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From New Idea To Business Launch In Two Weeks (with pictures) - http://www.startbreakingfree.com

Posted by digitalsmash under Startups
From http://www.startbreakingfree.com 5905 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 26, 2008 2:24 am

I am following my own philosophy that I teach: when you come across a new business idea, find the cheapest and fastest way to test it and just get SOMETHING out there which people can see and give you feedback on. This is far better than what most people do which is either (1) have a great idea and think about it so long you never take any action Read More

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Online Auction Site For Product Placement, Sponsorships, Ads. Make Money With Your Ad Inventory

Posted by tinobuntic under Startups
From http://www.placemyproduct.com 5910 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 21, 2008 8:18 pm

New online auction marketplace for ads, sponsorships, and product placements. Sell your ads to the highest bidder. Read More

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Mediocre Marketing: How NOT To Describe Your Startup

Posted by Aaronontheweb under Startups
From http://onstartups.com 5917 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 15, 2008 4:36 pm

From the page: "I was really disappointed today from a post I saw from a recruiter that was trying to hire sales candidates for a startup. It was strikingly ineffective to the degree that if I had not received the message myself (and didn't know that it was serious), I'd have thought it was a joke. Trust me, it's not." Read More

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Mogulette-in-the-making: the latest tricks and tools to help small businesses thrive.

Posted by skarasic under Startups
From http://mogulette.blogspot.com 5917 days ago
Made Hot by: on February 15, 2008 1:13 am

Carmina Perez shares her experience in starting a business as well as advice and info she gathers along the way. She also includes links to useful articles and stories on successful business owners. Read More

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Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship

Posted by LaurenO under Startups
From http://blog.guykawasaki.com 5941 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 22, 2008 1:51 am

Many entrepreneurs believe a bunch of myths about entrepreneurship, so here are ten of the most common and the realities that bust them: Read More

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Know your market by testing, talking, and a SWOT analysis

Posted by melanee under Startups
From http://www.financialpost.com 5943 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 20, 2008 7:58 pm

There is nothing more important in starting a business than learning all you can about your potential market. Most entrepreneurs have an instinctive confidence in their product or service -- but without first-hand market research, it's only a hunch. The first step is to conduct a "SWOT" analysis: analyzing your business's strengths, weaknesses, Read More

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Guy Kawasaki "The Art of the Start" @ TiECon 2006

Posted by Becky under Startups
From http://video.google.com 5954 days ago
Made Hot by: TimJustus on January 8, 2008 6:20 pm

Entrepreneurship expert Guy Kawasaki presents "Art of the Start" at TiECon 2006, sharing time-tested wisdom on how to succeed in starting a new product, a new service, a new company, a new anything. Read More

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Tips for Startup/Product Idea Evaluation

Posted by TerryJackson under Startups
From http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 5957 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 7, 2008 11:42 pm

Evan Williams is one of those many entrepreneurs that I admire. Well, he is one of the team behind two hugely successful web applications - Blogger and Twitter. Here, I'm going to re-phrase and re-think over one of his recent articles - Will it fly? How to Evaluate a New Product Idea. Evan goes deep with the following points: Tractability Read More

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36 Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More!

Posted by blueenergy under Startups
From http://www.readwriteweb.com 5959 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 3, 2008 8:06 pm

These tips are meant for technology startups, but many of the ideas apply just as well for any startup. This is a collection of startup tips covering software engineering, infrastructure, PR, conferences, legal and finance. They describe best practices for an early-stage startup. We hope that you will find these tips useful, but also please rememb Read More

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Serial Entrepreneur on Fundamentals of Building a Successful Business

Posted by Becky under Startups
From http://knowledge.emory.edu 5975 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 28, 2007 10:20 pm

With over 50% of all new businesses failing, there's got to be a better way. Building a successful business is certainly difficult. It's fraught with problems over sales, capitalization, and poor management, says Charles F. Goetz, adjunct professor of organization and management and a distinguished lecturer in entrepreneurship at Emory University' Read More