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Prepare Your Startup Team for Investor Due Diligence
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4453 days ago
If your startup is great enough to get a term sheet from angel investors or a venture capitalist, the next step for the investor is to complete the dreaded due diligence process. This is the last step of the process, where surprises in the evaluation of the management team, documentation, and perso
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10 Team Building Actions That are Louder Than Words
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4454 days ago
Success in a startup is not possible as a “one-man show.” An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors, and customers. In my experience, the joy of positive engagement is sometimes the only pay you get in an early startup. Amazingly, many successful startups are bui
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Smart Entrepreneurs Plan Key Networking Activities
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4455 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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Entrepreneur Smarts Comprise 8 Dimensions of IQ
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4456 days ago
I’ve long believed that entrepreneurs are different. We all know successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of school, and people with high IQs that cannot manage a business. I used to call this “street smarts,” but recently I found a better explanation, called multiple intelligences. Successful entr
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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4457 days ago
Money to build the business is the number one challenge for most startups. Don’t believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and professional investors will throw money at you. In reality, only 3 out of 100 companies who apply are successful with Angels, and the success rate w
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What Great Entrepreneurs Do Best to Earn Their Fame
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4458 days ago
At some point in their life, hopefully everyone strives to be the best in their chosen profession. Most people think that being the best requires more intelligence, more training, and more experience. In reality, in business or even in sports, the evidence is conclusive that it is as much about how
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Treat Your Startup Like a Business From the Start
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4459 days ago
I’ve noticed a great tendency among startup founders to ignore the essentials of business accounting in the early stages of their startup. Just because you are not profitable yet, doesn’t mean you can skip the record keeping.
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When is a Startup Non-Disclosure Really Required?
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4461 days ago
Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. Most investors and startup advisors I know hate them, and refuse to sign them. Who is right?
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This Entrepreneur Malaise is Deadly for Any Startup
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4462 days ago
Founders almost always cite lack of money as the reason for failure, but if you look deeper, I believe the reason is more often about dysfunctional people and leadership. Sometimes it comes right back to the founder, in terms of a malaise often called “Founder’s Syndrome.” A few years ago I was int
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Are You Agile Enough for the New Business Economy?
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From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 4463 days ago
Prior to the recession, many companies and even startups were acclimated to prosperity, maybe too comfortable. We have now been through some turbulent times, but has your strategy really changed? All too many simply hunkered down to wait out the economy.
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