57 startup lessons. I am a cofounder of RethinkDB — an open-source distributed database designed to help developers and operations teams work with unstructured data to build real-time applications.
There are already very good lists of startup lessons written by really talented, experienced people (here and here). I’d like to add another one. I learned these lessons the hard way in the past four years. 5 Tools Every Entrepreneur Should Know About. In the era of information technologies running business has become less routine and more efficient. Modern market provides us with an extensive list of online tools that help manage almost all business processes starting from collaboration and ending with bookkeeping. Among this variety there are some unquestionable leaders like Basecamp in project management, Quickbooks in accounting, Google Analytics in web analytics and Salesforce in CRM*.
While the quality of these well-known services is undoubted, some companies still may find their cost unaffordable or functionality limited. FreshBooks. I’ve been working online for four years now, and I’m still amazed by how many freelancing sites are available.
When I first started, I relied on one site for all of my work because I earned enough money to pay the bills. Once I started branching out though, I was able to get significantly higher paying jobs, many of which required less time than what I was already spending on work, which was a huge win. The Practice of Bootstrapping - Work at Home Adventures. Pricing Experiments You Might Not Know, But Can Learn From. Lots of entrepreneurs struggle with pricing.
How much to charge? It’s clear that the right price can make all the difference – too low and you miss out on profit; too high and you miss out on sales. 20 Of The Best Entrepreneur Thoughts And Words Of Advice In 140 Characters Or Less. 20 Blogs That Will Make You A Pinterest Expert. Image sharing sites seem to be all the rage these days. Pinterest has quickly become one of the top social media networks in the world. In fact, research shows that Pinterest has reached 10 million monthly visitors faster than any other individual site in history, and 85% of SMBs that have taken advantage of Pinterest saw an increase in their overall market reach.
The value of promoting your products and services on a thriving platform cannot be questioned. However, many business owners, big and small, are scrambling to figure out whether or not investing time in building an audience on Pinterest will give them a justifiable return-on-investment. Your target market may fit Pinterest’s audience, but will your ideas correlate into Pinterest exposure?
6 Undeniably Unconventional But Exceptionally Effective Tips For Breaking Free. Hello readers, My names Jonny, I’m 24, retired and currently fighting off swarms of advancing fire ants in the South of India.
Mark Cuban's 12 Rules for Startups. Anyone who has started a business has his or her own rules and guidelines, so I thought I would add to the memo with my own.
My "rules" below aren't just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them, as well. 1. Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. 2. If you have an exit strategy, it's not an obsession. 3. 4. 5. Related: Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers. 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs (2012 Edition) Almost three years ago we posted “10 Blogs Entrepreneurs Need to Be Reading” and to this day it has remained the most popular post on the Grasshopper blog.
While it’s an excellent list, we feel it’s time for an update. We bring you the 2012 version, 10 Must Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs. 1. For Entrepreneurs Link: About: Run by serial entrepreneur turned VC David Skok, For Entrepreneurs is exactly what the name implies; a place where entrepreneurs can get solid advice from someone who knows what they are talking about. CEO: learn to control your life. There are plenty of people who run multinational corporations, who spin the world quicker than ever, who are in charge of so many different things that others wouldn’t even dare to think they could take care of.
I know a few of them. On the outside they can be fabulously dressed in Armani or Prada, they wear watch by Patek Philippe and drive a Porsche. Their life looks as great as a beautiful and colourful cover of a magazine. 43 Ways to Start Making Money Right Now. I often hear people saying that they’d like to start making some extra money to complement their full time job, but they don’t know what to do.
Tech. People. Money. Business + Innovation. 75 Startup Tools And Apps new business ideas and startups - So you have a new business or startup idea and based on your analysis and research you have conducted, your confident that there is a market for it.
Ok, now what? You need to possibly find a cofounder and team to start planning, seek funding and successfully execute the plan for a pilot or full launch. The Best Way To Get Followers On Pinterest - Epreneur TV. Pinterest is undeniably one of the fastest growing social media networks around. Earlier this year, Reuters reported that it had gained over 48 million users since its launch in 2010 whilst a study by SimplyMeasured revealed that 69 of the world’s top 100 brands now have Pinterest accounts. These stats are very telling. The top brands have recognized that Pinterest is becoming increasingly influential as a business tool. They know that the average “pinner” is in shopping mode and likely to spend more per transaction than Facebook or Twitter users.