Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&# Of course this is not at all true of many profitable small businesses, but they are not what I mean by startups.) Start using some of those customers as guinea pigs for a self-serve version of the product.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

We have a unique business model that allows us to be the most competitive lender in the space, by either working with lending partners or originating the loans ourselves. That may not sound like much, but I’m a massage therapist by profession without even one biology class to my name! Thanks to Will Hatton, Hotel Jules !

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 9, 2016

As a passionate business student, my wheels started turning and I saw the potential of creating a business model out of what I was already doing: sharing spices, recipes & food with my friends. Not much overhead and I could learn how to run a business and build a brand without the worries of paying rent. I was tired.

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