E-School for Girls presents How to Be a Successful Entrepreneur: Stories From Female Innovators. In this talk Mona Patel, CEO of Motivate Design shares with the audience the five things she wished she knew before she started her company.
E-School for Girls is a two-week summer intensive program at NYU designed to empower young women to become confident leaders and entrepreneurs.We strive to give rising High School juniors and seniors experiences that enable them to take initiative, pave their own paths and have the courage to achieve their own definition of success.
Things That Don't Matter in Your Presentation!Ayman Sadiq
We often spend hours together on stuffs that don’t really matter in your next presentation. You need to unclutter, focus, provide insight and yes, tell a story to convey the big idea. When you stop wasting time on the things that don’t really add any value to you presentation, we finally start adding proper value to the message and objective of your presentation. So here goes a list of things on which you should not even spend a minute. Cheers!
Habits at Work - Merci Victoria Grace, Growth, Slack - 2016 Habit SummitHabit Summit
Presented at the 2016 Habit Summit at Stanford (see: www.HabitSummit.com)
Merci Victoria Grace leads the Growth team at Slack.
Prior to joining Slack, she started a venture-backed game company, designed The Sims Social at Electronic Arts, and worked at a range of consumer, mobile and enterprise startups.
Here she shares insights on putting "Habits to Work at Work".
Some think working remotely is a terrible setting that takes control away and let's employees stay at home and be useless. Others find that remote work increases overall productivity and lowers the need to micromanage.
And both sides might be correct as remote work, like all other structures, work really well for some and make others crazy.
The only thing that we can say for certain is that telecommuting is increasingly popular and there are problems you need to face to make it work.
10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
9 Tips for Running a Successful Meeting with Remote WorkersShoreTel
Some things never change, like the fact that as long as there are companies there will always be meetings. And yet, some things do change, like the way we meet. As the workplace continues to become more global and mobile, meetings have evolved from face-face discourse in a central location, to conference calls that use the latest technology to include remote attendees. So how do you successfully host a remote meeting?
Download the entire eBook with all nine steps here: http://bit.ly/1ZHY8b2
This is the first SlideShare adaption of Timothy E. Johansson's 100 Growth Hacks in 100 Days. The growth hacks that's included in the slide are 1 to 10. Timothy is the front-end developer at UserApp (www.userapp.io).
Things That Don't Matter in Your Presentation!Ayman Sadiq
We often spend hours together on stuffs that don’t really matter in your next presentation. You need to unclutter, focus, provide insight and yes, tell a story to convey the big idea. When you stop wasting time on the things that don’t really add any value to you presentation, we finally start adding proper value to the message and objective of your presentation. So here goes a list of things on which you should not even spend a minute. Cheers!
Habits at Work - Merci Victoria Grace, Growth, Slack - 2016 Habit SummitHabit Summit
Presented at the 2016 Habit Summit at Stanford (see: www.HabitSummit.com)
Merci Victoria Grace leads the Growth team at Slack.
Prior to joining Slack, she started a venture-backed game company, designed The Sims Social at Electronic Arts, and worked at a range of consumer, mobile and enterprise startups.
Here she shares insights on putting "Habits to Work at Work".
Some think working remotely is a terrible setting that takes control away and let's employees stay at home and be useless. Others find that remote work increases overall productivity and lowers the need to micromanage.
And both sides might be correct as remote work, like all other structures, work really well for some and make others crazy.
The only thing that we can say for certain is that telecommuting is increasingly popular and there are problems you need to face to make it work.
10 Insightful Quotes On Designing A Better Customer ExperienceYuan Wang
In an ever-changing landscape of one digital disruption after another, companies and organisations are looking for new ways to understand their target markets and engage them better. Increasingly they invest in user experience (UX) and customer experience design (CX) capabilities by working with a specialist UX agency or developing their own UX lab. Some UX practitioners are touting leaner and faster ways of developing customer-centric products and services, via methodologies such as guerilla research, rapid prototyping and Agile UX. Others seek innovation and fulfilment by spending more time in research, being more inclusive, and designing for social goods.
Experience is more than just an interface. It is a relationship, as well as a series of touch points between your brand and your customer. Here are our top 10 highlights and takeaways from the recent UX Australia conference to help you transform your customer experience design.
