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Archive for the 'Starting a Business' Category

Travel Startup Overload?

Yesterday, while reading through reviews of TripTie, I came across one that pushed my buttons a bit.

by Andrew M. Lin on November 1st, 2006
Bad Business Decision #3: The 50/50 Split

The 50/50 split is a disaster waiting to happen.

by Andrew M. Lin on August 7th, 2006
Customer Service Should be Human

Customer service can make or break a company. Here’s a good example.

by Andrew M. Lin on August 2nd, 2006
Bad Business Decision #2: Not Paying Employees

This should really go without saying, but there are many angles that I can attack here. First off, you should always pay your employees. Even if you don’t like the end result of their work, the questions you should ask yourself are: did the person do the job to their best ability? And, if the […]

by Andrew M. Lin on July 26th, 2006
Bad Business Decision #1: Being a Backseat Designer

Essentially what is means is that if you want to be a part of the process of design, you need to have some experience in design.

by Andrew M. Lin on July 24th, 2006
Passion & Coffee

They say that the key to success for any start-up venture is passion and coffee (when they say “coffee” they probably mean “late nights” but I’m taking it literal here).

by Andrew M. Lin on May 21st, 2006
Symbiosis

At first, being an entrepreneur meant to me that instead of working days and burning late- night oil on the projects I loved, I could devote all my time to those projects.

by Andrew M. Lin on May 15th, 2006