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Category Archives: Startup operations
A peek inside Whinot’s inbox
Every entrepreneur who comes to Whinot to get advice on their business issue gets a personal email from the owner. Some don’t respond. Others do and we exchange a number of emails with support you won’t see on Whinot.com. Here’s a quick peek inside. Continue reading
7 Pieces of Advice for Early-Stage Entrepreneurs
In 2010, I started a company called Socratic News. It is still in a relatively early stage of development, but I have already learned things that could be relevant to other entrepreneurs. Here are seven pieces of advice based on the biggest mistakes I have made up to this point. Continue reading
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Tagged Darden, entrepreneurship, lessons, startups, web development
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Flowers, Weeds and Goals
Every year around New Year’s Eve, conversation at the family dinner table lasts a few hours longer so everyone can share their “flowers and weeds” of the previous year and their goals for the coming year. There are always a … Continue reading
5 Lessons Learned from a Non-technical Founder
By Kyle Hawke Here are a few things I’ve learned about web-based businesses and entrepreneurship in this journey over the last two years: In 2009 I set out to bring the benefits of a big business consulting firm to small … Continue reading
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Tagged design, entrepreneurship, lessons, management, programming, software, startups, web development
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Four Fresh Ways to do Market Research for New Products
By Kyle Hawke Both first-time entrepreneurs and existing companies have a need to do market research for new products and services. And both groups will have their own challenges in doing so. For the entrepreneur you are starting from scratch … Continue reading