For full article, continue reading at https://yump.com.au/10-ways-supercharge-customer-experience-design/
9 Tips for Running a Successful Meeting with Remote WorkersShoreTel
Some things never change, like the fact that as long as there are companies there will always be meetings. And yet, some things do change, like the way we meet. As the workplace continues to become more global and mobile, meetings have evolved from face-face discourse in a central location, to conference calls that use the latest technology to include remote attendees. So how do you successfully host a remote meeting?
Download the entire eBook with all nine steps here: http://bit.ly/1ZHY8b2
This is the first SlideShare adaption of Timothy E. Johansson's 100 Growth Hacks in 100 Days. The growth hacks that's included in the slide are 1 to 10. Timothy is the front-end developer at UserApp (www.userapp.io).
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
25 stats—13 positive, 12 negative—that reflect the marketing world, including content marketing, social media, email newsletters, analytics, blogging, digital video, and more.
Keep these stats in mind when crafting your marketing strategy.
10 Engagement Lessons Learned From 1 Million Survey AnswersD B
Officevibe released a research report called The State of Employee Engagement based on 1,200,000 survey answers from employees in 157 countries. After analyzing the data, we discovered some truly shocking statistics about the state of engagement across the world.
This actionable webinar will show you how you can keep your employees happy and productive.
See the recording of the webinar:
http://bit.ly/2gjJg3o
Get all the free bonuses and extra tips:
http://bit.ly/2g7Q3xM
Content by Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace.
Productivity Facts Every Employee Should KnowRobert Half
These productivity tips from Accountemps can empower you to take control of your time. Find out why your small business should save your most important tasks for Tuesdays.
Secrets to impactful presentations volume 2 - 8 toolsHavain
What tools do experts use to create and deliver powerful presentations? We set out to find the answer by interviewing the people we have worked and people we think have interesting views to presentations.
Here´s eight tools to replace or complement PowerPoint in your next presentation.
If you want to discuss presentation creation or design.
Contact: timo@havain.fi / @Timo_Havain (Twitter) / linkedin.com/in/timosorri -
We held the largest ever Virtual SlideShare Summit a week back, if you missed it here's your chance to hear from the experts once more on some of the takeaways on presentation design and SlideShare Marketing
Every software team writes code, but some teams produce fewer bugs than others. Every software team creates new features, but some teams develop them faster than others. What do high performance teams do differently, and why are team members more focused, satisfied and relaxed? They truly work together. No 10x rockstar programmer can achieve what a well rounded, enthusiastic team can.
Sven examines how the best software teams set and follow goals, integrate new members fast, ensure diversity, monitor and continually improve team health, embrace transparency, use a playbook to guide them through every phase of development and much more. He shares techniques including: bugfix rotations, OKRs, feature buddies, open demos, focus days and many more that help teams and team members to work more effectively together, and produce awesome results.
Fight for Yourself: How to Sell Your Ideas and Crush PresentationsDigital Surgeons
Don't let your blood, sweat, and pixels be overlooked, great creative doesn't sell itself.
Every presentation is a story, an opportunity to sell not just your work, but what people actually buy — YOU.
This presentation will walk viewers through three core aspects of winning at any presentation, Confidence, Comprehension, and Conviction.
These concepts, central to your work as a creative professional, are backed by science and bolstered by thoughts from some of the world’s leading creative professionals.
Learn why successful leaders are keeping a journal. See the direct benefits of journaling and how it can improve your life.
BONUS: Download this free Journaling Template:
https://lifeboarding.co/bonus-journaling
If you liked this presentation you can download it here:
https://lifeboarding.co/presentation-download-journaling
11 Stats You Didn’t Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they don’t feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
Incorporating photos and videos into your PowerPoint decks can greatly enhance a presentation. Learn how illustrating concepts with meaningful imagery can make your presentation great.
Learn more: http://www.lynda.com/Photography-training-tutorials/70-0.html
The technologies and people we are designing experiences for are constantly changing, in most cases they are changing at a rate that is difficult keep up with. When we think about how our teams are structured and the design processes we use in light of this challenge, a new design problem (or problem space) emerges, one that requires us to focus inward. How do we structure our teams and processes to be resilient? What would happen if we looked at our teams and design process as IA’s, Designers, Researchers? What strategies would we put in place to help them be successful? This talk will look at challenges we face leading, supporting, or simply being a part of design teams creating experiences for user groups with changing technological needs.
