Early Entrepreneurs & Positioning?

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Welcome to the August 2024 issue of the Vixul newsletter. This month has been all about guiding young entrepreneurs on how to take up space in the ever-evolving tech market. From cultivating a growth mindset to mastering financial intelligence, ETS company owners can progress toward sustainable business growth.

What We’ve Been Up To

Aater Suleman, co-founder of Vixul, is an expert in the emerging tech field, with an experience of more than a decade of advising and leading technology services companies. He often finds the efforts of entrepreneurs being wasted regardless of the platform, agency or team they are affiliated with, and that is almost always due to poor positioning.?Join us on our webinar happening on the 4th of September, 2024 at 10:00 AM CST. Register yourself here. ??

Hot Off the Blog

Here are some great articles you might have missed:

Strategy and Tactics: How To Create Coherence in Business Execution

"Tactics are the building blocks of execution." Without strategy, execution is a wasted effort, and without execution, strategy is a mere dream. In this blog, learn how the perfect synergy of the two can flourish your business. ??

The 4 Criteria Investors Use To Evaluate Your Emerging Tech Services Firm

Understand the significance of essential KPIs and financial metrics for investors and gain insights into how per-project profitability,? average selling costs, average project metrics, and revenue conversion rate indicate your company's financial health. ??

How to Build an ETS Enterprise with a Growth Mindset

Having a growth mindset is essential for entrepreneurs in the emerging tech services sector. With technology constantly evolving, it is crucial for tech founders to embrace innovation, learn from setbacks, and adapt to changes to stay ahead in the industry. ??

The 5 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Financial Systems

Is your financial system future-proof? If you're juggling multiple spreadsheets and wasting time analyzing redundant data, it is time to make a change. Don't cripple the growth of your business, and learn the tell-tale signs of outdated financial systems.???

Upcoming Events

We've curated an exciting lineup of events you can attend:

Vixul's Interview with Marsha Wilson, CEO of Scalesec

Join us for our upcoming interview with Marsha Wilson as she talks about her entrepreneurial journey from passionate SMEs evolving into mature business owners. Catch the episode on our Youtube channel on the 11th of September, 2024.?

PostgreSQL 101 for Oracle Database Administrators

Join Umair Shahid, a 20-year PostgreSQL veteran and Stormatics founder, as he delves into the essentials of PostgreSQL. Covering how PostgreSQL is uniquely different to Oracle and how to migrate from one platform to the other smoothly. Don’t miss the chance to learn from a global PostgreSQL expert on September 4th, 2024 at 4-5 PM UTC. Register yourself here. ??

From Our Portfolio Companies

Here’s a look at some of the ideas and insights Vixul’s very own portfolio companies have shared lately:

Infinite-ISP: Open Source Hardware Image Signal Processor Development Suite

10xEngineers will contribute greatly to the open-source imaging community by releasing their RTL design and FPGA implementation of Infinite-ISP for their Vision AI Starter Kit. Want to see how you can work on implementing AI with machine vision? Check out their GitHub directory and start creating solutions yourself! ??

Techment's Generative AI Solutions?

Take your business to the next level and embark on your AI journey with Techment's solutions in developing chatbots and virtual assistants, feasibility assessment, fine tuning pre-trained LLMs for clients' existing AI models, while also offering Gen AI consulting and strategy planning.?Learn more about this here. ??

Best of the Web

Here are a few of our team’s favorite things:

What is Financial Intelligence?

Felix Akinnibi writes about the skills needed to develop Financial Intelligence. Increasing financial literacy coupled with working on critical thinking, communication, planning, and adaptability can help improve F.I. ??

Why embracing delayed gratification might transform your sales strategy: A guide for SMEs

Starting his journey of entrepreneurship at 15 when he was homeless, and now with 30 years of business experience, Simon Squibb shares how delayed gratification in business can lead to focusing on long-term goals and sustained growth since the journey to success involves enjoying the process first. ??

And that's a wrap! Did you find this Vixul Monthly Roundup helpful? Let us know!