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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. With information overload due to the Internet, you need to find your customers, rather than assume they will find you.

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27 Entrepreneurs Share Tips on Building an Ecommerce Business

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs, and business owners their tips on building an e-commerce business and here are the responses. #1- 4- Invest in content marketing Photo Credit: Alex Nigmatulin As entrepreneurs and business owners, one of our top tips for building a successful e-commerce venture is to invest in content marketing right from day one.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

Keeping up with trends is the reality show of the e-commerce world, which is constantly developing, gaining a significant market share, and driving online sales. It becomes even more interesting in the world of emerging technologies and the IoT. This correlates with the fact that online sales will increase dramatically.

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7 Team Attributes That Can Make Any Idea Come Alive

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. Similarly, mentioning viral marketing without specifics won’t assure fundability. Focus on customer needs.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic. Enter “ The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses “, a New York Times bestseller by founder of IMVU (creator of 3D avatars) Eric Ries.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their best business or entrepreneur turnaround story and here are the responses. #1- The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding. Photo Credit: Brian David Crane. 6- Lord Alan Sugar.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They Are Making in Their Business in 2023

Hearpreneur

So, that’s why we are excited about 2023 because there will be more and more entrepreneurs and businesses. Here’s the pivot other entrepreneurs are making next year: #1- Release more studies. I intend to release one study every three months, which I'll send to journalists in the hopes of generating viral attention on social media.