How Fortune 500 Leaders Schedule Their Days | Startups.comby Sujan PatelHow the most successful founders and leaders manage to be so productive.Continue
13 Key Business Plan Componentsby The Startups TeamA comprehensive guide to the major parts of a business plan. From elements like the executive summary, to product descriptions, traction, and financials, we'll guide you on all of the key sections you should include.Continue
What If my plan for retirement is "never retire"?by Wil Schroter and Ryan RutanIf your startup isn't something you love to do every day, you might have to rethink if you’re willing to do it forever or find something that you would want to do for the rest of your life.Continue
If a Startup Sinks, Founders Go Down With itby Wil SchroterWhat happens to the Founder when the Startup company goes down? You might be shocked how everything maps back to the Founder, from office leases to subscriptions, and now all of a sudden these company liabilities become *your* personal liabilities. How can you avoid this from happening to you?Continue
Analyzing Startup Accounting Resultsby Wil SchroterAnalyzing and managing the income statement is about making tons of little tweaks, all the time. Let's cover what goes into analyzing our financial statements and operating expenses to see if they accurately reflect all of the financial transactions we just inputted in our income statement.Continue
Top 4 Business Plan Examplesby The Startups TeamWriting your first business plan? Be sure to review these four business plan examples from the Startups community that really stand out from the crowd.Continue
Startup Financial Assumptionsby Wil SchroterAll startup financial projections are based on a few key assumptions about how we feel the business will perform. In this article, we're going to explain what key assumptions drive our financial forecasts and how to adjust them to create a financial model that works.Continue
Startup Finance: 3 Assumptions That Matterby Wil SchroterAssumptions are the raw materials that make up our financial statements and tell us whether we're headed toward gross profit or total disaster! Here, we'll be taking a beginning inventory of the 3 most important financial assumptions that tend to drive most startup company projections.Continue
How Big of a Failure Can I Survive as a Founder?by Wil SchroterFor some Founders, when they experience failure, they immediately think that it’s the end. But failure has always been a part of the process and it will teach us valuable lessons along the way.Continue
Making Prototypes in Chinaby The Startups TeamMaking prototypes in China is a cost-effective way to test your product idea before selling it to consumers. In this article, we will explore the steps needed to create a prototype in China with advice from members of the Startups.com community.Continue