(Photo: ualucky) Trying to navigate growth hacking without a plan is like going on a treasure hunt without a map—you’re just not going to find the pot of gold you’re looking for, at least not without a lot of luck. That task becomes infinitely more difficult if your competition...

Imagine creating your startup without raising any capital whatsoever, simply having your customer’s cash in hand before you have to produce any type of product or service. Sounds a lot better than trying to raise up huge amounts of capital just to develop, produce and launch your product, right?...

While it might be taboo in some circles to think about raising funds for your startup by working—the argument being that this isn’t actual funding, but rather investing your own money—with a slight tweak to your method, even the staunchest opponent of the argument will have to concede. Of...

As you begin to launch your MVP and embark on your lean marketing campaign, one key target group that you always want to keep in mind is the early adopter. In a nutshell, early adopters are the people that buy into your vision right off the bat. Whether it’s...

Time and time again, we’ve seen startups fail for any number of reasons. And while we could sit here and list all of the possibilities your startup might fail, it’s much easier—and less scary—to nail down the one or two underlying reasons that rest at the base of all...