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Here’s Why Market Timing is Everything When it Comes to Startup Success

The following is excerpted from “SUPER FOUNDERS: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups” by Ali Tamaseb. Copyright © 2021. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. In 1995, General Magic, the startup company where Tony...

byAli Tamaseb

August 9, 2022

5 Strategies to Turn Around a Program Launch That Isn’t Working

If you’re a few days into your program launch and you’re disappointed by lack of results, don’t waste your time by wallowing in what you think is failure. Before diving into these five steps, first...

byEllie Swift

April 8, 2022

This Franchisee Shares How to Survive and Thrive During Tough Times

The year 2020 will always be synonymous with words like “tragic,” “traumatic” and “tough.” For Mosquito Authority® franchise owner B.J. Bacha, it was certainly challenging, but it was also a year when being involved in...

byChris Buitron

July 18, 2021

Overcome These 7 Hurdles to Achieve Startup Success

The path to entrepreneurial success is never straight and never easy. But the issues you might expect to be major obstacles often turn out to be inconsequential, while seemingly minor behaviors and habits can seriously...

byMarcia Layton Turner

April 29, 2019

Why Creating a Company of Owners is Smart Business

A company of owners is a company of engaged individuals. Company culture has been an increasingly important focus of startup businesses over the last decade. In fact, a study led by Columbia Business School showed...

byStephanie Breedlove

November 14, 2017

Taking Small Steps is the Key to Success in Entrepreneurship

“One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and spoke these words, it was transformative. It was anything but “one” or “small.” Executing that first...

byStephanie Breedlove

August 14, 2017

3 Crucial Steps to Fail proof Your New Business Idea

Starting a successful business is hard. But let’s not presume that entrepreneurship itself is intrinsically riskier than other things that popular culture deems as “acceptable.” You’ll never be able to completely avoid risk, either in your...

byDaniel DiPiazza

April 11, 2017

What it Takes to Be a Winner in Business

I was prepared to do well in the Beijing Games of 2008 in my javelin throw discipline. I trained daily for 15 years, and I was persistent and motivated. Even though I easily threw the...

byInga Stasiulionyte

November 21, 2016

Project Management Course: Improve Your Startup’s Success

When starting a business, many entrepreneurs undervalue the power of taking a project management course. The future is never certain for a startup company, and the first couple of years are often the toughest. With a...

bySuzanne Vallance

October 2, 2016

3 Ways to Determine a Startup’s Success

One of the hardest parts of a startup is determining if you’ll ever find success. Entrepreneurs dream of the day their startup will turn a profit or even hit its initial milestones. Startups are the...

byNathan Resnick

September 28, 2016