Customer AcquisitionHow do you find your first customers? Let us show you the fastest way to identify and locate raving fans while using test methods to refine your message to expand customer acquisition.
FundingHow do startups actually get funded? We'll take you through everything you could possibly want to know from what funding options are available to how to find investors to crafting the perfect pitch.
Idea ValidationIs your new startup idea worth pursuing? Let us take it through our battle-tested process to get insights from experts, customers and available research to see if it's worth building.
Startups Finance99% of Founders have no clue how to do things like build a financial forecast, set up an income statement, or manage their startup’s finances in the first year and beyond. We’re taking all of these concepts and making them super easy to understand so you can start tackling them now.
20 Best Kinds of Startups for 2023by Ryan RutanIt is difficult to predict the specific types of startups that will be most successful in 2023 with a multitude of various factors involved, but we've broken down a helpful list of 20 of the best kinds of startups to start in 2023 for your convenience.Continue
13 Key Business Plan Componentsby The Startups TeamA comprehensive guide to the major parts of a business plan. From elements like the executive summary, to product descriptions, traction, and financials, we'll guide you on all of the key sections you should include.Continue
Top 4 Business Plan Examplesby The Startups TeamWriting your first business plan? Be sure to review these four business plan examples from the Startups community that really stand out from the crowd.Continue
Startup Finance: 3 Assumptions That Matterby Wil SchroterAssumptions are the raw materials that make up our financial statements and tell us whether we're headed toward gross profit or total disaster! Here, we'll be taking a beginning inventory of the 3 most important financial assumptions that tend to drive most startup company projections.Continue
Idea Validation Process: The Elevator Pitchby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Idea Validation Series, we explain how to refine the learnings from the previous sections into a polished Elevator Pitch and continue our startup idea validation.Continue
Thinking Outside The Boxwith Aaron LevieThe Co-founder of Box talks about lessons learned on the road to IPO, shares his thoughts on the NSA and how he has navigated leading a public company in a volatile market.Continue
Living The Dreamwith Ben HorowitzThe Andreessen Horowitz co-founder shares stories of his early years in Silicon Valley, the Loudcloud "IPO from Hell", his partnership with Marc Andreessen, and lists his top five Silicon Valley founders of all time.Continue
Bursting The Bubblewith Steve CaseSteve Case, Former AOL Chairman and CEO, shares lessons about perseverance and forward-thinking from his AOL journey that startups today can learn from, today. Continue
ReportingThe ideal is alignment between what the BoD wants to see and what the management wants to reportGo To Video Series