The way we work has been changed forever by the Covid pandemic. No longer is commuting to work as important as we think it is, and so have some jobs disappeared from the office – especially when we can now mostly work from home. Home-based business roles are now all the rage that you need […]
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What is the Blue Ocean Strategy & How to Use This for your Business
The blue Ocean Strategy refers to conducting business in areas which presently have zero or minimal competition. Instead of fighting for space in a red ocean full of many players, choose to shift your business to a place where you can thrive on untapped customer needs and become profitable. This article on Blue Ocean Strategy […]
Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Startup – The Strawberry Startup Method
Why do you want to learn how to build a startup? There are 2 types of mindset in people who want to learn how to build a startup. One believes that building startups is about making profits, while the other believes that building startups is about providing value. If you are in it for the […]
14 Biggest Startup Challenges that An Entrepreneur Faces in a Post-Covid World
The biggest startup challenges an entrepreneur faces today are aplenty – funding, budgeting, marketing, business development and learning how to handle investors. Not to mention new startup challenges in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Startups face significant challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic and continue to do so even as the initial phases have passed. Today’s […]
How do you know if your startup idea already exists?
If you want to know whether your startup idea already exists, start by doing a Google Search. If there’s not much useful information that shows up in your Search Engine Results Pages (SERP), it means that this startup idea of yours is not popular yet. Chances are, someone out there in the world has thought […]
What if Someone Steals My Startup Idea?
Nobody really wants to steal your startup ideas. Most people don’t even have time to even build their own ideas. So thinking about whether someone is looking to steal your startup ideas is more of a question of learning how to protect yourself, your ideas and your future startup (if it comes out of the […]
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 […]