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Building a Company
The right investors are backing you and you’ve started ramping up. Make sure you stay focused on your goals.
How To Get Media Coverage For Your Startup: A Complete Guide
Link added 1 year agoThe Complete Guide to Getting Press Coverage For Your Startup
Visit the LinkHow Do You Grow A Hard-To-Explain Business? – with Maria Cirino
Link added 2 years agoMaria shares her prospective on launching successful tech businesses with Andrew Warner of Mixergy.
Building a world class engineering team
Link added 3 years agoPart I - Who are "The best and brightest"
From Minimally Viable To Maximally Buyable Product
Link added 3 years ago"One of the key parts of the lean startup is the concept of a “minimally viable product”. The MVP is a product that has the minimum set of features needed to learn what the market wants. "
From Main Street to Wall Street—10 Things a Startup Should Do to Groom Itself for an Eventual IPO
Article added 3 years agoYou’ve got the vision, the core team, and even a little money. You’re prepared to devote enormous time and energy to your new startup. You’re unsure what the future will bring but you want to preserve the possibility of going public some day. Here are 10 things you can do to put your startup on the path to an eventual IPO.
Read the full ArticleStartups: When & How to Fire an Employee at a Small Startup
Link added 3 years agoThis article explains when and how to fire an employee.
Human Resources
Link added 3 years agoGreat list of HR related links and resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Tax Overview
Link added 3 years agoTaxes is one thing you don't want to mess-up. While you should get a great book keeper and accountant, here is an overview of small business taxes from the US government.
Hire the right people
- Each hire is incredibly important and needs to be vetted for capability, drive and fit with culture.
- Hire right the first time and if you don’t, correct your hiring mistake quickly.
- Surround yourself with people smarter than you are. A players hire A players; B players hire C players.
Choose your partners well and structure partnership the right way
- The prospect of partnering with a large company is always very tempting, but can also be fraught with peril. Stay focused on what works for you, do your diligence and don’t be afraid to walk away.
- Pilots are terrific, but many a promising company has been ‘piloted to death.’
- Think carefully about taking strategic investment – this is coming back in vogue. Often strategic investors can be very helpful to a young company but think through the implications and make sure you’re not impairing your business in the long term or sending unintended messages to the market.
Be levelheaded
- By definition, entrepreneurship and insanity are cousins. Successful entrepreneurs learn to overcome failure and endure people telling them that they’re pursuing the impossible. Insanity is defined as repeatedly trying the same thing and expecting a different result. It’s a fine line but we think it is good practice to pop your head up every few months to ensure you’re still heading in the best direction.
- Speed, quality and cost are all critical, but you can generally only accomplish two at a time.
- Cash is your lifeblood – whether organically grown or from investors. Protect it zealously and use it wisely.
