Open in app
Sign inGet started
Chapter 10: Venture Forth

Chapter 10: Venture Forth

We’ve talked a lot so far in this text about how, exactly, to best plan your ideas and minimize the risk when it comes to starting your own…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 9: Building Your Team

Chapter 9: Building Your Team

Building your team is, in short, the most difficult aspect of starting a company, but also one of the most rewarding if done properly and…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 8: Integrated Operations

Chapter 8: Integrated Operations

As we move into the final three chapters of this text, we invite our readers to consider a mental transition. While we’ve largely spoken…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 7: Tactical Marketing

Chapter 7: Tactical Marketing

No matter what point in the lifecycle of your business you find yourself at, marketing is going to be pivotal to establishing success…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 6: Strategic Sales

Chapter 6: Strategic Sales

Sales is, without question, one of the most complicated beasts to conquer when it comes to successfully starting and running your own…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 5: Communication

Chapter 5: Communication

It’s kind of a funny thing, when you consider it, that having an entire chapter of this book dedicated to communication actually seems…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 4: Incubation

Chapter 4: Incubation

Alright, so you’ve made it this far into the book and we can’t blame you if the title of this specific chapter seems a little bit alarming…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 3: Acceleration

Chapter 3: Acceleration

If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! This chapter marks a turning point in our conversation about startups, where we can begin to…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 2: Innovation

Chapter 2: Innovation

In the first chapter, we discussed at some length the ways that the foundation you establish for your business early on can set you up for…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
Chapter 1: Foundation

Chapter 1: Foundation

It’s been said that nothing worth having comes easy. Feel however you want about this ­ there’s certainly a fair amount of truth to the…
Go to the profile of Brian D. Shields
Brian D. Shields
About The $50k StartupLatest StoriesArchiveAbout MediumTermsPrivacyTeams