Getting Started
On your startup

Taking the first steps on your entrepreneurial journey?
Learn how to launch your business the right way!

The beginning is the most critical stage of your startup.

Every possible option is open to you because nothing is set in stone.

Many of your early decisions will lock you into specific paths.

  • Once you start building, changing direction is expensive in both time and money.

  • Taking outside investment commits you to pursuing an exit.

  • Early hires lock in company culture and management structures.

These articles and videos will help ensure your first steps are in the right direction and establish a firm footing for future growth.

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67. 🤔 Blitzscaling vs. the 4 hour work week – choose the kind of company you want to create and run.
67. 🤔 Blitzscaling vs. the 4 hour work week – choose the kind of company you want to create and run.

Why do you want to be an entrepreneur? It's an insane job with super high risk and crazy hours and totally unknown outcome at the end of the day.

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62. Design your C-suite with care. Consider the next 2 years of your startup when handing out titles
62. Design your C-suite with care. Consider the next 2 years of your startup when handing out titles

Take care with the titles you give to early hires. While everyone likes having a fancy-sounding job title, they can come back to bite you later.

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59. Asking your customer these questions can prevent massive wasted effort
59. Asking your customer these questions can prevent massive wasted effort

For technical founders, coding and development are our comfort zone. Learn how and why to put that on hold and talk to your prospective customers.

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56. Bootstrapping vs. VC funding: which is right for your startup?
56. Bootstrapping vs. VC funding: which is right for your startup?

Should you bootstrap your startup to greatness or take outside investment to accelerate your growth?

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49. Six reasons to delay automating processes in your startup as long as possible
49. Six reasons to delay automating processes in your startup as long as possible

Why should you put off automating business processes as long as possible? Learn the benefit of doing things by hand in the early stages of a business.

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36. A tool for choosing the best business direction and strategy for your startup. Part 2
36. A tool for choosing the best business direction and strategy for your startup. Part 2

If you need to choose a problem to solve, identify your customers, and settle on a solution. In part 2, you will learn to identify your best option.

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35. A tool for choosing the best business direction and strategy for your startup. Part 1
35. A tool for choosing the best business direction and strategy for your startup. Part 1

If you need to choose a problem to solve, identify your customers, and settle on a solution. This framework will help you through the process.

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27. How To Launch A Startup With Zero Capital
27. How To Launch A Startup With Zero Capital

Learn how to launch a company without savings or investment.

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21. Build a strong foundation for your startup by testing assumptions first
21. Build a strong foundation for your startup by testing assumptions first

Building a business is risky and expensive, but you can minimize the risk and avoid unnecessary expenses by testing your assumptions early in the process.

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18. While starting a business, when should you quit your day job?
18. While starting a business, when should you quit your day job?

One of the most frightening moments as an entrepreneur is when you finally quit your day job. You can risk reduce that transition and improve your chances for angel funding at the same time.

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1. Is your passion project worth a day of your vacation time?
1. Is your passion project worth a day of your vacation time?

Sometimes you need to make a sacrifice to get your big dream off the ground. What’s it worth to you?

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