A Little Slice of Humble Pieby John SaddingtonDo your live-fire tests with real folks and prepared to get served some humble pie. It doesn’t always taste sweet but it’s good for the soul (and the product).Continue
6 Common Mistakes That Startups Makeby Eugeniya KorotyaIf you're launching a startup—be sure to avoid these 6 common startup mistakes to put yourself in the best position possible.Continue
Customer Development 101: Finding & Attracting Your First Customersby Joe GarzaA company will only survive as long as it continues to have a strong customer base. So, how do you go about getting those critical first customers?Continue
What Reasons Do You Need To Launch Alone?by Alexander SimoneI had an idea for a product I thought people would like—but I never imagined I could do it alone. My entrepreneurial journey began with a search for a co-founder—which I discovered could have been my biggest mistake.Continue
Hardware is hard. So why does eero do it? — Interview with Nick Weaver, Co-Founder and CEOby Rafe NeedlemanIt might seem that the economics of making hardware are at odds with the cycle of easy money and fast startups, but there are still people who think that hardware is a good business because it is so difficult.Continue
Parceed is Matching Med Students to the Residencies of Their Dreams — Interview with Co-Founders Tatiana Sorokina and Louisy Raymondby Emma McGowanWe sit down with Parceed Co-Founders Tatiana Sorokina and Louisy Raymond to discuss how their company matches med students to the residency of their dreams.Continue
Small Business Trend Predictions For 2017by John RamptonSince we’ve already entered a new year, I hope that you’ve been making your goals in preparing for 2017. Here 12 small business trend predictions that deserve your undivided attention.Continue
Why Super Mario Run Won’t Make $500M In 60 Days Like Pokémon Goby Nate DesmondInitially, Super Mario Run looked successful with an estimated 2.85 million downloads on launch day (vs 900k launch day downloads for Pokemon Go) But when you start digging into engagement numbers, Super Mario doesn’t look quite as successful.Continue
Airbnb Pitch Deck: Teardown and Redesignby CayaAirbnb's deck was incredibly successful at summarizing the company vision and the huge market opportunity they had before them. We’ve added all the original slides in this article along with a redesigned version using our Slidebean pitch deck templates, and we’ll be tearing down each one of the slides.Continue