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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Define some intellectual property. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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Top Ten Action Items For Angel Funding Success

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Define some intellectual property. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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What are the most valuable recommendations in order to raise money from VCs connected via Gust?

Gust

At the very least, answer ALL the profile questions, include your company’s logo, create a two-minute elevator pitch video and upload your presentation deck. There’s no use banging your head against a VC’s door with a social network venture if they only invest in biotech companies.

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Startup Professionals Musings

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Define some intellectual property. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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LinkedIn: It’s Not the Only Game In Town

YoungUpstarts

Registrants must use their real names—no screen names allowed—to ensure authenticity. But for some reason, it fails to appear on a lot of social network popularity lists. Create short, elevator pitch-style videos to tell potential partners or customers about your business. Only registered users can post.

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10 Action Items to Keep Angel Investors Hovering

Gust

Get your Internet domain name and website. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. They must amplify your “elevator pitch” to investors, as well as key points from the business plan and the financial model. Define some intellectual property. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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How to prepare to be an entrepreneur

Life Beyond Code

A note of caution : Because “personal branding” is such a cliched term, you may be tempted to build a brand on social media channels as there are gurus out there who are telling how to use all the social networks to amplify your brand. That’s the fastest way to get people on your side. What am I getting?