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7 Indications Your New Venture May Not Be Investable

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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8 Keys To Starting A Venture With Minimal Equity Loss

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Learn to be a generalist rather than a specialist.

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7 Startup Proposals That May Raise Investor Red Flags

Startup Professionals Musings

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. These are ones you need to bootstrap, crowdfund or pitch to friends and family. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. You need a big differentiator in these arenas.

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8 Ways To Get Your Business Going Without Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Learn to be a generalist rather than a specialist.

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25 Entrepreneurs Share Their Thoughts on the Future of Entrepreneurship

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3- So influenced by what is happening on social media. Now more than ever, young people are jumping at the opportunity to be their own boss and start their own business, especially with the power of social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. CEOs and entrepreneurs will promote their brands on personal social media accounts.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Companies They are Starting in 2023

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3- E-commerce Photo Credit: Carter Seuthe With the launch of 5G internet, I think eCommerce will boom in 2023. Then, you may begin to promote your items on your blog and social media profiles. Being a social media manager entails you releasing content and managing them to engage users into viewing your website, products, and services.

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Bootstrapping Is Much More Fun Than Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s more possible to bootstrap today than a few years ago, as the cost of entry continues to go down. It’s equally easy to go online and incorporate your new entity, register some intellectual property and have some fun with social media for marketing and interacting with customers. Learn to be a generalist rather than a specialist.