5 Point Checklist to Create Powerful Cover Slides24Slides
Does your cover slide pop or flop? Once you have an awesome looking cover slide, you’re off to a great start and so long as you have consistently good design and quality throughout, can more easily sustain this momentum through your entire deck. Still stuck? Let us help do or re-do your cover slide for FREE! https://24slides.com/#openModal
Pitching Ideas: How to sell your ideas to othersJeroen van Geel
Learn how to convince others of your UX ideas by understanding them.
We are good in designing usable and engaging products and services. We understand the user's needs and have a toolkit with dozens of deliverables. But for some reason it remains difficult to sell an idea or concept to team members, managers or clients. After this session that problem will be solved!
Selling your ideas and convincing others is one of the most undervalued assets in our field. This ranges from convincing a colleague to use a certain design pattern to selling research to your boss and convincing a client to go for your concept. You can come up with the best ideas in the world, but if it is presented in the wrong way these ideas will die a lonely dead. This is sad, because everybody can learn how to bring a message across. The main thing is that you know what to pay attention to.
In this session I will take you on a journey through the world of presenting ideas. We will move through the heads of clients and your colleagues, learn what their thoughts and needs are. We will move to the core of your idea and into the world of psychology.
Here at Table19, we believe that great work is only possible when clients and their agencies work together as a team. This is a presentation written by our Executive Creative Director Graham Wall, who on his first day in this industry heard the senior team he was shadowing say something he couldn’t understand: that the client had bought the wrong idea.
This set in motion a desire to understand how and why this had happened, and make sure it never happened again. This presentation details Graham’s learnings and philosophies, and shows how agencies and clients can create better work together.
The Great State of Design with CSS Grid Layout and FriendsStacy Kvernmo
For far too long we've been forced to reuse layout patterns that have worked in the past, creating a web full of sites that all look the same. Narrow timelines, browser support restrictions and lack of a true grid system have led us to create work that is "good enough".
I've spent years exploring how we can make the web a more unique space. With some of the newer CSS techniques available, we can start to make more creative designs. CSS Grid Layout is on the horizon and will play a major role in the design of our sites. Finally having a true, 2 dimensional grid will give our layouts much more flexibility and it is on us to explore the possibilities.
This talk was presented at CSS Day 2016.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
The lack of visible female role models is pervasive in the tech industry, particularly on Wikipedia, where just under 17% of Wikipedia biographies were on women. That's why HubSpot wrote fourteen Wikipedia entries for remarkable women in tech to help inspire young women to reach positions at the highest levels of STEM.
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
25 stats—13 positive, 12 negative—that reflect the marketing world, including content marketing, social media, email newsletters, analytics, blogging, digital video, and more.
Keep these stats in mind when crafting your marketing strategy.
10 Engagement Lessons Learned From 1 Million Survey AnswersD B
Officevibe released a research report called The State of Employee Engagement based on 1,200,000 survey answers from employees in 157 countries. After analyzing the data, we discovered some truly shocking statistics about the state of engagement across the world.
This actionable webinar will show you how you can keep your employees happy and productive.
See the recording of the webinar:
http://bit.ly/2gjJg3o
Get all the free bonuses and extra tips:
http://bit.ly/2g7Q3xM
Content by Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace.
Productivity Facts Every Employee Should KnowRobert Half
These productivity tips from Accountemps can empower you to take control of your time. Find out why your small business should save your most important tasks for Tuesdays.
Secrets to impactful presentations volume 2 - 8 toolsHavain
What tools do experts use to create and deliver powerful presentations? We set out to find the answer by interviewing the people we have worked and people we think have interesting views to presentations.
Here´s eight tools to replace or complement PowerPoint in your next presentation.
If you want to discuss presentation creation or design.
