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It's Wednesday so we thought we'd share another weekly dose of valuable wisdom for all you Start It Up followers!

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It's Wednesday so we thought we'd share another weekly dose of valuable wisdom for all you Start It Up followers!

Inspirational and motivational entrepreneur Evan Carmichael breaks down what he believes to be the three most important steps to being successful in your startup business.

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Inspirational and motivational entrepreneur Evan Carmichael breaks down what he believes to be the three most important steps to being successful in your startup business.

We all occasionally stumble upon an article or news item referring to the massive boom in non-Silicon Valley tech hubs around the world. While this is great and definitely worth mentioning, we tend to forget that the startups in the Bay Area are growing at an even faster rate.

Silicon Valley (Still) Dominates Startup Game

We all occasionally stumble upon an article or news item referring to the massive boom in non-Silicon Valley tech hubs around the world. While this is great and definitely worth mentioning, we tend to forget that the startups in the Bay Area are growing at an even faster rate.

According to Bloomberg Business, approximately eight out of ten startup businesses fail within the first year and a half. Young entrepreneurs should surround themselves with successful mentors to maximize their "survival" chances.

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According to Bloomberg Business, approximately eight out of ten startup businesses fail within the first year and a half. Young entrepreneurs should surround themselves with successful mentors to maximize their "survival" chances.

An integral part of every startup's story is their ongoing, never-ending struggles to perfect their pitch. Whether pitching in front of 20 potential investors, a massive auditorium filled...

How To Make The Perfect Startup Pitch Deck

An integral part of every startup's story is their ongoing, never-ending struggles to perfect their pitch. Whether pitching in front of 20 potential investors, a massive auditorium filled...

Business and internal politics go together about as well as oil and water. Yet, grow your company to any size, and you’ll inevitably be dealing with this unsavory mixture.

5 Ways to Kill Your Startup's 'Office Politics'

Business and internal politics go together about as well as oil and water. Yet, grow your company to any size, and you’ll inevitably be dealing with this unsavory mixture.

The Founder Institute's Adeo Ressi, FailCon's Cass Phillipps and TechRx's Steve Hogan on why most startups don't make it.

FAIL ACADEMY: Top Reasons Startups Fail

We took a look at a fairly large group of new startups, established startups, and some hyper-successful startups turned billion-dollar companies to see what some of the underlying commonalities were. Why do some of them fail? Why do others thrive immensely?

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Startups are often left with a whole bunch of difficult choices. For example, given the limited amount of resources available, how do you approach your marketing strategy? Gary...

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Startups are often left with a whole bunch of difficult choices. For example, given the limited amount of resources available, how do you approach your marketing strategy? Gary...

This week's "startup in the picture" is IDRONECT. The Belgium-based company offers an online platform that makes drone flights safer and easier.

IDRONECT

This week's "startup in the picture" is IDRONECT. The Belgium-based company offers an online platform that makes drone flights safer and easier.

American author, entrepreneur, and investor Tim Ferris offers excellent advice to startups looking to avoid the usual mistakes young and growing companies make.

Startup Advice from Tim Ferriss - 5 Startup Tips

American author, entrepreneur, and investor Tim Ferris offers excellent advice to startups looking to avoid the usual mistakes young and growing companies make.

Just looking around our own network it is absolutely fair to say: hiring the right people for your startup company is not easy. Here's our two cents.

How to hire the right people for your start-up?

Just looking around our own network it is absolutely fair to say: hiring the right people for your startup company is not easy. Here's our two cents.

Beginning entrepreneurs are bound to make certain rookie mistakes. The sad truth about startups is that a lot of them will fail well before their products even hit the market. Luckily,...

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Beginning entrepreneurs are bound to make certain rookie mistakes. The sad truth about startups is that a lot of them will fail well before their products even hit the market. Luckily,...

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We all occasionally stumble upon an article or news item referring to the massive boom in non-Silicon Valley tech hubs around the world. While this is great and definitely worth mentioning, we tend to forget that the startups in the Bay Area are growing at an even faster rate.

Silicon Valley (Still) Dominates Startup Game

We all occasionally stumble upon an article or news item referring to the massive boom in non-Silicon Valley tech hubs around the world. While this is great and definitely worth mentioning, we tend to forget that the startups in the Bay Area are growing at an even faster rate.