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10 Tips for Startups Raising Money from Angels

VC Cafe

Make sure your model is credible – “the market in China is 3 billion users and we will aim to achieve 1% market penetration in year one&# (yeah, right). Are your costs per acquisition going up or down with scale? How many angels have committed so far? Bottom up is better than top down projections (i.e.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

1) A website about all things plates: china plates, replacement plates, etc., If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests. Development Term : During the length of the term for developing the company: Low cost quarterly or annual payments made to the domain owner.

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Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name

David Teten

1) A website about all things plates: china plates, replacement plates, etc., If we find the right partner, we can be flexible in deal structures to best align everyone’s interests. Development Term : During the length of the term for developing the company: Low cost quarterly or annual payments made to the domain owner.

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