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Contrary to public opinion, Snapchat is not dead. Trust us when we say that the best thing you can do for your business is to take advantage of every social media platform out there. Since its hu...

https://foundr.com/articles/marketing/get-more-views-on-snapchat

Want to build an empire? Then start studying Dany Garcia. The founder of The Garcia Companies is living proof that it’s possible to run multiple businesses—successfully—all at once. Her por...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/dany-garcia

Want to become a world-class rock climber? Watch Alex Honnold. Looking to become the next President of the United States? Study about Barack Obama. Want to become a successful entrepreneur? Learn...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/business-startup-books

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 th...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/business-ideas-for-teens

And just like that, we are almost halfway through 2024. If your Christmas decorations are still up, then you need to have a cold, hard look in the mirror! But enough about the past. It’s time t...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/trending-products

Had Twitch been around when Reid Hoffman was 12, you may have been able to watch a future billionaire hone his business skills in real-time. An avid gamer, Hoffman was obsessed with fantasy role-...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/reid-hoffman

The Instagram algorithm is the gatekeeper to success on the platform. Master the algorithm, and you’ll unlock access to more followers and higher engagement. Ignore the algorithm, and your acco...

https://foundr.com/articles/social-media/instagram-algorithm

In our first two weeks on Instagram, we went from zero followers to more than 10,000 by following a set of rules that we crafted. Then, with some experimentation and elbow grease, we went from 10...

https://foundr.com/articles/social-media/how-to-get-more-followers-on-instagram

TikTok and X may get all the buzz, but Instagram is still a dominant social media platform with two billion monthly active users. With engagement comes opportunity, and there’s plenty of it hid...

https://foundr.com/articles/social-media/make-money-instagram

Whether you’re on it to live vicariously through your more adventurous friends or spend hours looking through cute dog videos, Instagram can be a wonderful place. As a business owner or entrepr...

https://foundr.com/articles/marketing/instagram-growth-hacks

Digital shopping cart abandonment is a challenge that every ecommerce retailer has to face, but it can be incredibly frustrating to stare at data showing you a bunch of abandoned carts without kn...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/shopping-cart-abandonment

There’s nothing more frustrating as an entrepreneur than having a million-dollar idea but no guidance on how to raise the capital to get that idea off the ground. In any case, we all can’t ge...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/pitch-deck-to-investors

Not many teenagers have the confidence to drop out of school without telling their parents. Even fewer have the confidence to drop out to start their own business. But Bill Smith wasn’t your av...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/shipt-founder-bill-smith

You’ve followed all the steps in our recent article on how to create an eBay account, and you’re ready to list your first products. Just one small problem. You have absolutely no idea what se...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/what-to-sell-on-ebay

When it comes to selling products, trying to find the perfect platform is one of the trickiest aspects of setting up any new business. But ecommerce founders who put all their eggs in one basket ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/how-to-sell-on-ebay

Meet the business behind the name. You’ve probably read one of Simon Sinek’s LinkedIn posts or watched his countless talks online. But who’s the real Simon Sinek? In our modern world of per...

https://foundr.com/articles/leadership/personal-growth/simon-sinek

From my experience helping thousands of ecommerce brands over foundr’s history, one of the most commonly overlooked areas is product testing. Many founders are happy to invest in creating conce...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/product-testing

There are few feelings that are more exciting than working on a new product for your brand. Whether it’s the first thing you’ve ever tried to sell or a new range you’re keen to add to your ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/how-to-manufacture-a-product

When it comes to sourcing a manufacturer for your product, it’s easy to immediately start looking abroad. After all, everyone tells you how many factories there are in places like China and how...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/how-to-find-usa-suppliers

You’ve thought of the perfect product idea. You’ve spent countless hours working on it, drawing feverishly at your desk, and working with designers to bring your vision to life. Now it’s ti...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/chinese-manufacturers

With the concept of artificial intelligence becoming a larger aspect of creating a business, we decided to focus specifically on which AI tools you should be spending your time (and money) on. Af...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ai-tools-for-business

90% of startups fail. Most get through the first year or 2, but more than half of all small businesses crumble before year 5. Why? Businesses ultimately fail when they don’t make enough money. ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/business-not-making-money

Whether it’s a brand new product for your bubbling new ecommerce store or the launch of your very first product, which will set the foundations for what is to come, it can be easy to dismiss th...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/what-is-moq

