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Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Why you should launch your product in phases

If you aim for perfection, your product might never make it to market.

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07 Apr, 2021 6 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
The Ski Slope Funnel (Free Download)
The Ski Slope Funnel (Free Download)

We know that customers are individuals. Not all routes to sale will look the same. That’s when I began to visualise the different routes as a piste map.

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23 Mar, 2021 7 min read
Development Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Building a business with Stripe Connect

This week in Inside The Studio, Dan and Pete lifted the lid on Stripe Connect, a powerful payment tool created by Stripe.

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24 Nov, 2020 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Five eCommerce lessons to learn from Bloom & Wild
Five eCommerce lessons to learn from Bloom & Wild

2020 is predicted to be the first truly digital Christmas. It is anticipated that more gifts will be bought online than offline in this Christmas, seeing us switch from the High Street to our laptops.

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17 Nov, 2020 7 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Using Trello for project management when working remote

If you are not already familiar with Trello, Trello is a visual collaboration tool that enables teams to organise projects into lists.

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11 Nov, 2020 4 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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Start with a cupcake (The Better MVP)

What’s the smallest, usable version you could produce? Once you have created that, you can test and prove the answers to the following questions:

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19 Jun, 2020 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
What to consider before starting a business – Inside The Studio
What to consider before starting a business – Inside The Studio

You need to fully understand the idea you have. This sounds simple, but it’s key and often overlooked.

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02 May, 2020 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Slack as a hub for your business; Inside The Studio
Slack as a hub for your business; Inside The Studio

We’re giving away our tips, tricks and processes which help us grow year after year. Slack, a communication platform for teams, is a vital part of our toolkit at Steadfast Collective. Slack was started

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17 Feb, 2020 3 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Should you use Shopify? - Inside The Studio
Should you use Shopify? - Inside The Studio

Shopify is a fully managed eCommerce platform which allows you to create an online store for your brand. Nearly 450,000 online stores are power by Shopify, with transactions of over $55 billion processed.

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11 Feb, 2020 3 min read
Studio Life Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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How we hire top talent - Inside The Studio

In this week’s Inside The Studio episode, we chat through hiring in an agency context. We’re worked hard to develop our team of smart creatives, and we’re proud of our team!

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19 Nov, 2019 2 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
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The Smart Creative.

A person that doesn’t chase compensation; they pursue the ability to cause change and disrupt industries.

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23 Jul, 2019 4 min read
Unexpected Entrepreneurs
Jeff Gardner of Intercom shares his lessons learnt
Jeff Gardner of Intercom shares his lessons learnt

Jeff has been at Intercom for seven years, as the fourth employee he headed up customer support while fixing bugs and odd engineering tasks. He then went on to lead the support team.

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18 Jul, 2019 2 min read
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