Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Lessons #36 thru #70: A Recapped Index of Startup Advice by Topic
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/26/2011Here is an index of all startup lessons from our blog to date, for your quick reference by topic. Please forward to anybody that you think...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Lesson #70: Protect Your Intellectual Property
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/25/2011Intellectual property includes all human-built assets of your business, from your company name, logo, content, technology, contracts or ...
Friday, July 22, 2011
Lesson #69: The Marketing Power of Free Publicity
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/22/2011Before you put a penny into traditional marketing activities, you need to figure out how to get the free buzz started in the media via a...
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Lesson #68: Mobile Apps & Location-Based Services
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/21/2011Mobile apps and location-based services (LBS) for smart phone users have been the rage for the last couple years, and rightly so. Peopl...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Lesson #67: Managing Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/20/2011The more diligent you are at managing your working capital, specifically your accounts payable and accounts receivable, the easier it is...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Lesson #66: Preparing for a Due Diligence Process
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/19/2011Whether you are selling your business or raising new capital from professional venture capitalists, you are most likely going to be requ...
Monday, July 18, 2011
Lesson #65: How to Structure the Sale of Your Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/18/2011Following my previous lesson on How to Find Buyers for Your Business, next we are going to talk about how to best structure the terms o...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Lesson #64: How to Find Buyers for Your Business
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/14/2011Following my last lesson on Determining Exit Options for Your Startup , today will will discuss how to find both strategic buyers and fi...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Lesson #63: Determining Exit Options for Your Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/13/2011Hopefully, you are not already thinking about an exit for your startup. But, it is always good to have a sense to what your long term e...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Lesson #62: Insurance Protection for Startups
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/12/2011With startups, many things can go wrong. But, the last thing you need is to be caught in a jam without the proper insurance protections...
Friday, July 8, 2011
Lesson #61: Set Up Proper Accounting Controls
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/08/2011Startup entrepreneurs are typically too busy executing on their vision, that they sometimes forget to implement the proper accounting co...
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Lesson #60: Importance of Employee Handbooks
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/07/2011Following my previous lesson on Determining Employee Benefits For Your Startup , I thought we would talk about the importance of having ...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Lesson #59: Determining Employee Benefits for Your Startup
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/06/2011Following my previous lesson on How to Determine Employee Compensation, I thought this would be a good time to talk about deciding wha...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Lesson #58: How to Determine Employee Compensation
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/05/2011At the end of the day, a couple key themes rule your employee compensation strategies: (1) the market is the market, so you need to pay ...
Friday, July 1, 2011
Lesson #57: Required Reading for Startup Entrepreneurs
Posted By: George Deeb - 7/01/2011Part of the magic of a successful entrepreneur is to stay on top of key trends that are happening, both for their specific industry/comp...