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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

Both Sides of the Table

Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. In many ways the fact that it has become so cheap to start a company and relatively cheap to raise angel/seed money that we as an industry have gotten lazy on basic planning. And how much do others providers make?

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

Your revenue is the $75 million you got paid in booking fees. It could be an eCommerce website or “flash sale” where they are booking revenue from customers but then having to pay out a high percentage of the sale to the clothing manufacturer. They both raised angel / seed money of $1.5 I might have sold a $1.2

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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

I recently read the book eBoys about the founding of Benchmark Capital and the founding of eBay. In the book they profile how VC worked in the early days (60s / 70s). VCs don’t have the same net worth litmus test and great entrepreneurs have a ton of sources for seed money to get financed very early.

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Considering an Interior Design Startup Company?

The Startup Magazine

People with money are trying to help the low man on the totem pole so they called angel investors. This is what you’ll need to get yourself started up with your own business, and if you need extra seed money, you can always put out-of-pocket costs after. There is so much to think about when booking. Where to Start.

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6 Tips To Tell Your Story Effectively

YoungUpstarts

They’re discovering that telling their story, whether via a 280-word tweet, a 280-line speech or a 280-page book, may be the most effective way for them to connect with potential customers. Entertain: The most effective speeches , presentations, websites and business books use the same techniques as any greatstoryteller.

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The best advice startups will never follow

Berkonomics

There’s a common expectation among entrepreneurs that seed money from family is great – letting close relatives in at the ground floor. It’s just not worth the effort to argue with early investors when there are so many other deals calling for the sophisticated investor’s money.

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Am I a Founder? The Adventure of a Lifetime. « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Will there be a lecture on getting seed money in a post crisis world? Reply Michael Durwin , on June 12, 2009 at 10:11 am Said: As I embark on my first start-up I’m continuously bolstered by posts like these. Thanks Steve! Reply YA , on June 14, 2009 at 10:48 am Said: Interesting.

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