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Answers to your questions about starting and building companies. Your hosts are Sean Byrnes, Ash Rust and Nic Meliones, all experienced founders who have built companies themselves and coached hundreds of CEOs on their startup adventures. They share their lessons from building, buying, selling and investing in companies over the past 20 years. If you have questions you'd like answered you can submit them on Twitter by tagging @thestartuphd or on our website http://www.thestartuphelpdesk.com.
Unknown Host hosts The Startup Help Desk, a business show with 56 episodes published.
In this episode we talk about product strategy. How do you make sure your product wins in the market? How do you make key product decisions, and how do you manage mistakes? We are here to help! In this episode we answer
In this episode we talk about venture capital (VC) firms. Many startups want to raise funding from VCs, but how do VC fund make decisions? How do they think about companies? What goes on behind the scenes after you pitch
In this episode we talk about growth. Every startup wants to grow faster, but how do you do it? What channels are better than others? Are there secrets to growth? We are here to help! In this episode we answer questions
In this episode we talk about team structures. As soon as you have employees, you need to decide how to organize them. What are the best organization structures? What are the trade offs? We are here to help! In this epis
In this episode we talk about strategic financing options. There are a lot of ways to raise money for your startup, and corporate investors (strategics) can be a good option. Are they right for you? What are the pros and
In this episode we talk about co-founders. If you start a company, chances are you have a co-founder. How do you maintain a positive relationship? What happens if you start fighting? We are here to help! In this episode
Episode 50! We've answered hundreds of your questions and now it's time for us to tell you more about our journeys. In this episode we dive into our own experiences as founders including: What is the worst crisis we face
In this episode we talk about staying positive. Things constantly go wrong at every startup company. How do you stay positive in the face of bad news? How do you keep your team motivated? We are here to help! In this epi
In this episode we talk about getting started. Founding a company means you are constantly learning to do new things, like hiring and selling. How do you handle these new situations where you have no experience? How do y
In this episode we talk about getting started. Founding a company means you are constantly learning to do new things, like hiring and selling. How do you handle these new situations where you have no experience? How do y
In this episode we talk about process. Big companies have a lot of process, but startups have very little. How much process is enough for your startup? When do you have too little, or too much? We are here to help! In th
In this episode we talk about employee problems. If you have employees, some of them will create problems that you will have to solve. How do you solve employee problems without firing someone? When do you have to fire s
In this episode we talk about giving up. Startup companies are hard, and at some point you need to ask whether it's worth grinding or just moving onto something new. When do you stay the course, and when do you give up?
In this episode we dive into annual planning. All companies need annual plans, but most companies don't know how to build great plans. What does a great plan look like? How do you make sure your team believes in your pla
In this episode we dive into competitive advantages. Everyone knows they need them, but what are they? How can you have competitive advantages when you are just starting out? What happens if you lose them? We are here to
In this episode we dive into raising extensions and bridge rounds. Many companies are looking to these as ways to extend their runway, but they can be complicated. How do you go about raising these kinds of rounds? We ar
In this episode we dive into category creation and what it takes to win in a new category. Many startups are building products unlike anything that has existed before, but how do you build a category around it? How do yo
In this episode we dive into new kinds of Venture Capital firms and what they offer startups. Many startups seek venture funding, but most funds look the same. What can new types of funds offer? When are they a good fit
In this episode we answer questions about growth. Specifically, what do you do if your growth has stalled? How do you find a new growth engine? We are here to help! In this episode we answer questions including: How do I
In this episode we answer questions about your top employees. The biggest problem with top employees is that they might leave! How do you make sure they stick around? We are here to help! In this episode we answer questi
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