Running a Business

How to Handle Competition in Business: 7 Tips to Beat Competition

Competition is healthy for businesses – it will force you to innovate, staying ahead of the curve. Yet that rivalry can also be intimidating. You...

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Setting up Customer Support in a start-up

I find it surprising how often entrepreneurial types come up with an excellent idea, build an MVP and then completely forget that they will need to...

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How to validate your business idea without going broke

The best business ideas solve problems. If you can solve a big enough problem, you can bet people will give you money. So, instead of building out a...

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Sell early and sell often: A guide to SaaS sales

Many startups struggle with sales because founders don’t want to sell an imperfect product. But, products can’t be improved without customer...

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SaaS founders need to know these tax rules

Do you have a remote team? Affiliate sales or marketing partners? Are you using PPC (pay-per-click) ads that direct users to make purchases? Then...

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ConvertKit: How to go from freelance to founder of a $10M company

Many freelancers dream of making the switch from service provider to product founder. The stability of passive income is never more top-of-mind than...

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How founders can research, write, and edit a quality blog post in 1 hour

We all need traffic. Targeted traffic to our websites that’ll convert. SEO, PPC ads, organic social media posts, blogs, email newsletters, a culture...

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How to use playtime to double your productivity

Can you imagine? In a world where Dave and Buster’s exists, human beings don’t have enough playtime.But seriously, we don’t, particularly women. As...

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Separating work and personal life: 4 tactics you need to know

What’s most important in your life? Is it waking up and going to a job you love and being productive? Is it coming home and feeling cozy around the...

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What startups should know about Monthly Active Users (MAU)

Whether you are looking for investment from VCs or taking stock of the health of your start-up or app there are certain numbers you should keep your...

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Signs it’s time to hire (and when to hold off)

Most likely, your company started out small. Perhaps it was even a team of one: you. But there comes a time when you need to grow. It’s exciting!...

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How to crush goals in a SaaS business

SaaS companies are based on recurring revenue, usually per month or per quarter, and so we place heavy focus on both gaining new business and...

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​​How to stay lean and customer-centric when developing your product

You’ve got an idea for a subscription-based product. You know how you want it to look and feel, you know the flow of the platform, and you’re ready...

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How Churn Prediction Can Improve Your Business

60-70%. According to Marketing Metrics, that’s the probability of selling to an existing customer. The probability of selling to a brand-new...

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How to determine market size for a product

One of the most important things to know before you even think about turning an idea into a product, is the size of the market you’re going to be...

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4 ways to be productive while working remotely

Here at Baremetrics, we boast an entirely remote team…but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy or entirely productive, so we understand how hard it can...

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Choosing the right business academy in a digital age

Entrepreneurship does not come with a user manual. Success in business is not a paved road with clear signs, road maps, or a buddy riding shotgun who...

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The Key Tenets of Project Management

Project management. It’s a broad term that can mean many things to many people across various industries. Every company tackles projects in their own...

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How to Build a Startup Culture

The mention of startup culture brings to mind both sleep-deprived college students tinkering in a garage and the high-energy futuristic offices of...

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How to Value A SaaS Business

When it comes time to part ways with your business, you may look to sell it to someone else. One of the first questions that comes to mind is “how...

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Firing

Hire slowly, fire fast When you’re working at a startup, the cost of an under performer is enormous. Besides their sub-par work, and your personal...

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Questions to ask when interviewing for a remote position

As a 100% remote team, we’ve had to become great at interviewing and hiring remote candidates. There are an enormous number of people who think...

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Unlimited Vacation Time

The benefits of a flexible vacation policy mean that more companies are expanding their perks to include it. Is it something that could work for you?...

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Startup Insurance

Ah insurance. You’re on the edge of your seat already aren’t you? It may not be fun, and it’s about as exciting as watching grass grow, but having...