What makes a startup irresistible when approaching potential investors?
When approaching potential investors, what makes your startup irresistible? A perfect pitch deck? A great business model? Or, just an amazing product?
Category: Entrepreneurship
Hiring for your startup: when and how
Hiring for your startup is only one of the hats you should wear as a founder. Many successful entrepreneurs admit they had to do this starting their careers
How we define startup disruption at Starttech
How do you actually go about trying to define startup disruption these days? I mean isn’t everybody doing that now? A good question would be if there is anything left to actually disrupt.
Cultivating a collaborative startup Venture Building culture
Digital transformation, productivity tools, remote working, and rapid advances in tech? Sure! But collaboration is vital for a startup Venture Building culture
Why ‘skin in the game’ is a major criterion for investors
Put your skin in the game. In the world of startups and investment, it’s arguably the most important factor in order for a business to be successful.
Common lies entrepreneurs tell themselves
It’s easy to lie to yourself at the best of times. It becomes all too undemanding to get spouting some of the common lies entrepreneurs tell themselves.
Why entrepreneurs need to read books
When Elon Musk was asked how he learned to build rockets, he replied: ‘I read books’. Here’s why entrepreneurs need to read books.
Being a good listener is being Agile
Anyone can understand agility, in life and in business alike. In this time and day, agility in business is cardinal to its success. And being a good listener is a big part of it.
Startups vs Scale-ups
Scale-ups versus startups. A quick game of “spot the difference” tells us that the latter is only the beginning, while the former represents the business which truly delivers value
9 steps to becoming a profitable B2B SaaS startup
How do you build a successful and profitable B2B SaaS startup? There are nine steps to follow, and if you get them all right then you should be on your way.
Why early-stage startups don’t always need venture capital financing
“Why struggle to get by when we can simple burn other people’s money – aka venture capital financing?” If you’re a startup founder or aspiring entrepreneur, and you’re thinking like this, then you are doing it wrong.
The legend of the Starttech Ventures’ Vtripper Award
There’s the Oscars and then there’s the Vtripper Award. Yes, I kid you not. Well, maybe I do, a little. But our very own version of the world’s greatest awards has its own place in tech startup history.