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by Karol Andruszków
Karol is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully founded 4 startup companies. With over 11 years of experience in Banking, Financial, IT and eCommerce sector, Karol has provided expert advice to more than 500 companies across 15 countries, including Poland, the USA, the UK, and Portugal.
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Lots of our clients are startup founders, we have 5 startups on our account, we also meet lots of fellow startupers at conferences all over the world. Not only do we have our own history to tell, but we’ve also listened to some amazing testimonials on various occasions. Today’s post speaks from our own experience. Here’s what you need to know before you start starting to start a startup.
Be brave
Try these content marketing activities:
Create a blog - start regularly writing articles on a topic that you are an expert in
Leverage your social media game - try different types of content: threads on Twitter, video tutorials on YouTube, reels on Instagram, articles on LinkedIn
Start podcast - open an account on Spotify or even YouTube and start sharing your knowledge with others.
It takes a lot of guts to start any business from scratch. Some people have great ideas and never move them forward. There’s a moment, in the beginning, when you can decide if you’re willing to take a risk or you just want to sit and watch everyone around you succeed. Braveness will help you to push your idea into the market. The first thing you need to keep in mind is that your future product that right now is only an idea, needs to be a solution to a real problem. Then, the easiest thing to do is divide your actions into small steps.
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Set up a legal company and register your future domain.
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Write down your thoughts for prospect purposes. Write as much as you can but be specific.
Ask for advice
Do as much as you can on your own. When you hit a wall, ask someone for help. If you manage to find a specialist that understands your needs, hire them! Whether it be an attorney, a co-founder, a software house or a growth hacker - use every connection you have to build your future team with trustworthy people.
Test your idea
It’s also very important to confront your ideas with reality. You can start by doing a survey (try to find at least 100 people to interview). At that point, you need to strongly stand behind your idea but also prepare to be flexible. Open-mindedness is the key to success in that case. Every experienced business owner will tell you that: your idea doesn’t have to be unique, you just have to do better than the others. You need a product differentiator to seperate yourself from the already existing products on the market. You might improve something ordinary, but the improvement will make it special. Think about it before you present your idea to prospects.
Start coding
It’s also very important to confront your ideas with reality. You can start by doing a survey (try to find at least 100 people to interview). At that point, you need to strongly stand behind your idea but also prepare to be flexible. Open-mindedness is the key to success in that case. Every experienced business owner will tell you that: your idea doesn’t have to be unique, you just have to do better than the others. You need a product differentiator to seperate yourself from the already existing products on the market. You might improve something ordinary, but the improvement will make it special. Think about it before you present your idea to prospects.
Once you find that niche, you’re set for success
Some of the most prosperous startups to this day are: Airbnb, Instagram, Pinterest, Uber. These guys’ ideas weren’t complicated at all. On the contrary - the simpler it gets, the better. Their path wasn’t smooth - they had to risk everything, quit their day jobs, worked their asses off 24/7 but now everyone knows their names.
Find money for your startup
How to convince investors to devote their money to your startup? Well if the MVP or your business plan is convincing enough, you can propose an exchange of shares for the funds and hope for the best. Kick on every door and don’t give up.
There’s no fixed path to follow when it comes to startup funding. Some people try crowdfunding on places like Kickstarter, you can also try to take a bank loan (based on your business plan or your personal account), get your friends and family to give or loan you money with the promise of shares in the company.
Whatever happens next, you need to focus on your startup’s growth. Have fun and good luck. If you need any help, feel free to contact us business@ulansoftware.com. We love talking to startup founders!
Article by
Karol Andruszków
Karol is a dynamic serial entrepreneur who has successfully founded 4 startup companies. With over 11 years of experience in the SME eCommerce sector, Karol has provided expert advice to more than 500 SME companies across 15 countries, including Poland, the USA, the UK, and Portugal.
Table of Contents:
Be brave
Ask for advice
Test your idea
Start coding
Find money for your startup
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