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Kickstarter vs. Fundable: Part 2
Having just completed our first week of the Fundable campaign it has become clear that there is one word that has the ability to determine success or failure. This word keeps you up at night and drives...
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12 Tips For Finding the Perfect Partner For Your Startup
Changing the world is a team effort. Nowhere is this more important than at the top. The perfect cofounder must compliment your skill set, be someone you can trust in the trenches, and share your...
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Do Family Members Make Good Business Partners?
“Working with family can be great, and it can be terrible. If you and your potential co-working family members have the ability to completely separate personal and business, it can…”
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Kickstarter vs. Fundable: Part 3 – Now We’re Funded…
It has been 34 days since launching our BottleKeeper campaign with Fundable and I must say, it’s been quite the experience. We have gone from being 66% funded within the first 6 days, to being 117%...
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What 3 Qualities Are Most Important for Startup Founders?
Persistence, Paranoia and Calmness “Persistence is required in order to push past all of the no’s that will undoubtedly happen. Whether it’s your first sale or an attempt to raise funds, it’s going to...
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13 Ways to Avoid Being Labeled an Email Spammer
“It’s a dead giveaway when you receive an email that looks like it could be directed to you, your 85-year-old neighbor or your dog. To keep your readers away from the unsubscribe-because-it’s-spam...
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Three Simple Steps To Avoid Business Disaster – Forbes
“Unintended consequences can wreak havoc on a startup. Adam Callinan advises you to be paranoid — and diversify your revenue streams, ASAP.” Read more
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Q&A: Is it better to start up alone, or with a team?
Create a Balance of Differing Opinions “Going it alone and controlling all of the decisions sounds nice and glamorous, but it’s considerably more difficult than having a co-founder. When you don’t have...
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8 Challenges You Could Face Crowdfunding Your Next Project
Getting Additional Exposure “When we used Fundable for crowdfunding, the process came with a PR division that allowed BottleKeeper to gain a pretty incredible amount of exposure. When combined with a...
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Why Every Startup Should Create a Minimum Viable Product
“There are only a handful of scenarios in the history of the U.S. that truly changed the way capital works: the Great Depression, Savings and Loan Crisis in the ’80s, and the most recent Great...
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