15 points to reveal the “Launching a Startup is easy” myth. (1/15): Critical mass is absolutely necessary

In the last few weeks I have been busy doing a number of different things that prevented me from writing posts on businesshackers. I appreciate my faithful readers for patience and kindness. Today I would really share some thoughts on how to successufully launch and manage startups. It is not exactly what I do in [...]

Where can I find sources of finance for small business startups?

Many people keep sending e-mails asking this questions… so let us try to discuss it a bit…
Typically, you get funds for your business from the following sources:
- Your own savings or resources (bank accounts, stocks, bonds, or even 401Ks)
- Credit cards — an expensive source of capital, but common among small business owners because they [...]

How I Raised $5.3 Million in Venture Capital at Age 22

We have been blogging about startups since 2006, but there is always something interesting to discover. If you search the net, you can find Ryan Allis, the author of entrepreneurship book bestseller ‘Zero to One Million’ shares how he raised $5.35 million in venture capital for iContact at age 22. This guy is absolutely great, [...]

Startups Toolkit: 14 insightful articles you can’t do without

Those have probably helped many of you:
Innovations will kill startups profitability and will make the bubble burst in 2008-2018
It is not the money spent on marketing that makes a startup successful
The secret of developing succesfull and profitable “mash-ups”
What makes a startup sexy and successful? 5 points.
Invest In Me! Grabbing The VC’s Attention
Is it important to have a blog when launching [...]

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