Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

Sure, there will always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. Define some intellectual property. Build a prototype product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. Tags: entrepreneur startup funding angel investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

Sure, there is always some seed funding (10% of overall deal flow), but you can bet that this money goes to entrepreneurs who have been there before and won. Your friends and family are really the only answer until you have a significant revenue stream. Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Build Your Network POC entrepreneurs typically have smaller networks compared to white entrepreneurs, and women typically have smaller networks compared to men. However, this doesn’t mean you can’t grow your network. Meetup.com is a great resource for those looking to develop their networking skills.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

A few weeks before the Stanford class began, the teaching team went through their Rolodexes and invited entrepreneurs and VCs to volunteer as coaches/mentors for the class’s teams. Each team gave each professor a three-minute elevator pitch for their idea, and we let them know if it was good enough for the class.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Build a prototype product.

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