Posts tagged tech startup
The Startup Therapy Couch™: Critical Factors for Startup Success - #4 Bootstrap

In this 5-part series, we explore the critical factors for startup success. In #4, you learn to use your sweat equity to bootstrap as long as possible.

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Video Podcast: Why you need a Technical Co-Founder!

If you aren’t a techie yourself, you definitely need a technical co-founder. Find out why in this week’s episode of The Raika Show.

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 7 of 7 your startup is failing - "You don't have good mentors"

You got this startup thing, and you don’t need anyone else to make it happen… Or do you?

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Video Podcast: The State of Healthcare (Technology)

Technological advancement is supposed to make our lives easier. As it regards healthcare record-keeping, have we in fact done damage to the patient-provider relationship instead?

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Video Podcast: It's All in the Family (Business)

We work with a lot of entrepreneurs, many of whom have never built a business before. Today we share our experience building our business… that builds other businesses!

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 4 of 7 your startup is failing - "We question your commitment"

Your passion for your idea has to be bigger than life, or you’ll never stay committed to it when things go sideways. (And they likely will go sideways at some point!)

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: Reason 3 of 7 your startup is failing - "You don't act like a boss"

You likely weren’t born knowing how to run a business. If you want your startup to succeed, you need to learn these skills… like a boss!

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Is it a tech company? Is it, really?

We appear to be in the midst of a trend where companies are claiming to be “tech companies” when they’re anything but.  The guy selling peaches on the side of the road is claiming to be a tech company because he uses his phone to accept credit cards.  Who cares, right?  Let’s find out why it matters.

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Why is the Raika Tech Startup Program necessary?

Why should the Startup Program matter to you as an entrepreneur exploring a new technology idea? Why would you even need it if you feel like you are very clear on what you need to build?

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: The 85/15 Rule

How do you know if you're building a product or service or business that has the potential to be viable and long-lasting? We use the 85/15 rule…

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The Tech Therapy Couch: Let's put the "M" back in MVP!

Acronyms are amazing little creatures with the power to communicate complex ideas quickly and simply. That is, of course, if you actually know what the acronym means.

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The Startup Therapy Couch™: What's the TRUE Startup Unicorn?

I'm sure you've read the same types of stories I have: Startup ABC raises hundreds of millions in venture capital and is called a "unicorn", successful beyond the wildest dreams of the original founders. And in order to be called successful, these unicorns must have profit, right?

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