Entrepreneurship is not a job for the Lone Ranger. Every startup requires building and maintaining effective relationships with people, including partners, team members, customers, and investors. That means giving and asking for feedback, and learning from it, especially negative feedback. Read More
An interview with Shane Mac, founder of Hello There, about lessons learned from his bootstrapped startup from pricing to why you shouldn't give people choices. Read More
Why do so many people think having a board applies to public companies only? Having one is actually more important for a startup. External directors could be the difference between make or break for a new company. Read More

Here's a creative business idea. If you want to get into a craft-type business that is a little bit different - why not let your customers design their own items?

That is what GemKitty did, and you've probably seen this concept used by CafePress. People like products customized specifically fo Read More
Every entrepreneur wishes that he could predict whether his idea could be the “next big thing,” before he spent his life savings and years of energy on it. Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and Read More
Instead of reviewing a project after the event hold a premortem before the project goes live.Each Monday we focus on one activity you can do today or over the next week to build yourself a better business. These short, actionable posts will show you what steps you need to take to take your business Read More
The internet is crawling with misleading claims of “overnight success,” which can be incredibly discouraging for those who can’t achieve the same “get-rich-quick” results. The truth is that starting a business takes time and persistence, and most overnight success stories were years in the making. Read More
There are some things that young entrepreneurs can do (or not do) to make sure that things run as smoothly as possible from the very beginning. Read More
One of the hottest new businesses to start is a cupcake bakery. These days, people are more willing to spend money on mini indulgences like cupcakes rather than an entire cake or a complete sit-down meal at a restaurant.

Creating an interesting atmosphere and using unique gourmet cupcake recipes Read More
Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. In the USA, “near-shore” is a euphemism for connected coun Read More
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