Why does your business idea matter? Every successful business starts with an idea. I have heard many people talk about business ideas. They tell me “I had this idea for a business.” They share their idea for a business with me full of excitement. I admit. I love to think about possible business...
Read More »Do you want to get rich quickly? You can do it in two steps. Step 1 is to resist the urge to believe such foolishness. Step 2 is to start learning from entrepreneurs who build successful businesses. We at Success Harbor are dedicated to help you succeed in business. We write about entrepreneurs and interview...
Read More »What does it take to build the YouTube of lists? Nick Kellet is doing just that with List.ly. He is the co-founder of List.ly which is a social platform for creating and curating lists. List.ly enables users to create lists about anything. Nick understands that people love lists. In the following interview you...
Read More »What does it take to raise $10 million and get 100,000 users? After starting multiple businesses with little success, Lucas Carlson started AppFog in 2010. Lucas raised almost $10 million dollars in venture capital, and was acquired in 2013 after signing up over 100,000 developers. Lucas is also an author. He wrote Ruby Cookbook which...
Read More »Do you ever wonder what really makes a business successful? Some people think all you need is money, but the reality is that you can start a business with no money. A great start will set you on the right course. The most crucial time in the life of a business is the first...
Read More »You want a website that beats your competition, right? Most websites are poor performers. Businesses have websites because they know they have to. So, they hire a professional web designer to have their website built. But they do it without thinking through the purpose of their website. The best websites are masters at getting...
Read More »Did you know that businesses that are started by more than one person are more likely to succeed? You need a team to succeed in business. Every great team starts with the right business partners. Perhaps more than anything, who you select as your co-founder will determine whether your startup fails or succeeds....
Read More »Of the many entrepreneurs I have talked to I have asked most of them the following question: "What's the biggest time waster for entrepreneurs?" Read below how some real entrepreneurs answer: Chad Parks - CEO of The Online 401(K) "So, I'm glad you asked that because for the last five years or so...
Read More »What does it take to build a multi-million dollar business on customer feedback? David Jackson is the CEO and Cofounder of Clicktools, the world’s leader in the field of customer feedback integrated with CRM. David is a popular speaker around the world. He has had many articles published and is the author of...
Read More »What does it take to raise over $300,000 through crowdfunding? While living between a boat, a grandmother’s basement and the open road Noah Dentzel and his cofounder Brian Hahn raised $161,000 on Kickstarter in the summer of 2012 and about 172,000 in 2013 on Indiegogo. The Nomad mission was to reinvent the USB...
Read More »You don’t need to pay off personal debt before starting a business any more than you need to get married before having a kid. Despite what societal norms and your mom say, reality says otherwise. I mean, is it better to welcome a kid into a home with parents who’ve vowed in front...
Read More »How to build a marketplace for publishers and advertisers? Todd Garland is the founder of BuySellAds, the marketplace for online advertisers. Todd was an early employee at Hubspot. As a one man show, Todd grew BuySellAds to $1.5 million in 11-months. He did it without spending zero dollars on sales and marketing. Listen to the...
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