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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

For no good reason, this process seems shrouded in mystery, when in fact it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of your business model, team, product, customers, and plan. Technical due diligence typically starts with a full one or two day review with the engineering and product marketing staff.

Technical Review 152

Technical Review Due Diligence Intellectual Property Private Equity 152

Gust

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

As a native of Silicon Valley , I’ve witnessed the creative destruction of wave after wave of innovation as nearby corporate campuses repopulated themselves : From defense contractors to data centers , computer mainframe manufacturers to Internet search engines.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley San Francisco Intellectual Property Accredited Investor 187

Gust

AUGUST 22, 2012

One commonly used approach is to identify widely felt “pain points” in the target market; build a workable solution to address them using particularly effective or efficient means; and if the business model pencils out, work like crazy to execute, execute, execute. Silicon Arabia has engineers in Russia as well as Egypt.)

Technical Review 172

Technical Review Egypt Morocco Russia 172

Gust

AUGUST 27, 2014

Most are somewhere in between, focusing primarily on early-stage, high-growth companies with scalable business models. To find one or more local angel groups near you, use the industry’s official investment group search engine at [link] stors. Some are wide open, investing in everything from real estate to films.

Angel Investor 133

Angel Investor Accredited Investor Angel Groups Syndicate 133

Gust

MARCH 5, 2014

This was fine as long as one was making computer hardware and the other was running a search engine, but when the business models started converging, they had no choice but to go their separate ways. A parallel case is that of Apple and Google, which had extremely close relations and shared board members.

Portfolio 121

Portfolio Business Model Engineer Search 121

Gust

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Pivots come in many different flavors, each designed to test the viability of a different hypothesis about the product, business model, and engine of growth. Changes to the way a startup captures value can have far-reaching consequences for business, product, and marketing strategies. Engine of growth pivot.

Silicon Valley 187

Silicon Valley Architecture Startup Channel 187