What is a wholesaler? It might seem like a simple question to answer, but for many, it can be tricky to differentiate between what a wholesaler provides and the service of working with a manufact...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/what-is-a-wholesaler

Return on investment (ROI) allows you to measure the profitability of investments. That can be a straight cash investment—as is the case with measuring the ROI of stocks, investment portfolios,...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/what-is-roi

Walk into any store that sells baby food and you’ll see a plethora of organic options and dozens of different types of squeeze pouches. That wasn’t the case nearly 15 years ago when Jessica R...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/jessica-rolph

Wondering how to make money on TikTok? You’re not alone. Just about everyone born before 2004 is asking the same question. However, money-making on TikTok is just as lucrative as it is mysterio...

https://foundr.com/articles/social-media/how-to-make-money-on-tiktok

Remote work has become more popular and more accessible than ever in the past couple of years. If you haven’t worked from home before, you may be scratching your head wondering if it’s even p...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/make-money-from-home

Can there really be that many good business ideas? Yes, there can. This is actually our filtered-down list—you should have seen how many other almost-good ideas nearly made the cut. Whether you...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/good-business-ideas

Want to know what to sell on Amazon? The better question might be what not to sell on Amazon. Amazon Marketplace sellers list more than 350 million unique products on the platform. Think about yo...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/what-to-sell-on-amazon

Businesses with repeat customers are healthy businesses. If your customers are coming back again and again, that must be a sign that you’re doing something right. Increasing customer retention ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/customer-retention

The Hismile guys aren’t selling, so don’t ask. In just nine years, Nik Mirkovic and Alex Tomic built their smile care brand into a category disruptor on track to earn over a billion in annual...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/hismile-nik-mirkovic-alex-tomic

Running your business can be incredibly fulfilling. Creating innovative products, determining the path your business takes, and being a kickass entrepreneur on the daily. But when it comes to the...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/profit-and-loss-statement

If you’re interested in going into consulting, it’s logical that you want to know what your earning potential will be. So how much do consultants make? That answer completely depends on what ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/consultants-make

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, how much is an infographic worth? How about a 400% increase in revenue, like Venngage achieved by creating infographics for influencers? Or backlinks from...

https://foundr.com/articles/marketing/infographics-marketing

You probably recognize Adrian Grenier’s face from his role as Vincent Chase from Entourage or opposite Anne Hathaway as the loyal boyfriend in the eternal The Devil Wears Prada. But you might n...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/adrian-grenier

Your brilliant idea has no startup funding to back it up. Sound familiar? Maybe you’ve chosen the right business model, locked down a co-founder, and drawn up a goal pyramid to outline your fir...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/finance/funding-a-startup

Setting your consultation fees is the best and worst part of running a consulting business. It’s the best because you get to decide your worth (not management or HR)—and it’s the worst beca...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/how-much-to-charge-for-consulting

If you want to generate more leads at a fraction of the cost, increase your conversion rates, and grow your bottom line, the video sales letter, or VSL, can be a powerful tool to add to your mar...

https://foundr.com/articles/marketing/how-to-create-a-vsl

Which vs. Shopify: Wix is the right website for you to start your ecommerce journey? Wait, let me try that again. Wix vs. Shopify: Which is the right website for you to start your ecommerce journ...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/shopify-vs-wix

On the one hand, you want a platform that holds your hand throughout the setup process, making things as quick as possible with a professionally completed online storefront. On the other hand, yo...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/shopify-vs-etsy

WooCommerce or Shopify: which platform is better for building your ecommerce store? When it comes to launching your online store, one of the most overwhelming moments can be choosing the right pl...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/shopify-wordpress-best-ecommerce

You’ve created your dream Shopify store. You’ve poured your heart and soul into product testing, and your products are on your website, accompanied by stunning imagery, well-crafted copy, and...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/increase-shopify-sales

Visionary leaders are a special breed. You have undoubtedly faced untold challenges in your career, yet you continue to excel. Why? Because that’s what visionaries do. Given this “pressure le...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/bigcommerce-vs-shopify

There’s a powerful intersection that occurs between a customer and a business. The customer has a distinct need, and they’re seeking a solution. As if guided by the gods of commerce, they enc...

https://foundr.com/articles/building-a-business/ecommerce/shopify-seo-tools