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Worked Up about Unrealistic Venture Capital Valuation

Growthink Blog

So, Mike tells me he wants to raise a first round of venture capital based on a $100 million valuation. Getting a $100 Million valuation is impossible for a startup. In fact, getting above a $10 Million valuation is also virtually impossible unless you have at least some traction (e.g., you have customers).

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5 Factors That Set Your Best Startup Funding Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

If your target customer is a business, rather than a consumer, I recommend you skip crowdfunding as poorly applicable. Investors are very wary of unknown owners and valuation. If your campaign is funded quickly and generously, this also sends a very positive message to customers. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

Significant differences will confuse your customers, and open the door to imitators and scam artists. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. Internet domain name.

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Cloud Tools: Useful PDF Forms For Business and Education

The Startup Magazine

You can easily customize your offer letter template for a job application using our sample offer letter format. Non-Disclosure Template. You can download the non-disclosure agreement form to stay on the safe side. You can also customize the form, and have it printed if needed. Offer Letter Template.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Just like every business thinks about their customers and what their customer wants, when you wanna sell your business, you are basically entering the same kind of world, but instead of your product or service, it's your business. So we could go, we could spend the rest of our time talking about valuation. 01:38): Yeah, sure.

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

Significant differences will confuse your customers, and open the door to imitators and scam artists. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. Internet domain name.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

Significant differences will confuse your customers, and open the door to imitators and scam artists. If you need early reviews or assistance by people you don’t know well, get them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement first. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. Internet domain name.