Case Study: Three keys to bootstrapping successfully
By Julia Zhen, Zenni Optical COO Each year, venture capital firms in the U.S. invest tens-of-billions of dollars in promising tech sector...
Advice
Resolve to kickstart that dream startup in 2015? Some tips for making it a success
By Taffy Williams, president and CEO, Colonial Technology Development Company The new year is a time when many adopt resolutions meant to make...
Five reasons why most new startups won’t make it in 2015
By Julian Bolster Most new businesses fail within the first 18 months and it’s no different for startups, unfortunately. The following five...
Building a successful startup: Embracing the right approach for success means understanding unique challenges
By Ramon Nuñez, LiveHive co-founder and CEO Managing a startup versus managing a larger, more established company requires a different approach....
An unsexy but important topic for growing startups: Getting payroll taxes right
By Andy Roe, SurePayroll general manager As you start a new business, the calculations surrounding payroll taxes may not be the first thing on...
Risk management for startup founders
By Torsten Kolind, YouNoodle co-founder and CEO Starting a company is rarely a ‘safe’ choice, but can be amazing when done thoughtfully and...
Six rules of the startup CTO playbook
By Jinesh Parekh, Idyllic Software CEO What is it like being the CTO of a startup? Titles mean zilch in the startup frame of things. You know...
Finding the sweet spot in pricing startup products and services
By Melissa Gelfand, SurePayroll Let’s face it. You started a business for a variety of reasons, and one reason was inevitably to make money....
Sales and marketing funnel best practices: Tech startup perspective
By Greg Gretsch, Sigma West managing director At a recent summit hosted by Sigma West, sales and marketing leaders met to share best practices for...
Why be ‘lean’ when you could run a ‘fat’ startup?
By Sagi Bakshi, GM of installCore at ironSource From diets to startup advice, everyone is promoting the idea of ‘lean.’ But being told to...
Moving from concept to business: The eight principles of Zero to One
By Ross Beyeler, founder and CEO, Growth Spark I’ve met with hundreds of entrepreneurs all at varying stages in their ventures. The overwhelming...
A dozen reasons why startups, and their investors, seek federal trademark registrations
By Timothy Engling, partner, Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP StartUp Beat readers are visionaries who appreciate entrepreneurship and...
