Digital marketers and business owners often speak of getting new clients through referrals from previous customers who were satisfied with their Search Engine Optimization (SEO) efforts but how sustainable and profitable is such a method for your business? However, it would take a steady number of continuous, personal referrals to keep your business growing. If […]
Most Common Problems that Destroy a Startup
Most startups have problems and I’ve seen many fail for so many reasons. Off the top of my head, here are the first 20 reasons I can think of: Never actually launched the product Founders fighting or working badly together Single founder was not able to do (or hire) key jobs Launched a “bad” product […]
What percentage of ideas submitted to venture capitalists are rubbish?
Introduction In this article, we asked several venture capitals this intriguing question – what percentage of ideas submitted to Venture Capitalists are rubbish? Who else is in a much better position than the ones who vet these ideas everyday! Andrew, VC, Silicon Valley No way to really know, of course, you’ll be stuck with anecdotal […]
Business Lessons to Learn from the Kardashians
When it comes to business and people, there really isn’t much of a difference between them. Now, bring in the Kardashians into the picture. What a strong personal brand they’ve built! How is this so much different from building a business? The only difference is that personal brands, on average, tend to last longer than […]
6 Successful Tech Companies that have created real value, but are still private
With billions in revenue, these successful Tech companies have blazed trails and created so much buzz, but why are they still private? My top successful tech companies that I think have created tremendous value, but are still private. #1 Uber Waiting around for taxis used to be an extremely frustrating experience – they never […]
10 Biggest Startup Challenges that An Entrepreneur Faces in 2019
The biggest startup challenges an entrepreneur faces today are aplenty – funding, budgeting, marketing, business development and learning how to handle investors. #1 Money Money is known to be one of the major causes of problems that can lead business to failure. For a new business, the biggest mistake is expecting instant profit. Young […]
Lessons to Learn in the Corporate World As an Introvert in 2019
The corporate world, at least what I’ve seen of it, is a funny thing. It is made for extroverts, and definitely contains lots of lessons for introverts to learn from. One of the biggest lessons you can learn is how to mix the two and add value as an introvert. The idea for this article […]
What is the best advice for struggling entrepreneurs?
We previously wrote an article on advice that you would give to First-time Startup Founders and decided to follow up with the best advice for entrepreneurs who are struggling right now. Scott, Startup Mentor – Struggling is part of the process of becoming successful. The struggle is part of entrepreneurship. It should be a […]