Contact: timo@havain.fi / @Timo_Havain (Twitter) / linkedin.com/in/timosorri -
We held the largest ever Virtual SlideShare Summit a week back, if you missed it here's your chance to hear from the experts once more on some of the takeaways on presentation design and SlideShare Marketing
Every software team writes code, but some teams produce fewer bugs than others. Every software team creates new features, but some teams develop them faster than others. What do high performance teams do differently, and why are team members more focused, satisfied and relaxed? They truly work together. No 10x rockstar programmer can achieve what a well rounded, enthusiastic team can.
Sven examines how the best software teams set and follow goals, integrate new members fast, ensure diversity, monitor and continually improve team health, embrace transparency, use a playbook to guide them through every phase of development and much more. He shares techniques including: bugfix rotations, OKRs, feature buddies, open demos, focus days and many more that help teams and team members to work more effectively together, and produce awesome results.
Fight for Yourself: How to Sell Your Ideas and Crush PresentationsDigital Surgeons
Don't let your blood, sweat, and pixels be overlooked, great creative doesn't sell itself.
Every presentation is a story, an opportunity to sell not just your work, but what people actually buy — YOU.
This presentation will walk viewers through three core aspects of winning at any presentation, Confidence, Comprehension, and Conviction.
These concepts, central to your work as a creative professional, are backed by science and bolstered by thoughts from some of the world’s leading creative professionals.
Learn why successful leaders are keeping a journal. See the direct benefits of journaling and how it can improve your life.
BONUS: Download this free Journaling Template:
https://lifeboarding.co/bonus-journaling
If you liked this presentation you can download it here:
https://lifeboarding.co/presentation-download-journaling
11 Stats You Didn’t Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they don’t feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
Incorporating photos and videos into your PowerPoint decks can greatly enhance a presentation. Learn how illustrating concepts with meaningful imagery can make your presentation great.
Learn more: http://www.lynda.com/Photography-training-tutorials/70-0.html
The technologies and people we are designing experiences for are constantly changing, in most cases they are changing at a rate that is difficult keep up with. When we think about how our teams are structured and the design processes we use in light of this challenge, a new design problem (or problem space) emerges, one that requires us to focus inward. How do we structure our teams and processes to be resilient? What would happen if we looked at our teams and design process as IA’s, Designers, Researchers? What strategies would we put in place to help them be successful? This talk will look at challenges we face leading, supporting, or simply being a part of design teams creating experiences for user groups with changing technological needs.
5 Point Checklist to Create Powerful Cover Slides24Slides
Does your cover slide pop or flop? Once you have an awesome looking cover slide, you’re off to a great start and so long as you have consistently good design and quality throughout, can more easily sustain this momentum through your entire deck. Still stuck? Let us help do or re-do your cover slide for FREE! https://24slides.com/#openModal
Pitching Ideas: How to sell your ideas to othersJeroen van Geel
Learn how to convince others of your UX ideas by understanding them.
We are good in designing usable and engaging products and services. We understand the user's needs and have a toolkit with dozens of deliverables. But for some reason it remains difficult to sell an idea or concept to team members, managers or clients. After this session that problem will be solved!
Selling your ideas and convincing others is one of the most undervalued assets in our field. This ranges from convincing a colleague to use a certain design pattern to selling research to your boss and convincing a client to go for your concept. You can come up with the best ideas in the world, but if it is presented in the wrong way these ideas will die a lonely dead. This is sad, because everybody can learn how to bring a message across. The main thing is that you know what to pay attention to.
In this session I will take you on a journey through the world of presenting ideas. We will move through the heads of clients and your colleagues, learn what their thoughts and needs are. We will move to the core of your idea and into the world of psychology.
Here at Table19, we believe that great work is only possible when clients and their agencies work together as a team. This is a presentation written by our Executive Creative Director Graham Wall, who on his first day in this industry heard the senior team he was shadowing say something he couldn’t understand: that the client had bought the wrong idea.
This set in motion a desire to understand how and why this had happened, and make sure it never happened again. This presentation details Graham’s learnings and philosophies, and shows how agencies and clients can create better work together.
The Great State of Design with CSS Grid Layout and FriendsStacy Kvernmo
For far too long we've been forced to reuse layout patterns that have worked in the past, creating a web full of sites that all look the same. Narrow timelines, browser support restrictions and lack of a true grid system have led us to create work that is "good enough".
