Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Many entrepreneurs I have mentored make big mistakes in this area, by hiring low-cost friends and family, with minimal skills or training, and expecting them to have the same work ethic , passion, and business knowledge as the founder. A solution I often recommend, as least in early growth, is the use of outsourcing for critical tasks.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. You can now skip the mandatory office space rental, with secretary and bookkeeping staff, or outsourcing.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 20, 2020
Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. Donation good-cause model.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 26, 2013
This approach allows your venture to "fail in the small" and make course corrections before spending significant marketing resources. Many entrepreneurs naively hire a PR firm to launch their nascent products in the hope of leveraging the firm''s industry contacts. Rely On A Public Relations Agency. Prove The Hypothesis.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 8, 2023
Entrepreneurs who search for real pain points, and build solutions around them, have the best chance of changing the world. As an alternative, if you are an entrepreneur looking for the next big thing, where should you look? Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. That’s the great thing about being an entrepreneur.
InfoChachkie
JUNE 4, 2012
As an entrepreneur, I helped create companies which achieved two IPOs and two trade sales totaling $385 million. What matters is how effectively you change course after each mishap. “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”. During those same 15-years, I made innumerable mistakes.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 17, 2020
Entrepreneurs who search for real pain points, and build solutions around them, have the best chance of changing the world. As an alternative, if you are an entrepreneur looking for the next big thing, where should you look? Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. That’s the great thing about being an entrepreneur.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
123 
Let's personalize your content