Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Securing a solid foothold in the market requires a well-planned approach, and that’s where effective growth strategies come into play. Every day, countless new businesses emerge, each vying for attention, customers, and a share of the market. Early growth isn’t just about getting a head start.

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Andreessen Horowitz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

After all, once your company goes public, you’ll be expected to justify every dollar you spend. Most growth-stage CEOs I work with know how to tell if they’re efficiently allocating capital in every part of their budget with one glaring exception: research and development (R&D). And finding inefficiencies in overhead (e.g.,

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 30 Most Important Lessons Learned About Developing New Business In this article, we delve into the wisdom of thirty seasoned professionals, including Founders and CEOs, who share their most important lessons learned in developing a new business. But so can men. No one is perfect.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the process of finding, funding, and supporting startups that will transform their markets, investors can get caught up in KPIs, ROI, and other three-letter success indicators. The well-being of a founder is not just a personal matter; it’s intrinsically linked to the health and success of their business. Founders are not machines.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 25, 2023

In this week’s edition, we discuss How to evaluate your new business ideas (it has little to do with sales, CAC, LTV, EBITDA, or any other financial metrics) The product-market fit “insane mode” shortcut Let’s get to it. As Rachel Greenberg writes, that starts with asking some serious questions.

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Paul G. Silva

MAY 29, 2020

It puts nearly equal weight to all components of a business at every level of its development, whereas I find that in the early days almost all your attention should be on customer discovery, and later on it should be about product development, then on marketing, and so on. Get your own (free!)

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 24, 2020

How I spent €200.000 on a failed startup by raising money, hiring people, and building a product no one wanted. We ended up going from Helsinki to New York that summer after an initial “killer” run at local sales in the spring with a product that “was supposed to be ready by the time we arrived to NYC.”

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What do enterprise buyers in healthcare care about most when evaluating AI products? We’ve designed this to mirror the thought process of an entrepreneur building an AI product with an enterprise use case. Across our conversations, enterprise buyers emphasized repeatedly that their procurement decisions start with the problem in mind.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 18, 2022

If you’re a company’s founder in an early market, you know how hard it can be to cross the chasm between early adopters and mainstream customers. Early markets are by no means easy to tackle, so in this post, I’ll discuss seven tips that will help founders navigate these difficult waters.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Mohannad Ali Contributor Share on Twitter Mohannad Ali is the CEO of Hotjar , which provides product experience insights software to small and medium-sized businesses. Building a profitable business during a period of economic uncertainty is nothing short of intimidating. But contrary to popular belief, it’s not impossible.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

The rocket ship trajectory of a startup is well known: Get an idea, build a team and slap together a minimum viable product (MVP) that you can get in front of users. However, building high-performing products and solutions that work for the majority isn’t enough anymore. Find an ethics officer to lead the charge.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

You’re an entrepreneur, with a great product. But, for whatever reason, your creation isn’t flying off the shelves. You’re pretty sure it’s not a product problem. As you dig in, you eventually come to realize you don’t know the best way to take it to market. Each year, 600,000 companies start up in the US.

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StartupNation

MARCH 31, 2021

The first major challenge you’ll need to overcome is achieving product-market fit. Creating a product that solves a real problem starts even before you launch your business. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here. Think about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

I did have the wherewithal to visit potential customers and try to understand the pain points that I thought could be solved with our solution. This is a very important to do when you first start a company. Invariably your first efforts at product won’t quite hit the mark – and this is OK. question in sales.

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Marketing isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and it’s really hard when it comes to startups. While there’s always an option to hire an in-house marketing team, it’s not always feasible as it costs a lot. Hiring agencies to handle marketing is a great workaround. 150Birds can be referred to as Uber for freelance marketing services.

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Reforge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Table of Contents Challenge #1: The Lean Startup encourages agnostic experimentation instead of starting with a compelling strategy. Challenge #3: The Lean Startup leads to incremental products. Challenge #4: The Lean Startup overemphasizes a focus on product over deliberate growth.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 10, 2022

What is one business basic every entrepreneur should perfect when looking to start a business? To help you master the business basics, we asked business leaders and entrepreneurs for their best insights. They pitch customers, candidates, employees, and investors via email, Zoom calls, at water coolers, and more.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 7, 2019

You wouldn’t be surprised if I said that customer feedback is essential for a startup. And nobody doubts the connection between long-term customer relationships and success. However, some companies never find a way to fit it all together. Listening to customer input and responding with product tweaks is business 101.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Will your organization and your code pass technical due diligence when it’s your turn? Let’s start with the positives: If an investor is proceeding with technical due diligence (TDD), you’ll likely pass. Here’s the not-so-good news: Companies can pass the business test, but fail TDD. A quick primer on TDD.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Kittu Kolluri Contributor Share on Twitter Kittu Kolluri is the founder and managing director of Neotribe Ventures , which focuses on strategic investments in early- to growth-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies. But product-market fit is hard to get right. Pivot big or start looking for the exit.

