Remove Due Diligence Remove Hiring Remove Product Development Remove Sweat Equity
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How Well Versed Are You In Startup Investor Jargon?

Startup Professionals Musings

This term refers to an initial venture-capital investment, often wrongly sought to seed early product development. In fact, most often, it is limited to seeding a startup business rollout or scale-up after development is completed from friends and family. Sweat equity. Frothy is good for entrepreneurs.

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Beware The Consultant

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Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc. At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. Equity should be saved for people who will deliver ongoing value to your venture.

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