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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Venture capital dispensed quarterly to startups actually declined again in the first quarter of 2013 to $6.3 Too many founders today face the conundrum that they need capital to get started, and even Angels defer until after you have your product built, business model proven, and a real revenue stream.

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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time

Both Sides of the Table

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one.

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Why you probably don’t need an API strategy

The Next Web

Over the course of 2013, the API industry has matured a great deal. The most common example of an API strategy is around companies who aspire to build a developer community as a new revenue source or as the foundation of their business. He is also the co-author of APIs: A Strategy Guide. The reality: “API as a tactic”.

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Should I Lower My Prices To Compete?

ConversionXL

Sure, good reverse logistics program are expensive – the average manufacturer spends between 9% and 15% of total revenues on returns -but returns are unavoidable, so why not take the opportunity to turn an unsatisfied customer into a satisfied one? of all US album sales in 2013. Trust me, I was surprised too. ). Wait a second?!

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Over the years, despite massive losses, Netflix was able to bounce back and improve its revenue by 47%. One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. Thanks to Jen Wan, Soteri Skin ! #5- Photo Credit: Raven Cobb.

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How to Present so People will Hear

David Teten

National Automotive Dealers Association, [link] , as of August 6, 2013. For example, frequently the company’s annual volume or revenue appears on multiple slides. Always differentiate clearly hard numbers from estimate, either in a footnote or with an ‘est.’ Units in parentheses. (M).

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Top 3 Mistakes New Businesses Make

YoungUpstarts

No Compelling Differentiation. Even if they do know why they are starting up, they often don’t have a compelling differentiating value. It will be great if the company has more than one source of revenue. Here are the top 3 mistakes that Boyd sees many new businesses make, and what you should do to avoid them.

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