Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Hire an attorney to make sure the terms are fair. Their only recourse is that first tier of investors, fondly called Friends, Family and Fools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Hire an attorney to make sure the terms are fair. Their only recourse is that first tier of investors, fondly called Friends, Family and Fools.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Are you going to be hiring employees? You could also use personal earnings and do a bit of bootstrapping as well. Day 8: Write a one page pitch. Consider your One Page Pitch (similar to an elevator pitch), the precursor to your business plan. Day 17: Work out whether or not you need to hire employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2015

Image via Flickr by Jupiter Labs Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Hire an attorney to make sure the terms are fair. Offer a formal agreement as well as a handshake.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This is true whether you’re a bootstrapped startup that’s funded with credit cards and loans from friends and family, or the next darling of Silicon Valley that’s sitting on a war chest of millions in venture capital funding. At a minimum, you’ll want to cover the following: Why are you doing this? What’s your mission?

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