Money matters Financing product development is another snake in the pit that has claimed its share of start-ups. A resourceful entrepreneur can get by on bootstrapping for a while, but most don't have the means to take an idea all the way to rollout. Sometimes it's even more. Too much, too fast Success can spawn failure, especially if a start-up hasn't planned for it. As a fictional site opens for business, the company's principals hold their collective breath until that first order comes in.
Cheers follow as more orders are placed in just a few seconds.
Scalability is critical to the success of any start-up. It's nearly impossible to predict customer behavior accurately, so a new venture must be prepared to move swiftly to meet demand that can fluctuate by the hour. All are questions that should be considered before a new business makes a run for the big time. If they haven't revved the IT system to handle the load, they're like the guy trying to change a tire while the car is careening down the road at 70 miles an hour. They can't off-line production systems that are working for them day in and day out, but yet they have to adapt.