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A comprehensive guide to the major parts of a business plan. From elements like the executive summary, to product descriptions, traction, and financials, we'll guide you on all of the key sections you should include.

If your startup isn't something you love to do every day, you might have to rethink if you’re willing to do it forever or find something that you would want to do for the rest of your life.

Every moment we spend pursuing an undefined goal is a complete waste of time — especially personal goals

There’s a huge possibility that your focus might change from managing customers and shipping products to hiring staff and doing reports — which could lead to a stall in your skills and growth as a Founder. So as you motivate your people, keep motivating yourself as well!

Writing your first business plan? Be sure to review these four business plan examples from the Startups community that really stand out from the crowd.

Your problem statement is the heart of your startup idea. It’s what intrigues people. Here's how to write the best business problem statement

It’s not uncommon for a first-year startup to be constantly adjusting the numbers and watching the forecasts swing all over the place on a regular basis. Forecasting isn’t a one-time thing, especially for startups. We should be updating this forecast constantly as we get more and more data about how our business will perform.

Founders sometimes think they’ve reached that billion-dollar moment in their Startup and then end up disappointed by the result. But how many shots do we actually have? If we can only be right once, we should be fully equipped once we get to that point.

Assumptions are the raw materials that make up our financial statements and tell us whether we're headed toward gross profit or total disaster! Here, we'll be taking a beginning inventory of the 3 most important financial assumptions that tend to drive most startup company projections.

There’s no special black magic to recording income and expenses. In this primer, let's discuss how to understand the basic business financials to get your startup started on the right path.