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6 steps to validate your business idea

"If you want to be in business forever, you need to build a culture that sustains the business"

As entrepreneurs, especially female founders, we are more powerful in a group of supportive colleagues than we are solo.

KPIs, if constructed correctly, give management and potential investors a cold, analytical snapshot of the state of the company, untainted by emotion or rhetoric.

Customer service is important for any business, but for a startup it means the difference between succeeding and being one of the 90 percent that fail. HappyFox founder Shalin Jain goes deep on exactly what you should -- and shouldn't -- be doing for your customers.

There is genius waiting inside each of us. So don’t let your startup slip away, and instead, get in there and lead the band. Take us all on a journey. Let your imagination be as big as the world.

The startup world loves the next big thing and trends come and go faster than you can read the newest Tim Ferris blog post. But what happens when you ignore all the trends? Kate Hill of Aeclectic Tarot explains why her site looks like it's from the '90s -- and why it works.

If you're launching a startup—be sure to avoid these 6 common startup mistakes to put yourself in the best position possible.

Advice from Joanne Wilson, Angel Investor

A company will only survive as long as it continues to have a strong customer base. So, how do you go about getting those critical first customers?