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The Global Commerce Academy: 100% Free Prep for CA, CS, CMA, ACCA, CPA, CFA & FRM

Meta Description: The Global Commerce Academy, founded by Ashish Chaudhary, offers free video lectures for CA, CS, CMA, ACCA, CPA, CFA and…

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A Practical Four-Week Sponsorship Plan

Small Business Brand Recognition: How to Grow Without a Big Budget

Many small business owners believe that brand recognition only comes from expensive advertising campaigns, celebrity endorsements, or…

Care is personal. So is this.

Growing up, service was not something my family talked about. It was something they did — and it usually meant they weren’t home.

10 Critical Startup Mistakes Every First-Time Founder Must Avoid: Lessons That Can Save Your…

Launching a startup is often described as one of the most exciting journeys an entrepreneur can undertake. The prospect of turning an…

Why Most Student Startups Die in 90 Days (The Hidden Patterns Nobody Talks About)

I noticed something weird at Berkeley. Some students launch random ideas and then:

Stop Calling Yourself an Entrepreneur Until You’ve Done This

Somewhere between Instagram bios and LinkedIn headlines, the word “entrepreneur” lost its weight.

Practically Startup: Hiring an Awesome SE.

No theories, just some practical advice on hiring an SE/Presales engineer.

The Real Cost of Using Multiple Disconnected Systems in 2026

It’s a Tuesday evening. Your operations manager is reconciling three spreadsheets, one from the sales team on WhatsApp, one from the…

EP.2 Why I Decided to Start a bodycare Brand (Part 2)

Why Starting My Own Brand Felt Scarier Than Leaving My Job

Building the Foundation of a Startup

A lot of founders are building for the creator economy, in one way or another. One thing I keep noticing is how they’re all coming in from…

Start Doing Sh**t

(Dec 09, 2024…) Late this year, I decided to start documenting my journey as an entrepreneur/founder. There are a lot of reasons behind…

Unsolicited Advice for Young Founders and Entrepreneurs

(Oct 20, 2024)… Most startup advice focuses on revenue. Sustainable businesses are built on profitability, cash flow, and runway. Price for…

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Most Startup Apps Fail Before Launch. Here’s Why

Why Startup Apps Collapse Before Users Ever See Them

Real talk with Claude on making our Den and Dashboard places of hope for founders and all…

ME: You should really go through my MF Dashboard and find the ugly., the perpetually empty barren wastelands of dysfunctional widgets. And…

WEFIK — The Room That Changed Everything

It started in a rented room in Kolkata.

Four-day lead: how may 2026 risk scenarios help preserve institutional capital from bankruptcy

Five days ago, LPs and family offices engaged me as their lead risk officer and acted on my assessment of an imminent escalation. Within 96…

Backed by Top-Tier VCs, 92% of Founders Still Fail Their Series A, Don’t Let Your Life’s Work…

The transition from a Seed round to Series A is arguably the most brutal inflection point in a start-up’s lifecycle. At the Seed stage…

How a Founder’s Day Actually Gets Consumed

What the calendar says vs. what actually happens

AI-Native Isn’t a Category — It’s a Constraint

Where precision replaces noise and direction compounds over time

Data Science in Startups — Part 5

A quick tip to help you work smarter and faster.

Free Startup Business Plan Template 2026: The Simplest Way to Plan Your Startup

Starting a business in 2026 is exciting, but honestly, most founders get stuck at one thing — writing the actual business plan.

How not to get SUED on your SaaS startup?

Here are some points that one should take care of while growing their SaaS product.

Registered Address in Hong Kong: How to Choose the Ideal Location for Your Business and Avoid Fines…

Hong Kong remains one of the most attractive jurisdictions for international business due to its transparent tax system and prestigious…

An Opinion Piece: The Only Way to Tell if You’re Actually Making Progress on Your Startup

Every startup founder has experienced the same moment. You close your laptop at 1 a.m., exhausted after a full day of meetings, content…

Startup Video Production in 2026: What Serious Founders in Deep Tech & Advanced Manufacturing Are…

If you’re a technology startup or deep tech founder raising investment or preparing for a trade show, you’ve probably searched for startup…

Data Science in Startups — Part 4

Essential Tools Every Data Scientist at a Growing Startup Should Know

Data Science in Startups — Part 3

How data scientists in growing startups can build business context, communicate across teams, and turn insights into strategic impact.

This Thing Cooked, My Thoughts on Spec Kit

Spec Kit Explained Like You’re a Sleep-Deprived Startup Founder

Singapore’s National AI Council is a signal: AI is moving from experiment to operating system

TL;DR, Singapore is not just encouraging companies to “try AI” anymore; it is turning AI into a national execution agenda.

A Day in the Life of a PM in 2026

(From Inside a Startup)

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Fractional Leadership: The technical co-founder you don’t need to hire full-time yet

A lot of founders eventually run into the same uncomfortable question:

I Built an AI That Speaks Sign Language — And It Can Save Lives

A student founder’s story of building Uvilox AI: real-time sign language translation for emergency access, healthcare, and a world without…

Laptop Rentals for Bootstrapped Startups: Scale Fast Without Big CapEx

Introduction: Why Bootstrapped Startups Need Smart IT Investments

7 Lessons from My First $3,000 in SaaS Revenue

What I expected vs what actually happened.

EU Inc. : La révolution du “28e régime” pour libérer les startups européennes

Imaginez créer une entreprise en 48 heures, pour moins de 100 €, et avec une validité juridique immédiate dans les 27 pays de l’Union.

Eric Tippetts Shares 5 Traits Every Entrepreneur Needs

Eric Tippetts emphasizes that developing these traits can empower entrepreneurs to innovate, grow their ventures, and achieve long-term…

What Actually Gets You Into YC (AI Edition, W23–W25)

Data from 5 batches, dozens of founder accounts and partner statements.

Pitch Deck Design: How to Create a Winning Investor Presentation

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Wint Wealth Raises ₹250 Crore: Could This Be a Turning Point for Fixed-Income Investing in India?

Wint Wealth, the Bengaluru-based platform focused on fixed-income investments, has secured a hefty ₹250 crore (around $30 million) in its…

The 15-Minute Magic: Why a ‘Power Nap’ Trumps Your Fourth Coffee

1. Living on Caffeine? Your Brain Might Be on Strike

Every good movie starts with a good line, so I figured I should steal one.

But starting from childhood feels criminally generic. Cue the soft piano, roll the trauma, everyone pretends they didn’t see it coming. No…

The Power of Looking Back: How Reflection builds better blueprints

How intentional reflection helps teams extract the data that makes their next blueprint actually work.

I Spent My Childhood Stuck Between Two Cultures, Until I Realized It Was My Greatest Advantage

How growing up between Vietnam and France shaped identity, belonging and the way I build today

That Time I Almost Quit Making a Font with 300+ Letter Variations

Or how sleepless nights and a crazy idea turned into a designer’s playground

UK Angel Investment Groups Directory

Raising capital is hard. Raising the right capital is even harder. For many UK startups, angel investors are the missing link between an…

5 things I learned starting my first failed business — Headington Trading Ltd

In 2022 I entered the Brunel Entrepreneur competition, backed by Santander Universities and the Brunel Development Fund. The idea was…

My Startup Pivoted Entirely to Remote Interns: When Gen Z Took Over My Company

How I accidentally created the world’s first intern-run unicorn (and lost control completely)