Every Startup Should Keep Track of Their Burn Rate Raising funds or otherwise bringing in capital for your startup can be challenging, to say the least – but to achieve growth, founders often must invest those funds into updating technology, … Continue reading
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Every Startup Needs a Target Audience—Here’s How to Reach Yours One of the most pressing challenges you can face as an entrepreneur is building a target audience—or customer base—for your startup. Where do you find people interested in your product? … Continue reading
Venture capital-backed startups have long been recognized as a male-dominated field, but recent years have shown increases in women beginning to enter and take part in the venture capital space. What is the status of women in this space today, … Continue reading
A good book is a valuable way to deepen your knowledge of a topic. Check out a few of MicroVentures’ go-to resources for learning more about the world of venture capital. Continue reading
For entrepreneurs who are working on getting a new business venture off the ground, it can be easy to lose sight of the long-term. While your eventual exit may not be top-of-mind right now, potential investors will want to be … Continue reading
When it comes to scaling up there is a fine balance to be had. Startups that try to scale too rapidly typically end up with a multitude of organizational issues that are difficult to remedy later on, while startups that … Continue reading
For any smart business, large or small, maintaining a good reputation has always been paramount. Whether it be a local restaurant with glowing reviews on Yelp or a five-star-rated vacuum on Amazon, businesses are finding that their reputation online – … Continue reading
At what age do you think most entrepreneurs founded their startups? As many of today’s high-profile startups began when their founders were in their 20s, it is understandable that many people would answer somewhere around the age of 25. Just … Continue reading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) regulation crowdfunding (or equity crowdfunding) rules went into effect on May 16, 2016. Now, the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy has released new analysis of all regulation crowdfunding filings that occurred … Continue reading
What does it take to become the next startup unicorn or to develop the next life-changing product? It all starts with a big idea. That said, inspiration can be a tricky thing – and the spark for a new business … Continue reading
