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3 Inventory Mistakes People Make When Starting A Business From Home

The Startup Magazine

It sounds simple, though mistakes are bound to happen – especially when stocking is involved! Image via Unsplash (CC0 License) By “stocking”, we’re talking about the physical stock you sell to people. Many startups make this mistake as they don’t have enough storage space for their stock.

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Getting to the Core of Common Dropshipping Supplier Problems

The Startup Magazine

But like any business model, problems are sure to arise from time to time. Suppliers Running Out of Stock. It’s great that a dropshipping business model means you don’t have to handle order fulfilments, as that side of things is left to the manufacturers or wholesalers in the supply management chain.

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10 Strategies To Avoid Bad Risks In Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

Implement a modern real business model. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk.

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10 Manageable Risks That An Entrepreneur Should Take

Startup Professionals Musings

Implement a modern real business model. Even non-profits need revenue to cover their costs, and continue to provide services. Great team members may take more time to find, and cost you stock options, but a qualified and highly motivated team that stretches your budget is a good calculated risk.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits. Almost overnight the floodgates opened, and risk capital was available at scale from venture capital investors who rushed their startups toward public offerings.

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Why a Company Can’t “Be More Like a Startup”

Steve Blank

Initially, a startup has no business model and no market share to defend. If they select a business model that targets industry incumbents, they don’t have to worry about upsetting existing customers, partners or distribution channels. Its employees and investors don’t depend on an existing revenue stream.

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10 Realities Today Cause Startups To Bypass An IPO

Startup Professionals Musings

The reasons are a lot more complex than the meltdown of key investment banks in the US a few years ago, so don’t expect a big change in the numbers soon, even with recent stock market rallies. Typical costs for startups today range from $250,000 to $1 million, even if the offering does not go through.

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