What if I told you that you could start a business from home for free and earn 10K a month passively, all within three months? All you have to do is these three things Well, you’d call me a conman. And rightly so. With the internet now riddled with more “online gurus” than ever, the … Read more
When building a social media platform for your business, it’s all too easy to fill in the bio information quickly, ticking it off your checklist while trying to juggle 20,000 other jobs that need doing. And while this behavior is commonplace, it certainly isn’t best practice. While it might seem like a throwaway job that … Read more
From useful insights to behind the scene bloopers, Instagram stories are an excellent engagement tool for any business and can help offer an insight into their brand that consumers would fail to get through other mediums. But the clock is ticking. With an Instagram Story video length, you have a limited number of seconds to … Read more
Picture this. You’ve had a response regarding your consultancy services. You hit it off with your potential client, and you decide to start working together. You’re buzzing. The world is your oyster. Nothing can stop you now. You do your little happy dance while your Zoom camera is temporarily off due to “connection issues.” Then, … Read more
Foundr Magazine publishes in-depth interviews with the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. Our articles highlight key takeaways from each month’s issue. We talked with Dr. Adam Bandelli, an industrial-organizational psychologist, about how founders can build trust within their businesses. To read more, subscribe to the magazine. ————— What is greatness? Is it measured in accolades, confidence, or … Read more
Foundr Magazine publishes in-depth interviews with the world’s greatest entrepreneurs. Our articles highlight key takeaways from each month’s issue. We talked with Holly Thaggard, founder of Supergoop!, about bringing SPF sunscreen to the masses. To read more, subscribe to the magazine. ————— Holly Thaggard is passionate about sunscreen. “I’ve always had this vision to literally … Read more
To be an entrepreneur you have to be someone special. By their very nature, successful entrepreneurs have to be different, separate from the status quo, if they want to create change. To other people you’ll seem crazy, because who in their right mind would want to subject themselves to all the trials and tribulations of being … Read more
Sick and tired of chasing up clients, trying to remember how much you charged them for your work? Either you end up trying to charge them too much and getting an earful, or charge them much less than agreed, wondering why your Disney+ subscription bounced this month. To solve this you need to act similarly … Read more
When IOS 14 came out in December of 2021, it felt like the beginning of the end of Facebook ads. But instead, the updates ushered in a new frontier to reach your ideal customers. Facebook ads aren’t dead. They just take a different approach. In a recent foundr+ live event, we invited Nick Shackelford, the … Read more
This summer, the launch of Threads, a new text-based social media platform, set off another gold rush for creators, marketers, and early adopters lusting for another channel to force hockey-stick growth. Threads, created by Instagram (well, technically, Meta, the social platform turned conglomerate formally known as Facebook), is essentially a cloned early version of Twitter … Read more
Bryce Holdaway, the expert real estate investor and adviser, isn’t interested in nickel-and-diming his audience, and he isn’t interested in grooming them to buy course after course, either. What he is interested in is building a community of people who want to gain financial independence—and even early retirement—through real estate investment. Holdaway is one half … Read more
When running your own business, it’s so easy to get lost in the jargon, trying to get your head around the complexities of running a company successfully while also ticking all the boxes behind the scenes. So it’s no surprise that the question of whether or not you should incorporate your business probably makes your … Read more
If you’re like me, your grandad has been telling you to get a job since you were about eight. “Back in my day,””when I was your age,” and “it’s time to start contributing” are the starts of conversations I have heard all too often. But what if, instead of getting your first job running papers … Read more
If you’re like me, agility doesn’t come naturally. While I might still pretend I am as agile as I was in my early twenties, claiming I can still sprint without pulling a hamstring within the first five meters, the truth is I am pretty set in my ways. I’m not always receptive to change, and … Read more
“If I could only get Tim Ferriss as an advisor to my startup, I would be set for success.” I bet many of you have had this idea at some point. I know I did. Heck, I still do. Tim—call me! It might not be Tim Ferriss for you, maybe another high profile founder, but … Read more
“I didn’t think I needed a partnership agreement; I went into business with my best friend.” This approach may single handedly keep small business lawyers employed. Even if you’ve been best friends since birth and you know each other inside out, creating a startup without a partnership agreement with anyone is extremely risky. And it’s … Read more
Building a brand is critical for success. But so is building strong client relationships. Client relationship management is the key to long-term success for consultants, freelancers, and agency founders. A healthy client relationship, like any human relationship, will ensure long-term stability. For you, that means repeat business and plenty of new clients. But how can … Read more
Having excellent business credit is essential for many reasons, and yet it is very rarely talked about. It can help you access financing at a better rate, acquire more beneficial insurance, or even help agree to stronger terms with suppliers, all crucial aspects for funding a startup. Here, we will show you how to build … Read more
