Today on StartupSmart, we look at how the advancing trend of the “lean start-up” can backfire if applied a bit too enthusiastically.
When Taryn Williams started WINK, a Sydney-based modelling agency, she sought to keep a lid on costs by doing everything herself.
Unfortunately, the desire to save money ended up hampering the business’ growth, as well as becoming a huge personal headache for Williams. She explains what she learnt from the experience.
Elsewhere, mentor Dean Ramler has some delivery tips for online retailers and Alan Hargreaves returns with his pick of the best business books on the market.
Finally, the StartupSmart Awards 2012 are open for entries. If you run one of Australia’s fastest growing or most innovative start-ups, these awards are for you. For more information, click here.
COMMENTS
SmartCompany is committed to hosting lively discussions. Help us keep the conversation useful, interesting and welcoming. We aim to publish comments quickly in the interest of promoting robust conversation, but we’re a small team and we deploy filters to protect against legal risk. Occasionally your comment may be held up while it is being reviewed, but we’re working as fast as we can to keep the conversation rolling.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please subscribe to leave a comment.
The SmartCompany comment section is members-only content. Please login to leave a comment.