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5 Best Podcasts for SaaS Startup Founders
As innovators, the teams at SaaS startups are constantly learning. There are few established and “correct” ways of doing things in this...
Mar 27, 20193 min read


Startup Q&A with Bellwethr's Matt Moody
Bellwethr Founder & President, Matt Moody, chats about how his startup helps tech companies grow and track customer satisfaction, and more.
Mar 14, 20194 min read


Take the Money or Run? 3 Reasons to (and Not to) Take VC Money
When your company is poised for exponential growth, you may have a shot at convincing venture capitalists to take a gamble on you, your...
Mar 8, 20194 min read


Why Audience Testing is an Important Step in the Tech Startup Naming Process
After you have dedicated hours or even days of your time brainstorming names and crossing off every possibility, you have at last found...
Feb 25, 20193 min read


Book Review – Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us
It started with six pieces of Lego. Dan Lyons, former Newsweek technology editor, as well as writer on the HBO series Silicon Valley (and...
Feb 22, 20195 min read


Startup Funding: When to Bootstrap vs. Raise Equity
When is bootstrapping best, and when is it best to raise equity? Here's a guide for making this critical startup funding decision.
Feb 19, 20194 min read


When to Hire a Content Marketing Manager for Your Startup
Every business lives or dies by the way it communicates. Whether it’s advertising, press releases, social media, email marketing, or blog...
Feb 17, 20193 min read


Equity Compensation for Startup Employees: Top Mistakes to Avoid
Equity compensation is a great recruiting tool and an effective employee retention strategy for startups and early-stage companies. You...
Feb 11, 20196 min read


Strategies for Raising Capital to Build a Startup Team
Start planning to build your early startup team, how you'll compensate them, and your strategy for raising the capital you need.
Jan 30, 201910 min read


Book Review – The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Four companies are at the top of the pyramid for technology and digital media: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Each one is very...
Jan 24, 20195 min read


When to Hire Your First Employee (And Who to Hire First)
There are several sets of questions that face every startup entrepreneur in the early days of their business adventure. These include:...
Jan 23, 20195 min read


What Should a Business Plan Include?
When you’re setting up a new business, it’s one thing to have a good elevator pitch or a convincing story to tell at a “speed-dating for...
Jan 22, 20194 min read


How to Attract Investors with an Irresistible Story that Makes Your Company Shine
If you’re an avid reader of our blog, you should know by now what financial metrics and growth metrics to focus on in your startup, and...
Jan 21, 20194 min read


Starting a SaaS Company? Here’s What to Do First
There are questions that every SaaS entrepreneur will have in the early days of starting their company. Unsurprisingly, the one question...
Jan 16, 20195 min read


How to Hire Sales Reps for Your Startup and Ensure Their Success
“Every person in your company is a vector. Your progress is determined by the sum of all vectors.” – Elon Musk Sustainable growth is...
Jan 15, 20196 min read


Why Teams Fail, Part 5: Personal Status Kills a Results-Focused Culture
Sometimes people are happy just being part of the team and the status that brings to them personally. Ensure they're invested in results.
Jan 2, 20195 min read


SaaS Entrepreneurs Think Twice About VC Rounds
Raising venture capital (VC) has drawbacks. Here are 5 reasons SaaS founders pursue other funding options to reach their growth targets.
Jan 2, 20194 min read


Why Teams Fail, Part 4: Avoidance of Accountability in the Workplace
This may be the hardest dysfunction to overcome, because it requires a high level of discomfort to accomplish. Read pt. 4 of Why Teams Fail.
Dec 26, 20184 min read


Book Review – Venture Deals, by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
You need a wide range of skills to found and develop a company. Regardless of what type of product or service you are planning to sell,...
Dec 21, 20184 min read

Why Teams Fail, Part 3: Lack of Team Commitment and Buy-In to Decisions
Functional teams break down when there is a lack of commitment to decisions made as a team. Ensure you have both commitment and buy-in.
Dec 19, 20187 min read
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