Startup Professionals Musings

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7 Attributes of An Entrepreneur's Startup Dream Team

Startup Professionals Musings

There is a common belief in the angel and venture capital community that you put your money on the best team, rather than the best idea. Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors.

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5 Keys To An Unbeatable Solution For Your New Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Based on my experience of many years in the startup community, here are some key principles that seem to generate real innovative thinking within the most successful entrepreneurs I know: Push yourself to go “outside the box” for real change. Successful people look for complementary co-founders, and hire a multi-faceted team.

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7 Steps To A New Business From An Innovative Solution

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s why investors acknowledge that two co-founders are often better than one -- with one focusing on the technical solution, and the other focusing on defining and building the business model. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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Right Entrepreneurs In The Right Place Get Funded

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. 87% of funded founders are white, which is not too far above the US population of 77% white. More founders generally means more money.

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7 Keys To Making A Business Out Of Your Great Product

Startup Professionals Musings

That’s why investors acknowledge that two co-founders are often better than one -- with one focusing on the technical solution, and the other focusing on defining and building the business model. The founder had simply not done the work to validate a price and customer segment. These two jobs need to be done in parallel.

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Venture Capital Investors Look Beyond Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Obviously, a key factor is always the state of the economy and the mood of the venture capital community. The significant findings include the following: Founders need to live in the right place. 87% of funded founders are white, which is not too far above the US population of 77% white. More founders generally means more money.

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10 Lessons On The Value Of Self-Promotion In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Everyone needs to realize that whether it’s in the workplace or in the startup community, business is a new world today with new rules. Use the idea to kick-start your relationships with co-founders, investors, customers and business partners. You are going to need a lot of skills you don’t have right now.