Questions To Ask Before Quitting Your Job To Work At A Startup
Twice in my career I have left corporate jobs for startups. The first time I left was because I wanted to be in an innovative work environment where we would be inventing and creating technology that never existed. I tasted what it was like to work in a fast moving amazing technology company. I
The Rules To Delivering, Seeing Things Through + Launching Anything
Planning a project? Developing a new program? Starting a business? It’s easy to get caught up and overwhelmed by all the little moving parts in a launch. Your website, the product, membership area, sales process, buttons, emails, graphics, getting the word out
Conversations That Sell
A guest-post from Anne Samoilov Today’s post comes to Thinkspace courtesy of Anne Samoilov and is republished by permission. Anne has been helping solopreneurs become more productive, create and launch their life’s work. She teaches about topics including online launching, product launch, small business growth, productivity, self-management, motivation, business planning + goal
The 10 Benefits To Launching Before You’re Ready
A guest-post from Anne Samoilov Today's post comes to Thinkspace courtesy of Anne Samoilov and is republished by permission. Anne has been helping solopreneurs become more productive, create and launch their life’s work. She teaches about topics including online launching, product launch, small business growth, productivity, self-management, motivation, business planning + goal
Funding: Avoid Problems When Borrowing from Family and Friends
Quite a few start ups begin as bootstrapped companies, using their own out-of-pocket funds and being extremely frugal in their first years of business. Eventually most of these businesses find themselves in a spot where, in order to grow, they need outside funding. Many turn to family and friends for
Set Your Priorities Before You Start Your Business
So many entrepreneurs have it together. They own successful businesses but still spend time doing the things that they love; spending time with their family, working on their hobbies, or playing their favorite sport. Every once in a while I meet business owners whose families have fallen apart, they work
How To Get a Job at a Startup
Many people that dream of eventually owning their own business consider getting a job with a startup business. Working for a start up can offer “pre-entrepreneurs” a lot of value. Employees of startups are able to see just how hard it is to run your own business on the day-to-day.
3 Reminders for Starting a Business
Entrepreneurs are passionate about their startups. Many are so eager to get started with their newest, greatest business idea that they rush out to get their licensing from their city and state, then sprint to press the “Go Button.” In reality, it really shouldn’t take too long to get your
The Founder Institute – Kick Start Your Business
Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Dave Parker, founder of Bundled.com and mentor at The Founder Institute. After showing Dave around the thinkspace digs, we sat down to chat a bit. I had never heard of the Founder Institute before, but getting to hear about it straight
Why Write a Business Plan?
If you are struggling with writing a business plan or executive summary, you are not alone. Writing a business plan is supposed to be hard. But, don’t give up! There are critical reasons why you would want to write a business plan and I’m going to share just three of