Employee vs. Independent Contractor: How to Classify Your Workersby Bryce WarnesA useful guide to determine if workers are employees or independent contractors. Continue
The Dirty Dozen: 12 KPIs You Must Know Before Pitching Your Startupby Phil NadelKPIs, if constructed correctly, give management and potential investors a cold, analytical snapshot of the state of the company, untainted by emotion or rhetoric. Continue
The Dos and Don’ts of Great Customer Serviceby Emma McGowanCustomer service is important for any business, but for a startup it means the difference between succeeding and being one of the 90 percent that fail. HappyFox founder Shalin Jain goes deep on exactly what you should -- and shouldn't -- be doing for your customers. Continue
Save Your Startup With This Founder Advice From Thelonious Monkby Andy RosicThere is genius waiting inside each of us. So don’t let your startup slip away, and instead, get in there and lead the band. Take us all on a journey. Let your imagination be as big as the world.Continue
A Little Slice of Humble Pieby John SaddingtonDo your live-fire tests with real folks and prepared to get served some humble pie. It doesn’t always taste sweet but it’s good for the soul (and the product).Continue
Drop Your Free Tierby Matthieu Varagnat“Drop your free tier” should be for bootstrapped SaaS apps what “Charge more” is to consultants: a reflex, a sanity check, a default choice.Continue
You Don’t Have to be Trendy to be Successful—Interview with Kate Hill, Founder of Aeclectic Tarotby Emma McGowanThe startup world loves the next big thing and trends come and go faster than you can read the newest Tim Ferris blog post. But what happens when you ignore all the trends? Kate Hill of Aeclectic Tarot explains why her site looks like it's from the '90s -- and why it works.Continue
6 Common Mistakes That Startups Makeby Eugeniya KorotyaIf you're launching a startup—be sure to avoid these 6 common startup mistakes to put yourself in the best position possible.Continue
Customer Development 101: Finding & Attracting Your First Customersby Joe GarzaA company will only survive as long as it continues to have a strong customer base. So, how do you go about getting those critical first customers?Continue