What does Validation mean for your business?
Customer validation is the process of confirming whether or not customers will pay for your product or service and is the final step before introducing a product to the market.
What does Customer Discovery mean for your business?
Customer discovery is finding an audience that you think shares the same problem, and then asking that audience specific questions to see if they have identified your idea as a potential solution.
Top 3 Startup Founder Resources
At every stage of your entrepreneurial journey you will need support. One of the hardest lessons I, as a founder, have learned is to accept guidance and support. Learning that lesson has taught me to not only accept the support, but to seek it. I encourage you to seek the support you need to strengthen your skill set, define your goals and to create meaningful growth for your business. As you go looking for resources to support your startup there are a million different options, let’s take a little time to sort through the different types of resources available so...
The Center NTX : Finding the Entrepreneurial “Core”
Darlisa Diltz is on a mission to help underserved communities grow thriving startup companies. Through her work at The Center NTX, she is helping the next generation of entrepreneurs navigate their path to success.
A look at Sparkyard in 2021
Sparkyard held its grand opening during the 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Week. We thought this would be a great opportunity to see how 2021 shook down with some general stats and entrepreneurial assistance. Total number of off topic YouTube videos watched during meetings: 528 Total number of website Users: 10,812 (52% increase from 2020) Fun Fact: With the exception of the United States, the top 3 countries that have interacted with our website are The Philippines, India and China. Total Sparkyard Pageviews: 30,759 (27% increase from 2020) Fun Fact: With the exception of the Sparkyard homepage, the top 3 most viewed pages on the website are: Business Entity Types Calendar Resource Navigator Total Published Blogs: 36 Sparkyard had the opportunity to have 4 guest authors in 2021. Number of blog views: 3,967 (33% increase from 2020) Fun Fact: Fort...
Shop Local! 13 Fort Worth Shops For Your Holiday Needs
Have a coffee lover or a movie buff in the family? Need a New Years eve dress that will also contribute to the greater good? Shop local this season and check out these 13 local Fort Worth shops for your holiday needs.
Need Some Inspiration? 7 Branded Podcasts That Can Help
They say that content is king. If your brand is looking to create content so you can be king, here are a few ways to get inspired about how to boost your brand by creating content rather than just advertising or marketing your product or service.
2021 GEW Sessions You Don’t Want to Miss!
This annual event gives residents a chance to get to know Fort Worth’s local community of innovators, while also providing aspiring entrepreneurs with a variety of informative sessions and networking opportunities. Participants can take part in-person and virtually. Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) returns to Fort Worth Sunday, Nov. 7 through Friday, Nov. 12. This popular event offers a variety of workshops, panel discussions, informational sessions and networking events that showcase Fort Worth’s entrepreneurship community while also engaging with larger industry trends. During 2020, Fort Worth’s Global Entrepreneurship Week was the largest celebration of its kind in the world with 93 sessions, more than...
5 Reasons Your Business Needs a Podcast
Podcasts are a booming medium right now. According to Edison Research and Triton Digital’s Infinite Dial 2021 study, 80 million Americans ages 12 and older listen to at least one podcast a week, with the average listener enjoying five shows in that time. The number of podcasts grew to 2 million in 2021 (Winn, 2021) and advertisers are expected to spend over $1 billion on podcast campaigns this year alone (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2020). Here are five reasons your business should ride this wave and consider starting its own podcast: Podcasting is a functional medium. They can be listened to while doing other activities, like driving or house chores. This means your busy audience can take in...
Business Relocation Spotlight: SmartAction
Gary Davis, the President and CEO of SmartAction, recently made an appearance on the Innovate Fort Worth podcast to discuss his company’s relocation to Fort Worth. SmartAction uses artificial intelligence – or rather, algorithmic intelligence – to improve companies’ customer service. A “virtual agent” is trained to engage with customers in specific ways that are entirely driven by that customer’s typed or spoken response – think of it like an algorithmic “choose your own adventure” of solutions and answers to customer problems. Gary had hoped to return to his Texas roots after running SmartAction from El Segundo, California, for several years, he...