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November 2021
What You Should Do Before Acquiring Another Business
20 Black-Owned Business Statistics for 2021
What Startup Entrepreneurs Could Learn From Writers
What Are the Best Places to Start a Tech Company?
The Startups That Could Close the Greenwashing Loopholes
The Difference Between Influencer and Affiliate Marketing
Two 19-Year-Old Stanford Dropouts is Disrupting Grocery Delivery
How to Keep Major Costs Down in Your Business
20 Call to Action Examples that Create Instant Leads
The Benefits Of Building A SaaS Startup
What Are The Traits Of A Successful Entrepreneur
October 2021
How to Attract the Best Employees to Your Startup
The Seven Types Of Angel Investor And What They Want To Hear
How the Nation’s Newest Billionaire Built a Software Giant
How to Use Micro Influencer Marketing to Grow Your Business
What Your Startup Needs Before a Major Expansion
17 Phrases Great Leaders Never Say to Employees
Grist For The Mill: Gathering Data for Diligence
How to Survive and Thrive as a Marketer in a Startup
Hurdles Every Startup Needs to Get Over
7 Must Have Elements of Every Small Business Website
3 Cost-Effective Small Business Advertising Ideas
Venture Capital Golden Age University Fund Donates Billions of Dollars
How to Legally Limit Your Taxes as a Startup
Business Angels or Venture Capitalists – Who Should You Pitch To?
BusinessWise: What To Know About Corporate Volunteerism
Examining The Myth And The Legend: The One-Person Marketing Team
How to Avoid Startup Trouble Early On
Financial Health Tech Startups Put Consumers In The Driver’s Seat
VC Funds 101: Understanding Venture Fund Structures, Fund Metrics
Spotify Alums Join Forces to Create Berlin Angel Syndicate, Spoti Angels
September 2021
How to Manage Your Reputation When Your Business Screws Up
How To Finance A Business: 4 Options To Consider
7 Steps To Start A Black Owned Business
How To Build A List Of 200+ Investors Likely To Fund Your Startup
What Your Startup Can Do to Strengthen Privacy
Venture capital doubles down on Southeast Asian tech
Seattle Startup City Pods Aims to Address Homelessness
How Marketing Research Helps You Reach Your Startup Goals
3 Steps to Determine Product-Market Fit
Startups Favor Certain Buzzwords Much More Than Others
22 Must-Know Mobile Marketing Resources, Books, and Podcasts
What Your Business Startup Should Be Outsourcing to Others
What is a Venture Partner and How do I Become One?
Small Business Marketing 101 (54 Tips & Resources)
August 2021
How Can I Find My First Customers?
8 Thought-Provokers That Successful People Live By
Every Team Needs A Coach: Managing The Deal Process
4 Ways To Manage Startup Uncertainty
How You Can Reduce Major Expenses at Your Startup
'It Really is About Access': Business Incubator for Black Entrepreneurs
Financial Workshop Helps Artists, Artisans Market Their Skills, Wares
How to Make Tax Season Easier on Your Tech Business
Even Your Allergist Is Now Investing in Start-Ups
Startups: Right Product, Wrong Time
The Rise of Micro-Influencers: Should Your Brand Be Influenced?
How to Tell If Your Startup Is Going to Succeed
Europe Top 10 Unicorn Universities
Penalty Box - Legal Issues For Startups
July 2021
How an Experienced Marketing Leader Can Benefit Your Startup
How to Start a Podcast: 10-Step Tutorial
10 Promising Startups Emerging from Universities Right Now
Nigerian Angel Investor Launching a Fund for African Startups
How to Help Your Startup Stand Out from Your Competitors
Startup Using Microbes to Replace Synthetic Fertilizer Raises $130M
Business Model Canvas for Validating Your Startup Idea Fast
How Venture Capital’s New Micro Funds Punch Above Their Weight
How to Make Collaboration Easier Among Remote Employees
Record Year, Here's the Most Active North American Startup Investors
GoodWorks Angel Fund to Invest up to $200,000 in 10 Startups by FY22
Entrepreneurial Mindset: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
How to Expand Your Startup Internationally
Bird Leaves SF and Drone Delivery Startup Zipline Raises $250M
Startup Helping Foreign Students Get Into Their Preferred University Free
Treat People As People, Not Resources
June 2021
How To Tell If Your Startup Going To Succeed
Tokyo Startup Is Making America's Vegan McRib Dreams Come True
Crypto Finance Startup Amber Group Raises $100M At $1B Valuation
What Does It Take For A Startup To Make It?
