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5 Things You Should Never Say When Fundraising

Up and Running

The vast majority of fundraising negotiations with investors are done behind closed doors, especially for a company that has yet to receive its first institutional round of financing. Almost any attorney can break through a non disclosure agreement, so it doesn’t protect your ideas at the end of the day anyway.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Don’t Count on Crowd-Funding to Save Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Gust

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.

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Crowd-Funding is a Bad Approach for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. In my opinion, that’s why micro-finance has rarely worked, even for loans. In all cases, to keep non-professionals attention, the content of the offer online, or pitch presented, is very limited.