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Steve Hoffman Shares his Startup Wisdom in his New Book New entrepreneurial book available now. Steve Hoffman aka Captain Hoff's new book "Surviving a Startup" gives entrepreneurs everything they need to know to overcome seemingly impossible odds and navigate their way to success.  Here is a snapshot of the interesting sections covered: Devil’s Candy: Launching a Startup Raising Venture Capital: Show Me the Money! Bootstrapping It: Guerrilla Marketing and Growth Hacking Unicorn Hunters: Finding Your Mojo Scaling Up: Building a Billion-Dollar Business Rules to Win By: Growth Leadership Own Path Full disclosure: I have been a mentor at Steve's program and the man is amazing. With his busy schedule, he could say two sentences to me and make a big impact. He has helped startups globally and he puts his knowledge into his latest book. I call it a book of startup wisdom. Order "Surviving a Startup" now and our readers get the full Founders Space Online Startup...

Rajarshi Choudhuri talks about what Startup Bootstrapping!  Photo courtesy of Startup.co By Rajarshi Choudhuri   on May 30, 2017. Originally published on   Startups.co - the world's largest startup platform, helping over 1 million startup companies. More from Startups. What exactly does bootstrapping your startup mean? For the uninitiated, a bootstrap startup basically means that you self-fund your business, i.e. using the existing resources and internal revenue to drive your business, instead of raising any external funds. Given the wide scale availability of angel investors and venture capitalists, it’s hard to resist the chance to build a steady business without accepting external funds. In fact most startups today forget the importance and the advantages of starting out on a shoestring budget. At this point, I can almost feel the startup founders scoffing at the idea of starting out with a minimal budget, but hear me out. Granted, bootstrappin...

Kavita Sahai Gives Tips on Taking the Big Step Into Entrepreneurship   Photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer editor: This article was kindly submitted by  Kavita Sahai ,  CEO and Founder of  Have BIGplans, LLC So you’ve decided you want to become an entrepreneur, and you couldn’t be more excited. The promise of working for yourself, making a difference in the world, and connecting with a tribe of people you really, really love…the entrepreneurial life tons of benefits, so it’s no wonder you want to try it on. After all,  a recent study by the Kauffman Foundation  found that 40% of new businesses are started by women—and a lot of those are happening among the millennial age group. But where to start? Taking first steps into entrepreneurship can also seem daunting. To succeed, it’s important to invest time upfront to find a business idea that really works for you. The ideal business will be one that joins your passion and skills wi...

Entrepreneur Shares the Journey of Her Freshman Year Photo courtesy of  Pablo by Buffer Editor: Here is C. Robinson's next article in her entrepreneurial journal. We are truly grateful in having her share her story with us. Follow her with us as we get her reflections of her first year as an entrepreneur. Like me, are you one of those people who are easily excited and motivated when others share their projects with you? Does everything seem like an awesome opportunity? The majority of my entrepreneurial friends share in my entrepreneurial ADHD. I hear what one of them is working on and immediately my reaction is, “How can I help? What do you need assistance with?” As an entrepreneur it’s important to see everything as an opportunity; it’s a survival technique. We see everything as an opportunity because “this might be the big break we’ve been working for.” And, the fear of missing out (FOMO) exasperates our short attention span. FOMO often results in con...

The Annual Brand Prize Looking for Destroyers of the Status Quo - Submissions due July 14 Photo courtesy of The Brand Prize The Brand Prize has been driven by a mission to elevate progressive startups in North America through an annual contest, open to anyone with a solid idea and vetted business plan. Partners Skyrocket and the The Red Academy have partnered to provide a prize which includes a comprehensive branding identity and website package, valued at $40,000.

Entrepreneur Shares Her Journey and Tips in a New Series Photo courtesy of Pablo by Buffer Have you ever watched the USA Network show Suits? Gina Torres plays Jessica Pearson, who is  a strong, confident, matter-of- fact, a force to be reckoned with, intelligent, business savvy  female partner of a law firm. She owns the room when she walks in. Some characters fear her. Some characters challenge her. All characters respect the empire she’s built. When I decided to  register my LLC I envisioned I would conduct myself like Jessica Pearson. I would be slick, witty,  see three moves ahead of my opponent and be able to compete with the rest of the titans. I’ve always had the entrepreneurial mindset. I was seven or eight when I held my first  boardroom meeting. I gathered all my friends around my dining room table and painted my  vision for them of starting a backyard circus. The motivation lasted about 23 minutes. They  were more intereste...