Tips to help make your part-time business a success:
ref: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/217685
1. Know your customers and competition
2. Have big dreams that can scale but always focus on your niche at the initial stages
3. Get your family involved
4. Be ready to give up personal time
5. Focus on the task in front of you
6. Make the most of every minute
7. Don't overstep your boundaries
8. Be honest
How to Make Part-Time Entrepreneurship Work for You:
ref: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238169
If you decide to keep your day job, here are some pragmatic recommendations on how to make the most progress in your startup, while simultaneously juggling your other critical family and employer roles:
1. Key to success is 'learn, unlearn and relearn'
2. Channelize all your energies and learn to say "no" whenever is necessary
3. Find a co-founder who can keep you balanced.
4. Schedule fixed times and days for the startup, working with the team.
5. Get better at saying "no" to your friends.
6. Set realistic milestones and take them seriously.
7. Select a business idea that has a longer runway.
8. Prepare yourself for a longer journey to success.
ref:
Learn, Unlearn and Relearn - http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2014/02/03/learn-unlearn-and-relearn/
Mistakes that kill your StartUp - http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html
