Very few startups are overnight successes. In fact the “overnight successes” that you can think of right now probably took years to hit that “overnight” point. It takes time to get a new venture off the ground. And during that initial period of time (which can very realistically be measured in years) there is a […]
Social versus Email Marketing
Social media. It’s cheap and easy to get a lot of followers, likes, or whatever. And it feels good to have a big following on social media… it feels like… success. But is it? I already wrote about being aware of vanity metrics and focusing on things that really count – like sales. :) Social […]
Business, Email, launch, marketing, small business, startups3 Essentials for Location-Independent Businesses
With modern technology there is less and less dependence on physical office space. Many businesses are being formed in a way that lets the staff work from home offices – or anywhere they have a laptop and an Internet connection (like the beach!) Here are three things that are essential to running your business remotely – […]
Business, cloud, management, remote, small business, startups3 Great Funding Options Without Giving Up Equity
You don’t want to give away any more equity than needed when starting and growing your new business. In fact, wouldn’t you love to avoid giving away any equity at all? If you own 100% of the business you not only get to enjoy all of the financial benefits, but you also get to retain […]
bootstrapping, cashflow, Finance, founders, fund-raising, Funding, lending, loans, startups, ventureStartup Communication and Collaboration: Living Documents
I’ve been noticing an issue more and more lately with many of the startups and small businesses that I mentor. This is a much bigger problem than most people realize and it isn’t something that seems to be addressed (or at least not well) in incubators and accelerators. The problem is communication and collaboration – […]
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