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6 Success Stages Every Entrepreneur Idea Has To Pass

Startup Professionals Musings

Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). Peter Coles. Jon Russell. Jonah Peretti. Lauren Leto.

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Why Most People Fail To Cash In On Their Dream Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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6 Steps Required From A New Venture Dream To Reality

Startup Professionals Musings

Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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6 Steps To Convert An Idea To A Sustainable Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it). Pitching” is the insider term for presenting your product idea to people who could conceivably buy it or fund your efforts. Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Tips for the first VC Meeting

BeyondVC

Startups require entrepreneurs to be agile and adept to respond to quickly changing market needs. Have a well-honed elevator pitch: If you can’t explain to me succinctly what your product does, what problem it solves, and how you will make money then I wonder how you will explain it to your customers. Happy pitching!