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Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 20, 2016
Business credentials and functional coverage. Even if your product is a technological marvel, I look for balanced strength on the team in finance, marketing and operations. It starts with having a vision and an ability to get the message across in your elevator pitch, in a written business plan and one-on-one with potential investors.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 7, 2013
The market and venture capitalists are looking for business, but with a continuing focus on proven business models. Here are some key action items that may give your business some visibility: Start with an investment-grade business plan. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 19, 2014
Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order. business entrepreneur family fools friends funding startup'
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 3, 2013
Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 20, 2011
Friends and family will likely not expect the same level of sophistication on the business model and financials as a professional investor, but they do expect to see certain things. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order. If they won’t do it, they why would I as stranger invest in you?
Steve Blank
MARCH 8, 2011
It was designed to bring together many of the new approaches to building a successful startup – customer development, agile development, business model generation and pivots. Startups are in fact only temporary organizations, organized to search –not execute–for a scalable and repeatable business model.
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