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10 Quotes You Should Never Use Around A Business Plan

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

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Is a Venture Studio Right for You?

Steve Blank

This post previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. Accelerators provide these teams with technical and business expertise and connect them to a network of other founders and advisors. Carlos stirred his coffee.

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10 Strategies For Attracting Investors That Will Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: May 7, 2017 The strength of the Central Texas technology / startup scene helps SXSW thrive as an epicenter of innovation. We also advocate the fundamental right to explore, tinker, create, and innovate along the frontier of emerging technologies. A seasoned investor who recently moved to Austin?

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10 Entrepreneur Approaches That Turn Off Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an Angel investor. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

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Completing your first capital raise: ten lessons for startups

NZ Entrepreneur

In early 2020, Sutton set up meetings through cold and warm outreach over email, LinkedIn, and networking through angel and tech start-up groups. It’s innovative, combining new tech with a growing appetite for subscription automation in SMEs. I was then able to say to the rest of the angel groups that the others invested.”.

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10 Investor Approaches To Avoid When You Need Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are not in that rare category of known and proven entrepreneurs, you should avoid the following list of my top ten turnoffs that I have personally experienced as an angel investor. I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.