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Read more about the article 12 Inspiring Change Quotes:Change Is Not A Question Of Ability
Change is not a question of capability

12 Inspiring Change Quotes:Change Is Not A Question Of Ability

1. Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change- Jim Rohn 2. Only I can change my life, no one can do it for me - Carol Burnett 3. If you want something you've never had, then you've got to do something you've never done. 4. Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything 5. To improve is to change; To be perfect is to change often

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Read more about the article Happy people focus on what they have – Meaning
Happy People Focus On What They Have,Unhappy People Focus On What Is Missing"

Happy people focus on what they have – Meaning

Happy people focus on what they have: I'm often fascinated by our lives which is usually broken down into what we have and what we aspire for. True enough, it is not always easy to find a fair balance between the two. This is nothing to do with greed or any other emotions which people look down upon. This quote analysis is just about what you want vs what you have. We will also talk about aspects of being thankful, balancing between happiness and unhappiness. Life is not about denial of our sad feelings - that's just a fake. Happiness is about accepting the both the good and bad we have and finding our own balance.

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Read more about the article 3 Roadmap tools for a Startup in early stages
Roadmap tools for startup (Source: Microsoft charting tools for Roadmap)

3 Roadmap tools for a Startup in early stages

Roadmap tools for startup: In this article, we talk about a few roadmap tools that you can use as a startup. During the early stages of entrepreneurship, our primary focus was to bootstrap and save money. This naturally meant that we used some softwares that didn't attract any additional costs or had a free trial option unto a certain number of users. I recall that our first ever roadmap was using powerpoint and excel. But they become inadequate soon. In this discussion ,we will talk about a few tools that you can use as a founder to build your roadmap.

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How To Leverage Website Marketing For Increased Conversions

The number of digital users continues to grow worldwide with increased internet penetration. The modern buyer will turn to the internet when searching for a product or a company to work with. Some may begin their shopping experience online and complete it in person, while others may finish the entire purchase process online.

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Read more about the article Money is like gasoline during a roadtrip!
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

Money is like gasoline during a roadtrip!

This was a perspective I missed during our fundraising activities. How much is really enough for a startup during its fundraising stages? I'll admit that we never knew the right answer- sometimes it felt too much. At other times, it felt like we weren't asking enough. The question is - where do we draw a line and say - this is what we need for a certain stage of the startup?

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Read more about the article The world isn’t going to shower gold coins just because of a good idea
You must be very patient, very persistent. The world isnt going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea. You’re going to have to work like crazy to bring that idea to the attention of people. They’re not going to buy it unless they know about it. Herb Kelleher, Founder of SouthWest Airlines

The world isn’t going to shower gold coins just because of a good idea

Good ideas are a bedrock of a startup. However, they're only a necessary - not sufficient conditioning of running a good startup. We've seen plenty of material around how good ideas change the world. Although it is true, ideas alone don't amount to anything.

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Read more about the article Do not focus on numbers, focus on what you do best
"Do not focus on numbers. Focus on doing what you do best. It’s about building a community who want to visit your site every day because you create value and offer expertise." -Cassey Ho, Founder of Blogilates.com

Do not focus on numbers, focus on what you do best

This is a simple reminder from Cassey Ho, an entrepreneur, startup founder about focus on projections. Numbers are very exciting in a startup world, esp because you can see some quick changes. The results are often slow and painstaking, but just a reminder that it isn't all about numbers.

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Read more about the article Don’t assume that borrowing lots of money can make your startup fly!
Don't assume borrowing lots of money can make your startup fly!

Don’t assume that borrowing lots of money can make your startup fly!

Don’t assume that borrowing lots of money can make your startup fly: We know that funding is one of the most common reasons why a startup fails. This quote however highlights that apart from funding, there are several other challenges that a founder should navigate through. Funding is only a part of the problem solved. It gives you an opportunity to expand, but you ought to reach some requirements such as product market fit, customer agreements etc to make this viable.

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