Starting a business means … 5 things that founders like to forget
You have decided to start a business? In order to prepare you a bit for what is going to happen now that you have decided to start your business, I have five tips to help you.
“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
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You have decided to start a business? In order to prepare you a bit for what is going to happen now that you have decided to start your business, I have five tips to help you.
By Carsten Lexa on
When it comes to the hotspots of the startup scene, most think of Silicon Valley, London and Berlin or Paris and Stockholm. And that´s it pretty much. However, it is often forgotten that every city can basically develop a lively start-up community — and the ingredients for that are not that hard to spot. As one of the founding members of “Gründen@Würzburg”,… Continue reading "<span class="entry-title-primary">How cities can become startup hotspots (p.1)</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">Conditions that are necessary for a lively startup community</span>"
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What do you do when you have an idea for a company, but nobody is waving with money to support you? “Bootstrapping” is the magic word, at least if you want to try your idea in the real world. But what does that actually mean? A chic term — for a precarious situation “Bootstrapping” is the term for a company founded entirely… Continue reading "Financing for startups: bootstrapping"
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No matter how good a business idea may be, without capital it will be hard to turn the idea into a business. Fortunately, there are now a variety of financing options for founders. However, not every one of them fits in with their own concept — so it is important to weigh the chances and risks of each form of financing. Below… Continue reading "How to finance startups: from bootstrapping to crowdfunding"
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Where are most of the startups founded and how many employees do they employ on average? Where are the startup strongholds in Germany? What about women and foreigners as founders and how are startups in Germany financed? These and other questions are answered by the “Startup Monitor” (DSM) from the Bundesverband Deutscher Startups e.V. This article shows the most important… Continue reading "The German Startup Monitor 2017: What you need to know about the German startup environment"