I've spent years exploring how we can make the web a more unique space. With some of the newer CSS techniques available, we can start to make more creative designs. CSS Grid Layout is on the horizon and will play a major role in the design of our sites. Finally having a true, 2 dimensional grid will give our layouts much more flexibility and it is on us to explore the possibilities.
This talk was presented at CSS Day 2016.
Lightning Talk #9: How UX and Data Storytelling Can Shape Policy by Mika Aldabaux singapore
How can we take UX and Data Storytelling out of the tech context and use them to change the way government behaves?
Showcasing the truth is the highest goal of data storytelling. Because the design of a chart can affect the interpretation of data in a major way, one must wield visual tools with care and deliberation. Using quantitative facts to evoke an emotional response is best achieved with the combination of UX and data storytelling.
The lack of visible female role models is pervasive in the tech industry, particularly on Wikipedia, where just under 17% of Wikipedia biographies were on women. That's why HubSpot wrote fourteen Wikipedia entries for remarkable women in tech to help inspire young women to reach positions at the highest levels of STEM.
Buyers no longer use voicemails and emails from strangers to learn about products. This information is online, whenever buyers are interested. This SlideShare presentation show sellers how to connect in a meaningful way by starting conversations around the buyer’s plans, goals and challenges.
This presentation is one class in HubSpot Academy's free sales training course. You can enroll here: http://certification.hubspot.com/inbound-sales-certification
TEDxNewBedford - See Problems as OpportunitiesMotivate Design
Mona Patel, Founder & CEO of Motivate Design, in her first ever TEDx talk covers how she helps clients, family, and beyond reframe problems as design opportunities.
Why Can't You Get What You Want At Work? - HOW Design Live 2016Motivate Design
Do you hesitate to strive for the impossible? Is that hesitation rooted in fact or belief? Or are you just creating excuses? In this session, Mona Patel, Founder/CEO of Motivate Design, will walk you through four Excuse Personas featured in her bestselling book, Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think.
Then, she will be joined for a short chat by Ilise Benun, Program Partner for the Creative Entrepreneur program and Founder of Marketing-Mentor.com, to get personal and provide tips anyone can use to get past the excuses.
Mona Patel, CEO of Motivate Design and author of the upcoming book "Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think" walks through her process for helping clients overcome internal corporate blocks and personal barriers by helping them identify their own excuse personas.
Each excuse persona has a specific attitude that limits the chance for true innovation to happen. For more information on each excuse persona and reframing problems check out the Fast Company article that talks about 6 out of the 8 (http://www.fastcompany.com/3041047/the-6-excuses-preventing-you-from-designing-a-better-world) or download a free chapter of the book at readytoreframe.com
UXPA Boston 2015 | Discussion Guides PresentationMotivate Design
Discussion guides are universal research artifacts and often informed by a diverse range of stakeholders (from researchers to clients). With that many cooks in the kitchen, things are bound to get messy. This presentation introduces a reflection tool that allows researcher to define their rationale for what stays and goes in a discussion guide and to help shape the appropriate research methodology to get you where you need to go.
Motivate Design has effectively used this tool to align stakeholders on the most meaningful discussion points for research; what was in scope and what needed to be considered for future research. This tool will empower you to guide research initiatives toward the right direction.
UXPA Boston 2015
Inbound Recruiting: Hire Top Talent By Thinking Like a MarketerHubSpot
The world of recruiting has changed. Now, employers need to take an inbound approach to how they attract and engage with job seekers by using personalized marketing strategies.
15 Stats Every Marketing Leader Needs to KnowHubSpot
Benchmark your company's performance against stats from hundreds of other marketers around email performance, cost per lead, popular marketing tactics, revenue attainment, and more. All stats are taken from our 2017 Demand Generation Benchmarks Report: http://hubs.ly/H08nwvl0
It is important, no matter what the environment or situation, to remain productive and make the most of your time. Our latest work hack will guide you on how to optimise your time to achieve the most of your working day.
https://www.wrike.com/blog/08/27/2014/Crowdfunding-Sites-Infographic - In the last few years, the crowdfunding scene has exploded. It's not just about Kickstarter and IndieGoGo anymore. Now there are hundreds of platforms to choose from, with more popping up every day. But which crowdfunding site is best for your startup, small business, or charitable cause?
