Startup Professionals Musings

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6 Funding Resources For Ideas Needing More Validation

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding for commercial product prototypes is still R&D in the eyes of venture capital investors, but in business areas with large opportunities, this activity will catch the eyes of specialized angel investors. Commercial product prototypes.

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8 Types of Aspiring Entrepreneurs Who Will Not Start

Startup Professionals Musings

People can build great ecommerce sites with free tools, smartphone apps in their spare time and use crowdfunding to bypass the dreaded angel funding and venture capital penalties. With the cost of entry to be an entrepreneur so low today, the common excuse of “lack of funding” doesn’t get much sympathy from me.

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6 Sources of Help For Early Stage Concept Exploration

Startup Professionals Musings

Funding for commercial product prototypes is still R&D in the eyes of venture capital investors, but in business areas with large opportunities, this activity will catch the eyes of specialized angel investors. Commercial product prototypes.

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8 Friends Who Mean Well But Never Start New Ventures

Startup Professionals Musings

People can build great ecommerce sites with free tools, smartphone apps in their spare time and use crowdfunding to bypass the dreaded angel funding and venture capital penalties. With the cost of entry to be an entrepreneur so low today, the common excuse of “lack of funding” doesn’t get much sympathy from me.

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8 Challenges To Overcome In The Growth Of Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

Advertising and local business promotions may be adequate in some cases, but others may require a percentage of every transaction, or adding local products and services for an ecommerce model. Angel and venture capital investors look for opportunities that are highly scalable, and have already demonstrated good traction.

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The Top 4 Wrong Reasons to Seek Investors

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of entry to entrepreneurship is lower than ever, due to smartphone apps and powerful free tools to create websites and ecommerce offerings. If one of the top venture-capital firms invests in your startup, your potential for success will be boosted by the association.

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These 8 Groups of People Will Never Start a Business

Startup Professionals Musings

People can build great ecommerce sites with free tools, smartphone apps in their spare time and use crowdfunding to bypass the dreaded angel funding and venture capital penalties. With the cost of entry to be an entrepreneur so low today, the common excuse of “lack of funding” doesn’t get much sympathy from me.