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Worked Up about Unrealistic Venture Capital Valuation

Growthink Blog

you have customers). However, his law firm had created a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for me to sign before we could start. So, I reviewed the NDA. And I found the NDA really couldn't be signed. Now, I told Mike that I would sign his NDA if he put in some standard NDA clauses (like a time restriction).

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #11: New Year’s advice for middle-aged people

Austin Startup

Step Five: Have the humility and self-awareness to surround yourself with great mentors, from your angel investors, to your VC investors, to your Advisory Board, to your Board of Directors, and to your CEO or executive coach. DFS was formed in 1997 to provide Dell customers the best financing options. Yes, it is true?—?I

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The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs

VC Cafe

My advisory board matters – if you mention you’re advisors too much, there’s something wrong with the team. Get out there and ask potential customers. The market is huge, 1% will be my customers – dominate a small market rather thank taking a small piece in a big market. Off course they think it’s great.

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Technology Roles in Startups

SoCal CTO

Other labels: Consultant – Take bits and pieces, possibly coach Advisor / Advisory Board Member – Often a periodic responsibility and some ad hoc activities. Some weeks might end up being pretty much full-time on a single startup (e.g., important planning meetings or partner meetings). But it generally works out well in the end.

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Why Co-Founders Are a Startup's Biggest Liability | The Startup Lawyer

thestartuplawyer.com

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.