Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2016

Here are seven lessons I’ve accumulated from real life experiences on how crowdfunding can lead you astray -- and guidance on how to offset these potential negatives: Keep your attention on the business model as well as the solution. Don’t forget to account for the time and cost of crowdfunding campaigns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Alternatively, with minimal response, you need to rethink your business plan. Yet overall more than two-thirds of crowdfunding campaigns do not meet their monetary goal and have to return anything they do collect. Business-to-business products need professional investors. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

But from my perspective representing investors, this approach falls short on several counts: Focus is on the product, not the business model. The key success factors of the business model (how you make money), management expertise, and financial projections will likely get overlooked. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

But from my perspective representing investors, this approach falls short on several counts: Focus is on the product, not the business model. The key success factors of the business model (how you make money), management expertise, and financial projections will likely get overlooked. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

When you’re working with a freelance or contract developer, make sure you have all your paperwork — from non-disclosure agreements to invoices and beyond — signed and sealed early in the process. More Business Resources from Mashable: - Social Media Marketing 101: In-House Team, Agency or Consultant? -

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