Connor Gillivan's Blog, page 18
October 24, 2017
Should You Make a Professional Email Account for Your Startup Business?
I’m guessing that getting a professional email account is not on your list of top priorities. Your current business email address is probably not even one of the many things on your mind right now as a startup entrepreneur. It’s just an email, right? How vital can it be to the life of your business?...
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October 10, 2017
How to Hire the First Employee at Your Startup
As a small business owner, you wear all the hats when it comes to completing your day-to-day tasks. Between providing products and services, billing customers, and managing your books, you have little time to do anything but work on your business. At some point, your workload might become too much to handle alone. You will...
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August 16, 2017
Complete the Javelin Board and Speak with Your First Customers
So what’s next after coming up with an awesome minimum viable product (MVP)? Once you have your MVP all set up, you’re ready to start talking to your potential customers. It’s time to float the idea of your exceptional new product or service. But you want to be able to validate the idea without spending...
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August 15, 2017
10 Startup Examples of Minimum Viable Products
Finding the perfect version of your minimum viable product is one of the important steps for any bootstrapped startup. Cashflow is tight when you’re starting a business, and especially so when running a lean operation. You need to know how you can pinpoint the best version of you minimum viable product that will get you...
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August 9, 2017
Use this Monthly Goals Template for Advanced Startup Planning
Are you looking to take your startup planning a step further? This monthly goals template will help you to plot out each month in detail. If you have done your Startup Planning Quarterly Goals and found it useful, our monthly goals template is a logical next step. Taking your planning to the next level will...
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August 8, 2017
Startup Planning Is Important…Here’s How to Create Quarterly Goals
Did you complete a startup planning process before you launched your business? Startup planning is very important, even if what you have is just a short list or chart based on your general goals. You need to be able to see where your company will be after at least the first year. And you need...
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July 26, 2017
What is a Startup Vision Statement? Here’s Why You Need One
Are you an aspiring business owner? Have you struggled with your startup vision? You are not alone. Many entrepreneurs find this small piece of paper a daunting challenge. I’m sure that you know who you are. And I’m guessing that you have a pretty good idea of what you want your business to become. You...
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July 24, 2017
Divide Roles Between Startup Founders Based Off Strengths
Startup founders can have such a great time launching a business together. It can sometimes be tricky, however, if you end up stepping on each other’s toes all the time. Dissolving the partnership and going off on your own is not the only answer to this problem. It may not even be the best answer...
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July 20, 2017
Ultimate Guide to Find a Cofounder When Starting Up Your Business
How Do You Find a Cofounder? If you’re at the point where you are asking yourself this question, this article is going to really help you in making your final decision. The question of whether to find a cofounder or not is a huge choice that you must make as you are starting your business...
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July 19, 2017
What Are Your Startup Expenses for a Business Selling Your Skills?
So you have this awesome skill and you know you can sell it. But what would your startup expenses be like? Starting a business can cost you big time. Even if it’s just you building a presence to get the word out, you can end up bleeding cash. It doesn’t have to be that way,...
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