Startup Professionals Musings

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6 New Venture Funding Realities To Guide Your Efforts

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago and the recent pandemic: Venture capital funds are regaining momentum.

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6 Insights To Current Funding Trends For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago: Venture capital funds are still regaining momentum. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

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Super Angels Are A Boon To Startups Needing Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recent recession: Venture capital funds are still recovering from the recession. Some VC firms are bogged down by their own weight.

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Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Business Leader?

Startup Professionals Musings

I like his list of competencies, with my tips on how to highlight them, to score certain people as potential business leaders to peers and investors: Agility in learning. Agility in learning is the ability to diagnose the need for new skill sets and to acquire them quickly, despite incessant business pressures of change and no time available.

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The Top 4 Wrong Reasons to Seek Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

If one of the top venture-capital firms invests in your startup, your potential for success will be boosted by the association. Bootstrapping continues to be the preferred approach, giving you maximum ownership, control and agility. You need investors' domain knowledge and management expertise.