Posts Tagged ‘Startups’
How to Win as an Underdog and Maintain Your Scrappiness as You Grow
Let’s say you’re fresh out of college, and you have two job offers: one with a global megacorporation and the other with a startup out of a San Jose garage. If stability and security were your goals, which would you choose?
Read More 5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Bootstrapping My Startup
If you’ve ever been through the process, you know that launching a startup is a struggle. Trying to bootstrap your business can be even harder.
Read More Agencies and the Culture of “Startup”
SEER is 12 years old this August. By definition, we’re probably no longer a startup, yet there is no other word that so accurately describes who we are.
Read More Financial Tips for Avoiding Startup Failure
For those of you preparing to take on the entrepreneurial life full-time, the best advice I can provide is to be as rigorous as possible with your finances when pursuing your funding goals. It’s never been easier to bring a great idea into reality.
Read More Financing Your Startup: 5 Things to Keep in Mind
Building and launching a successful startup business today requires more than the ability to deliver a product; it requires a careful and calculated approach to financial management. If you have the perfect startup idea, here are a few things to keep in mind before you begin seeking out the necessary financing you need to get yourself started.
Read More Should Entrepreneurs Grow Revenue or User Count?
A higher focus on user growth may be necessary early, but is never sufficient. If you are in it for the long run, don’t forget the basic business principle that if you lose money on every customer, you can’t make it up in volume.
Read More The 3 Stages of Successful Fundraising
Fundraising: Love it or hate it, unless you are independently wealthy, it’s key to the success of your new startup. When done right, it can lead to lucrative partnerships with angel investors and venture capitalists. Luckily, in my experience, the process of fundraising is always similar. The following steps were most crucial in raising each of my initial angel rounds.
Read More Little-Known Startup Cities Around the World
Looking for a place to start your business? Everyone thinks of Silicon Valley thanks to its dominance in the tech industry, but there are so many places that are great for startups. This infographic from WhoIsHostingThis looks at some of the top startup cities around the US and the world.
Read More How to Survive Your Startup…Financially
Every small business owner sets out hoping to make good money, but it doesn’t always go that way—especially in the beginning. So the question becomes: How can you survive while your business gets on its feet?
Read More Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Need Disruptive Technology
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business that builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the bleeding edge.
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