In theory, everyone can be an entrepreneur, but in practice not everyone knows how to launch a business. In fact, many entrepreneurs find they don’t have the time or appropriate resources to launch and scale a business. Does one need a degree to become a successful entrepreneur? Maybe or maybe not. When we began talking […]
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Get advice for creating a new product and launching your idea. Our authors are faculty, staff, students and professionals. Read what lessons they can share about ideation, prototyping, company formation, law, marketing and more.
Discovering Your Buyer Personas as a Startup
Launching a startup without a target audience in mind is like making enough food for 100 people, then yelling out your front door to some passerby that you’re serving food. You might get a couple people to purchase your product or service (or to enter your home to eat), but most of your work will […]
Use Event Marketing to Grow your Startup
When growing your startup, you want to get in front of as many people as possible. What better way than at events? Running a booth at a well-attended event is a fantastic way to familiarize other people with your startup and get them thinking and talking about you. Every startup, regardless of its size, can […]
How to Get Experience as an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is as challenging as it is exhilarating, as frustrating as it is rewarding. Part of the reason is the independence you have to do what you want. It’s nice to have that freedom, but also terrifying when you don’t know what to do next — or worse, where to even begin. There’s no secret […]
6 Lessons from Customer Service Hell
My wife Sharon and I recently experienced a day of customer service hell. This arose from our interactions with six different businesses. While none of them is a startup, our experiences provide some great customer service lessons for entrepreneurs. Here’s our tale of woe: The management company for our daughter’s college apartment told us they […]
5 Tips for Becoming a Game App Entrepreneur
I started my journey as a technology gaming app entrepreneur 4 years ago at the University of Utah. My very first app was a simple soundboard of a famous actor called Shia Labeouf. The app has received over 100,000 downloads. Building this app helped me see the joy and pain one can receive from building […]
Best Ways to Quickly Do Market Research
When you come up with a new business idea, it can be tempting to jump right into developing the product or creating an impressive marketing plan. But first, you need to make sure that there are people out there who will want what you are selling. No matter how great you think your business idea […]
8 Tips to Grow Your Startup Cheap and Fast
As most up-and-coming entrepreneurs are familiar with, the things you need to be most successful with your startup are often what you lack: money and time. Though you may struggle to get a startup together with limited resources, don’t be too discouraged. We talked with successful entrepreneurs, faculty, students and everything in between to curate […]
6 Ways to Become a Better Entrepreneur Using Twitch and Live Streaming
There are people are currently making millions of dollars online from live streaming themselves playing hours of video games. Live streaming on the internet started most popularly with people streaming themselves playing video games. However, streaming has now extended to other activities such as cooking, chatting, music and even coding. Creators have been using live […]
A Guide to Meditation for Entrepreneurs (Your Success Depends on It)
Entrepreneurship is perhaps one of the most invigorating fields you can participate in. It gives you the opportunity to create something brand new and give it to the world. The creation of something new is by no means an easy task, there are many hurdles along the way. In response to knowing the daunting task […]