Startup Professionals Musings

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5 Steps To Finding The Best Investor For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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5 Keys To Vetting Investors Before You Accept Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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Entrepreneurs Court New Super-Angel Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

It is no secret that the world of venture capital (VCs) was turned upside down by the recent Recession, and many other changes in the marketplace. I would conclude that the genesis of this trend comes from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available. Marty Zwilling.

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Size Up Your Investors Before Accepting Their Money

Startup Professionals Musings

While I recognize that there continues to be a shortage of venture capital for new entrepreneurs, compared to the demand, don’t succumb to the temptation to take funds from investors that you are not totally comfortable with.

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6 Keys To Recognizing Business Bubbles Ready To Burst

Startup Professionals Musings

Supply and demand ignored. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). But sometimes higher prices create higher demand, causing a boom. In startups, a great success like Google causes busts by stimulating more supply, without regard to demand. Cheap money. Policy-driven distortions.

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Every Startup Goes Through Distinctive Funding Phases

Startup Professionals Musings

Once you have some traction, you can approach venture capital organizations , with funding amounts of $1-10 million for the real rollout, often referred to as the “A-round,” or first institutional funding. The incubator organization can help you find them or show you how to apply for a government grant. Funding or rollout stage.

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6 Guidelines On How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. Demanding an NDA too early is a sure way to kill your dream before the people who can help you even know what you have to offer.