StartABiz Staff
You think of yourself as a free spirit. You go your own way, do your own thing. It’s time to start your own business and show the world who you really are. Or is it? Before you quit your job to embark on that entrepreneurial venture, look at this startup checklist from The Founder Institute to make sure you’re...
Working from home in pajamas is the dream of many out there trapped in the rat race. The great news is that it's not hard to get started. Below are some of our favorite ways to make money from home.
Find a Passive Income Stream
What's "passive income"? It's simple -- finding a way to earn money while you sleep, of...
Being a small fish in a large pond is often considered a bad thing. You don’t get to stretch your legs and grow because you’re not being challenged by other, more impressive fish. Plus, startups could get lost in the mix, explained Michael Young, founder and CEO of the Phoenix-based ROVR.
“We don’t have that feeling here in Phoenix, since everyone knows everyone...
Runaway start-up successes such as Alibaba and Uber have prompted big dreams from Silicon Valley to Beijing. But before quitting your day jobs, checkout this list of common mistakes below.
Golden Gate Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Southeast Asian startups, partnered with INSEAD business school to issue a report outlining some of the reasons why success...
President Donald Trump has joined the defense of a revered component of the American economy -- small business. As his fellow Republicans in Congress have done for years, Trump says regulations written in the name of preventing bank meltdowns and bailouts are crushing companies that have fewer than 500 employees. To start, he’s ordered a sweeping review of the...
Mudassir Sheikha is the CEO and co-founder of ride-hailing app Careem, one of the hottest startups on the Asian continent.
In December, it raised US$350 million from superstar investors such as Rakuten and Abraaj Capital, making it the newest unicorn in the transportation space.
It’s been quite a journey for Mudassir and his Dubai-headquartered company since starting up less than five...
Every day, hundreds of people attempt to start an online business, yet most of them never find the success they hope to achieve. It's not because it's impossible; many entrepreneurs have built successful online businesses. Here's a look at the top five reasons so many fail.
Chasing after Fool's Gold
There are thousands of opportunities online, all promising to show people...
In 1986, I started my first company, Generic Computers, Inc., in a spare bedroom in my house. I worked at my corporate job during the day and on my new business in the evening. With the help of my significant other (and future wife), I assembled and sold computers.
After a year of working from home, I gained a business...
With four years of legal cannabis under our belts here in Colorado, we’ve seen some fortunes created by bringing an enormous black market online as a wholly new and regulated industry. For those that are considering the opportunity created by Election Day legalization in their home state, we can point you to some interesting business ideas.
From edibles to security,...
Do you dream of one day being your own boss, or growing your germ of an idea into a billion-dollar business? Before you take the plunge, you might want to spend a few hours with The Founder.
Developed and crowdfunded by researcher Francis Tseng, this browser game puts you in the shoes of a startup founder looking to make it...