Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Don’t be one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2014

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Don’t be one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Don’t be one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Don’t be one. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Since they don’t know you (yet), their first integrity check on you as a person is whether your friends and family believe in you strongly enough to give you seed money for your new idea. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Don’t be one. Marty Zwilling.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Meebo’s case, for example, I was lucky enough to partner up with Elaine and Sandy. No raising money. No looking for partnerships (who’s going to partner with you anyway?). Trust me, once you’ve launched and achieved traction, you’ll have your pick of mentors, VCs, partners and all the legal expenses you need.

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