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Practical Growth Tips For Financial Advice Startups

The Startup Magazine

Most entrepreneurs struggle to let go of a stable paycheck to get off with a startup. Due diligence while choosing your niche empowers you with hefty profits and long-term sustainability. It will fuel retention and loyalty with existing ones and bring new ones. Starting a financial advisory practice is not a mean feat.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. This is a very common scenario when entrepreneurs pitch VCs and frankly is a very common scenario when VCs try to raise money from LPs.

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Tech That Can Make The Freelance Economy Sustainable

YoungUpstarts

They want platforms and services that automate hiring and retention while ensuring freelancers feel as supported as their full-time colleagues. Micha Kaufman, CEO and co-founder of Fiverr, believes the freelance ecosystem will become a viable solution for entrepreneurs who need assistance with a variety of tasks for their growing businesses.

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Virtual Data Room Cybersecurity is the Latest Business Opportunity

The Startup Magazine

With the explosion of online cybercrimes, cybercrime security is undoubtedly the next lucrative venture any entrepreneur should think about. M&A due diligence is the primary application of the VDR. Fundraising mandates involve lots of document and data sharing during due diligence investigation. Fundraising.

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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. In that context, I offer you my latest collection of popular investor-to-entrepreneur terms and concepts. Frothy is good for entrepreneurs. Seed-round investment.

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8 Business Accountability Lapses And How To Recover

Startup Professionals Musings

More importantly, I look for entrepreneurs and owners like you who are not afraid to hold themselves accountable for the success of the business. Every investor can recite examples of passionate entrepreneurs who seek funding for a worthy cause, like feeding the hungry, without a real business case for who will pay.

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How would you break down the process of raising an angel round of investment in 5-10 steps?

Gust

It sounds obvious, but the majority of entrepreneurs who pitch me have obviously never thought through many of the major issues surrounding their companies. You should know every metric regarding customer acquisition, conversion and retention. You should know EVERYTHING about your business, product, customers and competition.