We all love marketing. It's an essential function within any business. But it's just one piece of the puzzle. To succeed with any startup, more business disciplines need to be developed.
We're talking about skillsets including business modeling, strategic planning, cash flow management, team building, culture development, and fundraising—just to name a few. Such business development disciplines aren't nearly as glamorous as social media or influencer marketing, though they possess an inward beauty all their own. More importantly, they prove time and again to be the real make-or-break dynamics in any business that aspires to find stability, operate sustainably, and scale responsibly.
We're excited to explore these subjects as a major new branch in our educational content. There's a lot of ground to cover. We'll traverse these topics across our in-depth guides, online courses, podcast shows, and more.
This page exists to serve as basecamp for all things business development here at SPI. Below, you'll find:
- Our inaugural business development guide, The SPI Guide to Business Fundamentals
- Popular podcast episodes that touch on various inner workings of business dynamics
- A beginners course on rooting your business model in a clearly defined market with a validated idea
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Our free guides are up first. Check those out and let us know what you think. We look forward to hearing your feedback! And we can't wait to publish more content on business development disciplines soon.
Free Guides
Guides to showcase what it's really like to run a business
Courses
Courses to develop your business sense and skills
Articles
Good reads about dynamics at the core of business
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