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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap. Get your Internet domain name and website. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Define some intellectual property.

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No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

when Microsoft put 1,000 developers on IE and gave it away for free, destroying the market for web browsers), newly funded companies can spend ludicrous amounts of money to get market share (even if it means taking you down with them), and anyone can implement a "freemium" model. Almost anything can be copied.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

If the founders are not experienced, find a couple of advisors from the business sector to fill the gap. Get your Internet domain name and website. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Define some intellectual property.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. Internet penetration in Beijing is greater than 70% while it’s less than 25% in Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces. Unlike U.S.

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Post-Crisis Digital Trends That Will Reshape Your Business in 2020

Up and Running

Internet of Things. While AI helps businesses make sense of their data, the Internet of Things (IoT) helps capture and deliver data from a plethora of interconnected devices. Simply put, IoT is a combination of sensor and data analytics systems, helping businesses aggregate metrics to make more accurate decisions.

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China Startups – The Gold Rush and Fire Extinguishers (Part 5 of 5)

Steve Blank

70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. Internet penetration in Beijing is greater than 70% while it’s less than 25% in Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou and other provinces. Unlike U.S.

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

Here’s an 11 step complete guide on how to start a business. Write a business plan. Decide your legal business structure. Purchase business insurance. Build a web presence. Create a sales plan. Grow your business. Write a business plan. Develop and refine your idea.