Posts Tagged ‘Startups’
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.
Read More How Carta is Saving Mom and Pop Businesses
Have you ever stopped to think about exactly how much worked goes into getting the things we buy from the manufacturers to our homes/workplaces/bodies? It’s truly mind boggling to contemplate exactly how complicated that work is and when you own a business that buys and sells things, I don’t know if any of us can truly understand.
Read More Hungry Entrepreneurs Always Seem to Find Capital
Every startup needs access to capital, whether for funding product development, for initial rollout efforts, acquiring inventory, or paying that first employee. Most entrepreneurs think first of bank loans as the primary source of money, only to find out that banks are really the least likely benefactors for startups. Thus “creative” really means maximizing non-bank financing.
Read More How to Get the Right Investor to Fund Your Startup
Time is too precious to waste trying to close a deal with the wrong investors at the wrong time. Luckily, not all investors are looking for the same thing, so it pays to know what type of investors are most interested in what your startup brings to the table.
Read More 4 Top Tips to Get Your New Business Noticed on a Budget
If you have started, or are thinking about starting a new business, one of your first concerns will undoubtedly be, “How can I get my business noticed?”
Read More Startup Budgeting for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
You have a great idea for a small business—and the business know-how to pull it off. You’ve done your market research and written an airtight business plan. If you think this means there’s no way your business can fail, you may want to take a closer look at your financial plans.
Read More Thinking of Quitting Your Day Job? 5 Things to Do First
Quitting your job can be risky and scary. Some people will even try to talk you out of it. Before quitting my job to co-own a leather goods line, I had great career paths at Goldman Sachs and Google.
Read More From Idea to Launch in 6 Weeks
Starting a new tech business is an incredibly hard feat when you have minimal workers, minimal funds and only second hand knowledge and hypotheses. You might have the ability to make a stunning site with an incredibly innovative concept behind it, but there’s a whole load more behind making your startup business a success.
Read More Startup Investor Money Always Comes with Strings
As an Angel investor to startups, I’m still surprised to find entrepreneurs who expect investors to give them money, and then disappear into the sunset. Would you do that if it was your money?
Read More 10 Key Outsourcing Mistakes Made By Entrepreneurs
These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. We are in the age of outsourcing.
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