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Pro Tips When Starting Up

Eric Friedman

Lean on these people and make sure they know their role in your world – people appreciate it. Then I published what I was sharing with people privately in 2016 about early stage advisors for startups. Hiring takes longer than you think. I love to look at founder calendars to calibrate how important hiring is to them.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Step 1: Start with a lean plan. It’s the fastest way to get your idea onto paper, and it’s the very first step in the lean planning process, which is much easier and more iterative than traditional business planning methods. If you don’t yet have a team yet, list the roles you need to hire for. The business model.

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How to Use Growth Hacking to Increase Revenue 20x in Just 12 Months

Up and Running

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. I strongly believe that the first few hires of a startup should belong to the growth department, whether they’re marketers, community managers, or salespeople (selling your product is the best way to learn how to improve it).

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How to Pitch, Plan, and Track Your Business with LivePlan [VIDEO]

Up and Running

I am here to talk about LivePlan and give you some big picture information on business planning, forecasting, how to really kick your business off in the best possible way. You need to think of business planning from a lean perspective, and it’s just enough to get you to the right place. It is lean. Good morning.

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

Up and Running

Helmed by husband-and-wife team Stuart (Director of Sales and Marketing) and Emily (Managing Director, Board Chair, and Chief Ice Cream Inventor) Philips, during 2015 and 2016 Red Wagon is preparing for a big “regional-national” leap in production and distribution—in part by taking advantage of a new public investing program. Then hire them.

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Making Marketing Training Work: Closing Skills Gaps, Proving Value

ConversionXL

Businesses spent nearly $94 billion on corporate training in 2017—a 33% increase over 2016. Hiring top talent” was immediately below, at 22%. Companies trying to hire their way out of a skills gap face a competitive marketplace. Search volume for “account based marketing” began a dramatic rise in 2016. Do you even know?

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

Up and Running

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Hire the right team. And that someone could be you.

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