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The difference between an angel investor and a venture capitalist. Tips on identifying the ideal investor for your startup. Recommendation on establishing long-term relations with the investor. Criteria that angel investors focus on when choosing startups to fund. Top 7 platforms to look for angel investors. Top 10 global angel investors
Ways of using Reddit to find and validate business ideas. Concepts of startup that you can launch via Reddit
Advantages and disadvantages of launching an ecommerce startup in Singapore. The specifics of running a business in this country. Singapore ecommerce statistics and insights. Top 5 ecommerce platforms in the country. Ecommerce trends. Venture capital, angel investors, startup incubators, and accelerators in Singapore. Niches for ecommerce startups
Three entrepreneurs from Admitad Startups shared their experience of creating Minimum Viable Products. Check these case studies and see how you can save on developing your own MVP
Anastasia Berezhnova, Head of CustDev Center, explains how to conduct a deep research of consumers’ pain points on a product discovery stage. Read this article for an experience-based advice on formulating hypotheses, analyzing the market, generating leads for interviews, launching a lead funnel, and more
Top startup accelerators from the USA, the UK, Iceland, Greece, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, China, Canada, Bulgaria, and Australia. The requirements for entering their programs and the amount of financial support they provide
Two case studies that explore the errors that prevented our startups from success. A thorough analysis based on the founders’ interviews. Make sure you read this article and learn from our mistakes
Who is a product marketing manager? What do they do? Kristina Shtaudínger, the head of online marketing of Admitad Startups, explains how to hire the best candidate and if it’s possible to survive without a PMM
Ways to test ideas economically. Designing experiments. Running several cycles in parallel. Combining Customer Development and pre-sales. Kristina Shtaudínger, the head of online marketing of Admitad Startups, argues how many specialists it takes to validate a hypothesis
E-commerce fashion platforms. The impact of COVID on the industry. Using Artificial Intelligence. Introducing AR and VR dressing rooms in online stores. A list of interesting fashion ecommerce startups to watch in 2022
What’s the difference between Jobs to Be Done and Customer Development? Anastasia Berezhnova, Head of CustDev Center, explains how to conduct JTBD interviews, analyze answers, and map customers’ priorities. Learn more about the main challenges of using JTBD
The cheapest website builders that can get your online store running. Check this list of 6 budget-friendly platforms that will help you launch your ecommerce business
Top reasons why ecommerce startups fail. 11 real-life examples of promising ecommerce businesses that failed to take off
Most interesting Indian startups launched less than five years ago. List of business ideas that entrepreneurs from India can try to monetize
Once a startup has reached the delivery stage, its team needs to restructure its marketing efforts. Kristina Shtaudínger, the head of online marketing of Admitad Startups, talks about the difference between marketing at the stages of discovery and delivery
Names and descriptions of fintech startups that were launched in the US. Startup valuations, founders, investors, and concepts. The most significant achievements of each startup
Specifics of the chemical engineering industry. Top chemical engineering startups from the US and other countries. Business ideas for launching a startup in the industry
Characteristics of Indian startups. How to register a startup in India. Intellectual property rights and ways of funding. Business ideas for those who would like to launch a startup in India
Lead generation at the discovery stage might be a challenging task. Kristina Shtaudínger, the head of online marketing of Admitad Startups, explains how to find leads for research and sales purposes, what might go wrong, and how to save the day
Reasons why Southeast Asia is a promised land for startups. What makes the area’s ecosystems grow at an unprecedented pace. Top ASEAN industries for innovation and examples of succeeding projects
The definition of an MVP. Guide on creating an MVP for a digital product. Low-fidelity vs high-fidelity MVPs. Step-by-step guide on building an MVP. MVP vs PoC vs Beta vs MMP. Benefits of MVP
Testing hypotheses in our studio. What mistakes are common during the validation process and why we encounter them. Our tracker Vera Ivanova shares her priceless expertise
Specifics of biomedical engineering startups. Challenges connected with launching this type of business. Top startups in the industry from the US and elsewhere
Specifics of startups launched by mechanical engineers. The most promising mechanical engineering startups that you might want to invest in and use as a source of inspiration. Top industries to launch mechanical engineering startups
The new and most promising startups of 2022. Some of the best startups in the fields of biotechnology, chemical engineering, food technology, and robotics
Step-by-step guide on launching a startup. Finding an idea. Conducting market research. Creating a business plan. Securing the capital funding. Hiring the right people. Following legal steps. Finding a location. Coming up with a marketing strategy. Building a customer base
Startups in South Korea. Infrastructure, opportunities, and special features of the ecosystem. Trends and tendencies. Korean startup unicorns. Examples of some of the best Korean startups
Japanese startup trends. Advantages and disadvantages of building your innovative project in Japan. Ten best Japanese startups to get inspiration from
Examples of ecommerce startups that have become truly noteworthy in their field. Descriptions of their entrepreneurial activity. What you should do with your business to replicate their success
