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5 Critical Things Entrepreneurs Need to Know about Managing Their Company's Finances.

Small Business Force

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

This is going to be BIG.

It has the diversity and cheaper rent necessary for great creative potential and I think you're going to see a lot of development next year of Brooklyn as its own unique, but complimentary community of innovation. Credit cards "just work" and peer to peer transactions just aren't big enough to bootstrap a network.

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Startups: It’s not Thelma & Louise

Austin Startup

and * on a bootstrapped budget* : We first engaged in customer surveys and validated a huge problem?—?several If you can bootstrap your business, it’s not a true venture-backed business. Bootstrapping is AMAZING! At the same time, it became clear that bootstrapping further was not an option our team could pursue.

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Make Sure Your Startup Domain is Investor Friendly

Startup Professionals Musings

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Such a business shouldn’t need a large investment to get started (no product to develop), and it probably won’t scale quickly (limited supply of experts). Restaurants and retail.

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If You Need Angel Investors, Avoid These Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Such a business shouldn’t need a large investment to get started (no product to develop), and it probably won’t scale quickly (limited supply of experts). Restaurants and retail.

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Make Sure Your Startup Domain is Investor Friendly

Gust

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Such a business shouldn’t need a large investment to get started (no product to develop), and it probably won’t scale quickly (limited supply of experts). Restaurants and retail.

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Don’t Expect an Angel Lurking in These Domains

Startup Professionals Musings

Generally, the same criteria applies to venture capital investors, although they invest other people’s money, at a later stage, in larger amounts. Such a business shouldn’t need a large investment to get started (no product to develop), and it probably won’t scale quickly (limited supply of experts). Restaurants and retail.