How to validate your business idea
How do you know if you have a good idea for a business? Sure, talking about what you’re doing to friends and family can help, but until you get your idea in front of real users, you’re just shooting in...
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The best productivity hacks for startup CEOs
Being a productive CEO is no different than being productive at anything in life. It comes down to how well you manage the small choices you make every day. Do you watch Netflix or do you go to sleep? Do...
10 essential tips for hiring a freelance developer
Hiring and working with a freelance web developer can be a difficult thing. It’s no one’s fault, it’s simply the nature of the beast. This is a new relationship. You will have different vocabularies and work styles. When we started...
How to trademark your company name and logo
Your brand is your business. Here’s how to make sure no one takes it away from you. What’s the most important aspect of your business? The product? The people? The proprietary tech? While all those are what will eventually bring...
Base hits and home runs: A model for success in anything
Steady growth is all about balancing the short- and long-term The home run is one of the most exciting events in sports. With one swing you can score the most runs possible. Even propel your team to victory. No other...
Building something people actually want: A step-by-step guide to coming up with great business ideas
On a sunny afternoon in 1943, Edwin Land stopped to take a photograph of his 3-year-old daughter, Jennifer, during a family vacation in Santa Fe. He focused, snapped, and then went to move on. But Jennifer wasn’t happy with the...
The right way to quit your job
What to say when those greener pastures are calling your name Quitting is important. The man/woman who wants to find what he/she loves must have the balls/ovaries to stand up and say ‘I don’t like this!’ and move on. Great careers...
The science of why ‘underpromise and overdeliver’ doesn’t always work
How do you compete when expectations are already sky high? Underpromise and overdeliver. It’s a common saying in business, preached as some of the best advice by many companies (including ours), as a way to win over customers by not only meeting...
10 steps to starting a side business (while working a full-time job)
A step-by-step guide for transitioning from 9-5er to full-time entrepreneur We are living at a time of unlimited potential. Never before have we experienced such a rapid growth in the number of young entrepreneurs who’ve begun working for themselves. From...