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4 Keys To A Successful Integrity Check With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of the business and the team. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story.

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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. In that spirit, I offer my perspective on ten common startup failure sources that rarely get admitted by entrepreneurs: Choose to skip the written business plan.

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10 Popular Business Strategies That Most Often Fail

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s important to learn from your own mistakes, but it’s even smarter to learn from someone else’s mistakes, without paying their high price in time lost, cost, and pain. In that spirit, I offer my perspective on ten common startup failure sources that rarely get admitted by entrepreneurs: Choose to skip the written business plan.

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How to Map Out an Ecommerce Business Plan in 1 Hour

Up and Running

What exactly needs to be included in a business plan, and in how much detail? You may have been told that the more detail you can include in your business plan, the better, but this is not necessarily the best strategy for everyone. Digital businesses need to be agile and reactive too.

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5 Key Points Of Focus For Every Scalable New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. Money myth: Why having too much money leads to failure.

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From Couch Commuters to Digital Nomads: Guide to Launching a Business with Remote Workers

The Startup Magazine

Photo by Windows on Unsplash The Business Plan: Writing Your Roadmap to Success. But before diving in head first, be sure to map out a plan. Remember that the more unique and carefully planned your venture is, the greater its chance of standing out amongst crowded digital nomad market!

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How To Prepare Your New Venture For Investor Scrutiny

Startup Professionals Musings

In reality, it is nothing more than a final integrity check on all aspects of the business and the team. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story.