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10 Keys To Surviving Startup Cash Flow Requirements

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Commit to a major customer.

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10 Strategies To Cover New Product Development Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

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10 Financing Alternatives For Your Next New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Commit to a major customer.

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10 Startup Strategies To Minimize Cash Flow Disasters

Startup Professionals Musings

The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development. An example would be getting free office space by agreeing to be the property manager for the owner. Commit to a major customer.

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Innovative Technopreneurship In The Information Age

YoungUpstarts

While it’s true that communities of like-minded people exist both in the real world and online, it’s a rare innovator who’ll be willing to divulge the details of his work, especially in an age when more people than ever play fast and loose with intellectual property.

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Vertical Markets 4: Putting it All Together « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Execution by Vertical Market As the class progressed, students asked how the activities/functions of a startup; (Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Product Development, etc.) How does product development differ in communications hardware versus enterprise software, etc. Waterfall, Agile, Lean?

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What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. Thirdly, revamp how intellectual property rights are applied to software and code. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Expo SF (May.

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