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5 Books Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Needs to Read

Whether you’ve only just started entertaining the idea of building your own startup, or you’re deep into your journey, these are the five books that every entrepreneur needs to read. These books cover a wide...

byEllen Orton

March 3, 2020

How I Conquered My Fears and Became an Entrepreneur

Have you ever dreamt of becoming an entrepreneur? If you answered yes, what’s stopping you? According to Gallup, 25 percent of adults in the U.S. have thought about starting their own business but have yet to...

byRaya Khashab

February 25, 2019

4 Signs Your Business is Growing Too Fast and What to Do About It

A growing business is a great thing, and it is what we all strive for. Rapid growth can also be a pandora’s box of problems. Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Snacks, knows the...

bySean Glynn

January 18, 2019

How to Benefit From Your Fear of Entrepreneurial Failure

Failure. It’s a loaded word in the startup world. Eric Ries told founders to fail fast in his quintessential book, "The Lean Startup." Other entrepreneurs swear that failure is what led to their ultimate success. And yet,...

bySusan Guillory

October 17, 2018

How to Innovate Faster Using the Lean Startup Methodology

The following is adapted from "Imagine it Forward: Courage, Creativity and the Power of Change" Copyright © 2018 by Beth Comstock. Published by Currency, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. During my discovery pilgrimages to...

byBeth Comstock

October 9, 2018

Make it Minimal and Marketable: How Startups Can Build Better Products

We’ve all heard the saying: faster, better or cheaper - pick two. It’s an unfortunate reality of every business, from startups to large enterprises. You can’t have it all. Especially when it comes to product...

byMing Chan

July 27, 2018

5 Books Every Millennial Business Owner Must Read for Success

Despite the hate they get in the media, millennials are actually extremely hard working and entrepreneurial. In fact, there's a good chance you either are a millennial business owner or know of one. A recent study...

byAmanda Abella

August 22, 2017

How to Make a Killer Crowdfunding Campaign Video [Book Excerpt]

The following is excerpted from "The Crowdsourceress: Get Smart, Get Funded and Kickstart Your Next Big Idea," by Alex Daly. Copyright © 2017. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of...

byAlex Daly

June 27, 2017

LEAN Sprint: Move Your Business Model Forward [Book Excerpt]

This excerpt shows you how to utilize a LEAN sprint and is a follow-up to "How to Embrace Failure and Succeed," published on StartupNation.com on June 20, 2016. Below, find an exclusive excerpt for StartupNation.com, excerpted from SCALING...

byAsh Maurya

August 23, 2016

How to Embrace Failure and Succeed [Book Excerpt]

We are living through a global entrepreneurial renaissance. Entrepreneurs are everywhere and thanks to the Internet, as well as technologies enabled by open source and cloud computing, there has been no better time than the present...

byAsh Maurya

June 20, 2016