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4 Keys To A Successful Integrity Check With Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.

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How To Prepare Your New Venture For Investor Scrutiny

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.

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How Smart Startups Survive Investor Due Diligence

Startup Professionals Musings

This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. My best advice is to stick to the middle ground.

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How Governance Technology Can Help You Create Your Nonprofit’s AI Framework

Board Effect

It should align with the organization’s values, mission and long-term goals. Whether your organization is an early adopter of the technology or just testing the AI waters, a strong framework is essential to harnessing the power and benefits of AI. Fortunately, support is available through board management software.

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Pre-Seed: faster deck reviews, longer fundraising time

VC Cafe

The time spent on reviewing decks went down compared to 2021. It may seem trivial, but the deck is critical document for VCs to assess fit with their fund’s investment criteria. In our 4Ts model, (Team, TAM, Timing, Tech) the Team comes first. What should be in your pre-seed pitch deck. Good luck out fundraising!

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place.

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Technical SEO for Startups with Jacque Alec at Capconvert

Mucker Lab

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec , the CEO of Capconvert , to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. Page Speed Page speed is a critical factor in SEO rankings due to its impact on user experience.

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