4 Reasons to Buy this Book: Step-by-step instructions on how to start a business Checklists for knowing when you’ve completed each stage Distinct instructions for physical products vs. web/mobile products Recommended ‘paths’ for reading the book depending on your situation 2 Reasons Not to Buy this Book: You cannot read it in one sitting—-it’s a […]
‘The Lean Startup’ Is Foundational To Practicing Entrepreneurship
3 Reasons to Buy this Book: Understand Eric Ries’ personal story behind developing the Lean Startup philosophy. Learn core, big-picture principles such as Innovation Accounting, Build-Measure-Learn, and Validated Learning. Find out how a startup can replace useless vanity metrics with metrics that actually measure success. 3 Reasons Not to Buy this Book: Void of details […]
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The ‘Entrepreneur’s Notebook’ Provides Practical Startup Advice
This is an excellent book for new entrepreneurs because it gives seasoned advice on how to attract and choose the right co-founders, lawyers, and other partners for your venture. The author of Entrepreneur’s Notebook shares with you the stories of his first few ventures and the emotions and lessons he went through without the benefit […]
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Check Traffic Before Launching A Service-based Company
I was out running this morning for three miles (with a quick stop at Staples to buy some HP ink) when I became inspired to write this blog post after listening to the second podcast (“The Marketing Symphony“) by Pete Williams (Australian entrepreneur). He gives similar advice to what I’m laying out here, although his […]
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Survivalism: An Early Stage Virtue
Definition of “survivalism”: an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value (according to Merriam Webster). The early stage startup is a difficult environment to be working in because there’s so much passion and hope for making revolutionary products/services but there’s no way to achieve those dreams unless the firm […]
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2-4 KPI’s Remove Startup Clutter
I started my new venture with a lot of energy and action in order to get to the point where the idea behind the company could be validated—the point at which profit was created. But up to the critical juncture of clocking in profit, there were a lot of little side projects and one-off tasks […]
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A Tale Of 5 Lawyers
As I prepared to start my new venture, I decided to interview five lawyers to find the right fit for me, mostly in terms of initial cost. Months later, I was talking to a lawyer who told me that new entrepreneurs should only take the time to interview two or three lawyers at most. Looking […]
