Karl Sakas — November 25, 2019 Follow @KarlSakas Avoid startup clients at your agency… unless you love handling inevitable problems. Should your agency avoid startup clients? Probably. Many agency owners like working with startups, because startups are usually fun, magnetic, and interesting—and your agency’s work can make a huge impact. Unfortunately, startups are structurally problematic, … Continue reading Why Most Agencies Should Avoid Startup Clients
Melissa Burns — November 13, 2019 The SaaS business model has been making a lot of traction over the last few years. Stratospheric success of many companies built around SaaS (like Dropbox or Slack) and seemingly effortless disruption of the existing market landscapes they managed to achieve made this model extremely attractive for entrepreneurs from … Continue reading 5 Challenges Every SaaS Startup Has to Overcome
Steven Imke — November 7, 2019 Follow @SteveImke An often misunderstood concept relates to how to allocate initial equity in a startup in the form of stock to early-stage partners. Doling out equity in your business is a pivotal- and often difficult – task for many founders, but it doesn’t have to be. Everyone is … Continue reading How to Allocate Initial Equity in a Startup
Deryck Jordan — October 16, 2019 What’s in a name? As a marketing tool, your startup company’s name should align with your marketing strategy. At the same time, legal considerations impact your options during the naming process. The following seven steps will help you navigate those issues and create a strong name for your US … Continue reading 7 Steps to Creating a Strong Name for Your Startup Company
Richard McGirr — August 30, 2019 Follow @Visichain — August 30, 2019 A successful entrepreneurial career is built on energy, drive, and creativity, but these excellent qualities will only take a business so far. When you want your new venture to be a success, you need to evaluate it in hard-headed business terms before you … Continue reading 8 Essential Issues to Address for a Successful Startup Idea
Kamalika De — July 11, 2019 Follow @kamalika_de — July 11, 2019 The startup funding landscape is not the same for men and women. In fact, men entrepreneurs are almost twice as likely to raise at least $ 199k or more than women, according to a survey conducted by 99designs. And you will be surprised … Continue reading Female Startup Funding: Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Arsalan Sajid — July 1, 2019 Follow @https://twitter.com/arsal_sajid — July 1, 2019 Seed money, also known as seed funding is the early stage of startup funding series. About 29% of startups fail due to their struggles in raising capital through funding. If you’re among the struggling few trying to understand how to raise seed money, … Continue reading How to Raise Seed Funding Your Startup
Will Koffel — May 30, 2019 Follow @wkoffel — May 30, 2019 Coding is an early stage startup CTO’s bread and butter. Young companies run lean, which means CTOs end up shouldering the duties of three different roles as their startups grow. The chief architect position is most closely related to coding because it has … Continue reading 3 Ways to Give Startup CTOs the Support They Need
Bretton Putter — May 15, 2019 Follow @brettonputter — May 15, 2019 Deciding to start a business is a momentous decision. Any entrepreneur will tell you that in the early years – with no guarantee of long-term success – you will pour more blood, sweat and tears into your venture than you even knew possible. … Continue reading Startup Due Diligence Begins With Your Cofounder(s)
Peter Daisyme — May 6, 2019 — May 6, 2019 Free-Photos / Pixabay For most startup founders, it takes a while for the business to become profitable enough to pull out a substantial paycheck – enough to live on, that is. But in the meantime, what do these entrepreneurs do to pay the bills and … Continue reading How Startup Founders Survive the First Year Without a Paycheck
