Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Professional investors and advisors, on the other hand, usually refuse to sign these agreements today due to the risk of litigation and adminis
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Non-Disclosures Can Protect Your Idea, Or Destroy It
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3395 days ago
Made Hot by: kingofcontent92 on January 28, 2015 6:01 am
The Right Marketing For A New Business Costs Least
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3396 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on January 27, 2015 6:55 pm
The power and influence of paid media advertising, including print ads, TV commercials, radio, and even online digital campaigns is waning, in favor of unpaid earned and owned messaging from your website, social media, key market influencers, and existing customer word-of-mouth. But startups need t
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How Effective Is Your Business Communication Skill?
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3398 days ago
Made Hot by: Digitaladvert on January 26, 2015 12:49 am
Every business professional and entrepreneur believes they are good communicators, but how do they know? It’s really the perception of the recipients that counts, and poor communicators are almost always poor listeners, so they don’t hear the shortcomings. Warren Buffet once told a class of busines
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10 Ways To Make Your Investor Pitch More Effective
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3400 days ago
Made Hot by: mikehartman1 on January 23, 2015 11:43 am
The average length of a funding pitch to Angel investors is ten minutes. Even if you have booked an hour with a VC, you should plan to talk only for the first fifteen minutes. The biggest complaint I hear from investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most
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10 Keys To Turning Business Systems Into More Profit
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3401 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on January 21, 2015 4:00 am
Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Too many entrepreneur “wannabes” never get past the idea stage, or strike out randomly in many directions, hopi
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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3402 days ago
For the elite startups and entrepreneurs who manage to attract the investor they dream of, and survive the term sheet negotiation, there is still one more hurdle before the money is in the bank. This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. In reality, it
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How To Enjoy Your Business Dream As Well As The Work
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3403 days ago
Many experts are certain that successful entrepreneurs are the ones with the most inspiration (passion and dream), while others will assert that it’s about more perspiration (working harder). In my experience, both are always required in heavy doses. There are no “can’t fail” shortcuts or “get rich
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Many Startup Cultures Cannot Match The Market Pace
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3405 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on January 19, 2015 12:42 am
Successful startups seem to follow similar paths to greatness, and unfortunately all too often that path leads them back down the hill much faster than they went up. Big company powerhouses, like IBM and Xerox, took fifty years to make the cycle, but new companies today, in the age of the Internet,
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10 Ways To Keep Your Failures From Being Mistakes
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3407 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on January 14, 2015 3:50 pm
If you can’t deal with failure, then the entrepreneur lifestyle is not for you. Don’t believe that urban myth that all you need is a good idea, a little fun work, and the money will start rolling in. When you are pushing the limits, nobody gets it right the first time, or even maybe the tenth time.
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10 Actions To Make Sure Your New Business Will Scale
Posted by martinzwilling under StartupsFrom http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3408 days ago
Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to scale. But what does that really mean? Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product a
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