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 […]
The Strawberry Startup
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
10 Business Lessons to Learn from the Beatles
The Beatles were successful because of several reasons and we pick out the business lessons to learn from their wildly successful experiences. I’d recommend reading Larry Lange’s “The Beatles Way: Fab Wisdom for Everyday Life” – a pretty interesting, light, non-preachy book on the subject. I don’t have the book with me, but some takeaway […]
Business Lessons to Learn from Jay-Z
At a young age I simply enjoyed his music, and it helped that I admired him because I saw business lessons to learn earlier than a non-Jay Z fan would. He knew how to create tracks that you could not only bob your head to but also relate to in one way or another. As […]