Entrepreneurship....it is more than a difficult word at a spelling bee. It is a term that speaks of the innovation and dedication that leads to new startups. All businesses start our small based on the dreams of the entrepreneur. From there it grows with their hard work and ability to adapt, eventually transforming into something new and - hopefully - successful. There are many mistakes that they are forced to learn from, and trial and error is just a regular part of their daily business.
But just because you have to learn from your mistakes doesn't mean you can't get some help to keep from making the big ones. Whether you want a list of guidelines of where to get started with your own startup, or you are just hoping for some tips and tricks to help you along the way, there are quite a few blogs that can help you.
Check out this list of the ten absolute best startup blogs on the web for wannabe entrepreneurs.
1. Paul Graham
This isn't a blog so much as an advice article site with various posts written about starting your own business opportunity. Paul Graham has a lot of weight behind his words as he is an extremely successful entrepreneur himself. You probably best know him at the founder of Y Combinator, the most influential startup aid on the net. They provide seed money, advice and instruction for those a certain number of beginning online businesses every year. But he is also the founder of Viaweb and Hacker News. His is definitely the number one site I would recommend anyone who is even hoping to begin a startup, much less take it to the next level.
Some especially good reads are Startups In 13 Sentences, Organic Startup Ideasand Founder Control.
2. Mixergy
Jimmy Wales, Paul Graham, Timothy Ferris...these are names that every online entrepreneur knows and envies. What do they have in common? They are all regular features on the brilliant Mixergy, a blog created by the also highly successful Andrew Warner. His method of teaching about startups is to ask the masters about their beginning steps and early days to get a clear picture of what everyone can do to have the same (or at least some) success. Based on the principle of learning by listening, it is a great way to get into the right mindset and known where to best start things off yourself. These are definitely must-read interviews for anyone who is hoping to make it someday. The other articles are also very interesting and informative, including one of the main features up right now titled The Fail Series.
3. Onstartups
Hubspot and Pyramid Digital Solutions founder Dharmesh Shah started his blog to help teach the basics of startups to the uninitiated. Anyone who is just beginning on the road to entrepreneurship will be well advised to check out his site and take heed of his very practical and useful advice. He offers posts on where to begin, how to raise capital, dos and don'ts and presentation. His essays can lead you straight through every step. He also provides resources, links to other useful blogs and tools.
4. Steve Blank
Steve Blank is an interesting man. He started out as a entrepreneur who managed to put his hand in a little bit of everything. After great success he took a position as a professor at U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University, two amazing schools where students have been able to greatly benefit from his knowledge on entrepreneurship and startups. Now he has taken to blogging to give the same lessons to those who would seek them out. What I like about his site is that it offers tips on topics that I have never seen anywhere else. He isn't just concerned with the general bones of business, but rather ads some flair and spice.
Check out one of his newer posts Why Board Meetings Suck for some awesome information on how to reinvent the common - and snooze-worthy - board meeting into a more productive and interesting affair.
5. Both Sides of the Table
If you want to know how to raise a good amount of venture capital, Mark Suster is your man, without a doubt. Experienced in both lower and higher levels of business, this VC began with his own startup and became one of the big named in entrepreneurship. His blog itself is very basic but he does a great job of offering highly in-depth posts while keeping up with current events to put business against real-life changes in the markets. Very useful and extremely interesting.
6. Marc Andreessen
The blog of Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape and Opsware. He is now a VC (Andreessen Horowitz) and his blog offers some of the best startup advice you can find online.
7. Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon is the co-founder of Hunch, which is rather interesting as he also has a superpower: the ability to take a hunch and profit enormously. He definitely has an eye for successful startups, and he was one of the first investors behind various massive online companies that became every day additions to the average user's life. His list of investments include Skype, Foursquare and Invite Media, to name a few. Is it any wonder that his site is especially good for advice related to knowing which ones to pick? He is also providing valuable insight into startups and how you can personally expand your probability of high profits.
8. A VC
Fred Wilson isn't much of a writer but he is a financial guru worth listening to. Affiliated with Union Square Ventures, he is the go-to guy when it comes to raising venture capital and how to finance your startup. He offers great resources, easy to understand advice and plenty of tips and tricks of the trade. This is definitely a place for those just beginning to put on their reading list.
9. Startup Lessons Learned
Eric Ries is a well known entrepreneur and the founder of the Lean Startup Methodology. Some really good posts there. It is a customer-oriented approach to startups the utilize free and open source software and agile software development to build a business plan. He provides conferences all over the world that are run on a local basis in each city. But these fill up fast and so it is useful to check out his blog instead, where he frequently examines current market trends, gives advice and better explains his philosophy and how it can be used by the modern entrepreneur.
10. A Smart Bear
Smart Bear Software's founder Jason Cohen has a great, easy-to-understand and friendly blog where he posts business advice for the new initiate into the entrepreneurship world. Cartoons, interesting facts and positive reinforcement are the common trends here, and so it is as much a feel-good blog as it is a place for tips. Very enjoyable to read, and definitely one of the more informative startup blogs on the web. Add in the fact that Cohen is a rather likeable person and you have the makings for a great site.