In this infographic, we cover 26 Top Crowdfunding Sites with all the essential details so you can choose wisely.
More info here on the blog: https://www.wrike.com/blog/08/27/2014/Crowdfunding-Sites-Infographic
13 Common Entrepreneurial Mistakes Newbies Must KnowElijah Sharpe
Being an entrepreneur, individuals must need to be full of enthusiasm and passion. In fact, the tycoons have to do everything possible in order to make the things move their way. But this does not mean that they always get success, whatever they do. Actually, every entrepreneur’s make some mistakes along the way that will end up costing them.
In reality, little mistakes are the part of life but the thing matter is how entrepreneurs recover from these blunders. Getting back to the business by learning from the mistakes make it stronger. One can learn from the older businesspersons who made some trials and fails at any stage and finally get success. Hence, doing some research and listening to your market in order to understand your niche is crucial.
In this article, 13 members of Young Entrepreneur Council have shared the biggest mistake they made as a newbie. The purpose of sharing these mistakes is that one can save themselves from making the same errors. Below mentioned are a few blunders they said to avoid:
Elijah Sharpe - High performing and dynamic entrepreneur who is working towards, and with breakthrough innovative technologies. Driven to succeed as exhibited through a commitment to startup ventures and business ownership.
Corporates – the key to the promised landNeagoe Radu
To be successful in business, to have a career that others can only dream of, you need to
change your mindset and understand the opportunities that are there for the taking. Think
seriously about where you are now, whether you are deciding whether to study, are studying
already, or are working in a small business.
Revealed the marketing tactics six successful copywriters use to build a bett...Kevin Carlton
There's so much more to running a successful copywriting business than simply having great commercial writing skills.
You also need to promote yourself like mad.
In this interview article, 6 leading UK copywriters tell you how they market their services and attract better paying clients.
Personal Branding - Multiple Role DilemmaLilyDalton
Discovering how to market yourself while dealing with the multiple role dilemma. An open ended article of my personal experiences and learning from this common issue.
10 hard earned tips for running your own business Tasos Veliadis
In this presentation, Tasos Veliadis shares with us some of his hard earned tips and experience in running his own business. From drawing up the correct contracts to setting your foot out of the office for a bit during the workday, every little thing matters. Things concerning you, your team and consequently your business as a whole. Live, laugh, work, and don't forget about the people you hire and of course, yourself!
The secrets to writing a successful business plan introHal Shelton
Are you planning to start a business, grow an existing business, or start a nonprofit? Wherever you are in your journey, you need to develop the knowledge and plans to guide you to a successful business operation. While this learning and planning process takes many forms, shapes, and levels of intensity, it is all considered part of the business planning process.
If you are in any of the above stages with your business, this book is written for you. This book will also help if you are looking for assurance that you are headed in the right direction, seeking help with a section of your business plan that you do not understand, feeling that a section of your business plan is not robust enough and want pointers, or wanting to learn where and how to apply for funding.
Secrets to Writing a Successful Business Plan: A Pro Shares a Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Plan that Gets Results by Hal Shelton will open your eyes to insider tips, hints, and techniques for creating a winning business plan.
Nearly 50 percent of new businesses fail within five years. A well thought-out business plan can dramatically turn the odds in your favor. With this easy-to-follow guide, you will:
• Discover why you need a business plan and the best style for you
• Receive step-by-step guidance for creating each section of your plan
• Write your plan as you go using worksheets in every chapter (link to www.score.org/secrets_business_plan)
• Get proven strategies for obtaining bank loans and attracting investors
• Spend less time writing your plan and more time setting up your business
• Learn how to create a business plan for a nonprofit
The Secrets to Writing a Successful Business Plan is packed with actionable advice and real-life examples from Shelton’s experience as a senior executive, SCORE small business mentor, and angel investor.
Find at www.secretsofbusinessplans.com
Mona Patel shares her top three lessons learned from founding and growing her UX agency Motivate Design. From hiring the right people to finding the right mentor, she shares stories and insights to the NYC UXPA community.
