Things you should know before starting a business

[11 things you need to know before starting a business]

1. Investors always like to find excuses for not wanting to invest in them. All investors tell you why they can not invest, but for some reason it just makes them look more benevolent, so be sure to ask them what they can do to win the chance.

2. Even if you get a large sum of money, your salary may not be high. Because you raise your salary at the same time means that your control of the company to reduce.

3. The fastest way to dilute your stake is the option . Be careful about the allocation of options to companies and give employees who are important to the company rather than consultants for some companies.

4.90% of start-up company activities are actually a waste of time. A lot of things learned at startup activities are available online. When registering for an event, see which attendees first.

5. Living in Silicon Valley, but not everything depends on Silicon Valley. For example, your users, they are not people living in Silicon Valley, so you have to listen to the views of users in a wider area.

6. Make money forever too early. If you melt into the money, you may not rush to make money, but this is wrong. Think of some way to make money, try early so you can learn more.

7. Experienced staff may not be better than newcomers. You can hire a few experienced staff at great cost, but do not forget, some of them are suitable for working in big companies, while smaller companies require faster execution and single-handed combat, and newcomers will be more challenged .

8. Social circles determine your development. If the people around you are some smart winners, then your progress will be faster.

9. Do not live in the imagination. If you often look at some entrepreneurial stories, as if everyone's success is not difficult, but the fact is not the case. Do not start a business by pursuing an entrepreneurial lifestyle or thinking of starting a business as an easier task. You have to make sure you are really solving the problem.

10. Pursue what you really understand. Do not do something because of your enthusiasm for the moment, but to do what you really understand. Buffett why the investment success, because he spotted this point. He will not invest in Microsoft, because he knows he does not understand the technology industry.

11. Successful people do not always know what is best. Other people's experience may not be perfect for you, so, selectively absorbed.

[Technology Industry Database CrunchBase big plan]

The well-known technology blog TechCrunch's industry database CrunchBase quietly developed for six years. Users can query the development of technology companies and related news in this database. Currently, the database already has 105,000 companies and 140,000 personal profiles submitted by 90,000 users.

Recently, the product clearly defined the future development plan. While specific product deployments will be revealed in the next few months, it has now been revealed that the team will release high-quality developer stories using the CrunchBase API on product blogs. SiSense, a big data analytics startup, provides an investment analytics and data visualization page by leveraging the database's APIs. Investors and entrepreneurs can use the product to understand the important market conditions, such as startups every year the financing cycle changes.

[Everest: to help you realize your dream application]

Is there an application that will make your life healthier, smarter, or happier, or it can make your dream come true by breaking it up into actionable steps? Everest is such an application. The behind the investors include Peter Thiel (had invested in Facebook).

To help users quickly understand if their dreams come true, the app provides examples of what's already being done and how others can do it through the steps people have taken to realize their dreams. In other words, users can learn from others, you can also build their own ladder to success.

After the plan is established, the application will remind the user which step to complete according to the established time. When the user to complete a step, you can take pictures or record the completion of the situation. In addition, the application also introduces a social element that encourages friends to fulfill each other's dreams.