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Build Predictable Startup Models by Forming an Agency

ReadWriteStart

It also helps bootstrap new startup businesses. Today’s Talented Engineers & Designers Need Top-Shelf Tools of the Trade. It becomes difficult to effectively source today’s talented software engineers and designers without providing them with the top-shelf tools of the trade.

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30 tips for avoiding startup failure, from successful founders

The Next Web

But have you ever had the opportunity to pick the brains of founders who created amazingly successful startups and companies like Envato , Backblaze , Simple , or Treehouse ? Few people like talking about their mistakes, but thankfully nine founders took some time to share some of their hard-earned knowledge with you. Find your niche.

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Why do marketplaces make great businesses?

Austin Startup

It’s looking equally good for the bootstrapped and indie-funded marketplaces too. However, for a first-time founder, the prospect of building a fully-functioning marketplace can feel quite daunting? My big tip here for any new marketplace founder is to go niche. Find your vertical and stick to it (for a few years at least).

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: VCs Are Not Always Right

ReadWriteStart

Having turned down all overtures for investment, Zoho continues merrily on in its bootstrapping path. I suggested going for larger companies and also to pick some verticals where the value proposition really shines through. In that case, the verticals of choice could be manufacturing, wholesale and retail. Discuss.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Vertical and Social Web Trends For The Decade

ReadWriteStart

In 1M/1M, we have extensive expertise on bootstrapping e-commerce businesses, and will be happy to help her navigate the paths of customer acquisition, inventory, merchandising, and financing. In fact, in the discussion on JuJu brands is yet another validation of the verticalization and niche-ization of the Internet. Photo by yirsh.

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The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups

Hippoland

At Hustle Fund, we back both first time founders as well as repeat founders. One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Marketing first. Product second. B2B companies can have great unit economics.

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The #1 thing successful founders think about for their next startups

Hippoland

At Hustle Fund, we back both first time founders as well as repeat founders. One thing I’ve noticed is that almost every repeat, previously-successful-founder focuses on the same thing for their respective startups: customer acquisition. Marketing first. Product second. B2B companies can have great unit economics.

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