Last month, our spotlight speaker was Anna Steinfest. She’s a successful entrepreneur based out of Green Bay, WI whom is very involved in mentorship programs. In fact, her company, AFF Research is the facilitator of the official Mentor-Protégé program of the Green Bay Packers. “You can’t just be better than your competitors, you have to… Read the Full Article →
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Event Recap: Trust Triggers with Mark Imperial
Last week at The Green Room Lounge we listened in on Mark Imperial discuss why customers buy, and why they don’t. There are specific trust triggers that they look for and show bias towards those companies that have them. So….what are they? Trust Triggers: Advocacy over Advertising What other people say about you Are you… Read the Full Article →
Boost Your Startup’s Chance of Survival – Build an Audience First
An idea hits you like a bolt of lightning. You’ve got this incredible concept for a startup – something that will change lives, turn an industry upside down – and maybe even make you some money in the process. So the first thing you do is get to work making it happen. You start putting… Read the Full Article →
Equity – Joel Abraham’s Cure for ‘Startup Weekend Syndrome’
It’s a common scenario in the startup world… You and your team are just getting the ball rolling on a new business idea. Everyone is excited about it. Everyone wants ownership. Not everyone can be a co-founder – or at least not everyone should be a co-founder. But Joel Abraham of the Milwaukee-based startup accelerator… Read the Full Article →
2014 DF March Madness
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What better way to spend the days waiting for Spring to finally roll around than with a little competition? This year, Digital Fertilizer is proud to host the 2014 March Madness DF Fundraiser! The donation fee is $5 per person and the payout schedule will work out to 50% for first… Read the Full Article →
Startup Weekend Green Bay 2014 Summary
Thanks to all the participants, coaches, judges, speakers, and organizers who made this event a huge success! Approximately 45 participants formed into 9 teams on Friday night, and the Sunday Demo Day results were pretty amazing. Here is a list of the winning teams and their prizes as determined by the judges: 1st Prize: LingoLit Pitch to Gener8tor Netsonic hosting… Read the Full Article →
Meetup Recap: Practicing the Lean Startup
If you missed last Monday night’s meet up with Ryan Hatch of Dynamis talking about lean startup principles and how you apply them to your business you definitely missed out. Ryan talked about his 4 to 5 years of failure and how it taught him to develop customers first rather than a product. This flips… Read the Full Article →
Meetup Recap: Connecting With Customers
Last week, James Oliver of WeMontage presented and shared the story of how WeMontage was founded as well as how their brand messaging has changed over the last couple years. The biggest change in their messaging was the changing focal point and how their approach evoked emotions with their target customers. The new slogan, Live… Read the Full Article →
Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest open for 2014 entries through Jan. 31, 2014
MADISON – The 11th annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2014 competition until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The contest is designed to encourage entrepreneurs in the seed, startup and early growth stages of high-tech businesses in Wisconsin. The contest links up-and-coming entrepreneurs with a statewide network of… Read the Full Article →
BarCamp Green Bay
Just a reminder that BarCamp Green Bay is two weeks away. This free event is entirely produced by you. It will be fun and exciting. Register at http://www.barcampgb.org/