Startup Professionals Musings

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5 Forces That Kill Momentum For Business First-Movers

Startup Professionals Musings

The authors recommend, and I support, the establishment of a transformation advisory board, including key board members, the CEO, and a couple of outside experts who understand the market, to set mandates, define milestones, and make funding decisions. Keeping priority on what matters for long-term success.

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

Startup Professionals Musings

Other common previous roles were executives in Sales, Marketing, and Product Management, all suggesting that VCs back experience. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. Amazingly, no founding teams in the Gen-Y 18-25 year range received any funding in California.

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Venture Capital Investors Look Beyond Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Other common previous roles were executives in Sales, Marketing, and Product Management, all suggesting that VCs back experience. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. Amazingly, no founding teams in the Gen-Y 18-25 year range received any funding in California.

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Which Social Networks are for Entrepreneurs?

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the “old guard” of 60 million professionals, mostly populated by experienced executives and serious marketers. For example, Orkut is most popular in India and Asia, while Ryze is popular in Europe. Facebook has groups like “Facebook for Business,” and millions of Fan/Business Pages, so be there or be square.

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Who is Getting Venture Capital Money This Year?

Startup Professionals Musings

Other common previous roles were executives in Sales, Marketing, and Product Management, all suggesting that VCs back experience. If you are from outside the US, especially Asia, experts tell me that the focus is even more on relationships. Amazingly, no founding teams in the Gen-Y 18-25 year range received any funding in California.