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Don’t swap a business model for hype
When the tech media hypes the “next big thing”, it can be incredibly tempting to uncritically jump on the bandwagon. However, there is a something you must consider before you do. BY MICHAEL GILES.
The power of slow: Why building a customer base is worth the time
Forget about the shiny baubles and focus on the fundamentals that will ensure you grow a strong business over time. BY MICHAEL GILES.
The storm has come
Following Facebook’s flawed IPO, a cool change has hit the funding prospects of tech start-ups. So what will this storm mean for online entrepreneurs? BY MICHAEL GILES.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 a fizzer for start-ups
This year, I volunteered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2012. It turns out I would have been better off staying in bed. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Be the best in the world
If you are not the best in the world at what you do, there is someone else out there who is, and that’s who people are attracted to and who they want to deal with. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Treasure yourself like Miranda Kerr
It's great finding a book that truly resonates. For me, Treasure Yourself by Miranda Kerr is such a book. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Getting my start-up to official launch
I finally launched my business this week, after nearly two years of hard work. Here are the key takeaways I’ve learnt on the path to starting up. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Eating my own dog food
The best products are those where the founders are the power users. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Getting to private beta launch
Michael Giles has recently launched his venture Roboinvest. Here are the main challenges he’s encountered and the lessons he’s learnt so far. BY MICHAEL GILES
Surviving in New York on a start-up budget
When you are running a start-up, you live on what I like to call a start-up budget. Here's how to make it stretch a little bit further. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Don’t spend it before you get it
It's important you don’t spend raised capital until it’s in the bank and you can actually access it. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Improving your funding chances
Raising funds for your start-up is probably the most distracting, time consuming and hardest things you will do as an entrepreneur. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Networking, New York-style
We’ve heard it a million times before – it’s who you know not what you know. But in New York it’s even more evident. BY MICHAEL GILES.
Lessons from the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC conference
It's funny how things have their way of working out. Even though I really wanted to go, I hadn't planned on attending the conference. BY MICHAEL GILES.
