As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. In many areas, not enough entrepreneurs meet the criteria, so it’s still a buyer’s market. The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for i
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Startups Need the Eight P’s for Successful Funding
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4936 days ago
Your Business Will be Run by Gen-Y – Get Over It
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4937 days ago
A lot of executives have noticed that the workplace is being flooded by a new generation of workers, and they are questioning who will be the winners, and who will be the losers. In reality, Gen-Y is here, and they are already inheriting our businesses, so let’s figure out how to make them winners,
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Success is More Inspiration and Less Perspiration
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4938 days ago
There is no doubt that both inspiration and perspiration are always required in a startup. Yet many people seem to be stuck on one end or other of this equation – all perspiration with no dream, or all inspiration with no reality. Success is the right balance of both for fun and profit.
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Pick the Right Investor Type for Your Startup
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4939 days ago
If your startup desperately needs an investor, you may not care if the investor is a so-called “angel” investor, or a venture capitalist (VC). The money is the same color in either case. But I have found that making the right choice at the right time can have a major impact on your long-term succes
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Today’s Business Networking
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4940 days ago
I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. But what if you are an introvert, or new to this game, and don’t know where or how to start?
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Five Reasons for Setting Startup Strategy Early
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4941 days ago
All too many startups are founded simply on the basis of a new and exciting technology invented by an industrious technologist. This is the origin of the “solution looking for a problem” and “if we build it, they will come” syndromes, which result in surprise and frustration waiting for funding, an
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Splitting Startup Equity for Your Piece of the Pie
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4942 days ago
One of the first tough decisions that startup founders have to make is how to allocate or split the equity among co-founders. The easy answer of splitting it equally among all co-founders, since there is minimal value at that point, is usually the worst possible answer, and often results in a later
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Trophy Entrepreneurs Can Land Trophy Investors
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4943 days ago
Angel investing in most parts of the country remains a relatively informal and unstructured process. The depressed economy has dampened the angel community’s appetite, making the identification of the trophy investor more important than ever. Professional angel investing takes time, knowledge, skil
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Startups are Low Risk Compared to Work-at-Home
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4944 days ago
If your confidence is low about starting your own business, and you are tempted to “reduce the risk” by signing up for one of the many “work at home” startup offers you see, think again! These offers that you see on every social network and Craigslist are invariably scams.
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Women are Gaining as the Best Entrepreneurs
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4945 days ago
I often get asked the age-old question (by men) of “Who are the best entrepreneurs, men or women?” Women already believe they know the answer, so they never ask. I always try the diplomatic answer of “It depends”, but that doesn’t satisfy anybody.
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