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10 Entrepreneur Milestones That Make Funding Easy

Startup Professionals Musings

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money.

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10 Keys To Real Innovation In Your Next New Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Business risks are not just development risks. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage.

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10 Keys to Startup Traction That Investors Look For

Startup Professionals Musings

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money.

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8 Key Startup Drivers Bring Pleasure As Well As Sweat

Startup Professionals Musings

Truly satisfied customers are a joy to every business person. A business model that works. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property. File a patent and trademarks to show real intellectual property. This is called “validating the business model.” Network to the maximum with investor connections. Free trials don’t count.

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10 Steps To A New Venture That Can Change The World

Startup Professionals Musings

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Business risks are not just development risks. Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the kay to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage.

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These 10 Steps Will Make Your Startup Fundable

Startup Professionals Musings

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. Register some intellectual property. Intellectual property is a large element of most early-stage company valuations, and this value determines what percent of the company an investor will expect to get for his money.