Jessy is a web entrepreneur and stay-at-home mom who blogs for Home Loan Finder, the free Australia-based money saving tool. Check out our money saving guides for newbie entrepreneurs: Guide to Repaying Your Home Loan and 3 Money Saving Tips for When Life Changes
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Entrepreneurship....it is more than a difficult word at a spelling bee. It is a term that speaks of the innovation and dedication that leads to new startups. All businesses start our small based on the dreams of the entrepreneur. From there it grows with their hard work and ability to adapt, eventually transforming into something new and - hopefully - successful. There are many mistakes that they are forced to learn from, and trial and error is just a regular part of their daily business.
But just because you have to learn from your mistakes doesn't mean you can't get some help to keep from making the big ones. Whether you want a list of guidelines of where to get started with your own startup, or you are just hoping for some tips and tricks to help you along the way, there are quite a few blogs that can help you.
Check out this list of the ten absolute best startup blogs on the web for wannabe entrepreneurs.
1. Paul Graham
This isn't a blog so much as an advice article site with various posts written about starting your own business opportunity. Paul Graham has a lot of weight behind his words as he is an extremely successful entrepreneur himself. You probably best know him at the founder of Y Combinator, the most influential startup aid on the net. They provide seed money, advice and instruction for those a certain number of beginning online businesses every year. But he is also the founder of Viaweb and Hacker News. His is definitely the number one site I would recommend anyone who is even hoping to begin a startup, much less take it to the next level.
Some especially good reads are Startups In 13 Sentences, Organic Startup Ideasand Founder Control.
2. Mixergy
Jimmy Wales, Paul Graham, Timothy Ferris...these are names that every online entrepreneur knows and envies. What do they have in common? They are all regular features on the brilliant Mixergy, a blog created by the also highly successful Andrew Warner. His method of teaching about startups is to ask the masters about their beginning steps and early days to get a clear picture of what everyone can do to have the same (or at least some) success. Based on the principle of learning by listening, it is a great way to get into the right mindset and known where to best start things off yourself. These are definitely must-read interviews for anyone who is hoping to make it someday. The other articles are also very interesting and informative, including one of the main features up right now titled The Fail Series.
3. Onstartups
Hubspot and Pyramid Digital Solutions founder Dharmesh Shah started his blog to help teach the basics of startups to the uninitiated. Anyone who is just beginning on the road to entrepreneurship will be well advised to check out his site and take heed of his very practical and useful advice. He offers posts on where to begin, how to raise capital, dos and don'ts and presentation. His essays can lead you straight through every step. He also provides resources, links to other useful blogs and tools.
4. Steve Blank
Steve Blank is an interesting man. He started out as a entrepreneur who managed to put his hand in a little bit of everything. After great success he took a position as a professor at U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University, two amazing schools where students have been able to greatly benefit from his knowledge on entrepreneurship and startups. Now he has taken to blogging to give the same lessons to those who would seek them out. What I like about his site is that it offers tips on topics that I have never seen anywhere else. He isn't just concerned with the general bones of business, but rather ads some flair and spice.
Check out one of his newer posts Why Board Meetings Suck for some awesome information on how to reinvent the common - and snooze-worthy - board meeting into a more productive and interesting affair.
5. Both Sides of the Table
If you want to know how to raise a good amount of venture capital, Mark Suster is your man, without a doubt. Experienced in both lower and higher levels of business, this VC began with his own startup and became one of the big named in entrepreneurship. His blog itself is very basic but he does a great job of offering highly in-depth posts while keeping up with current events to put business against real-life changes in the markets. Very useful and extremely interesting.
6. Marc Andreessen
The blog of Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape and Opsware. He is now a VC (Andreessen Horowitz) and his blog offers some of the best startup advice you can find online.
7. Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon is the co-founder of Hunch, which is rather interesting as he also has a superpower: the ability to take a hunch and profit enormously. He definitely has an eye for successful startups, and he was one of the first investors behind various massive online companies that became every day additions to the average user's life. His list of investments include Skype, Foursquare and Invite Media, to name a few. Is it any wonder that his site is especially good for advice related to knowing which ones to pick? He is also providing valuable insight into startups and how you can personally expand your probability of high profits.
8. A VC
Fred Wilson isn't much of a writer but he is a financial guru worth listening to. Affiliated with Union Square Ventures, he is the go-to guy when it comes to raising venture capital and how to finance your startup. He offers great resources, easy to understand advice and plenty of tips and tricks of the trade. This is definitely a place for those just beginning to put on their reading list.
9. Startup Lessons Learned
Eric Ries is a well known entrepreneur and the founder of the Lean Startup Methodology. Some really good posts there. It is a customer-oriented approach to startups the utilize free and open source software and agile software development to build a business plan. He provides conferences all over the world that are run on a local basis in each city. But these fill up fast and so it is useful to check out his blog instead, where he frequently examines current market trends, gives advice and better explains his philosophy and how it can be used by the modern entrepreneur.
10. A Smart Bear
Smart Bear Software's founder Jason Cohen has a great, easy-to-understand and friendly blog where he posts business advice for the new initiate into the entrepreneurship world. Cartoons, interesting facts and positive reinforcement are the common trends here, and so it is as much a feel-good blog as it is a place for tips. Very enjoyable to read, and definitely one of the more informative startup blogs on the web. Add in the fact that Cohen is a rather likeable person and you have the makings for a great site.
Jessy is a web entrepreneur and stay-at-home mom who blogs for Home Loan Finder, the free Australia-based money saving tool. Check out our money saving guides for newbie entrepreneurs: Guide to Repaying Your Home Loan and 3 Money Saving Tips for When Life Changes
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by Maarten Takens
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