Fintech industry in common and how it works. The most popular fintech services. Perspectives of the industry. Some examples of the top fintech companies in the world
Changes of consumer behavior in 2021–2022. Trends that ecommerce businesses have to face. Predictions on digital consumer trends to reshape this year’s online shopping experience. Examples of new startups in the industry of ecommerce
The most common sources of funding for startups. Borrowing from family and friends. Personal loans. Finding angel investors. Crowdfunding. Grants. Equipment financing
The best online shopping startups in Great Britain, France, Germany, and other European countries. Top ecommerce startups to pay attention to
Introduction to searching for investors. How to find investment for your startup. Types of investments and the most known ways to find these. Where to find investment
Most promising startup trends and industries. Net-zero emissions. Cryptocurrencies. Telemedicine. Metaverses. Globalization in reverse. The YOLO economy. European startups. Venture investments. Four factors to analyze the potential of a startup
Top education technology startups launched last year. Leading edtech companies that have been setting the tone for the industry over the last decade. The best startups focused on e-learning. Tips for choosing startups to invest in
The definition of startup capitalization. Debt funding vs equity funding. The contents of a cap table and ways of managing it. Authorized shares vs issued shares. Dilution of stakeholding
The definition of a startup business budget. Business goals achieved with the help of a well-crafted budget. Two time frames for startup budgets. Step-by-step guides on composing a budget. Ways of handling budgeting challenges
Stages of startup funding. The two types of startup capital. Making the most of various types of investments. Personal funds, friends and family, business loans, and venture capital. A quick overview of getting backed by a VC fund
Venture builder: understanding the term and its synonyms. What it is and what it’s not. Differences between startup studios, accelerators, incubators, and VC funds. Key characteristics and advantages of venture building. History of startup studios and perspectives of the industry
The key differences between accelerators and incubators. What startups should do to get support from an accelerator. More on the fierce competition between candidates. The bare minimum to get into an incubator. Pros and cons of enrolling into an acceleration program
What you need to consider before launching a home-based business. Preparation and market assessment. Tasks that you need to complete before launch. Starting your home entrepreneurship in 7 easy steps
Introduction to investing strategies. What makes a good portfolio. Types of strategies and the most known approaches to investments. How to test your strategy without losing money
Investment banking, investment management, and their differences. General overview, main functions, and problems of each direction
VC firms, what they do, and how they are organized. Types of venture capital. Getting funded by a VC and finding support as a startup. Questions to ask your potential venture investor
Alternative investing. Difference with traditional asset classes. Pros and cons of alternatives. The most common types of non-conventional assets. Platforms where you can buy alternative investments
To get funding for your startup, you can apply for a grant. Not every business can secure this type of financial support, so you’ll need to prove: you are worth it. In this article, we’ll tell you how to get a grant for startup business and what to do if you fail to receive one
If you’d like to start a business in 2022, you might prefer to do it online. Online companies have a shallow learning curve, and the investments are more affordable compared to offline businesses
If you want to make money in 2022, you can try to start a business. You can monetize the skills that you already have or quickly gain new ones
We’re discussing the startup valley of death. How do startups get into it? Common mistakes leading to young projects’ death. Increasing a company’s chances of success and overcoming the “valley of death”
Companies that became Unicorns in 2021, listed by CB Insights & distributed by industries, countries, and cities. Comparative analysis with previous year’s results. Review of the 10 best unicorns of 2021. New startups with a valuation of at least $10 billion
Development of eCommerce in Russia and around the world: current state of affairs and forecasts. Key eCommerce trends in 2022. The future of eCommerce
Five components of smart investing. Smart money in the startup industry. How founders, entrepreneurs, and venture funds see smart investments. An example of smart investments from an investor’s personal experience
Gareth Morgan’s theory of images of organization. Flat and hierarchical structures, what they are, advantages and disadvantages. What’s best for startups & why flat structure is the future
Unit economics and its benefits for a startup. How to calculate the ratio of income and expenses. Unit payback period. Results that investors want to see. Ways of increasing LTV & decreasing CAC. How unit economics affects growth
Attracting investments for a startup. Dividing investments into a few series of funding. Differences between funding rounds and their features
The CheckScan app offers pleasant bonuses when scanning receipts, monetized by working with manufacturers
Will there be another Dot-com bubble in years to come? Similarities of the current market situation to the events that happened 20 years ago
Growth Hacking: its advantages and disadvantages. Differences between Growth Hacking and marketing. Challenges and key skills of growth hackers. Examples of Growth Hacking among larger companies
What a hardware startup is and what defines it. Examples of such startups in Russia and worldwide. Common mistakes of innovative hardware companies. What you can do to avoid making such mistakes.
