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Does every startup need an investor?
Does every startup need outside funding? Absolutely not. We can tend to get the idea from news reports and places like TechCrunch and Y Combinator that every startup has outside investor funding. But that is a misconception. There are many successful businesses that don’t have investors. In fact, if you can bootstrap and build your company without ...
47 things you can do to achieve a better work/life balance this year
Because work life balance is such an issue for entrepreneurs, I thought I would compile a list of tips I’ve come across on the net on work life balance in the areas of family, relationship with your life partner, time for yourself and exercise. I hope you will find one or two that work for you, steal them for your New Year’s Resolutions, and turn them into simple routines that will make a difference to your 2011!
Why doing what you love is not enough
Have you heard statements such as “Do what you love and the money will follow” or “Be passionate and you will be successful” ? I think they are misleading. Not because they are not true, but because they are only a third of the truth. Here are the things I think you should keep in mind when choosing a business to start (or a career):
How to set simple goals to grow your business
Everyone knows that to start and run a business successfully you need to have clear goals. But in case your goal setting is not quite working for you, here's something I'm trying at the moment.
100 ways to market your website and increase your traffic
I've just finished dissecting a post called 100 ways to increase your website traffic and picking out ideas that I think will work here. If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed on how to marketing your website, implementing some of these practical ideas will give you a starting point and help you gain momentum.
6 Free (or low cost) ways to test your business idea
I am a great advocate of testing your idea in the market if possible prior to launch. The benefits of doing this are that you get a lot of information that will help you build a strong business. Here are some ideas to help you do just that.
How do you know if you have a great business idea?
Before starting a business, most people wonder if they have a good idea. ‘Good’ is an ambiguous term. It comes laden with assumptions – which could be different from person to person. So I thought I would elaborate on what, for me, a good business idea entails.
‘I’ve got a great business idea – can I sell it?’
"How do I sell my business idea? I have a great business idea but I want to sell it to someone rather than build a business myself" - Sorry to dampen your enthusiasm, but this is not the way things work. Ideas are nearly worthless. It’s execution that creates value. People don’t buy ideas – they buy income streams.
What’s happened to the site?
I'm currently redesigning the site, so that you can find the information you need more easily and so I can add lots of cool features to help you as the site grows. So please bear with me. I will also be relaunching the Ready Set Startup Manual in an exciting new format that will make it really easy to for you to plan and launch your business.
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