What does an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) do? In general, an EIR is a person who works with a company to provide guidance and expertise in an industry in which they have experience.
Startups
How To Get the Most Out of Your Startup’s Year-End Review
End-of-year performance reviews provide a unique opportunity to kindly point out something that someone may not see in themselves.
SaaS Email Marketing Automation: Generate Early Traction
Demand testing for B2B SaaS products is difficult. At HVL, we know this first-hand. You’re pitching products that are still in development.
Kim Lee’s Top Learnings From Starting Forge Birmingham Alabama
As the owner of Forge, a thriving coworking space in Birmingham, Alabama, Kim Lee tells us her story of how she created a successful startup. She shares the lessons she learned along the way and offers advice for other entrepreneurs looking to create their own businesses. Learn how Kim cultivated success.
The Value of Failure: What I Learned as a Startup Founder by Matt Pierce
As an entrepreneur, one of the things you have to get really comfortable with is failure. Facebook had a well-known motto: “Move fast and break things.”
Why MVPs Are Important for Startups and How to Build One
When you’ve been around tech startups for a while, you’ll know that MVP is a term that is often thrown around. However, not many people understand all that it entails, much less where to get started in building one. HVL’s very own product lead, Trevor Newberry, talks all things MVP. Read more.
When to Kill Your Startup Idea
We all know the story about an idea that someone stuck with for a long time, in its original form, until it eventually worked out. In my experience, however, that’s typically the exception to the rule.
How to Start Hiring for Startups
Hiring for startups, especially in the early days, is less about trying to fill the traditional functional roles common to other types and stages of typical businesses, and more about de-risking until you achieve product-market fit.
Harmony Venture Labs startup to train first-time founders
Coaching and online community platform AppThink will launch its first official cohort June 27. The entity aims to train non-technical and first-time founders on validating startup ideas, especially in the Birmingham community.
Studio Venture: HVL Announces Launch of ListedKit
HVL announces studio venture, ListedKit. Keep track of tasks, increase transparency, and make the closing process easy and stress-free.