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Transparency - The Foundation For Startup Success
Illustration 193041456 © Tarikvision - Dreamstime.com In early 2014, I created my first real startup, Loanbase. It didn…
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Startup Survival Tip #2: Always Have a Contingency Plan!
When I was at Boost VC, each meeting room had a brainy quote on the wall. One of the rooms had the following quote…
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Startup Survival Tip #4: Culture is a Product on Its Own
I feel like I'll be beating a dead horse here. So much has been said about building a strong company culture, yet so few…
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Startup Survival Tip #1: Revenue is Your Biggest Lifeline!
In the first installment of this series, I mentioned that the biggest reason for startup failure is lack of revenue! It…
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Startup Survival Tips #3: Delegate Responsibility
If you're building a company, you're not building it by yourself so you shouldn't be doing all the work by yourself…
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Startup Survival Tips
After two and a half failed startups, I’m starting to come up with a list of things which contributed to the downfall of…