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Successful entrepreneur and CEO, Jay Adelson, demystifies the process of launching a company by answering aspiring entrepreneur’s questions. Today he discusses what the initial steps are after coming up with an idea for a new company. Have a question about launching a business that you want answered? Comment or add a video response! Jay’s Twitter: www.twitter.com EMail Your Questions: askjay@revision3.com Never Miss An Episode! Subscribe Here: www.youtube.com More AskJay Episodes: www.revision3.com ABOUT ASK JAY: Entrepreneur, CEO, and business owner Jay Adelson (Equinix, Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo) demystifies the start-up process by providing advice, tips, and answering questions. Submit questions to learn how to turn any business idea into reality and maybe even change the world

Steve unpacks the the fundamental differences between small business and startup. Steve Blank was part of/or founded eight venture-backed companies, four of which went public.

Go inside the mind of Gary Busey. Here Gary talks about important things for starting a business. See more insights! gotvmail.com

Although you may have funds available you still want to pay attention to your business startup costs when you first get your Internet business going.

Even the most successful make mistakes. Learning from those mistakes is what separates the unsuccessful from the successful. Nikki explains how her startup business went wrong but ended up a huge success by avoiding a few pitfalls and being true to one’s self.