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Learning to Budget Should Mean Budgeting To Learn (Video)
Here's a tip founders can use when their nice, neat forecasts run smack into reality.
Hey Founder, Are You Pointing Fingers or Learning?
When your project goes sideways, don’t point fingers. Lead a post-mortem.
Maximize Your Digital Marketing Spend (Video)
The key early on is to emphasize quality over quantity says Ora Organics Will Smelko.
The Five Pillars of Maximizing Your Brand on Amazon
A nuts-and-bolts conversation with Netrush's maestro of online marketing Rob Principe.
How To Delegate with Clarity and Purpose (Video)
An intuitive and practical tool to help entrepreneurs and founders become better at this important skill.
How One Company Lost and Learned from Doing a Postmortem
A short case study of an actual company whose founders agreed to the blog under a fictitious company name and product.
DANGER: Watch Out for This When Valuing Your Pre-Revenue Company
Rules of thumb for valuing your business, especially when getting funding from family and friends.
Perfect Pitch: How to Build a Deck that Wows Investors
Your pitch deck should reflect your careful thinking about exactly how new funding will advance your company’s growth to the next level. Leave nothing to the imagination.
Do I Need an Advisory Board in Place to Raise Money?
If you're raising money from family and friends who are betting on your success more than your company's success, having an advisory team in place is less important than if you're seeking to raise venture or private equity capital.
Creative Founders Mine Their Community for a New Hire and Get an Added Bonus
Who knows and loves your brand more than your loyal customers?
Founders Should Sell Authenticity over Discounts
Selling mainly price signals to would-be customers and investors that you don’t believe in your brand.
Is Your Startup More Like a Jazz Quartet or Marching Band?
One of these styles works up front, but the other keeps founders and growing companies in step.