Slope
What Startups Get
Network for Startups 38% 7.0 8.4 6.9 8.5 7.2 5.2 6.3
Availability of Talent 6% 6.1 7.1 6.5 6.8 6.7 4.8 4.9
Access to Capital 11% 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.5 4.5 3.8 5.2
Local Atmosphere 29% 8.3 9.3 8.5 9.3 8.9 6.9 7.3
Institutions 15% 6.0 6.9 5.8 6.7 7.8 4.8 5.2
"What I Get" 100% 7.0 8.1 7.0 8.2 7.6 5.4 6.4
What Startups Pay
Business Costs 52% 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.8 6.0 5.8 5.8
Government-
Related Costs
18% 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.4 4.7
Personal Costs 30% 6.0 6.6 6.2 5.1 6.1 6.5 6.1
"What I Pay" 100% 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.9
Overall Value
What I Get 71% 7.0 8.1 7.0 8.2 7.6 5.9 6.4
What I Pay 29% 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.4 5.9 5.9
Value 100% 7.8 9.1 7.8 8.3 8.1 6.5 7.5
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Average Scores Across Industries
Colorado Companies (348 Responses)
Attribute
Impact
Weight
Colorado
Average Score
Score
Among
Colorado
Promoters
Bioscience
Creative
Industries
Energy and
Natural
Resources
Financial
Services
Health and
Wellness
Information
and
Technology
What Startups Get
Network for
Startups
38% 7.0 8.4 6.3 7.2 6.3 6.0 7.3 8.1
Availability of
Talent
6% 6.1 7.1 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.5
Access to Capital 11% 4.7 5.3 4.2 5.0 3.6 3.5 4.5 5.0
Local Atmosphere 29% 8.3 9.3 8.5 8.1 7.9 7.5 8.6 9.0
Institutions 15% 6.0 6.9 6.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.9
"What I Get" 1.0 7.0 8.1 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.9 7.9
What Startups Pay
Business Costs 52% 6.0 6.4 5.9 6.0 4.8 5.3 5.7 6.5
Government-
Related Costs
18% 5.2 5.8 5.8 4.9 4.0 4.4 5.2 5.6
Personal Costs 30% 6.0 6.6 5.7 5.9 5.4 4.9 6.2 6.0
"What I Pay" 1.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.7
Overall Value
What I Get 71% 7.0 8.1 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.9 7.9
What I Pay 29% 6.3 7.0 6.1 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.7
Value 7.3 7.7 7.4 6.4 8.0 8.4
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Attribute
Impact
Weight
Colorado
Score
Score Among
Colorado
Promoters
Network for Startups 28% 5.8 7.3
Availability of Talent 16% 6.4 7.8
Access to Capital 10% 4.6 5.5
Local Atmosphere 29% 7.6 9.1
Institutions 17% 5.7 7.2
"What I Get" 100% 6.3 8.2
Business Costs 29% 5.4 6.5
Government-Related Costs 32% 5 6.4
Personal Costs 39% 5.5 6.7
"What I Pay" 100% 5.7 7.2
What I Get 55% 6.3 8.2
What I Pay 45% 5.7 7.2
Overall Value 100% 7.1 9.2
33%
25%
23%
Percent of respondents that would startup in Colorado
Percent of respondents that would recommend Colorado
for startups
Percent of Respondents that are Colorado Promoters
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What Startups Get
What Startups Pay
Overall Value
Colorado Promoters
• Surveys were also offered to
businesses that registered for, or
renewed, their business license in the
last two weeks of December 2013.
•This data is limited to those
respondents that indicated their
business was less than 4 years old.
• There are differences in the impact
weights for “What I Get” and “What
I Pay”
•But similarly with the network
distribution list, the Network for
Startup and Local Atmosphere
Attributes still have the highest
impact weights.
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Key Findings in Colorado
• When entrepreneurs assess the value of being located in a particular
community, they generally place about 70% of the weight on the
benefits of their community, leaving only about 30% of the weight on
the costs.
• Among all the benefits, entrepreneurs appear to be the most
concerned with Networks and their Local Atmosphere. Together, these
two things comprise about 70% of all consideration given to benefits.
• There is a wide range of satisfaction among entrepreneurs in various
industries and areas in Colorado.
– The highest levels of satisfaction were found in Boulder and Ft. Collins,
followed by Denver.
– The top performing industries were Technology, and Health & Wellness.
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What’s Next
We are working with are partners across the United States to
collect data from startup communities. As the surveys outside
of Colorado still are active, we have not yet analyzed the data
so it is not too late to join us!
If you would like to participate in the survey and collect data
on your community, please contact us!
- What you do -
• Send us an email
•Engage your community and send out the survey link
•Give us your feedback - you are a part of the startup
community and the data belongs to you so help us understand
and use the data
- What we do -
Send you a customized survey link for your community
Once the data is collected, we will create a profile for your
community and be able to determine what is important to
your entrepreneurs
Provide your community the anonymized responses of the
survey
To participate please contact:
Laura Blomquist: Laura.Blomquist@state.co.us
or
Spencer Imel: Spencer.Imel@state.co.us