Worst Practices: How to Learn From the Mistakes of Others (and Avoid Making Them Yourself)
The following is reprinted with permission from “You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake” by Olivier Sibony, copyright…
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Get Cash Fast: The Truth About Small Business Financing
The process of getting a traditional bank loan for your small business is frustrating. It’s nearly impossible to…
Who or What is Your Brand’s Nemesis? A McLaren Case Study
The following is adapted from “Wild Thinking” by Nick Liddell and Richard Buchanan ©2019 and reproduced with permission from…
Find Your Why and Identify Problems Worth Solving by Collecting and Connecting the Dots
The following is excerpted from “Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Earn Your Freedom and Do Work That Matters”…
Don’t Burn the Midnight Oil: 4 Strategies for Balancing Life and Startup Success
I’ll never forget Steve Jobs’ speech when he introduced the iPhone and iTunes App Store to the world. It inspired…
Straight Talk for Startups: Mastering the Fundamentals
The following is excerpted from “Straight Talk for Startups: 100 Insider Rules for Beating the Odds—From Mastering the…
What Many Entrepreneurs Wish They Had Known Earlier
I’ve researched and taught innovation strategy for 20 years, and I’ve spent a great deal of time advising…
3 Reasons Why a Side Hustle Can Make a Huge Impact in Your Career
While a business degree can be valuable to your career growth, there are plenty of real-world examples that…
Launching a Product: How Promising Hardware Startups Can Beat the Odds
Once labeled the ugly stepchild of venture capital, hardware startups have historically experienced difficulties securing funding. In 2015,…
AOL Co-Founder Steve Case on AppleLink in The Third Wave [Book Excerpt]
The following excerpt was selected exclusively for StartupNation readers from “The Third Wave” by Steve Case. The excerpt shares Case’s process pitching his…
Former Apple Consultant Ken Segall on the Power of Simplicity [Book Excerpt]
Is there anyone in business who doesn’t recognize the power of simplicity? It’s an inescapable fact of life…
eBay, Amazon, Mobile, e-Commerce, and Stripping.
Hi gang, John Lawson is a nationally known e-commerce and social media expert. You can find him speaking…
One Year Later, I Still Admire the Same Companies
As I approach my ONE year anniversary of membership in the StartupNation Community, I am consciously taking some…