How to Put Your Startup in a Stronger Position for the Future
Where Fintech and ESG Meet: Investment Apps Drive Impact Investing
Business Plan Template for Small Businesses
The Importance of Investing Human Capital
10 Reasons You Should Support Black Lives Matter
How To Get Funding For An Injection-Mold-Driven Startup
7 Myths About Imposter Syndrome
The Dos and Don'ts of Pitching to Angel Investors
What Financial Startups Can Do to Compete with Established Businesses
The Angels Hell-Bent on Helping YOU Make Millions!
The Ultimate Guide On Finding Investors For Your Business
Room To Run: Startup Uniqueness & Competition
May 2021
Three templates that make running your business much easier
If you build it, will they come? verifying customer demand
Three ways you can level the playing field against big business
Why do they call a slide deck a “slide deck”?
Why Your E-Commerce Startup Will Survive COVID-19
What Angel Investors Want When Investing in Start-Ups
How to Get an SBA Startup Loan
Betting on Upcoming Startup Markets
The 5 Key Personality Traits of a Successful Business Owner
Technology can Bridge the Workplace Diversity Gap
How did Atlanta Become Breeding Ground for Billion-Dollar Startups?
Top 10 Warning Signs Your Startup Will Fail
April 2021
How to Make Your Company’s Website Easier to Navigate
Draper Esprit: how we can all share the spoils of early stage tech investing
Should you include risk factors in an early-stage pitch deck? Free template
Setting Yourself Up For Success: 10 Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Startup Mistakes That Will Hurt You in the Long Run
Startup 101: Knowing When You’re Ready For Venture Capital
Where The Startup World Sees Money In Biden’s $2.3T Infrastructure Plan
France’s top VC investors to follow on Twitter
How Your Startup Can Be More Socially Responsible
Keys you need to be a successful entrepreneur
16 Things You Must Avoid in Order to be a Successful Entrepreneur
3 Challenges Every New Fintech Will Face
22 German VC and angel investors to follow on Twitter
How I Harness My Insane Startup Anxiety
Silicon Valley Revs Up for a ‘Hot Startup’ Summer
Marketing Fundamentals You Shouldn’t Forget in Your Lending Startup
Agile Derivatives: Scrum and Kanban
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion & Social Justice
What Everyday Investors Should Know About Private Investments
March 2021
How To Develop Your Startup's Reputation From The Beginning
A New Asynchronous Video Startup, Weet, Is Helping Employees Communicate
Industrial 3D Printing The Focus For New EU$100 Million Venture Capital Fund
Startups, Investors Increasingly Connect via Clubhouse App
Concepts That Can Help Your Startup Business Mature
Why Atlanta Could Face Startup Hub Growing Pains
Differences Between Safe And Convertible Notes
Alternative Funding Methods Are Catching On In Beauty And Fashion
February 2021
How To Know If A Startup Is Worth The Money
Allocating Your Wealth: Angel Investing, Stocks or Real Estate?
25 Startups That Raised Without A Product
Both Things Can Be True: Bias and Bad Fundraising Advice
Startup Challenges That Technology Can Make Easy
What Is The Best Marketing Advice To Give A Startup Founder?
Fundable Startups Are Fundable
A Hacker Almost Poisons A Florida City's Drinking Water
6 Ways Diversity And Inclusion Will Change This Year
Are You Talking To The Right Customer?
40 Pitch Red Flags Which Will Undermine Your Startup Fundraise
Why The Best Leaders Love Being Wrong
Angels: What Is Trending In The Angel-Sphere?
Dileep Rao, Former Venture Capitalist, Says VCs Aren't The Answer For All Startups
Might It Be Said That The Purpose Of And Entrepreneur Is To Create Problems?
