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10 Entrepreneur Milestones That Make Funding Easy

Startup Professionals Musings

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property.

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10 Keys to Startup Traction That Investors Look For

Startup Professionals Musings

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property.

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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property.

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Ten Tips for Business Traction to Attract Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

Build qualified advisory board. If you can convince a couple of domain experts, or a couple of experienced executives to join your board and be your advocate, that’s traction. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections.

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Investors Expect Ten Essentials in a Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

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Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Explain the business model. Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections.