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Pitch Deck Month: “Is It Working?” (aka the “Traction” Slide)

View from Seed

But here’s some examples or frameworks to consider. But even as a concept stage company there are ways to show progress with your business. So these startups should look to raise seed capital either before launch or once they can show early revenue for proof points. A) Pre-Product Companies.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

I’m not afraid to pick up the phone, cold call someone, use LinkedIn to find someone who’s recently left a company that might be considered competitive and ask them for advise around the business model and marketplace. I’ve developed a very simple work processing framework. Now our biz model is lighter, more flexible.

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Why Your Startup Hasn’t Gotten Funded

YoungUpstarts

Note: When I say “seed stage startup,” I’m specifically referring to software/app startups that are eitherpre-product or early product. Startup X launches with XX millions of dollars of seed capital from a star-studded list of investors”. … Many founders read the daily headlines on TechCrunch announcing that….

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

“I pre-stage my investments by developing my own ideas of great business models & frameworks — when I meet a founder doing something similar I can make a quick decision,&# says Craig. Flash vs. HTML5: The "Pong" Version 37Signals Creates iPad-Only Web App An Open Source, HTML5 Framework for i.