The principles of the lean startup pose big challenge to corporate behemoths – but Steve Blank argues that they are now “essential for the survival of business.”
Beta Testing At Spiceworks: A Surprising Place To Find Qualified Guinea Pigs
Beta testing can be a bitch – especially when you’re working with complex business technology that doesn’t make sense for consumers.
How I Bargained To Save $200 On An iPad
Who knew you could bargain for a lower price on Apple tablets?
The 7 Technology Trends That Will Matter Most To Small Business in 2013
If 2012 was a year of “wait and see,” for small business technology, 2013 will be a year to “go for it.”
The 6 Technologies That Mattered Most To Small Business In 2012
Even though 2012 was a tough year financially technology improvements continued to offer small businesses hope of lower costs and more revenue.
How To Reverse Engineer Your Startup
Dave Lavinsky’s new book – Start at the End: How Companies Can Grow Bigger and Faster by Reversing Their Business Plan – says smart entrepreneurs should start by defining the goals they want to achieve and work their way backward to arrive at the steps necessary for success.
It Happened To Me: My Small Business Was Hacked!
Size is irrelevant when data equals money. And no industry is immune. Ironically, tech startups — with their low budgets, long hours and cocky techies coding day and night on their personal laptops and mobile devices — may be more vulnerable to hacking.
Can A Corporate Giant Help Your Startup Succeed?
A few far-sighted big businesses are starting to reach out to startups to fund, partner, mentor, exchange ideas and share expertise – that offers opportunities and risks for savvy startups willing to be frenemies with giant enterprises.
6 Things That Can Kill Your City’s Startup Community
Instead of waiting for someone to offer a helping hand, or packing up the U-Haul and moving to Silicon Valley, try taking the entrepreneurial approach and turning your home town into a high-tech startup community.
How – And Why – Startups Should Hire Millennials
It’s like a harmonic convergence. Startups need workers, and the largest generation ever born in America — the Millennials — is desperately searching for work. But as every startup knows, it’s never as easy as all that.
Finding The Perfect Startup Co-Founder
Adam and Eve. Sonny and Cher. Jobs and Wozniak. Legendary partners all. Sometimes even the most dedicated, uber-competent entrepreneur doesn’t have everything it takes to ensure startup success. That’s when you need that “perfect partner.” But how do you find the right one?
Do Startup Benchmarks Really Make A Difference?
By necessity, running a startup is like flying by the seat of your pants. Because the company is new, founders often have to make up things as they go along – with little opportunity to check and see how they’re doing. That’s starting to change, though, as new startup benchmarking services promise insight on how well your startup stacks up…
Why Starting A Non-Profit To Create Social Change Is A Bad Idea
Combine their penchant for creating social change with their innate entrepreneurial inclinations, and it you might expect a wave of Gen Y-owned non-profits to launch in the next few years. That might still happen, but the latest research suggests that non-profits may not actually be the best way to drive social change.
Does Social Media Really Drive Startup Sales?
Everyone knows that you need to incorporate social media into your startup’s marketing strategy. It’s a no-brainer, right? Social media builds brand awareness and increases revenues. Or does it?
10 Ways Startups Can Track Trends: And Why It’s So Important
Staying on top of trends is key to any startup’s success. Spotting trends early makes it possible tocome up with smart startup ideas – or modify your startup plans to jump on a new trend just as it takes off. Just as most important, you can avoid the risk of starting a business based on a trend that’s just about to fizzle out. Fortunately…
7 Essential Apps for Entrepreneurs
These days everyone has their favorite mobile apps, ones that make both their personal and business lives run smoother. But are there any apps that are must haves for entrepreneurs and startup founders?
Taking Your Startup Global
Every online startup has a global presence, whether that’s its goal or not. For e-commerce startups the question then becomes, “Do you really want to turn down a sale just because the order comes from overseas?”
How to Get Bloggers to Write About Your Startup: Insider Advice
It’s every startup’s dream – to get the attention of the people who matter. You might think that refers to customers or clients, or even venture capitalists or angel investors. Nope. We’re talking about bloggers.
7 Ways to Help Startup Workers Innovate
Being innovative is part of the DNA of a tech startup – or at least it should be. But when your employees are working 18-hour days, unleashing their inner innovators can be a challenge. These 7 tips can help get the ball rolling:
Great Startups Need Founders’ Heart, Mind and Soul
Everyone’s heard startup advice about the importance of having a balanced management team. For instance, a tech whiz with no sales skills needs to have a strong salesperson on board to land investors. But a new book argues that startup management teams need a balance not only of job experience and skills, but also in their psychological makeup.