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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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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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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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10 Startup Shortcuts That Will Be Back To Haunt You

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Rely on informal agreements with partners. The same principles apply to strategic partners. Be quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

It also forces you to pick a name for your company and put other intellectual property stakes in the ground. Rely on informal agreements with partners. The same principles apply to strategic partners. Quick to hire and slow to fire. Only hire people who like you or think like you.