January Startup Sentiment Index Confirms Midyear 2021 Startup Surge
January 2021
How Content Creation Affects Your Funding
Support Black-Owned Businesses: 181 Places To Start Online
It's Time To Debunk The 'Pipeline Problem' Once and For All
How To Win Any Business Plan Competition, From A 4-Time Winner
Good Angel Investors vs. Bad Angel Investors
The Core of Every Business's Success is Love, Passion, and Care
CEO Gadea of Office-Space Manager Envoy on How To Pivot in A Pandemic
Entre To The Internet: Marketing for Startups
Successful Innovation is Often Conceived and Born During Hard Times
How to Cultivate Humility as an Entrepreneur (and Why You Should)
Virtually Connecting With Angels: Key Lessons For Young Startups
It's Been a Tough Year for Women Founders. Here's How They're Handling It
How To Avoid The Closing Package From Hell
5 Venture Capital Deals That Signal Major Trends for 2021
Why A Competitive Analysis is A First Step As A Founder
After Embracing Remote Work in 2020, Companies Face Conflicts Making It Permanent
These 8 Heartland Cities Are Essential To The Future of American Innovation
Top Business and Technology Trends in 2021
How To Develop a Profitable Digital Marketing Funnel
December 2020
Pride of Boostrapping vs. Glamour of Venture Capital Backing
New Startup ShingleHanger Wants To Help Entrepreneurs Turn Gigs Into Businesses
How To Launch A Startup While You're Still in College
Qualities Of A Startup Founder
How To Get Your Business Started on TikTok
31 Pitch Deck Slide Examples: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
It's Not All About Venture Capital: Tech Startups Eye Debt Raises
Startup Failure Rate: Ultimate Report + Infographic (2021)
How Entrepreneurs Benefit From The Biggest Big-Money Status Symbols of 2020: SPACs
November 2020
What Are Startup Employees' Favorite WFH Perks?
Mark Cuban On Why He Refuses To Mentor People
Funding: Are You Ready For Venture Capital?
Making Your Pitch: Angel Investors vs. Venture Capitalists
Best Reason to Join a Startup? Not to Get Rich
How To Finance A Climate Tech Startup
Fowler: Encouraging Leaders Win
The Biggest Threat To Tesla's Full Self-Driving Technology
How To Demo Your Product In a Pitch
Stars In a Stormy Sky: Startups Thriving During COVID-19
October 2020
How Theses Successful Entrepreneurs Learned to Adapt and Thrive During a Pandemic
It's Time For Venture Investors To Become Conscious Capitalists
What Investors Mean After You Pitched Them
Bad Bookkeeping: The Top 10 Ways Your Financials Are Messed Up
What Founders Learn From Growing up Broke
Startup Costs: How Much Cash Will You Need?
Are You an Entrepreneur? Are You Sure?
So You Wanna Do A Startup, eh?
The Winning Psychology of Top Founders in Fundraising Meetings
This Hyderabad Startup Is Helping People Take Better Financial Decisions
Perseverance and The Power of Ancestral Strength
What Is The Difference Between A Founder And The Board of Directors?
There is A Shake-up In Angel Investing and Legal Angel Networks are Struggling to Adapt
Looking for Venture Capital? Here's How One 50+ Founder Landed A Deal To Improve Lives
Local Entrepreneur Soon May be Able To Crowdfund for Capital in Wyoming
Private AirBnB Emails On How A VC Missed Out
Pandemic Disruption Creates New Opportunities For Angel Investors
September 2020
5 Decisions That Will Increase Your Chances of Building A Successful Startup
How These Successful Entrepreneurs Overcame Risk and Failure To Achieve Their Goals
Why It Maybe The Oppotune Time to Consider Corporate Venture Capital
Here's How To Score Investments from Truist's New Venture Arm
Tapping Friends and Family For Capital Might Not Be The Best Option
Choosing The Best Business Entity for Your Startup
Five Tips On Turning Failure Into Success
How To Start A Company Right. Key Terms Cheat Sheet
Pre-seed Funding Will Help More Women Succeed
How to Avoid the Pitfalls in Your Small Business
Does Your Business Have What It Takes to Go Public?
Startup Names Are Still Getting Less Silly
This Boutique VC Including 16 Celebrity Investors is Disrupting The Investment Landscape
Don't Give Up On Your Startup Dream!
