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These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

The name and the type have to fit, or expensive rework will be required later. A C-corporation is more complex and expensive, and is recommended only if you expect to pitch to professional investors who demand preferred stock, or to more than 100 potential shareholders.

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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

For Google, programs such as Enhanced Campaigns, the cachet of its brand in advertising, its stable of intellectual property and its army of developers and software thought leaders will help it counter the competition’s efforts to loosen Google’s grip on the mobile advertising market in 2015.

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5 Venture Periods Call For Unique Funding Strategies

Startup Professionals Musings

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Congratulations!

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5 Startup Stages And The Right Investors For Each One

Startup Professionals Musings

It never hurts to start networking personally with all levels of investors early, but sending out teasers and business plans to every name you can find on the Internet is a waste of your time and theirs. It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Congratulations!

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurs need to hit a happy medium with backers, not giving away too much but not making overly aggressive demands. ” Intellectual Property. If a domain name is critical to a brand and the domain is not empty, the best course may be to find a new name. ” The Cost of Financing. .

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

Steve Blank

For the last few years, there really hasn’t been a demand to innovate on top of the ecosystem that’s been built. Intellectual property protection is great on paper and “limited” in practice. Eventually, China’s innovation-driven economy needs intellectual property rights and anti-trust laws that are enforced.

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Tips To Avoid Business Failure

YoungUpstarts

What may have been in demand yesterday may no longer have any demand (when was the last time you’ve been to a one-hour photo store? With the advent of mail-order rentals, instant streaming, and rental kiosks, any demand Blockbuster demanded is now non-existent. Don’t ignore technology. Or used a pay phone?