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6 Values And Priorities That Investors Will Relate To

Startup Professionals Musings

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app, highlighting the mashup technology, which you derived from early online social networking applications. Highlight the mashup use of existing friendly interfaces, and use of existing data in a new solution.

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How And Where To Connect To The Entrepreneur Universe

Startup Professionals Musings

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Back on the positive side, I like to say, especially for us introverts, that networking is more about listening that it is about talking. Marty Zwilling.

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6 Keys To Translating Technology Into Business Value

Startup Professionals Musings

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app, highlighting the mashup technology, which you derived from early online social networking applications. Highlight the mashup use of existing friendly interfaces, and use of existing data in a new solution.

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7 Essential Steps From A Lone Entrepreneur To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Work on your elevator pitch. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator.

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Will Your Startup Get Venture Capital or IPO in 2013?

Startup Professionals Musings

Practice every step, including the elevator pitch to get the first meeting. Get introduced via one of the social networks, or a professional organization, before you approach a VC with a business proposal. Remember you only have one chance for a good first impression. Identify the right people in the right venture firms.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup

SoCal CTO

Some sites to check out: CoFounderNetwork.com PartnerUp.com Namesake.com - more of a social network, but still a good way to network TechCofounder.com Foundrs.com Startuplinkup.com Cofoundrs.com You can try finding folks via [link] StackOverflow.com Oh, and often there are forums for particular technologies where you can look.

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10 Preparation Steps to Win an Angel Investment

Startup Professionals Musings

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. In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company.