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StartupNation

MARCH 16, 2021

To build successful businesses, entrepreneurs must fall in love with solving customer problems more than their own ideas. Harvard reports that 95% of new products fail. Harvard reports that 95% of new products fail. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 25, 2023

Based on my conversations, VCs are very open to working with novices who can show that they understand the market in which they hope to compete. If you haven’t already spoken to scores of customers or created a contact spreadsheet with at least 25 investors who’ve backed companies like yours, it’s too soon.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

OCTOBER 16, 2023

We carry it from relationship to relationship, job to job and business to business. Whatever you’re doing now, your past experience will affect your actions. But after the big exit, a new question started to surface: what’s next ? We all have it. That’s a lesson I’m learning the hard way right now.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 14, 2023

I learned a lot about the details that make B2C SaaS/Recurring revenue business models work well that I have yet to see written down anywhere. My real motivation here is to help the companies that have achieved a good product market fit and have yet to figure out how to make money.

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Founders Coop

JANUARY 11, 2023

We started the firm in 2008, on the cusp of the Global Financial Crisis, and it’s somehow fitting to be entering our 15th year as the laws of financial gravity reassert themselves once again. Startups are defined by velocity and growth, learning and adapting faster than your competitors on the path to dominance in your chosen category.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 15, 2022

Gusto ( YC W12 ) provides growing businesses with everything to take care of their team. Today, more than 200,000 businesses use Gusto for payroll, employee benefits, talent management, and more. The company also announced they are making it easier for software providers to keep their payroll customers in compliance.

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Y Combinator

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Mutiny ( YC S18 ) uses AI and data to convert website visitors into customers. Today, the fastest growing B2B companies such as Notion and Snowflake use Mutiny to identify ideal customers, determine sections of websites that will increase conversion, and produce copy that converts visitors into customers.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2023

Spiff Designer offers hundreds of prebuilt commission models and features, like type ahead, error handling and testing, so that the sales professionals can manage their own commission programs without relying on developers. Our goal here is to drive Spiff carefully toward becoming a more efficient business,” Paul said.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 23, 2022

2022 in My Rearview: 5 Key Learnings From My First Year as a Startup Advisor The year started with a retrospective of my career, and became an incredible startup journey Credits: Greg Hillson, INSCYD Knowing that not much is for sure is a crucial skill in today’s world. Initiating something on my own, on the other hand?

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

2021: The Great Acceleration of the Rise of the Rest (Part II): Does your City have a Moat? The framework was originally created to help public market investors determine whether or not an investment opportunity afforded a defensible moat that would contribute to a superior return-profile. Who is your competition?

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Jason Malki

AUGUST 21, 2023

Lessons Learned, Experience Gained: Ruminations on Mark Small’s Journey from Salesperson to Sales Leader I had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Small, a global sales and revenue operations leader who has now taken on the role of Growth and Go-to-Market (GTM) Advisor to investors and startups. How did you break into your tech career?

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Therefore, moving your business (or at least part of it) online could be an excellent opportunity for you to continue serving your customers and attract new prospects to your business. You built a business! Depending on your business model, you may decide to sell only a limited product line online.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 5, 2023

Can your customers tell they're reading something created by your brand without seeing your name? You create better, consistent, and high-quality content for your audience. Your in-house employees and contractors stay on the same page. Your in-house employees and contractors stay on the same page.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 24, 2021

Advice for non-technical founders for finding a serious CTO for your startup Finding a co-founder is hard work. Think how much faster you will be able to go, and therefore have more runway to iterate to product-market fit. Traction Think about what you can do to test the underlying business proposition?

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2023

The surge of interest in e-sports, online fantasy leagues and more extensive online financial infrastructure have made the concept of real-money gaming more popular among consumers and games developers. million funding to continue developing its platform to work in a wider set of markets (its currently available in 37 U.S.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 11, 2022

Every business, big and small, experienced its fair share of challenges. Yet, in the height of the pandemic, minority-owned small businesses experienced another level of hardships. Through it all, business leaders had to buckle down as strategic flexibility and constant pivoting became mandatory. Break Down Barriers.

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