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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. I now see and believe business plans that budget $1K for all this, versus a previous $20K or more. Facilities and staff.

Cost 255
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You Don’t Need to be Rich to be an Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. I now see and believe business plans that budget $1K for all this, versus a previous $20K or more. Facilities and staff.

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

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Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. I now see and believe business plans that budget $1K for all this, versus a previous $20K or more. Facilities and staff.

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Be Part of the Entrepreneurial Revolution

Startup Professionals Musings

Establishing the legal structure for your business, registering trademarks, filing copyrights and patents, and drafting partnership agreements used to require extensive attorney fees and ongoing consultation. I now see and believe business plans that budget $1K for all this, versus a previous $20K or more. Facilities and staff.

Burn Rate 125
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Is Your Startup Tracking the Right Metrics?

Up and Running

In terms of driving traffic in the pre-purchase funnel, you will want to separate your funnel between paid traffic and SEO traffic. In general, getting organic listings and using SEO can be the most cost effective, although in some areas it’s a tough game to be in. The post Is Your Startup Tracking the Right Metrics?

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Lessons Learned: Don't launch

Startup Lessons Learned

Figuring this out takes time, and few entrepreneurs have the patience to wait it out, because the business plan does such a good job of explaining what customers are going to think. The problem is that customers dont read your business plan. March 13, 2009 11:09 PM Steen Seo Ă–hman said. This is a great post.