Before They Were Famous. 15 Startups Pivot to Fame
August 2020
Why Consumer Preferences Are Shaping The Future of The Digital Dollar
Goldman Sachs Said to Mull Raising $2b for New Venture Fund
OneVenture Has a Fresh $80 million To Invest
Reed Robinson Wants to Rethink the 'Friends and Family' Round
How COVID-10 Gave Online Dating New Life
How Andrew Carnegie Found Success in the Face of Failure
Deal Questions - What VCs Will Ask You
Potential M&A Among Your Investments? 10 Smart Ways To Prepare
Think Better: The Rule of Three
Revenue Model for Startups: 7 Steps Development Plan
Time is Small Business Owner's Biggest Competitor
When Building a Startup, Think Like a Buyer
Starting a Business During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Guidelines for Successful Board Meetings and Investor Reports with Early Stage Companies
Diversity and Inclusion: 10 Signs Your Organization is Stalled
Entrepreneur's message: Focus on Being Great, and Keep Moving Forward
Two Essential Pieces of Entrepreneurial Advice for Real Estate Professionals
Avoid The 9 Worst Pitching Thin Spots
July 2020
Diversity And Inclusion: 10 Signs Your Organization Is Stalled
Entrepreneur's Message: Focus On Being Great, And Keep Moving Forward
Essential Pieces Of Entrepreneurial Advice For Real Estate Professionals
Advanced Pitching Skills - Avoiding The 9 Worst Pitching Thin Spots
Sequoia Capital Pitch Deck Template and Commentary
How Do Angel Investors Source Opportunities
The Dual PhD Problem Of Today's Startups
Today's Students Want To Become Startup Founders
Closing The Wealth Gap By Investing In Minority Entrepreneurs
How To Complete A Financial Model Template
How This Entrepreneur Is Bouncing Back From A 5-Figure Debt
Has Venture Capital Strayed From Its Roots
Diversity Is Key To A Successful Business
VC Firms On The Best Time And Best Way To Reach Out To Them
How Do You Know When To Hire Your Next Startup Team Member?
6 Ways Your Investments Can Fund Racial Justice
How To Curate Your Digital Persona
Sources And Uses Of Funds Runway Calculator. How Much To Raise?
June 2020
Why Andreessen Horowitz Is Investing In Games
Stock Warrants: Sweetening The Deal For Angel Investors
10 Entrepreneurial Lessons You Didn't Learn In College
Black-Owned Fund Collab Capital Helps Other Black Businesses Thrive
When Should A Startup Begin Speaking To Investors
The Best Accounting Software Of 2020
5 Steps Entrepreneurs Can Take To Adapt During Difficult Times
Equity Crowdfunding Revolutionizing Fundraising For Startups
Eight Content Marketing Tips For Small Businesses
Why You Shouldn't Ask For A Non-Disclosure Agreement
Whay Having A Website Is Worth The Investment
Venture Capital Is Pulling Back But Voyager Is 'In For The Long Run'
Startup Valutions Explained By 1,000 Angels
Business Leaders List What Books Every New Graduate Should Read
May 2020
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report
Startups Put Fundraising On Hold As Venture Capital Gets 'Aggressive To Invest'
6 Things I've Learned From Leading A Firm For More Than 15 Years
Will The Real VCs Please Stand Up
Tips, Tactics And Cash-Flow Strategies For Startup Survival During A Crisis
Zoom vs Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Cisco Webex and Skype
As COVID-19 Rocks Markets, Digital Health Startups Rake In Cash
Some Small Businesses That Got Aid Fear The Rules Too Much To Spend It
Data Show How Some Startup Founders Are Still Raising Capital During The Crisis
5 Ways To Launch Your Startup Faster
Key Convertible Note Terms That No One Understands And Cost You Big
How 100 Lunches With Strangers Changed My Life
Startup Opportunities Coming Out Of The Pandemic
How Businesses Can Help Startup Diversity During The Pandemic
April 2020
Seed Round Convertibe, Priced And SAFEs.
Raising Venture Capital In Unprecedented Times
How To Prepare For A Successful Return To Work After Quarantine Ends
If You Did Not Receive A PPP Loan, Be Ready To File Again
5 Key Questions To Ask Yourself When Hiring A Technical Startup Partner
Startup Weekly: Where Social Startups Will Get Funding In The Future
Pre-IPO Investing: What, Why And How To Invest In Startups
Startup Hubs Went Digital For The Pandemic
Don't Lose Contact With These 5 People During Coronavirus Isolation
Free Money For Small Business?
