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Has it always been a dream of yours to start your very own nail salon but you don’t know where or how to start? You have come to the right place. Learn how to start a nail salon and avoid the most common mistakes that startup nail salon businesses go...

Do you love food and travel?  Do you like to serve people high-quality food items? Do you have a good idea for the right location? Can you keep up with the demands of a hungry crowd?  If so, then you might be interested in learning how to start a...

What is business development? The term has come to mean a lot of things over the past few years (especially with the advent of the Internet,) including IT programmers, engineers, sales and more. In The Biz Dev Bible, we’re committed to staying focused on the basics: This e-book contains...

In a great post by Mark Suster, an entrepreneur turned VC, he details a 13 step plan to raising funds.  The original post can be found here and is over 5,000 words.  There is also video summary which is about 70 minutes long. If you don’t have 70 minutes or the...

One of the most important concepts to any growth hacker is the fact that the definition of the common product has been flipped on its head. For thousands of years, products have been tangible items that could be packaged, sold and purchased again when it gets too old or...

(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...

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...

For startups looking to develop products that have long-term selling power without creating an out-of-control budget or losing focus, lean marketing has proven to be a sound and successful plan. Lean marketing adopts a fast-track for development—dubbed sprints—which focuses on bringing a concept to market validation as quickly as...

In this series we will focus on the challenges of launching a startup while working a traditional job and how others have accomplished it. The 40 hour workweek can certainly be a grind, but you shouldn’t let it stop you from chasing your dreams.  Many entrepreneurs have dreams of launching their...