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8 Questions You Should Ask Before You Join A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Are any lawsuits and challenges to intellectual property pending?

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8 Red Flags To Evaluate Before Pledging To A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Are any lawsuits and challenges to intellectual property pending?

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Validate The Pedigree Of A Startup Before You Jump

Startup Professionals Musings

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Are any lawsuits and challenges to intellectual property pending?

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8 Questions Before You Join Or Invest In A Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

From my perspective as an investor, I recommend that every founder needs to know the answers to these questions, be open and honest in answering them thoughtfully, and without making excuses: What is the current runway and burn rate? Are any lawsuits and challenges to intellectual property pending?

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3 Ways Structure Can Take Your Tech Startup To New Heights

YoungUpstarts

Use burn rate as an example. If you don’t understand how much money your company is burning through each month, how can you expect to intelligently talk about your fiscal health? Intellectual property matters are just one way these problems can materialize. Read your books from cover to cover. Speaking of which….

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5 Things You Need to Learn Before Launching a Startup

ReadWriteStart

They impact fundraising, hiring, intellectual property rights and patents, and many more things around starting and running a business. You can hire a lawyer or consult with one from time to time, but knowing the legal side of venture investment and running a company is essential.

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8 Questions Investors Use to Bypass Startup Hype

Startup Professionals Musings

My advice to founders out there is to not volunteer too much, but be open and honest in the face of direct questions like the following: What is your burn rate and runway today? They should be asking to speak to you if you are a potential investor or a superstar hire. How solid is the intellectual property?