How You Can Tell If An AI Startup Is Bogus
Jamie Dimon's Latest Shareholder Letter Outlines 5 Ways to Improve Diversity
Zoom's Massive 'Overnight Success' Actually Took Nine Years
Stop The Merry-Go-Round, I Want To Get Off: An Introduction To Angels And Exits
Restricted Funds In Startup Environment Requires Innovative Ideas
USPTO Launches New Innovation Platform To Improve Inventor Diversity
March 2020
How To Create The Perfect Meeting Agenda
"Find A Senior Mentor" With Jason Hartman & Janine Yorio
5 Ways To Fund A Small Business
Silicon Valley Is Betting $750 Million That Poeple Don't Want To Buy Stuff Anymore
How Do We Grow A Startup Ecosystem?
5 Signs You Need To Step Back As Founder Of Your Startup
Networking Doesn't Have To Be Self-Serving
Here's What You Need To Know To Start Your Angel Investing Career
Why You Should Focus On Your Return On Investment In Your Startup
How Venture Capital Become Intel's Answer To 'Massive Disruption'
February 2020
Tips For Startup Founders To Secure Investment In The Current Environment
Funding Trends: How Startups Will Raise Capital In 2020
Michael del Vecchio On Avoiding Common Small Business Accounting Errors
Why Are Dedicated Desk, Shared Common Offices Better For Startup Tech Companies
Successful Change Management: 6 Surprising Reasons People Resist Change
Be A Startup Superstar Outlines The Path To Success Working At A Startup
Colorado Blockchain Venture Capital Fund Raises $50 Million
The Most Overhyped, And Most Significant, Tech Trends of 2020
How To Build Confidence As A New Entrepreneur
How Do I Pitch Friends and Family For Money?
Three Ways To Ensure Your Career Success At A Startup
Convertible Notes: Good or Evil?
Startup Dashboards For Dummies
How Startup Challenges Are Helping Fintech and Agri Sectors
January 2020
Top VC Shares Guide To Pitch Decks For Startups Fundraising
Good Leaders Seek To Express Themselves, Not Prove Themselves
Tech Startups Come To The Mountain West, But Can They Grow?
Telltale Signs That You Shouldn't Be Raising Venture Capital
Collection Of The Best Tech Startup Pitch Videos
12 Podcasts Every Founder Should Listen To
Is Venture Capital Worth The Risk?
12 Big Things: Airbnb & BlackRock Pick Up Their Pens
The Real Reason To Launch Faster!
Run My Own Payroll? No Thanks.
Diversity And Inclusion Trends 2020
Warren Buffett Says All Successful People Have This 1 Rare Thing In Common
How Founders Should Dress When Pitching A VC Your Startup
Four Snarky Performance Metrics Startups Can Use To Wow Investors
These 15 NYC Startups Raised The Most Venture Funding In 2019
5 Ways To Find An Emotionally Intelligent Mentor
How Your Definition Of Entrepreneur Can Limit Your Success
Investible Founding Startup Teams
5 Unconventional Ways To Attract VCs
What Ashton Kutcher Said About Being A Guest On The 'Shark Tank' Panel
December 2019
Before They Were Famous. 15 Startup Pivot To Fame
The Real Truth About Managing Remote Teams
The 4 Questions Every Founder Should Ask Every VC. That Almost No One Asks.
Use These 4 Evenbrite Email Templates To Drive Attendance
If You Do This One Thing You Are Doomed To Succeed
Startup Life Stories: A PropTech Founder's Worst Day Ever
Why Consumer-Facing Businesses Need HR As A Strategic Partner
5 Ways To Teach Your Kid To Think Like An Entrepreneur
Brands Need To Remember Diversity And Inclusion Is A Leadership Issue
Think Better: The Rule Of Three
How To Cut Your Tax Bill In the Final Weeks Of 2019
How Do You Join (Or Build) A Great Team?
