Building a Business
6 Good Reasons to Ditch Offering Discounts
You might be tempted to lower your prices when starting out, but make sure that strategy actually works for your business and market.
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Your Professional Expertise Is Enough to Launch A Tech Startup
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I Launched My First Startup During the Dot-Com Boom. Boy, Have Things Changed.
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Entrepreneurs, You Can’t Handle Everything at Your Startup
You need a team. It's impossible to do everything yourself.
By Ben Walker
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How to Run a Remote Startup Across Time Zones
Quick tips on building high performing remote teams.
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I Started My Business on a Spreadsheet — Here’s Why All Bootstrapped Companies Need to Start Lean
Start small, prove out the real business need, concentrate on learning how to sell or convert and then retain customers, and you're setting yourself up for bootstrapped business success.
By John Doherty
Business Branding
Why Going Cheap on Your Branding Is One of the Worst Mistakes You Can Make
Going cheap on your brand development could not only lead to a disconnect with potential customers, but could also result in your company shutting its doors as a result of low sales.
By Andrew Medal
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6 Elements of a Million-Dollar Brand
It takes a lot of effort to make your company look like a winner.
By Andrew Medal
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6 Steps to Surviving 3 Years
Nine out of 10 businesses fail within three years. Don't be one of them.
By Ray Zinn
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10 Ways to Preserve Cash as a Bootstrapped Startup
A guide to staying alive for early stage companies short of money.
By Andrew Medal
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Being Nimble Is More Important Than Being Right, and 4 Other Lessons I Learned Building a Successful Company
The early stages of a business are a careful mix of vision and flexibility, and that how you implement this mix will have a lasting impact on your business.
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4 Ways to Know It’s Time to Make the Leap and Start Your Own Business
Don't feel like the life you want is too far from reach.
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You Really Could Have a Legitimate Business in a Week
If your great idea solves problems, the rest is mostly filling out forms online. You can knock it out in a few days.
By Derek Miller
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Lessons From a Scrappy Business: 3 Roles You Can Sacrifice in the Early Stages
Beware "preparation paralysis." The truth is that you just need to get up and just start climbing the rock face.
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What You’ll Give Up When You Start a Small Business
Hint: It's just about everything.
By Levi King
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8 Rules for Succeeding as an Entrepreneur
Success is a function of our belief that we will succeed and our determination not to fail.
By Tim Dyson
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10 Facts That Will Change How You Think About Opportunity and Entrepreneurship
Who is turning to entrepreneurship and where they are launching their businesses may surprise you.
By Nina Zipkin
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The Crazy, Labor-Intensive Technique We Used to Get Our First Clients
Networking and coffee meetings didn't work for us. We needed a different way to sell our services.
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Answer These 7 Questions Before Starting Your Side Business
Take stock of the assets you have and create a realistic plan to define your purpose, gather resources and develop market insights.
By Ahmed Safwan
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5 Ways That Entrepreneurs Throw Away Their Funding
For entrepreneurs who hope to create companies that can thrive for the long-term, be sure to avoid spending your funding on any of the items below.
By Allison Page
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5 Startup Lessons That Could Have Saved Me 5 Years
Want to overcome some of the hurdles of starting a business? These tips will help you reach the finish line faster.
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You’re Not Crazy: Trading Your Six-Figure Job for Entrepreneurial Freedom Is the Right Move
You're the only one who should determine how much your time is worth. These tips can help you enter the startup world with eyes wide open.
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How to Find Great Co-Founders for Your Startup — Fast
What to do when you want a team to help make our idea a reality, but you don't have the money to hire anybody.
By Natasha Che
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8 Financial Tips for Entrepreneurs Launching a Startup
How to lay the foundation for a sustainable business.
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5 Rookie Branding Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Makes But Shouldn’t
Nearly everybody just trying to keep their startup solvent skimps on branding and all of them would be better off it they didn't.
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5 Proven Strategies to Break Out With Your New Business
The internet hasn't changed everything about business. Price, quality and service still guide consumer decisions.
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4 Ways to Give Off Big Company Vibes as a Tiny Startup
Give your customers confidence you can get the job done by employing these easy tactics.
By Allison Page
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Building a Hard-Working Team Starts With You
For better or worse, the cornerstone of a startup's culture is going to be the founder.
By George Deeb
Thought Leaders
How Being Transparent Helps Scale Your Company
A culture of trust is the bedrock for success. It starts living your core values every day.
By David Stack