Designers Are From Mars, Engineers Are From VenusMotivate Design
There was Cain and Abel. The Hatfields and the McCoys. The Red Sox and the Yankees. The tale of supposed incompatible people is a tale as old as time. In the modern world of business and commerce, the common issue of creative designers and development engineers struggling to see eye-to-eye is a problem that can grind projects and businesses to a halt.
The reality is that both groups need each other so why can't they just get along? Jack Cole, Director of Design, will serve as session mediator, walking you through his experiences in finding pathways to commonality that allow for growth, discovery, and innovative solutions.
Key Takeaways:
• A better understanding of how to communicate effectively with team members of all disciplines
• Learning best practices that will help facilitate more project collaboration
• Further debunking the myth of left-brain and right-brain thinkers
Transcript from NYCDA & MotivateDesign U/X Lecture Series July 20, 2015 "Designers Are From Mars, Engineers Are From Venus" Jack Cole - Design Director
Getting company buy-in to execute a new idea that moves an employer in a new or nontraditional direction but with a big potential upside can be tricky. Hear insights from a business consultant in techniques of persuasion to learn how to best structure your proposal, counter the naysayers and see your idea through to fruition.
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How To Be A Successful Entrepreneur
1. / Page 1
What I wish
I knew
Before I started
a company
2. / Page 2
Motivate Design is a user experience staffing, research and design shop, founded in 2009.
M Y C O M PA N Y
First, what I started
Moderated
Do-It-Yourself
Workshops
How it looks
How It works
Design
Discovery
Validation
Research
Full-time
Contract
Staffing
4. / Page 4
DO GREAT WORK
Don’t think of everything in terms of return. Put forth your best work and the money will follow.
TREAT PEOPLE WITH KINDNESS
In the long run, being kind will get you farther than any business strategy. We were able to grow organically,
through repeat work and word-of-mouth, because we are nice people.
MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS
Don’t write people off just because they can’t do anything for you at the moment. I’ve found some of my best
employees and favorite clients through connections that I least expected to lead to business. You never know!
W I S H # 1
Business karma trumps a business plan
Business Plan
Business Karma
6. / Page 6
I knew I didn’t know everything, and sometimes thinking about how much I didn’t know held me back. I would
compare myself to other people who seemed to know more than me (or so I thought). I asked questions and
found out they felt just as scared and insecure as I was.
I NEED TO KNOW:
W I S H # 2
Nobody knows everything
What I do know
and focus on that
What I believe in, and what I’m
willing and not willing to do.
What I want so I know
where I’m going.
What I want to leave behind,
so I know what I’m building.
7. / Page 7
Not everyone I hire
will succeed
Wish #3
8. / Page 8
Someemployeesaregreat.Iconsidermyselfluckytoworkwiththe smartest,nicest,justallaroundbestpeople
I could find.
(and that’s my fault)
W I S H # 3
Not everyone I hire will succeed
Take too much
Want too
much attention
Demand
too much
Don’t exemplify
companies values
Misuse
company
resources
Don’t take pride
in their work
Want more
structure
Don’t contribute
to company culture
Don’t know
what they want
10. / Page 10
As a founder, I originally had to do “everything”, but that doesn’t mean I wanted to. I learned my real job was to
find people who do certain jobs better than me.
DEDICATED EMPLOYEES
Take Finance. I sent invoices when I felt like it. Apparently that’s not the way to do it. So, I found dedicated
people who not only send invoices routinely and on time, but like to create projections and financial models.
They truly help me understand how to run an efficient, profitable business.
W I S H # 4
Find people that are better than me
My
Job
Now
Things
I love
Necessary
things I
don’t love
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Two months after founding Motivate Design, I found out I was pregnant.
TWO KIDS LATER
Havingkidsforcedmetochangemybusinessfromonethatneededmyconstantattentiontoonethatcouldrun
withoutme.WhenIreturnedtoworktofindthatmyteamwasdoinggreat,IrealizedIhadroomtocreateanew
job because they were doing my old one better than I was!
W I S H # 5
Having kids will propel my business
Motivate Design founded
First kid
changed my business
to one that could
run without me
Focus on sales
New partners
Second kid
2009 2016
Hired new team
Wrote a book
Plan for growth
New office
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