4 Key Lessons From a Startup’s Spectacular Failure
When it comes to launching a startup, it sometimes turns out that the idea with the grandest buildup results in an equally spectacular collapse. Just take the now-defunct Israeli electric…
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5 Tips for Succeeding When Your City’s Startup Scene Sucks
Ever watched The Social Network? Building a startup is exactly like that, except take away the fancy parties and the groupies, not to mention the pranks, easy money and the drinking.…
Don’t Want to Screw Up Your Startup? Follow These 7 Rules.
Seasoned entrepreneurs will agree that there is a lot more to building a successful business than having a great idea. Really, your big idea is just the first step —…
How to market your startup without spending anything: a guide for beginners
According to Y Combinator, an American seed accelerator for startups, on an average, the success rate of startups is as low as 0.4%. Such staggering data is indeed scary, which…
Richard Branson on How to Run Two Startups at Once
Editor's Note: Entrepreneur Richard Branson regularly shares his business experience and advice with readers. Ask him a question and your query might be the inspiration for a future column. Q: I am…
The Five Marketing Must-Haves of an Online Startup
Startups are often strapped for cash, crunched for time, and slammed with responsibilities. This kind of lean and agile operations need a particular kind of marketing power. Startups can’t do…
Top Startup Mistakes: Not Properly Handling Money
post tons of articles that I find around the web and think will help you all move your businesses forward. Often, people write in asking me to elaborate on pieces of…
The 7 Toughest Startup Lessons You Don’t Want to Learn the Hard Way
I started my first business at 19 years old and thought I knew it all. The business quickly grew to $500,000 in gross revenue with five employees in three states.…
How You Can Build a Creative Business From Scratch
Any economist will tell you that the creative sector is a leading component of worldwide economic growth, employment and trade. Over the last decade, there has been a significant shift…
Unmasking The Hidden Digital Marketing Strategies of 9 Successful Startups
Even since we are in kindergartner until we take our grandchildren to visit the Natural Science Museum, we try to learn something. Luckily, learning is in our human nature. We…
7 Essential Social Media Tips for Startups
Image by Philippe Lewicki via Flickr Success stories of startup companies such as Distractify and Airbnb prove that a great social media strategy is the cornerstone of a strong company…
Social Startups: Vusay Turns One-Way Online Videos into a Two-Way Social Conversation
Do you ever wish you could comment on videos? I don’t mean criticizing a YouTube video out loud to yourself. Nor do I mean commenting on one to your spouse…