Startup Compensation Bands: A Simple Approach
Every early hire at a startup tends to get a salary that made sense on the day of the offer. A year later you have ten people, ten different stories and no way …
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How to Start a Carpet Cleaning Business
Carpets get dirty in every home, office, rental and hotel, and most people have neither the machine nor the patience to clean them properly. That steady, …
Supplier Consolidation: Saving Money by Buying Smarter
Most small businesses do not choose to have 40 suppliers. It just happens, one urgent order and one handy online shop at a time. Supplier consolidation means …
Writing Headlines for Ads and Landing Pages
Most people decide in a second or two whether to read your ad or stay on your landing page, and the headline makes that decision for them. A clear, specific …
Juneteenth: How Businesses Can Mark It Respectfully
Juneteenth, on 19 June, marks the end of slavery in the United States and is now a US federal holiday. More businesses now acknowledge it, which is welcome, but …
How to Run a Startup All-Hands Meeting
An all-hands meeting is the one time the whole company hears the same story at the same moment. Done well, it builds trust, cuts rumors and helps everyone pull …
Raising From Angels Outside Your Network
Plenty of founders hear the same advice: raise your first money from people who already know you. That works if your network includes people with spare capital. …