20 of the Best Resources to Get Your Startup Off the Ground

This series is supported by Grasshopper, the Virtual Phone System designed for entrepreneurs. Learn more about Grasshopper at Grasshopper.com. Let's face it: as an entrepreneur, the odds are stacked against you. Most businesses fail after the first few years, and even if you do manage to survive, that doesn't mean your business will redefine an industry, become profitable, or change the world. Getting off on the right foot is essential to navigating a startup from its infancy to profitability. Luckily, there have been countless entrepreneurs that have gone through the same toils building their own businesses, and most of them are happy to share their experiences to better prepare you for the journey ahead. Guides to Getting Started Before you dive into your startup (or maybe after you're neck-deep), you should get yourself a crash course education in starting a business. 1. Inspirations for the Idea 5. Startup Web Apps 7. Social Media for Startup Success 11. Raising Money 14. 17.

The price of love? Losing two of your closest friends | Science Falling in love comes at the cost of losing close friends, because romantic partners absorb time that would otherwise be invested in platonic relationships, researchers say. A new partner pushes out two close friends on average, leaving lovers with a smaller inner circle of people they can turn to in times of crisis, a study found. The research, led by Robin Dunbar, head of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University, showed that men and women were equally likely to lose their closest friends when they started a new relationship. Previous research by Dunbar's group has shown that people typically have five very close relationships – that is, people whom they would turn to if they were in emotional or financial trouble. "If you go into a romantic relationship, it costs you two friends. Dunbar's team used an internet-based questionnaire to quiz 428 women and 112 men about their relationships.