If only it were as easy as searching between the cushions of the sofa or opening up your piggy bank… Are you ready to launch your new business? If you’re lucky, your startup won’t cost much. But don’t count on…
There are very few entrepreneurs or small business owners interested in raising venture capital that haven’t heard of Y Combinator or its founder, Paul Graham. BusinessWeek once included Mr. Graham in its list of 25 Most Influential People on the…
Hiten Shah is the co-founder of a number of companies (Advaced Consulting Services, Crazy Egg and KISSmetrics) with his partner, Neil Patel. His startups have been both bootstrapped and venture-funded. He has also advised and invested in several other companies…
Neil Patel likes to say that he was born with entrepreneurship in his blood. Growing up, he was surrounded by small business owners—mostly his uncles, mom, and dad. Starting at age 15, Patel began selling CDs and auto parts to…
Elon Musk may be the most accomplished entrepreneur of his generation (some would argue of any generation). He created and sold a video game at the age of 12. At 24, he dropped out of Stanford to start Zip2, a…
The headline in The Wall Street Journal doesn’t exactly give a reader confidence: Economic Woes Abroad Bode Ill for the U.S. (link may require subscription). Major economies abroad are languishing. The Euro Zone recession is stretching out longer. China faces fears…
“Successful startups are the ones who have enough money left over to try their second idea.” —Clayton Christensen, Author and Harvard Professor One of the best books we’ve come across on starting a business is Nail It Then…
We strive to present interesting ideas and news in this blog for small business owners. Along the way, we come across a lot of great information on other websites. Today we’ve collected a few that we’ve liked recently on subjects…
When we asked Tracy and Brek about their business, they told us how it all started. Brek has been a board sports junky since he was a teenager, when he had his first experience on a paddle board. His entire…
No doubt you’ve heard of Mark Cuban, one of the most successful entrepreneurs to emerge from the tech boom of the 1990s. Love him or hate him, it’s hard not to admire his business success. Mr. Cuban started his first…