Startups
Why You Don’t Need Silos to Scale a Startup
My esteemed colleague over at SuccessfulWorkplace wrote a piece about using frameworks to help build business processes for startups when they begin to scale up operations. In the post Tom... read more
5 Things to Do Before You Quit That Job and Start a Company
Want to live the American dream of entrepreneurship? Well, eventually you’re going to have to quit your job. There are right and wrong ways to make that initial stride and... read more
Top Blogs, Sites and Books You Must Read To Succeed As A Start-Up
Starting a business is a very exciting time, but it’s also a very nerve wracking one. If statistics are to be believed then most businesses fail before they’ve even had... read more
How Much Capital Do You Need to Start Your Company?
The process of starting a business is usually associated with that of accumulating large sums for start-up capital and marketing campaigns. Businesses have now moved away from that sort of... read more
Is Kickstarter the New Way To Entrepreneur?
1This past week there were a lot of articles about the website Kickstarter, an online crowd funding service that provides artists, designers and entrepreneurs a way to raise funds for... read more
15 Tips for Attracting the Best College Interns to Your Startup
Question: How do you attract the best and brightest college interns to your intern program? Question by: Ashley Creativity Takes the Cake “College students don’t want an internship at a... read more
The 6 Startup Stages Entrepreneurs Must Face
As far as I can tell, there are six stages in almost every startup life cycle. But to get to the last stage — a successful exit — founders have... read more
How to Protect Yourself and Your Startup From Partnership Woes
1You and your best friend (or brother, cousin, co-worker, etc.) come up with a great business idea for a dessert bar over drinks one night. Together you feverishly write down... read more
What Startups Look for in First Employees
It’s a given that startups look to recruit entrepreneurial-minded, hard-working, talented individuals. However, many business professionals don’t understand that the skills and abilities they’ve gained while in the corporate world... read more
Which Tech Duties Can I Outsource? 15 Entrepreneurs Weigh In
Question: Which tech jobs (software development, apps, website design) can you safely outsource, and which should stay in-house? Question by: Ashley In-House Means Under Control “Keeping as many competencies as... read more
How A Personal Finance Startup Got Signups Without Paid Marketing
Futurewise is a Mumbai based startup founded by Ronak Hindocha and Rupa Hindocha with the objective to provide good and affordable financial advice to the common man. Based on the... read more
How to Conduct a “Pre-Mortem” on Your Growing Startup
Pretend for a minute that you died a failure. And don’t define “failure” using the expectations set by your overbearing parents, a boss, or anyone else. I mean a failure... read more
Starting a Successful Home Business
In uncertain economic times, people often start to think about starting their own home businesses. Being your own boss can seem like a great way to produce a steady, reliable... read more
Why Every Entrepreneur Must Learn to Ask the Right Questions
“Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” This quote from an unknown author might be the most apt description of my life as an entrepreneur. Some... read more
How I Did It: 4 Pieces of Advice for Sibling Co-Founders
The standard industry advice has always been, “Don’t do business with family.” But who follows industry advice? Three years ago, I decided to do more than just business with family... read more
