Lean Startups: Page 4
4 Reasons Your Business Plan Might Need to Be Trashed
While preparation is always good, no amount of charts can protect you from the realities of a 21st-century business world in permanent beta.
Start a Business on a Bare-Bones Budget With These 3 Lean Tips
Follow this advice to maximize your budget and stretch your bottom line.
Introducing QuickMVP, A New Tool for New Ideas
A new tool allows you to validate your ideas and build a real business.
The 4 Essentials to Starting a Company Whether You Have Money or Not
Money is helpful when you launch your company but hustle and lots of work can get you rolling.
Iterate or Eliminate? When You Need to Go Back to the Drawing Board.
When do you stick with an idea, and when do you eliminate it altogether? As an entrepreneur, this can be a life-or-death decision for your startup.
6 Tips For Accepting Failure and Moving On
Failure happens. It is what you learn from your missteps that sets you apart.
8 Tips for Marketing Success on a Self-Funded Budget
Time is what you need to spend when your shoestring startup has no marketing budget. With patience and persistence, you will build the loyal audience you need to succeed.
Actually, You Don't Need VC Funding to Succeed
It is a rare startup that has the backing of venture capital fund, so forget about wooing investors and concentrate on wooing customers with your unique selling proposition.
14 Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in '14
Thousands of books offer business, leadership or startup advice, but we've narrowed down the options to some must-reads.
Don't Go Too Lean. On America's Main Street, Business Plans Still Work.
Don't kid yourself. For most new firms launching outside Silicon Valley, developing a startup strategy is essential.
Trim the Fat From Your Startup
The lean movement is often associated with big business, but its principles can work for small companies, too.
Getting Your Small Business to Scale Like a Tech Startup
With small businesses starting to think more like tech startups in terms of innovation and growth, here are a few tips to help companies get started down that path.
How to Always Be Ready to Adapt Your Business to Change
Adapting to change quickly is a key way to ensure your business enjoys sustained growth. Here are six ways to make sure you're ready.
Why You Should Ditch Your Billion-Dollar Business Ambitions
In starting up, founders often set their sights too high. Here's why you should start a $1,000 business instead.
Why the Motto 'If You Build It, They Will Come' is BS
Young entrepreneur David Chait delves into why startups should never assume a market exists for their product.