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6 Lessons Most Entrepreneurs Only Learn On The Street

Startup Professionals Musings

Start with a range of platforms, including social media, advertising, and a great website. Most investors I know have heard many passionate entrepreneurs chanting “ If we build it, they will come ” in lieu of a credible marketing plan. As an angel investor myself, I’ve often heard the argument that your solution has no competition.

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Entrepreneur and Consultant Luke Lazarus Replicates His Success for the Benefit of Clients

The Startup Magazine

After working with clients to uncover the best business model, he urges them to let go of their hesitation about seeking funding from venture capitalists and angel investors. Luke Lazarus Comments on the Top Marketing Trends of 2020. Luke Lazarus’ Social Media Presence.

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10 Marketing Strategies To Drive Exponential Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/29/2020.

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5 Tips To Keep Your Startup Productive, Not Just Busy

Startup Professionals Musings

For example, you may feel you are saving money by doing all your own administrative work and monitoring social media feedback. Yet if that leaves you with no documented business plan or unclear strategy, most investors and even customers will walk away. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/13/2020.

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The ‘’Wirecard effect’’ on the European Fintech Ecosystem

Transformify

Unlike Zatarra, FT is a reputable media and this time the analysts started asking themselves if there might be something they have missed. Although Wirecard has denied all claims, an independent auditor, KPMG, has been assigned and the findings are expected to be disclosed in April 2020. Like Revolut and Monzo, N26 expanded to the US.

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Monetisation is Key to drive The Second Renaissance in the Creator Economy

VC Cafe

The sum is equivalent to the combined annual revenue of Snap and Twitter for 2020. Donations/pledges – Patreon, the early mover of creator monetisation tools, raised $155M on a $4 billion valuation in April 2021 , tripling the valuation from a previous round in Sept 2020. Billion in 2020.

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How to Master Entrepreneurship Without Breaking a Sweat

Up and Running

Think social media, loyalty programs, discounts and freebies, contests, and so on. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to develop relationships with seed investors, venture capitalists, angel investors, private investing firms, and even banks, depending on your business goals and growth capacity. Get a mentor. “A