What should you consider before launching a startup during these tumultuous times? And what are the obvious reasons to launch it anyway?
Unicorn startup success stories. Successful companies with a capitalization of $1+ billion. What they did to make magic happen.
The functions of the roadmap. Steps for creating a roadmap on your own. What you need to know and consider. Free services for creating a roadmap. Real-life examples.
Who should take over the management of a startup team? How do you communicate with the team in a way that actually makes people listen? Why is it impossible to be a perfect manager? Today we discuss various concerns related to startup management.
What is AARRR? Why does a startup need the pirate metrics? Five key elements of AARRR that affect business development. Analysis, examples, recommendations.
Origins of intrapreneurship. The difference between intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs, andmanagers. Why large companies resist innovations
Let’s analyze the fundamental differences between starting a small business and launching a startup. This article will help you build a correct development strategy for your company.
We collected the most interesting Chinese startups in different fields from fin-tech and e-commerce to medicine, transport, and education.
Maxim Volokhov CEO & Founder of the startup studio Admitad Projects, talks about the results of the digital business factory, the first corporate startup studio, in 2020
What should I do if my startup hits a dead end? Pivot is the all-time answer meaning a critical shift in a business direction
Common methods of startup valuation. What information do you need to evaluate the company and where to find it?
Spoiler alert: read till the end and you’ll know all the basics of a startup accelerator program — from benefits to typical applicants to accelerator models and everything in between.
The past year has become extremely painful for many projects. Many went bankrupt without receiving additional investment or never making it to IPO. Let us recall which international startups in 2020 can be considered the most disastrous and why the pandemic was not always to blame.
The history of venture building. Its main advantages for large companies that launch startups internally.
What is a Minimum Viable Product and why should any business start with that? Let’s dive deep and discover different MVP types, examples, and use cases.
How the ADP’s Hogwarts startup school works, how it is useful for aspiring founders, and what prospects it opens up
How to organize a startup remotely. What you need to know to successfully go through all the phases without blundering. Choosing an idea and testing a niche.
What stages must an idea go through? Let’s talk about the transformation from a cozy little get-together to a working startup.
Key metrics to measure startup performance. Financial indicators and how to calculate them. Quality metrics for product and engagement.
What is Customer Development? Creating a business model in 9 steps. Target audience interviews. What’s the point of CustDev?
How does share dilution happen in startups? When do you need to deal with it and how should you do it? Let’s see some examples and do the math
What is a Sales House? What role has it got? How does it facilitate the projects’ operation?
How an incubator operates inside a startup factory. What market you should aim at so that the project skyrockets
Three projects of the Admitad startup studio together with the World Wildlife Fund are running the Earth Overshoot Day 2020 campaign
Media is packed with stories of innovative projects and their success, but what about the flip side? Let’s analyze a startup that’s got some problems.
A combination of Hype.tech and Push.World helps us get sales and outreach of 100,000+ users. What’s fun in using Hype.tech and Push.World together?
Examples of Cap Tables in different companies. A short guide to reading Cap Tables. Services to create your capitalization table
What is the difference between a startup factory and an accelerator? What share do they get? What is the best choice for a startup founder?
Answering the 3 Ws about a capitalization table: What is it? Why does a startup need one? What should it look like? Let’s make a cap table template together.
What stages we passed through, what it cost and how much money you need to create a startup. Let’s sum up the work we did in the past 12 months
Who the trackers are and what function they perform in startups. Tracker’s skills. What are the tracker’s methods and work results?
11 benefits of an incubator for a startup studio. How it works in practice and what advantages a project receives
Mooovie (Banneon), the service for making static banners and creatives for Google Display Network, Yandex Advertising Network
How we ended up as a startup studio and how this format is different from an accelerator, incubator, and venture capital funds
What is P&L? Why do investors need it? How to make and read P&L statements? Examples and templates