How To Write An Investment Prospectus
Why Success Is So Rare (And How To Succeed In The Face Of Challenges)
10 Ways Strong-Minded People Think Differently
November 2019
11 Big Things: The VC World's Mobility Mania
How You Close An Unsuccessful Startup Says A Lot About The Leadership Of The Company
How To Become An Angel Investor
What Are The Six Traits Of Great Co-Founders?
What Startups Need To Create A Healthy Business Culture
How To Fill In A Financial Model Template
What Does The Role Of A COO Look Like At A Startup?
The Nine Facts Of Fundraising You Need To Know
Steve Jobs Said 1 Thing Separates Successful People From Everyone Else
Should I Talk To My Startup Competitors And Their Investors?
How To Email A VC: A Venture Capitalist Emailed You, Now What?
The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity In Supporting Female Entrepreneurs
How To Calculate AWS Costs And Avoid Paying Too Much For Cloud Services
Venture Capitalists Are Missing Out On A Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
3 Lessons About Tech Startup Unit Economics From WeWork's IPO Fallout
October 2019
Where Can I Find An Income Statement Template?
Raising Capital From Accredited Investors
Cyberattacks Now Cost Small Companies $200,000 On Average
Want to Make Difficult Conversations Easy?
How I Turned A Cold Email Into A $2.5M Seed Round
Why You Are Making A Financial Model For Your Fundraise Is Wrong
8 Financial KPIs To Help Measure Your Business Performance
The Amazing Truth About Startup Funding Entrepreneurs Need To Face
This Is How To Get A Venture Capital Introduction For Your Startup Fundraise
September 2019
4 Common Diversity And Inclusion Myths In The Workplace
Non Disclosure Agreements For Startups Fundraising Don't Matter
How To Build An Exceptional Network That Benefits You Personally And Professionally
The Nine Facts Of Fundraising You Need to Know
Shaq: "I don't invest in companies just to try and get the big hit"
Understanding Finance: The Basics Of Managerial Accounting For Startups
3 Common Tech Startup Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
How To Become A Developer: A Cheat Sheet
How To Find And Choose The Right Co-Founder For Your Startup
What's Your Valuation Is A Dumb Question
How Big Can This Get? Market Sizing Has Killed Many Startup Fundraises
10 Tips For Juggling The Elements Of A Startup
10 Expert Tips To Grow Your Startup
Developers: 5 Tips For Launching New App Features
August 2019
Going From A Big Company To A Startup?
What Working With A 25-Year-Old Founder Is Like For A Man In His 40s
How To Find The Right Programmer Or Team To Build Your Startup App
91 Startup Terms Every Entrepreneur Should Know
How Successful People Make Decisions Differently
For Zoom Video's CEO, Making Connections Is The Key To Success
Why And How To Build A Startup - Chapter 5: Diversity
Proceed With Caution: 10 Tips For Angel Investors Looking To Fund A Startup
Why A Mentor Is As Important As Investor For A Startup
5 Mindsets That Create Success
7 Harsh Truths That Will Improve Your Leadership Skills Overnight
Silicon Valley's Latest Unicorn Is Run By A 22-Year-Old
4 Best Practices To Follow When Connecting With Someone You Don't Know On LinkedIn
I Couldn't Play By The Rules, So I Became An Entrepreneur
The 7-Step Health Care Plan For Small-Business Owners
Why Your Startup Struggles To Find Developers
July 2019
How To Maximize Return On Time When Building A Startup In Your Free Time
12 Tips To Lower Your Small Business Overhead Costs
The Non-Technie's Guide To How To Start A Tech Startup
How To Win Corporate Customers When You're A Startup
A Lack Of Innovations Could Be Why Investments In China's Tech Firms Are Plunging
How To Get Press For Your Startup
These Six Millennials Make Millions. So Why Do They Share A House?
8 Common Tax Audit Triggers Small Business Owners Should Avoid
How To Grow Your Business, According To Startups That 'Made It'
How To Build An Effective Diversity And Inclusion Strategy
Building A Startup That Will Last
How Two Standford Dropouts Built An $860M Fortune By Age 23
How $4M In Private Equity Helped This Company Hit $40M In Sales
10 Tips For Starting Your Own Business When You're Over 50
Billionaire Jeff Bezos: People Who Are 'Right A Lot' Make Decisions Differently