It’s incredibly difficult to accomplish any large-scale project by yourself. Becoming successful—whatever that means to you—requires more than your own hard work and determination. You need to build a network....
Why Offering New Employees An Onboarding Refresher Program Will Have Stronger Results Than Day-One Onboarding
No matter the size or status of your company, adequately onboarding new employees is essential to both their and the company’s overall success. Well-onboarded employees who go through a successful...
Startup Growth Can Cause Chaos. Here’s How To Create A Strong Plan For Scaling Your Team
When starting our latest venture, my co-founders and I knew that we wanted to scale fast and have rapid startup growth. But I’m really grateful we all agreed to sit...
Employee Stock Options: Rules on Giving Startup Stock Options to Employees
Founders usually treat the option pool like gold, as they should. Options represent the stock of a company and if you think that stock has real value, generally the thinking...
100 Startup Accelerators Around the World You Need to Know About
The benefits startup accelerators grant early-stage companies are invaluable. Here are 100 top startup accelerators you need to know about.
What Is an Exit Strategy, and Why Do You Need One?
Everyone has developed an exit strategy at some point in their life. Going to a family function and don’t want to get caught up in conversation with your crazy uncle?...
4 Major Startup Funding Mistakes First-Time Entrepreneurs Make (And How To Avoid Them)
As a new entrepreneur, it’s easy to botch fundraising because you’ve never done it before. And it’s even easier to make these startup funding mistakes. Let’s say you’re a first-time...
How to Choose a Co-founder Through the Eyes of an Investor
In the current startup battleground, many companies fail before they are able to hit the ground running. Out of the 8,000 firms who received seed, angel, or accelerator money in...
So You’re Thinking About Seeking Venture Capital? Here’s What You Should Expect
Today’s tech industry wouldn’t be the powerhouse it is without venture capital, and VCs’ influence only continues to grow. In 2018, we reached a new peak for VC funding —...
7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Build Thought Leadership with Content
Thought leadership is the foremost means for individuals to establish credibility in any industry. According to Forrester, thought leadership has a more significant impact on potential buyers compared to other...
50 Successful Companies With Minimal Funding
When you skim the headlines it seems like all successful companies see big money. I bet you barely raise an eyebrow at the fact that Didi Chuxing has secured $20.1...
Top 10 Video Game Companies Based on Crunchbase Rank
It’s July 8th, so you know that means… Happy National Video Game Day! Yes, that’s right. Today we celebrate the digital pixels that have brought so much joy (and sometimes...
10 Must Know Tips on How to Name Your Company
10 Must Know Tips on How to Name Your Company - Discover all the factors you need to consider when naming your company in our expert guide.
15 Startup Incubators Around the World You Haven’t Heard Of
For entrepreneurs looking for support – community, education, mentorship, and capital – to help grow their companies, a startup incubator is the perfect cure for the hardships of startup life....
How to Find and Choose the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup
How to Find and Choose the Right Co-Founder for Your Startup: Discover which factors you should consider & which platforms can help you find them.
What Investors Look For: 3 Simple Rules For Raising Money
Building a company of my own has taught me one very simple, very basic, and yet very complicated rule about entrepreneurship: How much time you’ve spent on it doesn’t matter...
Calling All Copycats: Why Your Business Needs Competition To Thrive
If you asked the audience to make a list of things that are sexy, I’d bet you big money that you wouldn’t find garbage on it. Garbage is not sexy....
One Of The Biggest Life Lessons I Learned Building, Scaling, And Successfully Exiting My First Company
Starting and building a company makes you grow up very quickly. It’s one of those things you don’t notice right away, because you’re so “in it” that the concept of time...
We Looked at 101 Startup CEO Salaries – Here’s What We Found
We Looked at 101 Startup CEO Salaries – Here’s What We Found: Read our exclusive analysis of CEO salaries (from $35k to $325k!)
5 Easy Steps for Successful Customer Support for Your Startup
Setting up good customer support for your startup is equally important as coming up with marketing strategies, building sales funnels for your product, and defining the core functions of a...