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10 Entrepreneur Milestones That Make Funding Easy

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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. Register some intellectual property. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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10 Keys to Startup Traction That Investors Look For

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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. Register some intellectual property. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable

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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. Register some intellectual property. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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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. Register some intellectual property. File a provisional patent, register a trademark, and reserve your company domain names.

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8 Initiatives That Can Supercharge Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

As a member of the advisory board for several startups and a mentor to other entrepreneurs, I’ve accumulated my own list of strategies and recommendations on where “going the extra mile” can save you from disaster or supercharge your startup for maximum growth under any circumstances. Register intellectual property early.

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

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Consider branding yourself as an expert in real estate, personal injury, family law, intellectual property, or even admiralty law. If you plan to seek funding, you should describe your advisory board here, as well. Insurance can cover property damage, theft, intellectual property lawsuits, and other incidents.

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These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

Do describe your intellectual property and “secret sauce”. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. Rest assured that potential investors will ask for names, and place some calls. Skip the technical jargon and hyperbole. Focus is the keyword here.